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BangShift Question Of The Day: Should There Be An Age Cutoff For Road-Registered Vehicles?

Before anybody steps in to rake me over the coals, know for a fact that I do not and will not ever support an age cutoff for vehicles. Ever. Ok, comments sections? I’m not supporting this idea,...

Watch The Insane Robert Hight, Matt Hagan Double Explosion Run From The 2018 NHRA Gatornationals – Both Walked Away

This is something that even the most salty, grizzled, drag racing veterans at the Gatornationals had never seen before. Two funny cars exploding on the same run within a second of each other. Below...

The Minivan We’d Take: This 1992 Chevy Astro Is Clean, AWD, And Has Been V8 Swapped!

For the 1980s and into the 1990s, the vehicle of choice was the minivan. Thanks to the foresight of Lee Iacocca, the idea of shrinking down the cargo van into something the average family could use...

Big Vicky: Check Out This Lifted, Gambler-Tested Crown Victoria!

Events like the Gambler 500 series of events and the LeMons Rallies have encouraged people to just get their beaters up and running well enough to drive and enjoy, and then encourages the owners to...

Lancha Gigante: This 1961 Chrysler Newport Is A Road Rally Beast That Needs A New Home!

Once it turns a tire in anger, any race car worth it’s weight will show signs of it’s use. It’s just a fact…no race car should be a concours-restored, picture perfect machine....

RacePak Tech: Learn More About The Awesome Smartwire Drag and Street Kits

Today’s world of hot rodding and racing has evolved so far and so fast in the technical sense that regular guys are doing things at home with their cars that even OEMs were struggling to do not...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Pistons, Turbines, Multiple Engines, Or One? Does It Matter When Talking Streamliners?

This is a personal preference question, not a tech question. I wanted to qualify that because of course there is a difference in classification between a streamliner running a turbine or piston...

Showstopper: Michael Britt’s Monte Carlo Came Out Swinging At Shut Up And Race!

Michael Britt’s 1982 Chevrolet Monte Carlo isn’t a race-only machine. And it’s not a recent build, though looking at it, you’d swear it was. He’s had the car since the...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Sagging Tanks, Pizza Problems and BEES!

Dude, it’s been two days…are you still feeling the effects of St. Patrick’s Day drinking? I hope not…if you are, either you’re too old to be doing Irish Car Bombs like...

How Long Does It Take To Kill The Brake Pads On A Tesla Model 3? Nine Miles Of Track-Day Use At Laguna Seca, As This Guy Found Out!

In all honesty, even at 3,838 pounds curb weight, the Tesla Model 3 isn’t that heavy for a modern-day car, let alone a true electric vehicle. It’s affordable and meant to be the low-cost,...

Am I Horribly Sick For Wanting This Chevette? Wouldn’t You Love To Own It?

Okay, I know I sometimes march to the beat of a slightly different drummer, but call this my weakness that makes me connect with McTaggart. He likes all the weird Mopars that nobody in their right...

Rough Start: Make Your Own All-Wheel-Drive Angry Grandpa Clone With This Budget-Friendly 2006 Chrysler 300C!

Ever since we made it an official project car back in the summer of 2014, Project Angry Grandpa, my daily-driver Chrysler 300C, has gone from your basic used-car-lot refugee into a dual-mode machine....

Morning Symphony: The Mighty Roar Of The Upper Crust Race Car, The Bentley Continental GT3

Unless it’s kissed a concrete wall head-on at speed, anything with the Bentley badge is meant to be two things: sporty and expensive with a capital “F”. From the days of the 4 1/2...

Easter Teaser: Jeep Releases Two Images For This Year’s Easter Jeep Safari Concepts

(Images: FCA North America) It’s that time of year again! Each year, Jeep whips up a few concept packages to bring out to Moab as part of the Easter Jeep Safari deal. Each year, we drool over...