Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??, HISTORIC, Videos
BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Willingly Go To A Skid School?
Lately, I’ve been right back on my soapbox about how any moron can get a driver’s license, regardless of skill, willingness to learn, care behind the wheel, or even synapse functionality....
This 1960s Commercial For The International Scout Is Awesome…and From Australia!
The “International” part of “International Harvester” is not just there for kicks. The company sold their wares all over the globe and continues to today. Maybe some of you...
Classic YouTube: How NOT To Remove The Spring From A Strut
In order to work on a vehicle, you need to know how to not hurt yourself on a vehicle. There are many, many different and interesting ways that you can injure, maim or kill yourself with that...
This Ranger Gets Down The Strip With A Duratec 2.3L Four Making The Power!
The old 2.3L “Lima” four-cylinder engine, when turbocharged properly, are eye-opening little monsters that can take stunning amounts of boost and stay together under pressure....
Doing It Wrong Video: This Promotional Video For The 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco Is Proof Of How Tone Deaf Car Companies Can Be
It is weird to have such a clearly made picture of just how horribly wrong Detroit was looking at the automotive world than this promotion video for the 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco. They attack Ford for...
Morning Symphony: The Musclecars Of Finland! Get An Earful Of Expats Here!
We might be closing in on the weekend, but we aren’t there just yet. You still have to drag your hide out of bed and get cleaned up for another day of fun and excitement…or whatever...
Dirt Drag Trucks In Michigan! Who Says Off-Roading Has To Be Slow?
You want to know the best thing about drag racing on dirt? You’ve lessened the likelihood of parts breakage! Maybe not in the engine bay, but think about it: outside of catastrophic engine...
Airborne, Most Of The Way: Rally Jumps Throughout The Years
If you get the inclination, watch some rally footage from the 1960s or earlier. You won’t recognize what you are seeing as actual rally racing…instead, it’ll look like the best tour...
There’s Hope For Any Car When A Ford Taurus Needs A Parachute At A Drag Strip
Years ago, Brian Lohnes gave me a title in the Forums: “the Patron Saint of Automotive Lost Causes”. You can’t blame him…ask anyone here if you don’t know about my thing...
Classic YouTube: The SR.N4 “Mountbatten” Hovercraft – Air Ride For The Channel!
Ferry service was never as wild as it was between Britain and France in the second half of the 20th century. Given that the Channel Tunnel wasn’t completed until 1994, there were two real...
Gearhead Myth Busting: Gale Banks Tackles The Benefits or Downsides Of Performance Differential Covers – Fascinating
Gale Banks is one of the most brilliant minds that hot rodding has ever known. He’s succeeded virtually every single area imaginable. While we know him for this diesel work over the last 20...
Little Demon: Happiness Is A Supercharged Pontiac Solstice GXP
Now here’s a car we don’t think about often, the Pontiac Solstice. The little Kappa sports car that was one of the final hits from the Excitement Division before Pontiac caught the wrong...
Classic YouTube: The 1971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Convertible Review By Car and Track – Hey, They Liked This One!
If you watch the Car and Track videos on YouTube, you’ll notice a trend: host Bud Lindemann tends to become more and more pessimistic about the cars that are being tested as the years march on....
