BangShift Goes Racing! We Race Our Datsun 280Z At New Hampshire Motor Speedway!
(All photos courtesy of the author unless otherwise noted) Welcome to Bangshift Goes Racing! This is a multi-part series that gives a look into choosing, building, and racing a car on the cheap....
This Vintage Sunbeam Tiger Club Racer Takes a Big Shunt But Races On
Tom Patton has made a name for himself in the club racing world for steadfastly campaigning his white Sunbeam Tiger in the SCCA for decades. Today, Patton’s old Rootes Group V8 roadster races in...
This 1964 F85 More Door Olds Is Perfect In Almost Every Way Or Maybe It Is Perfect In Every Way?
If we can pick the telegraphed punches that will be thrown at this killer 1964 Olds Cutlass F85 it’ll be that the car has too many doors, that it has an automatic transmission, and that it has...
Larry Chen Shoots Quarter Midgets Racing At Indianapolis Motor Speedway And The Results Are Spectacular
We have to admit to being complete fan boys of photographer and writer Larry Chen. The guy is an incredible shooter who captures the events he attends in a way that few others can or could. His...
The Hangover 150 Looks Like the Best Way to Ring in the New Year
The people of western New York come from hardy stock. The shrug at a couple feet of snow during the long, Great Lakes-aided winters, opting to down a few Labatt Blues and carry on with their day...
For $2,000, Here’s a Fiero With the Right Number of Cylinders
Remember when you used to hear that the Pontiac Fiero had the engine behind the driver “just like a Ferrari?” And remember how that engine was either the gutless, fire-prone Iron Duke...
This Massive Aussie Racing Car Crash Looks Painful, But the Car and Driver Raced Again the Next Day!
For such tiny cars, the Aussie Racing Cars series sure manages to have some absolutely massive crashes. The cars, which are tubeframe miniature versions of the big Virgin Supercars (formerly V8...
Morning Symphony: Wake Up To Tom Strasser’s Highly-Strung Volkswagen Scirocco At The St. Anton Hill Climb!
The Volkswagen Scirocco was two bad ideas coming together to make something great: it was a sporty version of the Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit that was sold early to make sure there were no teething issues...
Here Are Two Pro Touring Chevrolet Projects You Can Get For Less Than $600
Quite frankly I think you can get either one of these Chevrolet Projects for $400 or less. The Camaro has an asking price of $400 which makes it easy, and the Monte is asking $600 which I believe is...
Would You Buy Something Like This? I’m Sorta Confused As To The Point
I get it, small car, little or no engine, blah blah blah, good for the environment, blah blah blah, great gas mileage, blah blah blah. Hmmmmm, it still seems weird. “Safe, Soft, and...
This 1956 Austin Healey is Hemi Powered And Fat Fendered
Austin Healeys are cool little cute cars. Cute being the operative word. Sure they have tons of racing pedigree and all that. We aren’t discounting any of that. But they certainly aren’t...
In the 1980s, Chuck Yeager Wanted You to Fasten Your Safety Belt and Drive a GM
You likely know Chuck Yeager from his aviation exploits, which are probably at or beyond those of just about any other human being. Not only was Yeager the first man to break the sound barrier in...
Aussie Budget Builds: Mighty Car Mods Pits Their Mitsubishi Lancer Against Their Re-Purchased Nissan 180SX
We can dig budget builds around here. Sometimes, you just have to play with the hand you are dealt and make the most out of what you’ve got. For Mighty Car Mods, that’s what this battle...
