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Category Archive: HISTORIC, Videos

The Pie In The Sky Idea: Take A Look Back At The Evolution Of The Flying Car

Some ideas are way too ambitious, and ever since the automobile appeared and two brothers figured out that whole flying thing in North Carolina, the idea of a flying car has been ingrained in the...

The Smell Of Defeat…And Expensive Parts: Clutch Burnouts For Days In Ohio!

(Words: Kevin Brown) Every year tens of thousands of people gather in Columbus, Ohio, to partake in one of the largest car shows in the county, and every year that show has an event dedicated purely...

Look Out Below: This Mitsubishi 380 Is The Celebration Centerpiece…And Anvils Are Involved!

YouTube is a weird beast. You make videos, you hope that people will follow your work, you hope that you can monetize those videos via ad revenue, and when you reach milestones, you do something...

Morning Symphony: Old-School Blown Cadillac Burnouts At Hoonigan!

You don’t know the name Houston Hooker. You probably don’t know the name Kanan Hooker…he’s one of the producers for Hoonigan and part of the reason you’re seeing this...

Level Up: Drifting The Wee Out Of A Charity-Auction Mustang!

Ever since I dragged home a red 1994 Mustang that will ultimately be blown apart for many different reasons, I’ve had visions of what an SN-95 ‘Stang could be. They are new enough to be...

Morning Symphony: Doing Things The Natural Way In A Cutlass

Are we really about to say that power adders aren’t necessary? Hell no. I’ve got a supercharger kick that has stuck with me since I first found out what an Eaton M90 can do to a Buick V6...

Why Safety Matters: Watch As Ken Block And Alex Gelsomino Extract From A Burning Escort Cosworth RS

We constantly harp on being safe and being prepared if you are wanting to get behind the wheel and go do anything. From just something simple like putting on a seatbelt to making sure your race car...

Finnegan Takes Blasphemi For A Hooligan Visit And Does A Burnout In The Shop!

The other day we were at Westech Performance Group and saw that Blasphemi, Mike Finnegan’s bitchin ’55 Chevy Gasser was at the shop to get a tune for the new blower. Yes, the beast is now...

Welding Titanium! Yeah, Tim McAmis Shows Us How In This Video!

Guys like Eric Yost at Customs by Bigun can weld an amazing number of metals. This come from a lot or race fabrication experience and when you hear about all the fancy materials he’s welded you...

MORE: TECH

Classic YouTube: LARC-LX vs. NSU Behind The Lane Motor Museum

Sixty-two and a half feet long, twenty-six and a half feet wide, standing at a staggering nineteen feet, six inches tall and weighing in at an ungodly one hundred tons even, it’s the LARC-LX,...

Fox-Body Fuzz: Nothing Like A Fairmont With A Lightbar Against You At The Strip!

The Ford Motor Company has enjoyed a long and illustrious partnership with many a police force not only in the United States but around the world. Models like the LTD, Crown Victoria, Mustang SSP,...

Aero-Whooped: This 1979 Caprice Stomps A Camaro At The Streetwhipsz Mega Show

You’ve heard of seller’s remorse, right? I’ve got builder’s remorse. It’s when I look back on the cars I’ve owned or passed up on that I could’ve made into...

Found The Fuse! This Pontiac Tempest Throws A Temper Tantrum And Breaks Heavily!

In racing, you need to have a “fuse”. That is the part of the power pathway between the engine and the tires that is going to give up first when the insane amount of forces being exerted...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Best “That’s Not Appropriate” Car You’ve Seen On The Track?

I started autocrossing out at Bremerton Raceway in 2010. I had worked a race back in 1998 as a cone-shagger, a volunteer detail for the NJROTC unit I was attached to in high school, and what it...