BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Have Any Good Station Wagon Memories?
The timing was off, I guess. When it comes to discussions on who rode in what growing up as a kid, most people my age rode around in minivans or the early smaller SUVs of the early 1990s. Older than...
Jim Oberhofer released from Kalitta Motorsports – Veteran Crew Chief Departs Team With 5 Races Remaining In NHRA Season
In news that has taken the NHRA drag racing world by surprise, veteran Kalitta Motorsports crew chief Jim Oberhofer has been released from the team effective immediately. The crew chief role will be...
Reawakening The Dead: This Leyland P76 Is Brought Out Of A 35-Year Rest And Back To Life!
Let’s say you hit the proverbial lottery and find a barn find worth mentioning. The car has been down for many years, but from the looks of things, a quick wash and detail will take care of the...
Texas Brought The Trucks – More C10s In The Park Photo Gallery Coverage!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with more Charles Wickam snaps from the 2018 C10s In The Park presented by Brothers Trucks. There were more than 850 entries into the event in...
Rocky Mountain Raceways’ Night Of Fire: Lighting The Candles One Last Time, Part One
It didn’t matter if they had two or two hundred jet cars on the property, it was very apparent what the crowd that had filtered into Rocky Mountain Raceway had come to see: jet cars. We had...
BangShift Drives: The 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Is The Perfect Mix Of Fun And Practicality
Earlier this year, I got chucked the keys to a 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI by the fine people at VW and rather than just zip around town in it, we hit the highways and byways of New England to have some...
C10s in The Park Coverage: Over 850 Trucks Packed The Park In Texas – Photos Here
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We love the stories of events that started as small gatherings and have exploded into massive, nationally known shin-digs. Such is the case with the Brothers...
Legit Nostalgia For Sale -This 1978 Corvette Raced At The US Nationals – Someone Needs This Rocket!
People are hot on nostalgia drag racing see days, especially the funny car stuff. No, not just the full-kill nitro powered nostalgia stuff but the alcohol driven cars as well. Heck, there is a series...
Rough Start: Ford Fans, This 1970 Fairlane 500 Is A Must-Have!
Ford’s intermediate class of cars in 1970 was, by far and large, all about the word Torino. Torino Cobra. Torino King Cobra. Torino GT. Torino Brougham. Except for two options: the super-base...
The European Screamer: Meet The Ford Taunus That Came From Estonia To Run Drag Week!
Blunt truth: I could go forever not knowing anything about Andres Arnover’s 1972 Ford Taunus except for what it looks like and be quite content. Part of me likens it to a 1970s Escort, the...
Fall 2018 Redneck Rumble: Get A First-Person Look At What Shows Up When The Days Grow Shorter!
For three years now, I’ve been trying to go to the Fall Redneck Rumble in Lebanon, Tennessee. I’ve gone to a couple of the Spring shows, but everyone who I’ve ever asked says that...
This 1963 Clark Cortez Motorhome Is Incredibly Nice – Chad, Hide Your Wallet!
We’ve always been on the bleeding edge of cool old motorhome discoveries here at BangShift but we may have actually outdone ourselves here. This is a 1963 Clark Cortez motorhome and it is one...
Rocky Mountain Raceways’ Night Of Fire: Let The Racing Commence!
Coming into the early evening hours of Saturday in Salt Lake City, we were looking at a few distinct and equally important issues. One was a wildfire that was just due westward of the track that we...
