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Question Of The Day: What Is The Least Amount Of Power You Have Ever Picked Up From An Engine Swap?

During tech at the Ohio Mile yesterday, racer Brandon Malone of Connecticut said, “Hey I have a good BangShift Question of the Day for you!” Often those words are followed by ideas so...

CCW Wheels Is Offering Up To $75 Off PER WHEEL! Save Hundreds Now –

CCW has been producing some of the most sexy and stylish wheels for hot rods, muscle cars, pro touring machines, and race cars for years now. These are wheels that meet the highest quality standards...

This 1959 Chevrolet Is A 3/4-Ton NAPCO Equipped, Freshly Restored, Beauty – All Matching Numbers

It has taken me three hours to write this blog entry because after seeing this truck and falling to the ground, I awoke only to see this truck and fall to the ground again, that time using the stairs...

Engine Swap Revenge: Would You Be Willing To Take On An Opel GT Project With Small-Block Ford Power?

Opel GT: a 3/4 scale 1970 Corvette, complete with half of the engine, at least half of the weight gone, and a personality like a small dog…loud, feisty, quick, and cute. Unfortunately,...

Vintage Drag Video: Relive The 1986 NHRA Keystone Nationals Through This Sweet Video

Since the weather is pretty crummy in Maple Grove this weekend and it ain’t exactly the Sahara here at the Ohio Mile, either I decided to dig up some cool old drag video. Leaping back in time...

Yes, They Will Move: Maine State Patrol Snags A Kid In A Dodge Neon SRT-4 Doing 146 Miles Per Hour!

(Photos: Maine State Patrol) The Dodge Neon SRT-4 didn’t have a lot going for it, to be honest. It was based on the cheeky, cheerful and effin’ cheap Neon and to be fair, if you deduct...

2016 NMRA All-Ford World Finals: Early Testing In The Cool Autumn Air At Beech Bend!

The LS fans got their chance, now it’s time for the Blue Oval brigade to take over Beech Bend Raceway Park! The 2016 NMRA All-Ford World Finals have kicked off, and the cars are out in force at...

Watch This Finnish Toyota Starlet Set a New Record at Michigan’s Empire Hill Climb Revival

The Empire Hill Climb Revival might not be the longest hilll climb in the world–in fact, it’s probably one of the shortest–but in the event’s fourth year since rebooting the classic...

Testing Time! Hot Rod Garage Drags Their Junk Out To The Strip For A Shootout!

Every job has it’s perk, and for the guys at Hot Rod Garage, that perk is being able to film an entire episode at the track with all of the cars that they have been wrenching on. Rough day,...

Genuine 1932 Ford Steel Three Window Coupe Project For Sale With Dyno Don Flathead!

Dyno Don Flathead?!? The one and only Dyno Don Nicholson built, and dyno tuned, the flathead in this cool 1932 Ford Three Window Coupe project. And it has only the dyno time on it, so it’s...

You Can Buy This Bus With a Jail Cell In It Right Now For Totally Non-Nefarious Uses

I’ve seen some weird stuff come up for sale periodically on CraigsList, but nothing—and I mean nothing—has come across quite as strange as this Jail Bus for sale in Kentucky on GovDeals.com, a...

Historic Drag Racing Video From Maple Grove – Take A Trip Back To The Early 1970s At Da Grove!

This weekend the NHRA will be attempting to run a National Event at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania. We say attempting because the weather forecast is so horrible looking that we have...

Slow Mo! This Cool Compilation Of Slow Motion Action From 1320Video Rules

Slow motion video has long fascinated people for different reasons. In sports it can be used to determine whether someone was in or our of bounds, whether a fumble occurred, who the last person was...

RideTech Announces New StreetGrip System For C10 Trucks – Pre Orders Being Taken Now, Shipping In November

The RideTech StreetGrip line has been extremely popular with enthusiasts looking to step up the handling performance and fun of their car (and now truck!) without going through a full pro-touring...