Ford’s SnoKhana 4: Ho Ho Hokhana Is Cute, Funny, And Really Makes Us Want A Focus RS
For the last few years, Ford has been putting out a fun video during Christmas time, normally featuring stop action style film making and toy cars. This year they have taken that concept and ramped...
Best of 2015: Jonnie Lindberg Destroys Speed And ET Records In Alky Funny Car
(Brian note: As we get towards the end of the year we’re going to relive some of the cool stuff we got to see and do in 2015. Jonnie Lindberg went on to become the 2015 NHRA TAFC champ. This...
Gotta Do Better Than That, Old Man: Here’s A Lesson On What Ugly REALLY Is! Meet The Mitsuoka Orochi Evangelion Edition!
It wouldn’t be the holidays if someone in the family wasn’t arguing, would it? Well, sorry, kids, we don’t mean for you to see us fight, but it seems that Uncle Brian decided to...
Unhinged: The Year In Review, 2015 – The Highlights From My Year
Here we are, facing down the end of another year, and if I thought my first twelve months at BangShift was something to behold, 2015 has been nothing but a whirlwind, both as far as writing here goes...
A Break In The Case? Fitzgerald Has Come Up With Some Cool Info In The Case Of The Junkyard Hot Rod
Ever been to a movie where two warring factions are suddenly faced with a common enemy so they stop fighting each other and join forces for victory? Neither have we. The point is that Craig...
FAST EZ-EFI Takes On The Water And XFI Takes On More Boost Than Anyone Else!
The major battle in the fuel injection realm over the last several years has been eliminating the inherent fear that many hot rodder had of switching from their familiar carbs to the more precise and...
You Want Weird But Are On A Budget? How About This 1964 Plymouth Valiant For $3500?
I have to say I’m impressed…after a vacation with the family, for Brian to come back and think of me when he is writing about a car he found online for nearly $70,000…well, I have...
2015 BangShift Photo Highlight Reel: Benoit Pigeon’s Favorite Shots From The Year That Was
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – It is hard to believe that we’re already at that point in the calendar to start running our contributor 2015 photo highlight reels but the simple fact is that...
Come At Me, Bro: If McTaggart Wants To Throw Down I’ll Bring The House – Here’s Your Dart, Kid!
Things escalate quickly around here. If you saw the item earlier today with the freakish S10 truck, I happened to mention McTaggart’s name in that one. Well he apparently was offended at such a...
Just In Time For Christmas: This….Ahhhh $69,500 Creation!
Brady Basner of XS Power Batteries sent us the link to this absolutely nutty looking S10 truck and because we not cannot forget that we saw it, we’re going to publicly blame him for this blog...
This 1973 Camaro May Look Like It Stepped Out Of The Late 1970s But It Sure Doesn’t Sound Like It!
With the side pipes, raised white letter tires, cowl hood, and chin spoiler, this clean 1973 Camaro has the look of a car that stepped right off the pages of a later 1970s Hot Rod Magazine but...
Mystery: Help Us Find The History Of This Incredible Homebuilt Sports Car/Hot Rod At Gates Salvage (Video)
When BestRide.com’s Craig Fitzgerald and I were romping through Gates Salvage in Hardwick, Vermont looking for cool stuff we found lots but nothing prepared us for what you see above and in the...
Question of the Day: Would You Care If The Automakers United Their Engine Building Divisions Into One Shared Unit?
For quite a large portion of 2015, FCA’s Sergio Marchionne had spent his time trying to court several automotive manufacturers – namely General Motors, who he fawned about a union with so...
The Maine Snow Fighters Is A 1950s Film Full Of Great Cars, Trucks, And Man VS The Elements Footage
So I am on a snow kick, forgive me. This video from the 1950s was made by the state of Maine to promote their highway department and the hard work they put in every winter to keep the roads open and...
