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1970’s Hangover: The “Travolta Fever” Pontiac Firebird, By George Barris

When I first saw the picture I thought it was a bad Photoshop. Seriously, even in the most drug-addled section of the 1970s, someone had to take one look at what they were doing and realize it was...

BangShift Readers, Do You Know Anything About The Lincoln Mark VII That Raced Trans-Am?

Alright, readers, I come to you requesting help. See, while doing research on Trans-Am cars for a different story, I accidentally slipped and entered “Trans Am L” into Google and the next...

Racing Video: Five Laps Of Tsukuba Circuit In Japan With Five Different Cars

Racing with snow on the ground might be the norm for rally, but for road courses it’s a bad combination. Low asphalt temperatures and high power combine to make for a challenging surface to put...

UK Town Has Allowed Volunteers To Use Radar To Catch Speeders; Cops Stuck With The Tons Paperwork

Ticknall, which is in the midlands of England between London and Glasgow, Scotland, has had a problem for quite some time: on the road that leads into the village, speeding was becoming a genuine...

Ebay Find: This 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Is Wild! Four-Wheel steering, Four-Wheel Drive And Still Has The Original Frame!

This Oldsmobile Cutlass is wild. I don’t know how else to properly describe the car that is sitting on eBay right now. From the diamond-plate engine compartment to the radically chopped...

50 Photos of Pro Touring Style Cars!

What began as a fringe movement of guys who liked to make their classic cars turn corners has exploded into a major part of the car hobby, high performance aftermarket, and hot rodding world in...

Lizzy Musi Unveils New Pro Nitrous 2015 Dodge Dart – Stretched Pro Stock Body Could Be Most Aero In Class

Big news from the Carolinas today as it has been announced that Lizzy Musi will be competing next year in a brand new race car. The Jerry Bickel built machine will sport a modified version of the...

Watch Australia’s Meanest Outlaw Drag Radial Car Run Into the 6s And Pull Power Wheelies At Half Track!

Yes, we know that this car’s 6.70s passes are not stout enough to hang with the hardest core Outlaw Radial cars here in North America and is that “ruins” this video for you, find...

A Multitude Of Mopar Magnificence: Check Out This Group Of Awesome Street and Strip Chryslers

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I will state again for the record that I am not a Mopar person. I’ve been playing with Chevy for a long time so its what I know, but I like virtually...

Pro Touring Find: The RideTech Equipped Blackened 1973 ‘Cuda Is Up For Sale – Evil Looks, Late Model Hemi Power, Tough Suspension

The old “Lord Vader, your car is ready” joke is totally beaten to death at this point but we couldn’t help but think that as we gazed upon the evil glory that is this car. Called...

Ride Along With Bazz Young As He Experiences A Wild Top End Explosion In An Outlaw Nitro Funny Car

Bazz Young is a name most nostalgia drag racing fans are familiar with. He owns and drives the Down Under Thunder 1969 Camaro bodied car here in the USA and last weekend he was home in Australia to...

Red Bull Frozen Rush Is Coming Back To Maine And BangShift Will Be There!

Perhaps the biggest single regret of 2014 is that BangShift (ok ME) screwed up royally and failed to cover the Red Bull Frozen Rush race which was held at the Sunday River Ski Resort in Maine. This...

Did You Know That Some Suburban’s Have Two Fuel Pumps? We Found Out The Hard Way

When the check engine light comes on in your car, you should probably pay attention to that. Don’t pull a Chad and think “it’s not missing, it isn’t hot or low on oil...

The Wildest Six Minutes Of Drag Racing Video You’ll See All Month – No Prep Drag Racing Insanity From Oklahoma

Thunder Vallery Raceway in Noble, Oklahoma put on the richest no-prep drag race ever earlier this year and Sean Melton of Urban Hillbilly Action Videos was there to capture it all. He’s coming...