Leaving On His Own Terms: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Will Make 2017 His Last Season As A Driver
It’s official: at the end of 2017, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will retire as a NASCAR driver. The announcement, made yesterday, comes on the heels of losing half a year’s worth of races...
Viva Las Vegas 2017 The Finale! A Final Blast Of Images From The Event – From Race Cars To Step Vans
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re not sure we have ever had a gallery of photos from an event that featured race cars and step vans in the same collection but this one does. That...
New Product Shop Test: The MYCHANIC Rechargeable MEK LED Drop Light
I’m in love with this light. It’s one of 7 lights that the folks at MYCHANIC offer, and I was fully prepared to think it was just another average rechargeable shop light. It is not. In...
Sparks, Slides, And Crashing The Chicane – The Rechberg Hillclimb Looked Like A Riot!
There are two ways to view the distinctly European setup of a hillclimb event. There is the version that has more to do with a group of classic roadsters and is equally about conversation and tea as...
Viva Las Vegas 2017: What Happens At A Car Show In Vegas DOES NOT Stay In Vegas
(Photos by Wes Allison) – If that lead photo does not make you smile, you are in the wrong place. That’s hot rodding right there! Sure the engine probably does not make humongous power...
Morning Symphony: This Dallara P217 Howls Around Monza…But Will Dallara’s First Road Car Do The Same?
Since 1972, the Italian chassis manufacturer Dallara has been a force to be reckoned with in the racing community. There are many locations to look if you want to see what Dallara can do: Formula...
Combine A 1996 Lincoln And A 1942 Packard And What Do You Get? A Result As Bad As You’d Think
Someone, somewhere woke up one morning and decided that what the world needed was a car which combined the utter crummy nature of a 1996 Lincoln with the giant rounded backside of a 1942 Packard. You...
Viva Las Vegas 2017 Coverage: More Fresh, Never Before Published Photos Of The Show
(Photos by Wes Allison) – One of the neat things about our Viva Las Vegas 2017 coverage is that you are kind of getting a walk though automotive design history with every group of photos. The...
Day of Wagon Infamy eBay Find: This 1957 Chevy Shorty Wagon Is Done Right But So Wrong
First the Caprice and now this 1957 Chevy Shorty Wagon. This truly is the day of wagon infamy on BangShift. After a weeks long hot streak of coolness we run the ship around on these two pieces....
The Runway Racing Invitational: Run What You Brung At The Mojave Air And Space Port Runway
(Story & Photos by Dean Kirsten) Over the past few years, the Mojave Mile has run several times a year, thanks to Michael Borders of MKM Racing Promotions LLC. But for one reason or another, MKM...
Viva Las Vegas 2017: More Great Coverage From The Huge Show
(Photos by Wes Allison) – Isn’t it kind of weird how we’re all interested in different aspects or styles in the hot rodding world? Viva Las Vegas had this phenomenon on full...
OneOf A Kind? Thank The Heavens – This 1984 Caprice Wagon Is Stunning Thing
BangShifter Chris Yocum gets the full blame for tipping us off to this completely mental creation that’s currently for sale! This 1984 Caprice wagon is a stunning thing. We only say that...
Money No Object: The 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT, As It Should Have Been!
You can quit laughing now. I mean it, the money spent on this 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT is worth it. The story of the Fiero is one of growth, maturity…and then, a quick and glamour-less death. A...
Touring Car Infamy: The Alfa Romeo 155 Ti, Driven In Anger
Growing up, I did my best to catch every touring car race that Speedvision showed. Family sedans wicked up into track monsters, driven by people who didn’t get a proper translation of...
