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Classic YouTube: Reviewing The 1982 Pontiac Firebird, Pre-KITT

Super-sleek, lighter on it’s feet and moments away from becoming a pop icon thanks to a television role, the new-for-1982 Pontiac Firebird lineup was needed. The second-gen car had done well...

Speedy Delivery! This Chevrolet C10 Flatbed Is Giving Us Really Good Ideas!

Work truck…yeah, I remember my first one. Later 1980s Dodge D-50 Ram 2wd, baby blue, stick shift, dead stock and had only been towed behind somebody’s recreational vehicle prior to the...

Historic Drag Racing Film: Awesomeness, Craziness, and Badness From Fremont In The 1960s and 1970s

This right here is some GOLD. If you love old drag racing footage you’ll be on the edge of your seat for the 10:00 duration of this video. Why? You are going to see famous cars, wild runs, guys...

So Cool: This 1965 Buick Skylark Has A Hot Rodded Grand National Drivetrain In It!

Yeah, this is pretty much perfect on every level. It’s a car that is beautiful to look at, is not come cookie cutter bodystyle, has a unique and awesome drivetrain, and it can run 10.0s at the...

Not Done Yet: NHRA Source Claims Series Could See Up To Eight Races Following US Nationals

Apparently enough was enough. With a large amount of speculation swirling around the internet driven by apparently baseless rumors, someone decided to talk. BangShift (as well as other media outlets)...

Diabolical Speed: The Latest Car To Break the Cannonball Record Is An Audi S6 Dressed To Look Like A Ford!

(By Tom Lohnes) – The coast to coast Cannonball record has once again been broken, and this time it’s an even higher level of  impressive. Basically, two guys had an Audi S6 and a body...

McLeod Racing Unveils New Website – Fresh Look, More Interactive, Easy To Navigate Dealer Network!

Our friends at McLeod are always innovating, inventing, and evolving their product line. That’s why it only makes sense that their website follow the same pattern, right? In this case the...

Random Car Reviews: Two Of The Biggest Hitters Of The 1990s: The Red ’57 Chevy And The White Camaro!

Growing up in the 1990s, if you even had a passing interest in drag racing, you knew who these two guys were. One was a mouthy mother who could curb-stomp and opponent at will in a car that had the...

Get That Lean Going: The Brutal Test Of The 1969 Chevrolet Impala 396!

Seeing how Car and Track skewered the 1974 Chevrolet Camaro Type LT during testing is one thing. The Camaro was at the end of any acceptable form of the Musclecar era, and had cowed into a soft, slow...

Gray Egg: Watch This CBR900-powered Fiat 126p Make Work Of An Autocross Course

To say that the Fiat 126p is a tiny car is an understatement. When the license plate is over half the width of the car it’s bolted to, that’s saying something. Even the Lotus Elise, that...

Morning Symphony: 292-Powered 1950 Chevrolet Truck On Alcohol!

In GM lore from the pre-musclecar days, the straight-six was the answer to the question of how fast did you want to go. You had two selections: the Chevrolet 292 and the GMC 302. The 292 was used in...

The Timeline Jump: How Does A New Nissan Maxima Compare To The Legendary R32 GT-R?

Three years ago, I got the chance to drive a 1990 Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R. And it might be the high point for being excited to drive a car since before I got my driver’s license. Why? Because...

She’s Real Fine: This 1962 409hp 409 Is Stunningly Original and Complete – A True Time Capsule

One of the things we love about the horsepower wars of the early 1960s is that they were really the launching pad for the muscle car wars that would follow a few short years later. Engines like the...

Got A 2020 C8 Corvette Stingray? Be Careful Of The Junk In Your Frunk – Some Cars Being Recalled

(By Tom Lohnes) – The new-for-2020 C8 Corvette has made a name for itself as a supercar killer, even though only the stingray model is available right now. As good as the launch has been, GM...