2018 Goodguys PPG Nationals: More Cars From The Indoor Portion Of The Event
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Here’s yet another load of great images from the Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio. Tis time we are showcasing more cars from the indoor portion of the...
Rough Start: First Gen RX-7, Small-Block Chevrolet, Together For Well Under Budget!
Do you like the idea of racing at all? Of course, you must…you’re reading a story on BangShift, so there has to be some kind of racing you’re into. Surely you like drag racing,...
Sergio Marchionne Dies At 66 – Former Head Of FCA Took Company From Ashes To Profit
There are few modern automotive executives who have ever managed to do what Sergio Marchionne did. He took to moribund companies and saved them both, leaving them in far, far better condition than...
Bonneville Is Coming Soon And This Modified Roadster Could Be Your Ticket To The 200mph Club!
We are less than two weeks away from Speed Week on the Bonneville Salt Flats and that means that we’re all giddy around here. Speed Week is basically our favorite week of the entire year...
This 1977 Pinto Cruising Wagon Is A Rare Survivor From The Dark Ages Of The Late 1970s
We’re not sure what’s wrong with Chris Yocum, but we like it. Chris is the guy who sent us the tip on this 1977 Pinto Cruising Wagon that is for sale and the thing is about as perfectly...
Amateur Hour Done Right: Spectator Drags From Beech Ridge, Doorhandle To Doorhandle!
Normally, the idea of spectator drag racing in our heads involves a small asphalt circle track, a motley crew of machines, and an announcer that sounds like Lohnes after a few beers in his system,...
2018 Goodguys PPG Nationals Photo Coverage: The Automotive Hits Just Keep On Coming!
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re rolling on with more photos from Mike Brooks as shot at the 2018 Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio. The cool thing about these is that there is no...
Hot Doggin’: Ride Along As An Oscar Meyer Weinermobile Takes On Circuit Of The Americas!
I know that seeing an Oscar Meyer Weinermobile is supposed to be a throwback to innocent times, where toy Weenie Whistles and tasty hot dogs meant good times for all. Which is why every time I write...
Howell EFI Has TBI Style EFI Conversion Kits For Ford Engines Starting At 240ci and Running To 460ci!
Howell EFI has been one of the leading suppliers of fuel injection conversion equipment for several brands now as long as we can remember. The company’s need to innovate and service their...
In Honor Of Shark Week Here’s A 4-Speed, Big Block, Mako Shark Bodied 1970 Corvette!
When Chevrolet unveiled the famed Mako Shark concept Corvette in the middle 1960s people went nuts. Obviously that car provided loads of inspiration on the design front for the C3 generation of...
Watch Cruz Pedregon Level A Brand New Funny Car Body At The 2018 Dodge NHRA Mile High Nationals
It was an expensive start to the 2018 NHRA Western Swing for Cruz Pedregon in his Snap-On tools Toyota Camry. During qualifying at the 2018 Dodge NHRA Mile High Nationals Pedregon’s car...
Rough Start: This 1974 Mercury Comet Is A Need-Nothing Starting Point For Something Fun!
Even as a fan of the Mustang II, I can say that Ford really screwed up by not making the second-gen Mustang more like the Ford Maverick and it’s twin, the Mercury Comet. The Falcon platform...
2018 Goodguys PPG Nationals Photo Coverage: Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods, and Fun Galore In Columbus
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – As promised, here’s a new batch of photos from the 2018 Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus. As we have been harping on, this is one of the great kind of legacy...
