Let’s Go Drag Racing In 1978! This Footage From An NHRA Points Race In Edmonton Rules!
Tube tops, bell bottoms, funny cars, pro comp, and vans. Yes kids, we’re going straight back to the 1970s in this video that takes us up to Edmonton for an NHRA points meet during the ’78...
BangShift Question Of The Day: If You’re Stuck Owning One, What Noise Would You Want Your Electric Vehicle To Play?
They’re supposed to be better for the environment and they are supposed to be better overall compared to internal combustion engines. Electic vehicles are being pushed hard in the market...
Morning Symphony: Good Chevy Gone Bad – This Turbo Caprice Sends Everyone Home!
Happiness is a Chevrolet Caprice that comes out swinging with genuine menace. The boxy shape, the authoritative face, the mannerisms of a monster street racer all work for us. Think of it as the car...
Money No Object: 1976 International Scout Rallye – The Ultimate Shorty Pickup
I’m a longbed dually kind of truck guy. And, according to most people, that’s wrong. I should be looking at shortbed trucks because they “look right” or are more sporting. I...
Rough Start: 1995 Ford Mustang GTS – All Killer, No Filler
Most Fox-body freaks revere the Mustang LX notchback. It was the bare-bones special that everybody claimed that they wanted: crank windows, basic stereo, 5.0L V8, manual transmission option. All of...
BangShift Power Laggin’ Project Truck Update: Fixing More Hackery And Making Some Improvements!
Welcome back to our coverage of Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside attraction to...
Life At Full Speed, An Exhibit On Jessi Combs, Will Be At The Petersen Museum Next Week!
Losing Jessi Combs was a heartbreaker to the entire automotive community. She brought life and light everywhere she went. She was an inspiration to many, including young women and girls who looked up...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Big Power In Big Bodies – How Would You Do It?
Recently, I got a note from reader Andy30thZ in my inbox, directing my attention to a video that simply said, “1,100 horsepower big block into a ’72 Mercury Marquis”. The only ways...
Cool History: A Look Back At GM’s Fremont Assembly Plant In Vintage Photos
GM’s Fremont Assembly Plant has cranked out millions and millions of cars over the years since it was built and started working in the 1960s. We’re talking lots of A-body stuff, trucks,...
Watch The Gnarly Brazil Based Opala Metal Run 7.30/195mph – Turbo Inliner and a Stick!
This is by far NOT the first time that a car known as Opala Metal has appeared on the pages of BangShift. It is however the quickest elapsed time we have ever shown and according to the video it is a...
Are You A Plumber Named Mario? BFGoodrich Wants To Help You Get A Free Set Of Tires!
September 20th, 2019 is National Tradesman Day, and BFGoodrich is throwing a contest in celebration. The rules are actually quite simple: are you an employed plumber named Mario? Then you can enter a...
Rough Start: Snow Eagle – This 1985 AMC Eagle Is The Nicest You’ll Find For The Money!
It’s gotten to the point that I can tell you what color an AMC Eagle will be before I see it. Unless it’s been touched by Rutledge Wood, at which point it’s silver, black trim with...
Ride Along For Some Hot Laps Of Mont Tremblant In A Killer Little Shelby GT350 Mustang
The Mont Tremblant road racing circuit in Canada has been a staple in the world of bendy road competition for decades. It was the scene of perhaps the worst Trans Am crash in history back in the late...
Gravity Always Wins: Motocross Plinko At The Andler Hillclimb!
Over the years, we’ve shown you videos of both rockbouncers and Formula Offroad racers doing their thing. We’ll happily admit that both disciplines are about as mental as it...
