.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Vice Grip Garage Crosses A Mountain Pass In 1960’s Ford And Chevy Trucks For The Final Day Of Power Tour!

The final day of Hot Rod Power Tour 2023 has the route taking everyone over a cool mountain pass on the way to Bristol Motor Speedway. And after the adventures this crew has had all week, some great...

FINNEGAN DYNO TESTED BLASPHEMI AND IT LIVED! SO WHAT’S NEXT?

Since blowing it up on Drag Week, Finnegan’s Blasphemi has been getting lots of love in preparation for the next chapter of fun and racing. Part of that is some more driveline work in the form...

Workhorses Of Industry: This Promotional Film Shows Why Jeeps Were The Most Versatile Trucks Ever Made

In the realm of old promotional videos, this one from Willys-Overland that shows all of the incredible things that Jeeps were used for in their heyday ranks among the coolest that we have ever seen....

Weird Science: This Video About The Most Dangerous Rocket Fuels Ever Tested Is Cool

Rocket science may be well above our intellectual pay grade around here but we still love learning about it. The fuels used to power rockets have ranged from the mundane (ethanol) to the downright...

Watch This Awesome Packard Merlin 29 Aircraft Engine Get Dyno Tested And Crank The Torque Out

The Merlin V-12 was as bad ass an engine as there ever was in WWII. This Rolls Royce designed beast powered all kinds of kick ass airplanes and was needed in such volume that other companies licensed...

Drag Race Photos: More Wheels Up Lucas Oil Drag Racing Photos From Maple Grove!

All of our photos from Maple Grove are right here! (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is the sportsmen wing of the NHRA and we here at BangShift are huge fans. Each of...

Free Live Drag Racing: Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Bandimere Speedway Saturday

This is the last year for drag racing at the famed Bandimere Speedway, and that means every event there this year will be something special. This weekend it is the NHRA Division 5 Double Divisional...

The Vice Grip Garage Crew Finally Made It To A Power Tour Venue On Time! Plus, More Work On The Ford F100!

The Crew Cab died, so they bought the F100, and it’s not been the perfect cruiser. So in typical Derek fashion, there has been some thrashing. But even with the thrashing, they actually figured...

The Brumos Collection: This Car Collection Is Something Special. Check It Out Right Here!

Here’s gallery number three from this killer collection. We can’t thank Grippo enough for all the great content he shares with us here at BANGshift.com so that we can share it with all of...

THEY MESSED UP! The DD Speed Shop Crew Missed Day 2 Of HOT ROD POWER TOUR! Nomad Goes Back To The Junk Yard!

I can think of far worse reasons to blow off a day of Power Tour, than hanging out in some cool old junkyard like Dan and the DD Speed Shop crew did on Day 2 of Power Tour. I mean you never know what...

Pricey New Snap-On & Matco Ratchets Vs Milwaukee & DeWALT Cordless

The Torque Test Channel is back at it and this time they are testing high-dollar cordless ratchets. This is NOT a cheap tool vs expensive tool test, but rather a high-end brands shootout. With Matco...

DD Speed Shop And Newbern Thrash On The ’57 For Power Tour Part 5 – Maiden Voyage In A Car Built In Three Days!?!?

Okay, so in this video it really is almost done. Except for all the other stuff they have to finish that is! Watch and enjoy cause this is going to be fun we promise. Besides getting it buttoned up,...

The Crew Cab Died, So Vice Grip Garage Bought This Ford F100 Sight Unseen! Will It RUN And DRIVE 640 Miles Home?

After the crew cab square body decided it wasn’t happy anymore, the prospects for Derek and the gang to make it to the next three days of Power Tour were looking pretty slim. So in typical Vice...

The Brumos Collection: This Collection Is Bad Ass, And The Photos Below Show It All!

Here’s gallery number two from this killer collection. We can’t thank Grippo enough for all the great content he shares with us here at BANGshift.com so that we can share it with all of...