Category Archive: CAR FEATURES, HISTORIC, Videos
Man Finds 1970 LS6 SS454 Chevelle In Barn After Being Parked For 35 Years! Starts And Runs Smooth!
Apr 19, 2019Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Man Finds 1970 LS6 SS454 Chevelle In Barn After Being Parked For 35 Years! Starts And Runs Smooth!
This one is barn find gold! When you find a 1970 SS454 Chevelle in a barn in Virginia, which has been owned by the same guy since 1970, you have found a gem. The fact that it appears to be the...
Cinge-fest: Here’s Three Minutes Of Doing It Wrong On The Chassis Dyno From Various Countries and Places
Apr 18, 2019Brian Lohnes1
From stuck throttles to shredded tires, this look into the dark side of the chassis dyno experiences will certainly provide an eye widening look at what can happen when you are running your stuff at...
Retro Review: The 1986 Jeep Commanche Was A Far Cry From The Gladiator of Today
Apr 18, 2019Brian Lohnes2
As the world has been losing their mind over the new Jeep truck that’s on the way, we figured it was a good time to look into the past to see one of the brand’s most iconic pickups....
Watch The 1985 IHRA SummerNationals Right Here – Crazy Runs, Big Stars, More
Apr 18, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch The 1985 IHRA SummerNationals Right Here – Crazy Runs, Big Stars, More
It’s pretty wild to think about an era when there were two sanctioning bodies running nitro funny cars, and top fuel dragsters professionally in the USA. It wasn’t like it was 100 years...
Oh, Boy: The 1994 Hydroplane Blowover Of The Oh Boy! Oberto Unlimited At Tri-Cities!
Apr 18, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Oh, Boy: The 1994 Hydroplane Blowover Of The Oh Boy! Oberto Unlimited At Tri-Cities!
People like Mike Finnegan might disagree with me, but I genuinely do not understand the point of hauling ass on the water. A jet ski could be fun, sure…it’s the aquatic translation of a...
Take A Closer Look At The DSE-Z Camaro, One Of The Baddest Third-Gens We Know!
Apr 18, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
If you don’t notice the customized logo that apes the IROC-Z lower door emblem, you’d just think that you are looking at a properly restored and slightly built third-generation Camaro. In...
David Coulthard Racing A Mercedes Gullwing Like A Boss Is Our Favorite Internet Thing Today
Apr 17, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on David Coulthard Racing A Mercedes Gullwing Like A Boss Is Our Favorite Internet Thing Today
The neat thing about professional drivers stepping onto the track with guys who are either rank or serious amateurs is that they often get chased and chased hard, especially if there is a disparity...
Video: Ancient Engines Live Again – Watch These Internal Combustion Relics Huff and Puff, and Chuff
Apr 17, 2019Brian Lohnes1
We live in a very standardized world today. Lots of our technology that exists in 2019 is simply a refinement of stuff that existed 100 years ago. Engines, cars, machines, these are all things that...
Morning Symphony: Mega Bertha – A Vauxhall Cavalier That Only Knows Rage!
Apr 17, 2019Bryan McTaggart3
Cavalier. How many of you immediately shuddered at that name? Don’t feel bad, I do too…I have some horrifying memories involving a white 1985 station wagon that perpetually smelled like...
Radial Heat: Watch This Radial Engine Run On A Trailer And Nearly Melt Its Own Exhaust Off!
Apr 16, 2019Brian Lohnes4
This is an awesome video for a couple of reasons and the first one is the setting. It looks like this guy has started a radial engine mounted on a trailer in the middle of a residential neighborhood....
Watch This 100ci, Turbocharged, Bonneville Four Banger Make 400+ Horsepower on The Dyno
Apr 16, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch This 100ci, Turbocharged, Bonneville Four Banger Make 400+ Horsepower on The Dyno
There have been many great engines made over the years. Whether we are talking about cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, or even stationary applications, the right tools have been developed for those...
Exotic Dyno Video: Watch A Twin Turbo 12-Cylinder Ferrari Testarossa Engine Scream Its Guts Out On The Dyno
Apr 16, 2019Brian Lohnes1
Continuing our daily dyno video display this week, here’s one that deserves every inch of volume you can muster. While we wouldn’t call ourselves Italian super car fans here at BangShift,...
Historic Drag Video: The 1973 Manufacturer Funny Car Showdown From Byron Dragway!
Apr 16, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Historic Drag Video: The 1973 Manufacturer Funny Car Showdown From Byron Dragway!
Since today’s the day that Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2017 arrives at historic Byron Dragway in Illinois, we thought it would be cool to look back on the good old days of the class in the form...
Happy Birthday To The BUFF! The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress First Flew On This Day In 1952!
Apr 15, 2019Bryan McTaggart3
April 15th, 1952 is a significant day for aviation. It is the day that the YB-52 prototype aircraft, the predecessor to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber, first flew with A. “Tex”...





