BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Funniest Race Car Name You Can Remember?
It’s a shame that drivers have tended to get away from applying names to their machines in the literal sense. Sure, we know about “The Crow”, “Goliath”, “Beater...
Back In 1997 Eddie Hill Suffered An Insane Wreck At Sonoma Raceway – Watch It Here
NHRA drag racing legend Eddie Hill had his fair share of crazy rides over the years but few of them compared to this nightmare that happened in 1997 at Sonoma Raceway. Driving his Pennzoil top fuel...
The Arrowhead: The Story Of Pontiac From Beginning To Ultimate End
The first one I rode in was the 1982 Trans Am S/E that my grandmother owned. There was the 1976 Firebird Formula that came into the shop for some bodywork and a tune…that was a torquey...
The American Powertrain Starting Shift: Mustang Driver Dumps The Clutch, Yanks The Front End And Shifts Second In The Air!
This may not be the tallest, longest, or most out of control wheelie we have ever shown on BangShift but we think it is one of the coolest because of how the driver handles the...
Little Hellraiser: This Don Hardy-Built 1972 Dodge Colt Is An Engine Away From It’s Hemi Roots
The 1971 Dodge Colt was nothing more than a Mitsubishi Colt Galant that had passed muster for sales in the United States. Basically, it was Chrysler Corporation copping out of building a car to...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Booster Seat Blues
If you are detecting a hint of bacon smell right about now, I hate to disappoint you but it’s not coming from your kitchen. It’s coming through your computer straight from me, because...
Watch This Guy Take His Kid Through The Mud Bog Pit In His Mega-Truck!
Owning a mega-truck is pretty awesome but owning a mega-truck and taking your kid for a ride through the mud pit at full throttle is even better! This video is awesome and the safety nannies will...
Gearhead Hypnosis: Watch A Cube Of Aluminum Get Machined Into The Block For A W16 Engine
The W16 isn’t exactly the most common engine out there. Yes, the Bugatti Veyron is equipped with one but a quick check of the rest of the automotive world shows that it is the only thing that...
Classic YouTube: The 1981 Jeep CJ-7 – Other Than A Pontiac Engine, What Changed?
For nearly thirty years, the Jeep CJ-5 was produced with only tiny, minimal changes. The marker lights got bigger, the interiors got a bit more fluffed up than just a cheap cushion on a metal pad,...
Frank Kelly – Fast, Sideways, and Mental! Watch The Coolest Rally Video We Have Posted In Forever
Frank Kelly is an Irish rally driver who we have just become huge fans of due to this video. Kelly races a pretty awesome little Ford Escort Mk2 that is powered by a 300hp Millington Diamond four...
This 1973 Film Called The Wonder Of Drag Racing Is A Spectacular Look At The Sport – Lots of Footage Featuring The Ill-Fated Wonder Wagon!
It has been a while since we dropped some quality, old-school drag racing film action on you so here goes. This is a 1973 film called, “The Wonder of Drag Racing” and it was made by (you...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Was Your Favorite Factory Mule Tester?
(Lead photo: Roy Ritchie/Popular Mechanics) Now that the cat is out of the bag on the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, let’s look back to 2015 when the rumors of a mid-engined machine from GM in modern...
SNAP: When An Oil Rig Anchor Chain Snaps No One Is Safe
Spending the majority of your time on the ocean is incredibly dangerous and not just because of the drowning risk. Typically large vessels, oil rigs, and other overgrown bath tub toys have systems...
