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The Other Shelby Mustang: Shelby American Introduces The 2018 Super Snake

Ford makes a GT350 and soon, a GT500 variation and yes, they are referred to as Shelby Mustangs. But Shelby American, the company that dates back to the chicken farmer’s first go-’round...

This 1967 Fram Oil Filters Ad Featuring Don Garlits Is Totally Cool – Trippy, Man!

If you were looking to appeal to the exploding muscle car enthusiast crowd in the late 1960s and needed a name that they not only knew but viewed in a god-like fashion, you got Don Garlits to endorse...

Sinister Sled: Who Would Be Down For A Turbocharged, Three-Pedal Lincoln Mark VII?

Ford seemed to have a problem with Lincoln and Mercury having any kind of real performance cred in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Thunderbird was the star of the show and that was going to be...

Watch Cedric Beaulieu Make An Amazing Save At The Top End Of The Drag Strip In Mirabel, Quebec – Nuts!

A while back we featured the evil, black, turbocharged, Chrysler powered monster known as Cedric Beaulieu’s Chrysler LeBaron. If you missed the full feature CLICK RIGHT HERE TO SEE IT ALL. This...

Think That Old Army “Ducks” Were Designed As Tourist Rides? Nope, These Things Were Bad Ass! Video

Today they chug around big cities, plunge into rivers giving their passengers a thrill, and are normally driven by semi-humorous tour guides but back during WWII, the DUKW was an essential part of...

Classic YouTube: A Day At Buck Motorsports Park Through The Eyes Of Australians

If we got the chance to roam Australia for a week, we have a bucket-list of items we’d have to check off. We’d have to witness a no-kidding Aussie rules burnout contest just to experience...

We Visit A Track That’s Been Dead For 50 Years And Show You Video Of Its Heyday

(Editor’s note: As we’ll be NHRA racing in Virginia this weekend I’m continuing to look back on some of the state’s great drag racing heritage. This story has run a time or...

Better Hurry: There Is A Rarely Seen In The States Mk2 Ford Escort For Sale – A Little Hot Rod With A Cutting Brake

Yeah, this thing makes me sad. Not because I dislike all the stuff the owner is done, because I know someone other than me will own it. I actually had a couple of bucks tucked away for a project and...

Morning Symphony: An M1070 HET’s Screaming Detroit Diesel As It Inches Up A Jungle Road

550 horsepower, 1,470 ft/lbs of torque and a curb weight of over 22 tons before any trailer is applied. The Oshkosh M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter is one big mother…and it had to be, because...

This Early 1970s Drag Racing Footage From Suffolk Raceway in Suffolk, Virginia Is Beyond Epic

This weekend marks an awesome occasion in the history of drag racing in the state of Virginia. The NHRA Mello Yello tour returns to a revamped and reworked Virginia Motorsports Park facility after...

Hair Raising Video: Want To Drive Logging Trucks? Here’s A Compilation Of Crazy Spots Drivers Work Out Of!

We have loudly and frequently proclaimed our admiration for the truckers of American around here. These are the men and women who keep the country moving, fed, and operating. They do not get the...

Money No Object: This 1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 Is The Draft Horse…Big And Powerful

Yes, you could still get the 429 Super Cobra Jet in the Ford Mustang if you worked over the options sheet just fine. The biggest Mustang with the largest amount of cubes available does seem like a...

Junior Stocker For Big Money: This Amazing 1957 Chevy 210 I/Stock Time Capsule Rules

There has been a resurgence over the last couple years in interest over old NHRA Junior Stock cars. Lead by guys like Wayne Jesel and his restored Yoo-Hoo Too 1956 Chevy sedan delivery, the cars are...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Are Your Feelings On “Lanesplitting”?

Ever since I realized that dirt bike plus teenage enthusiasm equals hospital visit, I’ve more or less stayed off of motorcycles. It’s not that I’m scared of them or that I...