Seen The Photos Of The 1969 Firebird Crushed By The Fire Truck? They’re Making The Rounds (again)
Aug 23, 2015Brian Lohnes6
If you have been on the internet over the last couple days, chances are you have seen one of or all of the photos below. They depict a 1969 Firebird that has been completely destroyed by an out of...
Dyno Video: An Offy Gets Spun to 9,000 RPM — Is the Offy The Greatest American Racing Engine Ever?
Aug 23, 2015Brian Lohnes1
The only good that ever came from Peugeot in America was the inspiration for what came to be known as the Offenhauser racing engine. The original layout of the engine was conceived by American...
Watch A Bird Strike Knock The Front Window Out Of A Small Plane On Landing Approach – Pilot Handles It Like Boss
Aug 23, 2015Brian Lohnes1
I am not afraid of flying but I am afraid of flying in small planes. Look, I know this is an illogical fear and something that I should just get over and handle but I can’t. I don’t know...
Watching This Lola T298 Spewing Fire As It Laps Monza Is Gearhead Nirvana
Aug 23, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Watching This Lola T298 Spewing Fire As It Laps Monza Is Gearhead Nirvana
Lola is one of those auto manufacturer names that you know, but yet you don’t quite know. Most of that is due to the fact that Lola Cars tended to be overshadowed by the fanfare of the race...
And Now It’s Time For A Junkyard Trip With Your Host, Mr. Regular! Will He Find A New Powertrain For His Falcon?
Aug 23, 2015Bryan McTaggart6
In case you were unaware, Mr. Regular of Regular Car Reviews bought himself a 1960 Ford Falcon. It’s a nice car, but when he tried to drive the Falcon from Tennessee to…well, wherever in...
This 10-second Suzuki Samurai Is The Fastest Tangerine We’ve Ever Seen
Aug 23, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
The Suzuki Samurai. It’s just a step above a Polaris RZR, a step below a Geo Tracker, the target of auto safety nazis for it’s penchant to roll over like an obedient dog, and normally not...
Holley And Hooker Headers Have Made Swapping An LS Engine Into A GM A/G Body Easier With These New Parts!
Aug 23, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
GM’s 1978-82 A-body and 1978-1988 G-body rear-drivers were popular for having a balanced package in a rear-drive, full frame car, but like most 1980s products, they can benefit from more...
This 1934 International Is Big-Blocked, Bright Yellow And…Well, Look For Yourself…
Aug 23, 2015Bryan McTaggart6
The question was innocent enough at first glance. As I sat at the computer working, BangShift contributor Scott Liggett shoots me a message: “You like 1934 International trucks?” While...
Go For A Ride Around Grattan Raceway In The New Ford Shelby GT350 – Forget Fast, Forget Handling…THAT NOISE!
Aug 23, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
Taste, touch, sight, smell, and hearing. The five senses can tell you everything you need to know, and car geeks can tune in well to what works and what doesn’t. We know the crisp smell of the...
This 1970 Chevelle SS Shorty Looks Like A Riot…If You Can Fit Inside Of It!
Aug 23, 2015Bryan McTaggart9
Take a stroked 427 breathing through dual quads on a tunnel ram, hook it to an automatic trans, and jam it into a 1970 Chevelle that has had 27 inches whacked out of the wheelbase and a Pro...
FAST Jack Beckman Runs 3.90 At 325.69! Quickest And Fastest Funny Car Run In History!
Aug 22, 2015Chad Reynolds3
Jack Beckman is hauling ass! With multiple records in the past couple events, everyone expects Jack Beckman to be a force to be reckoned with, but will this be yet another record-breaking weekend! In...
Watch FREE Live Streaming Video From The IHRA AND PDRA Right Here RIght Now!
Aug 22, 2015Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Watch FREE Live Streaming Video From The IHRA AND PDRA Right Here RIght Now!
That’s right, we’ve got live streaming video LIVE right here at BangShift.com from not one but TWO races this weekend thanks to Mark and the gang at Motormania TV. Click the giant link...
Listen To This NASCAR V8 Get Dyno Pulled To 9,700 RPM Three Times In Under A Minute – Sweet Music!
Aug 22, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Listen To This NASCAR V8 Get Dyno Pulled To 9,700 RPM Three Times In Under A Minute – Sweet Music!
It is always fun when a bunch of new dyno videos jump onto the internet and for this current blast we have to thank the people at DEPAC Dyno Systems. That company makes instrumentation and software...
This 1978 Dodge Aspen Street Kit Car Is Clean, Bare Bones, And As Nasty As It Got In The Late 1970s
Aug 22, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
Think what you will of Chrysler Corporation’s decent towards insolvency in the late 1970s, but somewhere in Highland Park existed at least a few people who remembered what made them great just...












