Category Archive: HISTORIC, Videos
Incredible GM Promo Video: Testing the 1963 Corvettes in October of 1962 with Zora Arkus Duntov
This video, entitled “Biography of a Sports Car” was produced by GM in October of 1962 just before the groundbreaking 1963 Corvettes were released for sale. It features noted sports car...
Killer Historic Drag Video: Frank Mazi’s Insane Blown Hemi Opel GT in Action Circa 1984
Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian is one of the best drag racing photogs we know. Her husband ain’t a band shooter either, but she’s cooler than him. Anywho, Dawn’s dad, Frank Mazi was a...
Historic Drag Video: Hot Action on the Strip in Montana Circa 1959
The late 1950’s were a very exciting time in the worlds of hot rodding and drag racing. The veritable small block Chevy was really gaining traction in the gearhead culture, companies like...
Carnage Video: A Blow Over at the Mud Bogs
Ever seen a guy dead hook in a mud pit before? Neither had we until we saw this video that we first heard about over at YellowBullet.com. This rear-engine machine has a blown, alky-burning motor,...
Hydrocar Video: On Land and in the Water for the First Time
Here’s some video of Rick Dobbertin’s Hydrocar both on the land and running around in the water. Seeing it in action is pretty cool and we really think this car could have been/should...
Killer Historic Video: Dan Gurney’s 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda Trans Am Announcement
The 1970 season is seen by most to be the seminal year for the Trans-Am series. We found this kick ass video of American racing legend Dan Gurney’s press conference announcing that he’d...
The Parting Shift: Hemi on Hemi F.A.S.T Drag Racing Violence
Joel Nystrom is a BangShift.com forum member operating under the name of HemiJoel. He’s also a racer in the F.A.S.T series that pits cars which appear to the stock on the surface against one...
Bitchin Roadtrip: Coast to Coast in a $1000 Beater
When our boy Chris (65longroof on the BangShift.com forums) told us about a killer website featuring cars for sale that are all under $1000, we were intrigued. Hell, we like cheap junk, just look at...
Fire Video: One Mud Truck Flambe Coming Right Up
With our East Coast offices in the beginning stages of a horrific heat wave, it was only natural that we’d seek out some good old fashioned fire action. We got our fix with this footage of an...
Freaking Awesome Drag Video: Nostalgia Pro Stocks at Ohio’s Thompson Raceway
When we heard about the Nostalgia Pro Stock Shootout that was scheduled to go down at Thompson, Ohio’s, Thompson Raceway on July 3rd, we were sad that we couldn’t make it. After all, it...
Funny Video: How George Washington Kicked Ass in a Dodge Challenger
As we begin winding down for this Fourth of July holiday weekend, we were inspired to show you the recently minted web commercial for the Dodge Challenger. If you’ve not see it, George...
Cool Video: A Crown Vic With a 5-Speed and Open Pipes Gets Thrashed
This video is cool as hell and makes us smile in the face of the bad news regarding the fact that Crown Vic production is going to stop in about a year. The video shows a guy thrashing on his late...
Doing it Wrong Video: How Not to Winch a Stuck Land Rover Out of the Muck
If you’ve never experienced the fun of trying to extract a truck out of deep mud, consider yourself lucky. It’s fun to laugh about hours after the job is done, but it can be pure misery....
Historic Drag Video: Bitchin’ Vintage Footage of Fuel Altereds in Action, Including the Winged Express
Fuel Altereds rule, plain and simple. Not nearly enough wheelbase, chassis, or suspension, combined with way too much motor, gave fans a great show, drivers a lot of work, and chassis builders a lot...