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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

The Beater Bomb Mustang Is Back!!! As Usual They Won’t Tell Us What Is In It So We’re Making Stuff Up!

Okay we’re not, but the guys at 1320Video are! Kyle and the gang have decided it is an 800 horsepower turbocharged 2JZ combo that is stuffed under the hood of this famed Fox body Mustang. Since...

We Want To Be Driving This Around For Labor Day On The River…Big Block, Tunnel Ram, Metal Flake, And A Jet!

Out west, going to the river means Havasu. But where in particular depends on the kind of boat you have. If you have an outboard, v-drive, or traditional inboard outboard, then you are most likely...

If You Are Looking For Something To Blow $500 On This Week, Maybe This Monster VW Bug Is It

I’m roughly 100% certain that Daphne would cut my nads off if I were to go out and bring this thing home, but I have to tell you it seems like it could really be a riot. This VW Bug is sitting...

This Barn Find 1969 Camaro SCCA Project Was Never Finished And Sat For 40 Years Untouched!

Barn Finds kick ass. I mean come on, finding an old car that hasn’t moved in decades, stuffed away somewhere like a barn or garage, is like unearthing Native American artifacts for an American...

Why Aren’t More People Making These Cool Old Celica Supras Into Pro Touring Machines?

My cousin Marilyn had one of these Supra’s in High School, and although she about ruined it crashing into stuff and running it out of water, I loved it. The flares, the seats, the torquey...

This Wheelstand Mashup From Willowbank In Australia Proves The Aussies Know How To Drag A Bumper Too

Willowbank is a cool dragstrip in Australia. One that is run by a really cool group of racers, and therefore has great prep and great shows. The proof is in the pudding in this video mashup that...

Farm Truck And AZN Finally Race Each Other! Dung Beetle VS Farm Truck Baby!

Farm Truck and AZN are the best of the friends, and are always side by side setting each other up for races on the street and on the track. At the recent Outlaw Armageddon no prep race, AZN and Farm...

Watch This Guy Try To Stop A Runaway Diesel Using All The Common Myths…And Blow It Up!

There are a few different schools of thought on how to stop a runaway diesel engine, but once one is on a tear like that it does not want to stop for anything. We’ve seen different ways of...

BangShift Candidate Endorsement: Scott Palmer Needs Your Votes To Race In The Traxxas Shootout At Indy!

So here’s the deal, we like all three of the guys up for the 8th spot in the Traxxas Top Fuel shootout at the US Nationals. Terry McMillan, Troy Coughlin Jr., and Scott Palmer are the three...

This Is Still Our Favorite Lamborghini Video Ever: You Can Keep The New Models, We’ll Take A Countach

In 1987, the year I turned 15, Morley Safer did a 60 Minutes piece on the Lamborghini Countach. It featured Valentino Barboni, a little red, little white, and little black model, and a who lot of...

Cause Who Doesn’t Want A Street Legal Class 5 Baja Bug To Race AND Drive!

Try doing a search on Craigslist using just the words Race Car and you will end up finding some pretty cool stuff, at least here in SoCal anyway. And when I did that search yesterday, I found this...

This 1970 Dodge Challenger Is Mopar Perfection: Hemi, 4-Speed, Black On Black, With A Dana 60.

In 1970 everyone was buzzing about the new Mopars, but it was the Cuda that was the star of the show. With that said, Dodge’s new Challenger was one hell of a hot rod and shared the same E-Body...

This 1966 Chevrolet Beaumont, AKA Canadian Chevelle, Is Awesome And We Want It!

I have a soft spot for convertibles. I know that not everyone likes them, but growing up with a 1969 Corvette Convertible in the garage and my 1969 Camaro Convertible means that I like soft top cars....

How To Destroy A Nissan Maxima Via Backyard Dirt Track, Demo Derby, And A Pond Jump!

Whenever we see videos of people destroying “good” running junk cars in the name of fun and excitement we get super duper jealous. In case you were wondering, super duper is a verifiable...