Category Archive: eBay Find, MOPAR, TRUCKS
Tow Pig Greatness? This Phantom Dodge Crew Cab Shortbed Dually Just Needs A Fifth Wheel!
So the other day Chad brought up the question of what kind of tow rig you would pick if you were transported back to 1975. It’s a good question, though you could realistically expand the years...
Unhinged: Car Culture Clashes Spoken Eloquently And Dead-On Perfect
(Photos: Speedhunters/Matthew Everingham) You would think that it’s just a quick jibe, a line that is meant to be nothing more than some good-natured ribbing. You would think that what...
Cleetus’ Auction Corvette Gets A New “Fresh” 4.8 With Hopes Of Running In The 8’s Soon!
The Auction Corvette is no stranger to breaking engines, after all it had done it before Cleetus even bough the damn thing. It has stuck to that script since he did purchase it, and now it is in need...
Super Semi Pulling Trucks – When In Doubt, Grab A Lower Gear And Give It Hell!
Semi tractors, dump trucks, heavy wreckers…they are all the workhorses of the Interstates, the farms, the factories. You see eighteen wheels, you know that someone is working somewhere and that...
High Roller: Mickey Thompson Offers Its First Off-Road Only Tire – It Is Bad Ass
When one thinks of an “off-highway” performance tire, you’re likely seeing a drag racing slick in your head. What if we told you that Mickey Thompson has just released the off-road...
Romp And Talk Video: Ride With Jim Pace As He Laps Daytona In A Shelby Daytona and Narrates The Lap!
There is nothing like hearing someone who is really good at something describe how to do it…as they do it. In this video we get the road racing version of just that as Jim Pace laps Daytona in...
Watch The Emergency West Wheelstander Perform At Great Lakes Dragaway
There have been dozens and dozens of notable wheel standers in the annals of drag racing but few of them were as BangShifty cool as the Emergency West wheelstander. We’re talking about a 1977...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Chevy Van – Sammy Johns (1973)
The 1970s were about vans, chicks, and getting busy with chicks in vans. Sammy Johns understood this trend and released the song Chevy Van in 1973. Although it wasn’t an immediate hit, the song...
In Memoriam: Rover “Opportunity”, The Martian Visitor With The Endurance Of A Champion
“My battery is going low and it’s getting dark.” That was the last message to come from the rover Opportunity, the 407-pound terrestrial rover that had been working on the surface...
This 4-Wheeler Is Cummins 12V Powered! Yeah, It’s Like The Banshee From Hell!
Anyone familiar with the Yamaha Banshee knows that these are some incredibly fast 4-wheel atvs. They haul ass thanks to big power, light weight, and perfect gear ratios. So how does the idea to make...
Watch The Truly Great NHRA Pro Stock Final From Houston ’94 – The WJ/Scott Geoffrion Battle!
As I’ll be at the NHRA national event in Baytown, Texas in a few weeks. I am working on my notes and prep stuff this week so I am locked and loaded to go down there. It is impossible to think...
OPGI Love My Car Sale Ends Tonight – A Valentine’s Day Sale For Your Car! Save Big, Hurry!
Yes, today is Valentine’s Day 2019, traditionally a day where guys step up to make their girlfriends and wives feel special and express their love. You can do all that junk but you need to...
2019 NHRA Lucas Oil Winternationals: A Flurry Of Fuel Cars On The Strip
It was a chilly weekend at the 2019 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals with temperatures barely escaping the 50-degree range during the day. The result of this was a race track that proved to be tricky...
