The World’s Fastest Wood Planer: The Consulier GTP, One Of The Strangest Movers Ever Made!
The first time I actually saw one, I about broke my neck trying to determine just what the hell “it” actually was. It’s not everyday that I’m completely and utterly baffled at...
Viva Orange! Watch This Stick Shifted, Turbocharged, Four-Cylinder Brazilian Chevette Run 8s At 170 In Brazil
As the drag racing scene in America begins to slowly wake from its winter slumber, the boys and girls in the Southern Hemisphere continue to kill it with their cool cars and trucks. In this video we...
Flamin’ Nightmare: Watch This Power Stroke Ford Go Down In Flaming Glory On The Dyno
Modern diesel performance is an amazing thing to behold and like all aspects of the aftermarket, people like to push the boundaries of what is possible. In the case of this video the guys who own...
Long-Roof Life: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon With A Six-Speed And Drag Week History
Oh, was it so long ago that the station wagon was the butt of jokes? Too large, too unwieldy, too much woodgrain appliqué, too much fuel going down the throat of a V8 that had all of the cylinders...
Carburetor vs. EFI On An LS, Which Works Best? Westech Tests Both Of Them!
It might be the best technical competition out there. On one hand, you have the modern fuel-injection systems, computer-controlled, well past the mystery days of early EFI systems. They are simple,...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Your Best Speeding Ticket Story?
On this day in 1896, one Mr. Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, England, earned himself a place in the history books as the first individual to be convicted of speeding. Actually, Arnold had...
Morning Symphony: 1950 Oldsmobile Running The La Bufa Section Of La Carrera Panamericana
Here’s a race that I don’t think about anywhere near as much as I need to: La Carrera Panamericana. Originally a border-to-border road rally that ran the Pan-American Highway in Mexico,...
BangShift Project Files: Re-Working The Hood Of A Plymouth Arrow Properly
Ok, here’s a fun question for you: how much butchery did you perform during your early days messing with cars? We’re talking high-school level stuff here, so if you want to raise your...
Unhinged: Who At Ford Was Championing This Particular 1980 Mustang Look?!
From the first photo I saw of it, I knew that the 1980 Mustang Ghia that we refer to as the Great Pumpkin Mustang was…how to say this nicely?…unique. I’ve seen just about every...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Them Duke Boys Got Fancy!
x 1. Tell the Duke Boys to try harder. The current jump for distance for a four-wheeled vehicle is Tanner Foust’s 332 foot launch and the longest attempted to date would have been 360 total...
Winter Workshop: Building The Frame For Grind Hard Plumbing Co.’s Four Wheel Drive KTM Jeep!
As winter progresses and Idaho remains nice and cold, work progresses on Grind Hard Plumbing Co.’s latest pint-sized and overpowered endeavor, the four-wheel-drive KTM-powered Jeep build. There...
Would You Rather: Perfect Restoration Or Solid Pro Touring? Make The Call!
There’s nothing like standing between two great choices and being told it’s either one or the other. And today, we aren’t making it any easier on you, because you are getting two...
Black Beauty: 1986 Ford LTD – A 460-Powered Anti-Taurus!
Ford was playing with the whole bank on the line in 1986. The Ford Taurus program was either going to make or break the company, but Ford had to do something…after years of disastrous results...
Random Car Review: 1994 Dodge Venom – The False Start Or Testing The Waters?
In 1994, Chrysler was really stepping out into some wildness. After Iacocca had been sent on his way, Bob Eaton had taken the top billing at the company and Bob Lutz was having a ball moving concept...
