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BangShift Book Corner: The Cars Of Trans-Am Racing 1966-1972 by David Tom

We’re back with another peek inside a new release from the people at Car Tech books and this time we’re not talking about drag racing but instead we are talking about bending corners and...

Sold: Crandon International Raceway In Wisconsin Purchased By Local Businessman/Racer – Big Plans For The Future

Crandon International Raceway, the world-famous off-road racing course that was carved out of a section of a farmer’s Wisconsin field back in the 1980s has been sold. The track has been bought...

You KNOW You Want It: The Rubber Tired Rickshaw Is For Sale – Former Hot Rod Magazine Feature Car, Wacky As Hell

Before you say what I know you are going to say…you’re wrong. This thing does run and drive, I have seen it with my own eyes. See, I happened to be there the night that my pal Alan...

Live Your Faded Mafia Memories In This 1978 Lincoln Mark V Coupe – Neat Car!

It’s almost weird to say but the Mark V was the best selling version of the Lincoln Continental with more then 230,000 sold between 1977 and 1979 when it was the flagship coupe of the Ford...

Coming Together: See The Widebody Hellcat Magnum Wagon On Its First Rollout

I’ve been waiting to see this car come together. And several of you have too. The mixture of Dodge Magnum wagon, modern widebody Charger body parts, and Jeep Trackhawk powertrain are slowly...

The Ferrari SF90 Roadster Is A 215 MPH, Retractable Roof Equipped, Carbon Fiber, Million Dollar Wonder

(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you want to spend $1,000,000 on a 986-horsepower, AWD Ferrari, but you also live the open-top lifestyle? The SF90 Roadster is the perfect car for you and your bank...

Lost Steer Part 1: Getting A 1970 Ford Maverick Revival Started

That whole thing about seeing vehicles from the past with rose-colored glasses is true. Every time I look at a Ford Maverick or Mercury Comet, I see the ’73 Comet GT I learned how to drive...

Technically Proficient: The Vietnam-era Gun Truck

Around the time I was hopping a 767 to fly over to someplace hot and sandy, an issue was becoming a hot-button topic in the media: the lack of armor on military vehicles and the resulting casualties...

Nitro Time Machine: The End Of Eddie Hill’s Career In Top Fuel Came In Back To Back Monster Explosions – See Them Here

It was a very rough end to not only the 1999 season for Eddie Hill but his top fuel career which had spanned the decades. Two weeks in a row, the cast aluminum engine blocks his top fuel race motors...

Our Photo Coverage Of The Street Car Super Nationals In Las Vegas Starts Right Here!

If you want to see all kinds of great wheels up action from the Street Car Super Nationals, then you are in the right place! Our photo coverage of the event starts right here with some great shots...

The 2021 Subaru BRZ Has Been Announced – More Power, More Fun?

(By Tom Lohnes) – 228. That is today’s magic number. After eight whole years having the Subaru BRZ be a fantastic handling sports car that lacks on guts the new model is out and it looks...

Rough Start: 1968 Chevrolet Caprice 396…Camper Special?!

One of the strangest parts involved with my grandfather and his every-four-year new Chrysler habit was the inevitable conversion from standard E-Class/New Yorker/whatever into a rolling HAM radio on...

Lacking Perfection, Owning Cool: This 1973 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon Is 100% BangShift Approved

Maybe I am the weird one but sometimes I love cars for the flaws they present rather than the positive stuff they may be known for. Take this 1973 Ford Country Squire station wagon. Packing a 2-bbl...

Slow Cars Fast: Don’t Exceed 50 MPH With These Little Screamers!

Challenge Valpolcevera, from what I understand, is designed in a way to keep the average speed of any vehicle racing along Castelletto Circuit from exceeding a course average of 50 MPH. Okay,...