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The Malaise Trifecta: This 1970s Promotional Film Starts With The 1974 El Camino and Ends On The Monza With A Camaro Stop In The Middle
We have been digging on these 1970s promotional and sales videos lately and they just keep getting better. This time we’re back into the 1970s and instead of just sticking with one year of...
Turbocharged French Failure: This Review Of The 1982 Renault Fuego Turbo Was A Hopeful Look At A Doomed Car
Sometimes the sum of the parts is actually less than the whole. This was the case with the 1982 Renault Fuego and the “performance” model, the Fuego Turbo. This was the car that was going...
Retro Video: This Period Look At The Consulier GTP Shows Off How Interesting And Cool These Cars Were
Warren Mosler had a vision, a vision that looked into an automotive future of light, stiff, composite bodied cars that performed seemingly amazing feats of performance with powerful small...
Did You Want One Then? This Review Of The 1983 Mitsubishi Starion Shows The First Version Of The DSM Hot One To Show Up
I cannot be the only guy in the BangShift universe who’s stuck at home and cruising eBay looking to buy something. The more you look, the more you think, and the more you think, the more...
Virtual Test Lap: Brad Keselowski Takes A Virtual Run At Atlanta Motor Speedway
Three years ago, when I got to take a crack behind the wheel of a legitimate NASCAR racer during SEMA at Las Vegas Motor Speedway courtesy of McLeod and the Richard Petty Driving Experience, I...
Check Out This First Drive Video Of Jason Lewis’ Mustang Build With Burnouts!
When Jason Lewis started this project a few years ago we posted video of him doing the installation of his new Total Control suspension and now it’s time for a first drive! Like most of us,...
Road Rage Is Bad: Watch This Raging Canadian Drive His Car At Speed Straight Into Traffic!
We’ve always considered “Road Rage” to be the equivalent of an adult temper tantrum. That does not mean we don’t get ticked off at moronic drivers but we have never lost our...
1989 Ford Probe Review Video: The Mazda Based Mustang Replacement That Wasn’t
It was to be the car that replaced the Mustang. Ford had made the plans, had developed the machine, and set the wheels in motion for the Ford Probe to be the next mass-marketed performance car the...
Cool Video: This Video From The 1982 Can-Am Race At Laguna Seca Is Narrated By Dave Despain and Rules!
Yes, we know. Can-Am racing was at its peak in the 1970s. Back when Surtees, McLaren, Brabham, and others mixed it up in big block powered roller-skates at some of the most famous tracks in America....
Video: The 1989 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe Was A Rare Occasion Of Too Much Being Enough
Admittedly when I was nine years old, I wanted one of these cars badly. I wanted my parents to ditch the family Ford Taurus wagon and replace it with this guy. Why? Well it had all kinds of stuff all...
This ESSO Film From The 1965 Indy 500 Is Incredible – Wrecks, The Yunick Podcar, and More!
There are so many interesting and awesome historic films out there that we’ve never laid eyes on we get excited when they bubble up to the surface. Take this ESSO Film from the 1965 Indy 500....
Morning Symphony: The PDL Mustang II At Ruapuna Raceway
Stop squinting your eyes at the nose of the red/yellow machine as it roars by and trust us, it’s supposed to be a Ford Mustang II hatchback. If you look back at IMSA race cars of the 1970s,...
Scream For Me: This Video Of Miniature Supercharged and Naturally Aspirated Conley Stinger V8 Engines Rules!
While we love tiny little engines around here, especially those that are hand whittled or designed in someone’s basement, we do understand that there’s more than one way to get your tiny...
