Freaky Funny Car Barn Find: Odd Chassis And Configuration Have Us Scratching Our Heads
This is truly a case of a story being more than skin deep. Most people would look at this 1969 Nova bodied funny car and think that it was some sort of old match racer or nitro burner from the glory...
BangShift Project Files: A Root Beer Brown 1972 Buick Skylark Droptop That Is Getting Some Love
You really can’t go wrong with any of the GM A-bodies made between 1968-1972. They are popular, have an amazing aftermarket, look solid no matter how you build them, and are one of the few...
Record: Watch The First 250+ MPH Quarter Mile Pass By A Six Cylinder Car EVER – EKanoo Does It!
We were alerted to an awesome piece of drag racing history that happened today in Bahrain by Bret Kepner when he sounded the alert that the first 250+ mph quarter mile pass ever made by a six...
Epic Troll Bernie Ecclestone Declares F1 ‘Worse Than It Has Ever Been’, Tells Reporters He Wouldn’t Pay To Watch
If there is one thing that Formula One honcho Bernie Ecclestone can never be accused of it is hiding his feelings. The guy says what he thinks and has built up a layer of armor around him thick...
Mud Bog Time Machine: More Rigs, More Muck, and More Action From Oklahoma In The 1980s
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Part three of our time-traveling adventure takes us to my hometown (Blackwell, OK) and the mud events there. I believe most of these were put on by the...
Merrill Ice Drags Coverage: Huge Horsepower, Spikes, And Hot Rods On A Frozen Lake
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – As a Midwesterner, I’ve always hated winter. Those vile white flurries mean salted roads and the end of gearhead fun; no more cruising, no more racing,...
The Edelbrock Big Carb Deal Is BACK! Buy A Carb and Get and Air Cleaner Plus A Fender Cover FREE!
You know a promotional offer is pretty great when a company has been able to offer it to customers for nearly a decade. That’s the case with the Edelbrock “Big Carb Deal” which...
Here’s Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Calgary World Of Wheels
(Photos by Ashley Howard) – We have to throw a special thank you to Ashely Howard for providing the images we have used for the last few days featuring the best of the best at the Calgary...
Crazy Craigslist Find: The 1974 ‘Cuda Tooling Proof Body Is For Sale – Quite Literally The First One Made
There are honestly very few opportunities that people get to buy something that can rightfully be claimed as “the first” or “the only”. Even in the automotive world where...
Photo Tour: The (Literally) Awesome Barber Motorsports Park Museum
(By Eric Rood) – Bangshift recently brought you an extraordinarily bizarre gallery from the 24 Hours of LeMons race at Barber Motorsports Park and if you’ve been to Barber, you know what a...
eBay Find: The One-Year-Only 1975 Plymouth Road Runner – Cop Car Durability And Rarity That Makes Mopar Freaks Weak
Let’s get the complaints out of the way now: Yes, what you are looking at is the 1975-only Plymouth Road Runner. Yes, it is still a B-body, with the underpinnings that debuted in 1971 and the...
Dallas Autorama 2016 Coverage: Our First Look At The Big Show From The Lone Star State
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Our man Charles Wickam has been on the scene for the Texas Autorama shows for the last few years and we always look forward to see what his lens captures both in...
Cool Video: Watch The Diesel Powered Ram Mini-Wheat Truck Hook And Launch At Lights Out 7
It wasn’t all big blocks and turbos at Lights Out 7. There were plenty of small block cars, a couple of six bangers, and even a rotary machine as well. The real knockout for us was the fact...
This 1960 Plymouth Fury Is Only A Replica Of Richard Petty’s Racer, But Do You Really Care?
That color blue is synonymous with NASCAR royalty. “Petty Blue”, a hurried combination of blue and white that was mixed up by Richard Petty and his brother Maurice to paint a 1959...
