Question Of The Day: Is The Kia Forte Koup Mud Bogger Cool Or Trying Way Too Hard?
The Kia Forte Koup is one of those kinds of cars that just doesn’t make an impact on you when you think about it. Not that much in Kia’s lineup does, mind you, but where they shine is...
Early Looks From The Tokyo Motor Show: A Yamaha Sports Car, A Miata-Fighting Toyota, And A Potential Mazda Rotary Sports Car?
While our attention is quickly ramping up for the 2015 SEMA show, the Tokyo Motor Show is in full swing and this year stars a couple of eye-raising pieces along the traditional Japanese “what...
Bangshift Checks Out The 24 Hours Of Lemons Halloween HooptieFest!
Last weekend, New Hampshire Motor Speedway hosted the insanity that is the 24 Hours of Lemons, so naturally, we at Bangshift felt it necessary to check it out! The Halloween Hooptiefest is the final...
Forget The Black Hearse…If Death Himself Was Rolling Around This Halloween, He’d Use This 1937 Buick
You know the cars of Halloween: Drag-u-la, the Munster Koach, Christine, The Car, the Peterbilt from Duel. Then there is the car of the Grim Reaper, the hooded one with a scythe who is out doing his...
Rough Start: The Cleanest Plymouth Volaré We’ve Seen In A While For $2800, Complete With The Mighty Slant Six!
Ok, “mighty Slant Six” might be a bit of hyperbole, but hear me out. If you’re ballin’ on a budget, the name of the game is durability: it has to last until you are able to...
Aussie Drag Challenge! Check Out The Scene From Australia’s Take On Drag Week!
The proof that Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week is an institution of it’s own is taking place in two locations : the spinoff Drag Weekend that is going on in the American Southwest, and the...
Check Out Some Of The American Iron That Is Living In Iran – Gearheads Exist Everywhere!
There are parts of our lives that transcend national borders, religious differences, and political motivations. Food, music, laughter, and love all exist outside of these realms, but what about the...
The Perfect Garage: A Porsche That Will Scare The Hell Out Of You, And A 1000+HP Minivan For Family Time!
For years, my mantra has been “fast is fast”. It doesn’t matter how you attain the speed, so long as you can back up your claims. That’s not an easy feat to do when your claim...
Stripped Threads, Cracking Steel….And This Stuff Is Holding Up A Bridge?! The SF Bay Bridge
Having lived through the “Big Dig” here in Boston and all of the associated blunders and embarrassments associated with it, I don’t have sky high expectations for any sort of public...
Rumor Mill: Did Marchionne Just Hint At A New Full-Size SUV From Ram?!
(Lead Photo: Agustin Jiminez/Four Wheeler) FCA hasn’t had a full sized SUV in the U.S. market since 1993, when the D-series-based Dodge Ramcharger was axed, and hasn’t had one, period,...
Giant Mustang Wheelstand At Byron Dragway
This Fox Body Mustang stands on the bumper like a mad man after bending and breaking the wheelie bar, and we’re junkies for Mustang wheelstands. We’re not sure why the driver lifts, cause...
Registration For The 2015 Gran Turismo Awards Is Open For SEMA Vehicles! Get In Now!
Registration for the 13th annual Gran Turismo at SEMA is now open and if you’d like to have your SEMA vehicle judged you need to get your name on the list. In order to do that, click on the...
Ever Wonder What Happened To Eddie Hill? At 78-Years Old He’s Still Racing!
Eddie Hill was once quoted as saying, “You only go around once in life but if you do it right, once should be enough.” Judging by the fact that the 78-year old Hill still seems to be...
Spirit Animal: This AMC Has A 390 Under The Hood, Lots of Street Miles Under Its Belt, And 10-Second Time Slips In Spades
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – (Editor’s note: It has been nearly exactly a year since we first ran this feature and since it has popped back up onto our radar we thought we would run it...
