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Project Angry Grandpa: We Take Our 300C To The NCM Motorsports Park For Some Exercise!

(Track photos of the car courtesy of JRP Photos) Testing a two-ton RWD car on a racetrack on a cold morning in late January sounds like the dumbest idea in the world. Tires won’t be up to...

This 1967 Intermeccanica Torino Is A Magnificent Mix Of Italian Styling And Ford V8 Power – Wow!

The 1960s definitely produced the best mixes of American power and European styling. Yes, the Pantera was pretty awesome in the 1970s but there were so many things happening in the 1960s with cars...

The 2015 Nitto Tires King Of The Hammers Week Is LIVE RIGHT HERE!!!!

That’s right folks, we’ve got Nitto King of the Hammers Off-Road Racing action coming to you live tonight and throughout the week. BangShift will also be on site getting you photos this...

Our Norwegian Hero With The V12 Jag Ferguson Tractor Has Added A Snowblower And It Rules

As another foot of snow falls here at BS eastern world HQ today after the three feet we got last week, things are getting a little tight. I failed on a deal to grab a tractor before this winter and...

Copart Cadaver: What In The Name Of All Things Holy Happened To This CJ5?!

On Friday, I threw a photo of this Jeep on my personal Facebook page just for a lark. It went nuts and that convinced me that it would be good fodder for the front page here because someone has to...

Video: A Look Inside The Combustion Chamber Of A RUNNING Engine!

Not only is this video cool as hell because it is actually showing the events that go on inside a combustion chamber of an actual running engine, but also because it does so in slow motion. How in...

This 1970s VW Boonie Bug Was Born From Plans On The Pages Of Popular Mechanics And Lives On Today

There has never been a platform for automotive creativity like the old school VW Bug and Bus. The reality is that there never will be anything like those cars again. While many of the ideas and...

Historical Footage: Ramming an Impala Into A Ford Pinto For An Explosive Test

The story of the Ford Pinto should be well-known to you: In the process of trying to meet the “2000 lbs, $2,000 price” guidelines that Lee Iacocca set for the Ford Pinto development...

Legends: Interview With Baja Royalty, Malcolm Smith, Winner Of The 1st Baja 1000

In 1967 Malcolm Smith heard about a race that would run all the way down the Baja Peninsula in Mexico, and was just crazy enough to think it was a great idea. If that was the only great thing he ever...

The Stuff Of Nightmares: Up Close And Personal With A BNSF Rotary Snowblower

After seeing the few feet of snow that Lohnes and everybody else in New England has had the misfortune of dealing recently, I couldn’t help but think of how else besides a Honda three-wheeler...

Ebay Find: A Cummins-Powered 1949 Dodge Rat-Rod That Would Make A Killer Shop Truck!

This one is bound to create some opinions. I’m not sure where to even go with this…I don’t want to call this 1949 Dodge a rat-rod because that implies that it’s near-useless...

Off-Road Playground: Watch This Jeep Get Twisted Up In Rocks And Logs!

First of all, where is there an obstacle course set up at a fair-like event? Rides for the kids, funnel cakes and off-roading? Yes, please. We don’t know exactly where this is located, though a...

Video Install Of A Classic Mustang Total Control Products Coil-Over Front Suspension System

Jason Lewis at AutoEdit is doing a complete build on a classic Mustang, and we’ll be showing you all kinds of stuff that is going on with the project, but this installment shows the...

Photo Coverage: General Motors Muscle At The Somernites Cruise – Lots Of Neat Stuff

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – No I didn’t make this the biggest gallery on purpose.  I work hard to shoot everything in proportion to what is in attendance and my research has shown...