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Three Wheeled Motion: Watch This Crazy Video From The 1979 Dutch GP Starring Gilles Villeneuve And His Ferrari
This is some pretty wild video from an era of Formula One which abounds with it. We’re headed to the 1979 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort and this video will feature the travails of...
The Beast And The Paper Tiger: Two Cars Get The Body and Tuner Treatment In 1986, One Is Truly Awesome
The one crummy thing about today’s automotive landscape is that there’s little “wow” factory left for us. That’s not me being jaded, that is me being real right now....
Amazing Video: The Wonderful World Of Wheels Hits Every Aspect Of 1960s Gearhead Life!
Few films we have ever seen capture such a wide swath of 1960s geared America as this one does. “The Wonderful World of Wheels” was made by “Pete” Petersen’s production...
The Days When Car Companies Staged Street Races And Used Them To Sell High Performance Cars Were Better Than Today (Video)
This video is so good. So good that it makes me want to just grab every person that reads BangShift and say, “WATCH THIS…SO GOOD….SO, SO DAMNED GOOD!” I do realize that in...
Racers Gonna Race: Watch This Incredible 1978 Footage Of Fangio and Brabham Throwing Down In Vintage F1 Cars!
Now this is flippin’ awesome! You are about to watch two Formula One legends throw down in vintage F1 cars at the 1978 Australian Grand Prix. Well, let’s revise that. You are about to...
Iconic: This 1950s Promotional Film For The Famed Santa Fe Super Chief Is Really Cool
Now THIS is amazing. You are about to see a 1950s era promotional film for the famed Santa Fe Super Chief. This was the country’s first diesel-electric cross country locomotive and the service...
The End Of The Line: This Review Of The 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Station Wagon Shows The End Of An Era
The 1991 Chevy Caprice station wagon was not some massive revelation in the automotive world but it was (and many people sensed it at the time) basically the closing chapter on something that had...
Video: 1950s Tractor Crash Testing Is The Best Crash Testing – The Creepy Music Adds To The Weirdness
When is comes to crash testing, tractor crash testing is kind of the weirdest. Why? Because lots of times when you crash a tractor you die and you don’t die some quick way, it’s like...
Hand Tool Rescue Video: This 1879 Compass Plane Is A Cool Tool We Never Knew Existed
We’re not wood workers around here but we certainly love seeing the woodworking tools of yesteryear restored. This video shows an 1879 Compass Plane being brought back to life in really nice...
Steve Magnante Car Feature: Is This Plymouth Superbird The Real Deal? Or Did Someone Build A Nice Clone?
There are very, very, few original rare muscle cars that I would care about owning. A COPO 9561 or 9560 1969 Camaro would be awesome, but I’m still totally good with a clone. I’m not...
Looking Back To Look Ahead: The 1993 Land Cruiser J80 Still Stands As A Really Great Example Of The Quintessential SUV
From 1990 through 2008, the Toyota Land Cruiser J80 ruled the Earth. Well, that may be overstating it, but the J80 generation of these trucks were sold all over the world in varying configurations....
The Lockheed XM-808 Twister Is The Coolest Military Vehicle That Never Got Built – Wild Video
Yeah, if that lead photo hasn’t gotten your attention we cannot help you here. This is the Lockheed XM-808 Twister, one of two such examples of this conceptual platform for a fighting/troop...
Thirsty Thursday: Check Out This Miller Beer Ad From 1974 Featuring Tom McEwen’s Top Fuel Dragster
It’s Friday. It’s summer. It’s beer ‘thirty somewhere, right? Well if it’s too early for you to imbibe as you read this, let the killer 1974 Miller Beer ad below carry...
When Weird Was Cool: This MotorWeek Retro Review Of A 1991 Saab 9000 Is A Reminder Of The Bygone Brand
Saab died a crummy and undignified death. Swallowed by a listless giant in General Motors, it was basically yet another casualty of the economic collapse of the 2008 time frame. By then the company...