NSRA Nationals 2015: More Photos From The Humongous Gathering In Louisville
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Here’s kind of a funny story. Last weekend when I was at the Mopar Nationals I got into town a little early. Because I am a drag dork of the highest order I...
This Could Be The Coolest 1935 Dodge Truck Ever – Shut Up And Take Our Money!
One thing that is nearly impossible to do whether we are talking old cars or old trucks is to combine some hot rodding, some custom finishing, and some classical restoration techniques to pull a...
Freiburger’s Pic of the Week: Wendover Airfield
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Now that your eyes are bugging out of your head since you just saw the title, this item first ran on January 20, 2009 when we were known as Freiburger’s Junkyard and...
Brainerd International Raceway Is Patched Up And Ready For NHRA Event – Lemonade Made From Lemons
Back in July, Brainerd International Raceway got pummeled with a freak little supercell thunderstorm. Actually, it was not so little. It folded a section of grandstands up like an accordion, mangled...
Iconic Bodies Gallery: The Drag Machines Stir The Soul And The Gearhead Passions In All Of Us
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Call them historic or iconic or whatever – this kind of stuff represents some of the best to ever take a lap down the track. How about a pro stock...
In Memoriam: Buddy Baker, NASCAR’s “Gentle Giant” And Racing Great
On July 7, 2015, during his stint on Sirius XM’s NASCAR Radio channel, Buddy Baker told the listening audience that effective immediately, he was leaving the channel. He had been told by...
Pomona Swap Meet Coverage: More Cool, Ragged, Interesting, And Totally For Sale Stuff!
We’re back with another installment of photos from the August 2015 Pomona Swap Meet. Again this time we are going to concentrate on the cars and trucks that were for sale in the car corral...
Dyno Shootout Coverage: The Mopar Muscle Magazine Dyno Contest Was Fun!
With Bonneville cancelled and having already removed myself from the NHRA Seattle announcing staff with the expectation of being on the salt, I was expecting to be home last weekend. The bullpen...
Watch The 12 Cool, Fun, And Bizarre Pairs That Decided The NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl
(Video credit: VictoryRedColorado-YouTube) – We have showed you some cool individual videos from the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl competition in Chicago but this is the full monte, every one of the 12...
eBay Find: This 1978 Ford C-Series Fire Truck Turned Wrecker Is Cool!
The Ford C-series of medium and heavy duty trucks is kind of legendary. Produced from the late 1950s into the 1990s only the W900 Kenworth and Mack R-Model have been produced longer than these...
Crashes, Projects, Welding, And More! See What Extras Are On APEX, 1320, And XL This Week!
In case you missed the memo, we put up exclusive content on our BangShift.com Specialty Subsites that you won’t see on the main homepage. That’s BangShift SS for those of you paying...
Event Gallery: Our First Round Of Photos From NSRA’s 46th Annual Street Rod Nationals In Louisville, Kentucky
The 46th annual National Street Rod Association’s Street Rod Nationals is one of the biggest shows I’ve attended. Encompassing all of the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville,...
Pomona Swap Meet Coverage: Cool Cars And Trucks For Sale In SoCal
The Pomona Swap Meet is one of those gearhead gatherings that LA area guys take for granted and the rest of the country makes a vacation destination. Seriously, we know people who have traveled to...
Watch Alexis DeJoria Suffer A Massive Funny Car Explosion At NHRA Seattle – She’s Fine
It takes a special kind of person to strap themselves into a nitro funny car. The shame is that too many people think that it is an easy business and they are wrong. Alexis DeJoria knows this as she...
