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Unhinged: Cars, Food, Music And Conversation – Why Car Meets Are Good For The Soul

For most people, a two hour drive for a car meet in the early hours of the evening sounds ridiculous, and I’ll concede that it isn’t an every week event. But sure enough, the Angry...

Top 11: We Rifle Through The Consignment List For Mecum’s Houston Auction For Some Gems!

When I paw through Mecum auctions each month, I always try to stay away from the obvious answers to “Which one would you have?” and go for what could be really interesting, really...

All Holden, All Badass! This Nine-Second Torana LX Packs A Stroker Holden 383 And Is Mean!

Purists will tell you that the only acceptable answer to building your car is to use what it came with and make the best of that. Generally, we tend to call BS on that in half of a second, but...

Hot Rod Garage’s “Bonemaro” Camaro Build Gets Turbocharged! Can A Dirt-Cheap Kit Make The Power…And Live?

An LS and a turbocharger…there isn’t a happier combination for the average horsepower junkie out there right now. No matter your feelings on the subject, you can’t deny the fact...

eBay Find: One Sinister Pro Street 1978 Pontiac LeMans – Need A Drag Week Car?

Oh, this is tasty: the Pontiac LeMans, the kissing cousin to the Chevrolet Malibu, in full back-halved trim and ready to run. In flat black, tubbed out and prepared, this A/G body is calling out to...

Incredible Wreckage: Watch The Disastrous Start To A GT Class Road Race In Germany

Wickam tipped us off to this one and it is a doozy. The footage comes from the Oschersleben race course in Germany where a road racing event was being held. The cars are all flipping awesome with a...

Drag Video: Watch A Wild Aussie 10.5 Nova Pull A Massive Wheelie Through The Traps At 200+ MPH

It has been like Aussie Week here on BangShift so far! We’ve been running lots of video and content from the land down under and frankly there’s a reason…it is cool stuff! This...

Now THIS Is A Big Block: 12,444ci of Fairbanks Morse Diesel Is For Sale – Want It?

Thereare big engines and then there are BIG engines and this one qualifies as the latter. Behold the awesome Fairbanks Morse 38TD D8 1/8 which is 40,000lbs, 4,244hp, and likely 20,000 lb-ft of torque...

Here’s One From The What Were You Thinking Files: A Honda Civic Trar!

Some say that necessity is the mother of invention, and that certainly proves to be true. At some point in human history, people needed to create motorized vehicles that could bring goods in bulk...

eBay Find: This 1963 Buick Wildcat Is Pure, Classy, 1960s Perfection – Amazing Car

In the 1960s, Buicks were aspirational cars. GM’s tiered branding had people come in on one end of the scale as a young buyer and by the time they were an established, successful adult they...

This 1964 Video Featuring The Early GT40 Is Spectacular – Sound And All!

The Ford GT40 is one of the most iconic race cars of the 20th century. Born out of spite when Enzo Ferrari rebuffed Ford’s attempt to buy his company, the mighty guns of Dearborn took aim at...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week, Home-Crafted License Plates, Bugatti Sedans, And More!

Car season is kicking off, and we couldn’t be happier. We have races, projects, live feeds and more to work on, but we aren’t the only ones that are busy right now. There is all sorts of...

Holley Is Hiring! There Are A Slew Of Jobs Available From Engineers To Graphic Design!

It is no secret why Holley has become an aftermarket giant over the years. Great products designed and marketed by talented people make that happen. From their roots in the carburetor business to...

This Video Proves That Boost And Wheel Speed Can Solve Any Problem

This video is pretty awesome because it actually made me feel warmer watching people on a beautiful beach and also because it has one hella pissed off SUV putting in some work to free another stuck...