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Ancient YouTube: Film Footage Of The 1929 Monaco Grand Prix!

It’s amazing to think that we are going to be seeing the century mark for many, MANY automotive firsts. The automobile might have been around for many years prior, but the 1910s-1920s saw the...

Southeast Gassers Association Action From Piedmont Dragway! Old School Drag Racing Greatness

(Photos by David Whealon) – We love us some Southeast Gassers Association action and we’re here to show you the latest photos we have from the series at their event held on the hallowed...

Beginner’s Luck? This Is Only The Second Run For This Drifting Buick Regal Ever!

Drifting always seems to bring out the same kinds of cars…Nissan S-platforms held together with zip-ties, rivets and hope, a whole legion of LS-swapped BMWs, Mazda RX-7s with V8s, 2JZ Toyotas,...

Money No Object: This Lingenfelter-Modified 1999 Chevrolet Suburban Packs 9.9L Of Eff-You Power!

Nine-point-nine liters of engine, normally sourced for a marine application, plopped into the most typically 1990s Chevrolet Suburban you’ve ever seen in your life. You know how there are...

If Small, Tough, and Weird, Are Buying Requirements, This 1991 Mitsubishi Delica 4×4 Star Wagon Is Your Jam

There are some things you literally never expect to see on eBay and this is one of them. You are looking at a Japanese market 1991 Mitsubishi Delica 4×4 Star Wagon that has been imported into...

Awesome Video: This 1953 Volvo PV444 Drift Car Was Scratch Built And Has 800hp

Just when you thought that it was safe to go outside, we’re dropping this Norwegian pile of awesome on you! Yes, you are looking at a 1953 Volvo PV444 drift car and this is not just some junk...

Rough Start: This Big-Block Pontiac Wagon Is The One You Want, Trust Us!

It’s official: filling up Angry Grandpa has crested over $50 a tank again. Joy. Not that it’s a surprise…the big gold brick feeds exclusively on 93 octane, so it’s going to...

Got Soot? This Compound Turbo Equipped Cummins Powered Ford Rips 10s!

There’s nothing freaky about diesel performance anymore, right? Seeing trucks with a column of soot coming out the exhaust flying down the drag strip is kind go a normal thing these days. In...

The Former Pocono Drag Lodge Site Is For Sale – 278 Acres For $999,999 – If You Want To See It, Better Hurry

Well, if you have ever heard the legends of how awesome the Pocono Drag Lodge site is in terms of ghost track fun, you better hurry up and go get a look at it. Why? The 278 acres of land that made up...

A Restomodded Dino? V8 Power And Modern Upgrades Work For The Junior Ferrari!

The Dino 246 is one of Ferrari’s crowning achievements. It was one of the first high-production cars, yet it was a V6-powered machine that sported the first electronic ignition by the company,...

Morning Symphony: The Lancia Stratos Zero – Listen To This Angry Little Doorstop Rasp Along!

The styling trend for the early 1970s can be summed up in one word: wedge. Both in production form (Lamborghini Countach, Maserati Merak) and in concept form (AMX/3, Ferrari Modulo), the idea was...

Tricky Tribute: This 1979 Mercedes Benz 280CE W123 Rally Car Is A Tribute To The Carlsson Car Of 1980

We have seen all kinds of tribute cars over the years here on BangShift but this is probably the first one that has ever been built out of a near 40 year old Mercedes. If you are a big time fan and...

Hot Malaise Or Late Junior Supercar? This 1974 Mercury Comet GT Is A Tangerine Terror!

The moment I saw the pictures, memories came flooding back. I’ll always have a soft spot for Ford Mavericks but it’s the Mav’s twin, the Mercury Comet, that really hits me with a...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Why Do People Bother Squirreling Cars Away?

It’s been driven exactly twice, both on private property, into and out of storage. It has never been dealer prepared, nevermind sold…it hasn’t even been titled, just the delivery...