History Lesson: The Story Of Tucker, From The Man To The Machine
Only 36 examples of the Tucker 48 were completed before the factory shut it’s doors, amid the SEC trial and questionable at best accusations levied against Preston Tucker. Fifty-one cars total...
2018 Hot Rod Hullabaloo Photo Coverage: Our Last Blast Of Fresh Photos From The Show
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The end is here, but don’t fret because it’s only the conclusion of our 2018 Hullabaloo coverage. It was a long day for me, but I got to see a bunch...
Classic YouTube: Running Pikes Peak In An Oldsmobile Toronado In 1966
It rises west of Manitou Springs and climbs into the heavens. When you stand on the summit on a clear day, you can see five states’ worth of land and if you look carefully, some of the...
BangShift Test Drive: 2012 Ford Shelby GT500 – No Crowds Were Harmed In The Testing Of This Vehicle
It’s interesting to think that we live in a time where 550 horsepower is actually middle-of-the-road, borderline average grunt for a factory offering. Ever since the second Supercar War turned...
A Couple Cars Or An Intake Manifold? You Decide! This Vintage AMC Piece Is Big Bucks
My manic love of searching up rare and expensive intake manifolds has yielded another wacky find. This is an Edelbrock STR-11 cross ram that was manufactured in 1970 in apparently VERY small numbers....
Incredible Video: Watch A Guy Survive A Street Racing Wreck And Climb Out Of A Decimated Mustang
This is by far the most improbable, incredible, and utterly stupefying video we have ever showed you here on BangShift. The scene is simple. A dewy night down south where a pair of Mustangs have...
2018 Cynthiana Rod Run Burnout Contest Action Photos: Tire Smoking Fun in Kentucky!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Very few municipalities will allow this kind of tomfoolery to take place not only within city limits, but definitely not down town. We know that if...
2018 Hot Rod Hullabaloo Photo Coverage: The Clouds Cleared And The Cars Were Radical!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This gallery is almost all old stuff which is traditionally the core of this event. This is draw for a lot of folks who normally won’t attend a...
Texas Early Day Tractor and Engine Association State Show Gallery: More Tractors And Cool Old Rigs!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re back with more photos from the 2018 Texas Early Day Tractor and Engine Association State Show in...
The “WTF?” Files: Who Built A Diesel Dodge Aspen Wagon Using A Chrysler-Nissan Mill?
Just when I think I’ve heard about every possible thing that could be done with a Chrysler F/M/J platform, something even weirder comes around and I have to file away another bit of trivia in...
Awesome Old Junk Gallery: The Trucks and Buses On Display Outside At The Seashore Trolley Museum In Maine
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – While the main reason for our recent visit to Maine was for the trolleys at the Seashore Trolley Museum, I was pleasantly surprised at the other collections...
Heave Ho: Side-Launching Ships Is Still A Spectacle To Watch!
One of the things I got to see while on vacation was the Bath Iron Works in Maine, from a boat on the Kennebec River. We got to see one of the new Zumwalt-class destroyers as it was being finished...
RacingJunk Find: This 1968 Corvette Is A 4-speed, 427ci, Tri-Power Equipped Blue Beast
Yeah, the L-88 1968 Corvette was the baddest of the whole bunch of the reality of the situation is that for anyone who was not a full on racer, THIS car was the one to have if you wanted to take on...
