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Goodguys Del Mar Nationals 2019 Photo Coverage: More Hot Rods, Fun, and Sun In SoCal

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) – We can have debates about the car culture, the popularity of hot rodding, kids getting their driver’s licenses, and all that stuff but the fact is that we are...

Friday Fact: The Plymouth Car Company Was Named After A Brand Of Twine

Twine and rope actually, but we’re just splitting hairs now. Yes, the Plymouth (RIP) brand of automobiles had a name derived from what was the largest cordage (rope and twine) making operation...

Vintage Gallery: Coke Ads Featuring Dragsters, Funny Cars and Racing

Recently we were given a cool gift by a local friend of BangShift.com in the form of his vintage magazine collection. It came home in crate and boxes, neatly bundled in packs with string. There are...

Watch This 333ci, Hilborn Injected, Angry Y-Block Turn 7,000 RPM and Made Some Real Power On The Dyno – Fire Breathing Old School Mill

Under normal circumstances my goal is really not to make people angry enough to chuck rocks at me because of something I wrote. Every now and again we try to ruffle some feathers on purpose, but for...

Time Killer: Free Historic Technical Documents from the GM Heritage Center!

We should probably be calling this the Printer Killer. The GM Heritage Center which contains the historical archives of the company, a massive collection of GM vehicles, and perhaps more automotive...

The Slow Burn: Watching Nitromethane Combust In Slow Motion Is Pretty Awesome

One of the neatest things about nitromethane is the fact that it is a fairly slow burning fuel. It falls between gasoline and methanol on the scale when it comes to burn rate. One of the reasons you...

Not Today! Watch Racer Nick Swift Complete A Spectacular High Speed Pass At Goodwood – Opposite Lock!

The Goodwood Members Meeting took place a while back at the famed Silverstone Circuit in England. The course has been around for a long, looong time and has produced exciting results in everything...

BangShift Tune-Up: “Cross Off” by Mark Morton featuring Chester Bennington (2019)

It’s almost strange to say, but with the long winter off and a lot of work done behind the livestream camera, working OSCR VI feels like a return to something I hadn’t done in forever. I...

1977 Mack Vs 1972 Chevelle! The Chase Scene From Convoy Including An Under Appreciated Jump!

Listen, whenever we get the chance to get Earnest Borgnine some screen time here on BangShift, we take it. Why? Who the hell knows why, honestly. The real reason we’re posting this clip from...

Holley EFI Outlaw Street Car Reunion VI: Round One Of Qualifications, Part 1

Let the wind blow for what it’s worth. The skies are clear and the track is wide-open at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, and it’s time for the Holley EFI Outlaw Street Car...

Vintage TV Ad Perfection: Evel Knievel In All His 1970s Greatness Hawking AMF Bikes

There were few people more famous in the 1970s than the late Evel Knievel. From jumping motorcycles to jumping canyons (Ok…trying to jump canyons) he was known around the world for his feats of...

Four Times The Power At Vegas Four-Wides As Mike Salinas Wins First – Huge Gallery Of Photos!

  (Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – Mike Salinas picked up his first career NHRA win Sunday at the 20th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas...

Coming In Hot: Clay Millican Flying High, Looking Forward To Houston NHRA National Event This Weekend

One of the biggest story lines coming into the 2019 NHRA top fuel season was the fact that Mike Kloeber and Clay Millican would be racing together again. The tandem had racked up a half-dozen IHRA...