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This Vega Project Is Part Custom Van And Part 4×4 Trar! You Have To See This!

If there was ever a car that is way cooler modified than stock, it’s the Chevrolet Vega. From the factory, they were fragile econoboxes from a bygone era, with leaky engines and questionable...

The Goodwood Festival Of Speed’s Timed Hillclimb Shootout Is One Of The Coolest Races In The World

The Goodwood Festival of Speed, which is held in England every year on a massive estate is one of the neatest automotive events in the world because it brings together racers and race cars of all...

Hey There Six Eyes…Wait, What? This 1959 Olds 98 Convertible Is Slightly Left Of Center

You knew that there would be some Oldsmobile love coming this week with my romp through the world of full size convertibles from the 1950s and 60s. You did not know it would be coming in the form of...

AFCO To Sponsor Nostalgia Shootout At NMCA Opener In Bradenton

Our friends at AFCO are pretty awesome. With a massive range of parts from cooling systems to brakes and of course suspension components, they know how to help you get your car down the track as...

Forced Induction: Newest Challenger Demon Video Shows Intake Tract, Two Seats?

FCA has released the newest in a string of weekly videos teasing us and promoting their new Challenger Demon “super muscle car”. This one focuses on the intake tract or the cold air...

BangShift Tune-Up: Adam Sandler “Ode To My Car” (1996)

It seemed only fitting that I break out a comedy selection that any BangShifter could relate to, considering what I’m going to be doing today. While you are reading this, I will be pushing,...

Barnstormin’: Of Demons, Drag Racing, And A Hype Machine That’s Captured The Nation

It has been a good long while since I’ve seen anything the likes of what Chrysler has drummed up with respect to the upcoming Challenger Demon model. The hype that has been created based on the...

The Last Time Chrysler Introduced An SUV People Wanted, They Drove A Jeep Grand Cherokee Through Cobo Hall!

Seeing the Dodge Durango SRT’s all-wheel-drive burnout video got me thinking: when it comes to sport-utilities, there really isn’t much you can do to make them exciting when you introduce...

This 1968 Buick Electra 225 Convertible Is A Comfortable Boulevard Crusher!

Since we’re still on a big-body drop-top kick around here, how could I pass up this 1968 Buick Electra 225? They certainly don’t come much bigger than General Motors’ C-body, which...

The Week Of Convertible Largesse Continues – This 1968 Buick Electra 225 Rules

With Dodge, Cadillac, and Pontiac taken care of, the next frontier of the massive 1960s/70s convertible realm I wanted to visit would be Buick. When I was a kid I had a little league coach who was...

Want To Make Your 2015-2016 Challenger Really Sing? Flowmaster Has You Covered!

Engineering a modern exhaust system to be factory fitting, factory quality, and also better than the factory in performance is tough work but the gang at Flowmaster has been at it for decades and...

Watch This Great Film From The 1957 NASCAR Daytona Beach Race

It would be simple to call this a video from an old Daytona 500 but that’s really not what it is. No, this is a video from the 1957 NASCAR Daytona Beach race which later became the American...

Watch As Nissan’s NV Cargo X Van Goes Off-Roading In The Wilds Of Arizona!

When it seems like every other full-size van manufacturer has abandoned ship for a European-style design, Nissan has actually embraced it with the NV-series, which is more or less a breadbox plunked...

Watch The Opening Four Minutes Of The 1965 Winternationals As Shown On Wide World Of Sports

If this isn’t the single coolest gem I have ever extracted from the mines of YouTube than it has to be damned close to the coolest. This is the actual footage from the 1965 ABC Wide World of...