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12 Barrel: This 1960s Edelbrock Intake Manifold Plunks Six Ford 2-BBL Carbs On Your Pontiac!
We’re not sure we have ever seen a Pontiac engine that NEEDED this much induction or carburetor on top of it, especially naturally aspirated but this is one bad ass looking intake manifold. We...
Under Pressure: The Story of Bill Lear’s Steam Powered Race Car That (Never) Ran The Indy 500
Bill Lear will go down as one of the most incredible inventors of the 20th century. The man who created the car radio, miniature tuning coils for radios, who invented auto-pilot, radio guidance for...
Teutonic Tank: The New Mercedes S-Class Is Horsepower, Luxury, and Technology On Full Display
(By Tom Lohnes) – For decades now the Mercedes S-class and all of its variants have been the pinnacle of build quality, luxury, and all-around German engineering. This new generation of...
The 2021 Honda Civic Is Coming: Our Little Boy Is All Growed Up!
(By Tom Lohnes) – The new Honda Civic is here, and it’s much more Mazda3 than Toyota Corolla. The Mazda3 just recently entered its third generation and went a lot upmarket, forming a bridge...
Listen Up: The Story Of The 1927 Dole Air Race Is One of The Most Tragic And Insane Missives In American Aviation History!
The 1927 Dole Air Race stands as one of the most bizarre and tragic events in the history of flight. Paid for by James Dole, the pineapple magnate, the race was designed to capitalize on the fame...
Demonic Dyno Session: Watch Ryan Tuerck’s Judd V10 Touch 10,000 and 11,000 RPM On The Pump
There are pretty high stakes whenever an engine is put on the dyno for testing, right? No matter if it is a 350hp engine that you made yourself in the garage or whether it is some whiz-bang creation...
Hater Maker: This Stock Looking Beetle Is Subie Swapped And Makes 300+ Wheel Horsepower On The Dyno
There are few things that we love more around here than an honest to God sleeper and when you see something like this Beetle you know what those words mean. Yes, once the guy hammers the pedal it...
BangShift Book Corner: The Cars Of Trans-Am Racing 1966-1972 by David Tom
We’re back with another peek inside a new release from the people at Car Tech books and this time we’re not talking about drag racing but instead we are talking about bending corners and...
You KNOW You Want It: The Rubber Tired Rickshaw Is For Sale – Former Hot Rod Magazine Feature Car, Wacky As Hell
Before you say what I know you are going to say…you’re wrong. This thing does run and drive, I have seen it with my own eyes. See, I happened to be there the night that my pal Alan...
Live Your Faded Mafia Memories In This 1978 Lincoln Mark V Coupe – Neat Car!
It’s almost weird to say but the Mark V was the best selling version of the Lincoln Continental with more then 230,000 sold between 1977 and 1979 when it was the flagship coupe of the Ford...
The Ferrari SF90 Roadster Is A 215 MPH, Retractable Roof Equipped, Carbon Fiber, Million Dollar Wonder
(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you want to spend $1,000,000 on a 986-horsepower, AWD Ferrari, but you also live the open-top lifestyle? The SF90 Roadster is the perfect car for you and your bank...
The 2021 Subaru BRZ Has Been Announced – More Power, More Fun?
(By Tom Lohnes) – 228. That is today’s magic number. After eight whole years having the Subaru BRZ be a fantastic handling sports car that lacks on guts the new model is out and it looks...
Lacking Perfection, Owning Cool: This 1973 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon Is 100% BangShift Approved
Maybe I am the weird one but sometimes I love cars for the flaws they present rather than the positive stuff they may be known for. Take this 1973 Ford Country Squire station wagon. Packing a 2-bbl...
Slow Cars Fast: Don’t Exceed 50 MPH With These Little Screamers!
Challenge Valpolcevera, from what I understand, is designed in a way to keep the average speed of any vehicle racing along Castelletto Circuit from exceeding a course average of 50 MPH. Okay,...