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Watch This Austin A35 Go For A Wild Rolling Wreck At Goodwood – Tall, Round Car Does Tall, Round Car Things

An Austin A35 may not be the most common car to the ears and eyes of the American motoring public but they were really popular back in England. Like any old car with this type of popularity, people...

Rough Start: This International Flatbed Is A Work-Truck Dream!

As Angry Grandpa got his bath at the local car wash, I walked over to the Toyota dealership that is butted up right next door to walk through the used car sections to see what was available. Most of...

Back To The Bus Driver: An Autonomous School Bus Service In Florida Is Halted

Oh, the joys of the school bus. Up at five in the morning, to be out to a misting, miserable bus stop to wait for a Gillig bus that could be about forty years old to come lumbering up, where...

Purist Hate, Honda Edition: This RWD Nissan-Powered Civic Is Absolutely Twisted And Awesome!

For years I bashed on Honda products. It was difficult not to when it seemed like every backwards-cap wearing brat had a stickered-up, fart-can equipped Civic that they were convinced would win any...

Watch This Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel Hemi Get Spintron Tested At Trend Performance Products

We’ve shown you a few different types of engines being Spintron tested over the years here at BangShift but none of those engines was a bad ass Don Schumacher top fuel hemi! The DSR guys,...

Check Out The Amazing Fleet Of Vehicles Wearing RideTech Components That Are Coming To SEMA 2018

Now THIS is a collection to be proud of. The guys and girls at RideTech take a lot of pride in the fact that their components get used on many, many awesome builds. Well, this year is no exception...

Driving Green: It Doesn’t Look Any Better Than This Modified 1973 Plymouth ‘Cuda In The Forests!

Indulge me for a moment, I beg of you. The ultimate dream machine of mine, one that I firmly believe to be unapproachable for some time to come (at least) is a 1972-74 Plymouth ‘Cuda. It is a...

RCR Stories Covers Mickey Thompson, From The Beginning To The Brutal End And Beyond

Marion Lee Thompson was a man who lived, breathed and created speed. He raced land-speed cars, ran at Indy, off-road machines, drag racers. He created his own entertainment system that showed...

This 1968 GT500 Radial Mustang Is All About Nitrous and Grabbing Gears – Awesome Car

Nope, there’s not a turbocharger, a ProCharger, or a Roots blower to be found. There’s a 582ci Thor headed big block ford that makes more than 1,4000hp BEFORE the nitrous guns are turned...

Missing That Roadtrip Life? Check Out This Movie On Drag Challenge 2017!

As the year winds down with the mercury in the thermometer, we start to approach the point where shows are done for the year, the final races are happening, and everybody starts to bed in for the...

More 2018 Vintage Drag Racing Action Photos From Little River Dragway In Texas

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It is funny how at every level of drag racing there’s a “strata” of events. In nostalgia drag racing you have big races like the March Meet or...

Project Raven Imperial: The Last Piece To The Puzzle Is Always A Pain In The…

The formal name for the place I live at, far as anybody needs to know, is simply BangShift Mid-West. It is my house, my land, my domicile. Then there is the small shop right off to the side of the...

More October 2018 Pomona Swap Meet Photos: Cool Cars Shining Under Gray Skies

(Photos by Wes Allison) – Isn’t it kind of weird what survives? When we look at these cars and trucks from the October 2018 Pomona Swap Meet we are seeing a tiny, infinitesimal look at...