Morning Symphony: Hillclimbing In An Opel Kadett
This is the case for the small car, the little four-banger that’s an absolute featherweight. What you are looking at is an Opel Kadett C, a car that doesn’t look like it’s root...
Rough Start: A Ford Escort GT That Has Seen The Good Side Of A Subaru Fan
I’ve always been prideful about being able to find a reason for just about every car to exist. Some are purposeful, some are fun, some exist purely to terrify lesser drivers, and...
Money No Object: The Most Deeply Modified Example Of A Datsun 510 We’ve Ever Seen
How did a car like the Datsun 510 get so popular? It started life as a basic car from Nissan and now, it’s a collector’s item and one of the most revered Nissan/Datsun products ever sold....
Morning Symphony: Nurburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix – Where Old Race Cars Come Out To Raise Hell!
From the moment I saw a Renault Laguna from the British Touring Car Championship rip onto the track, I knew this video would be a gem. Look, we might have our favorite styles of racing and both Brian...
Please Be Real: Porsche Is Testing Out A Rally Car Concept Called The Cayman GT4 Clubsport
Do we at BangShift get excited over a Porsche? Meh. We appreciate the classics and the history of the brand, and laud the company’s accomplishments, but Porsche usually stands for two things to...
BangShift Question Of The Day: How Much Farther Does NASCAR Need To Go To Make A Believable Car?
(Photos: Ford Motor Company) While there might be a little bit of disagreement, I’m calling the first-generation Chevrolet Lumina stock car the moment when NASCAR moved away from...
Friend Of The Year: Who Would Let Their Buddy Drive Their Hellcat Charger Around The Nurburgring For Them?
How likely are you to toss over the keys of your baby to a buddy? Barring circumstances where it’s for the best, like using a designated driver because you’re three sheets to the wind or...
This Is Bonneville: Rebuilding An Amazing Motorcycle In The Bed Of A Truck Sitting In Front Of A Motel 6 Hotel Room
(Editor’s note: As we travel to the Bonneville Salt Flats today we’re thinking of one of the best stories from Speed Week 2017. This is the epitome of why we love this place, why we love...
Awesome Bill From Dawsonville Is Going To Run Road America! Bill Elliott Will Be At The Johnsonville 180!
Well, now! This might be some of the best news we’ve seen come out of NASCAR in a minute! Bill Elliott, the holder of the top speed record in NASCAR in that 1987 Thunderbird, the man who could...
Hard To Starboard: The Project Neighbor Crown Vic/Shelby Mustang Mashup Goes Drifting!
The most fun vehicles I’ve ever thrashed, or have been around during the thrashing, haven’t been sports cars, or muscle cars, or any kind of purpose-built machine. No…they have been...
Buy A Complete Working Racetrack For Just $320,000! Owosso Speedway Could Be Yours
Check this out! Owosso Speedway, a 3/8 Mile paved oval, is located on 40 acres in Michigan and is for sale for just $320,000. To us that seems like a really good deal for that many acres and a fully...
Project Binky Is Back! Episode 18 Of The All Wheel Drive Classic Mini Build Is Here
I don’t know what it is about Project Binky, and the weirdo, awesome, freaks at Bad Obsession Motorsports, that gets me going, but they just do. All of them. The way this project has been...
Here Is The COMPLETE First Timer’s Guide To Bonneville Speed Week!
We’re talking EVERY detail! Thanks to the folks at TheBonnevilleSaltFlats.com, you can find everything you need to know before coming to Bonneville Speed Week for the first time. It is all on...
