Glorious Failure: How Richard Brooks Led The 1971 Daytona 500 With The Only Small Block Powered Car There
Aug 17, 2014Brian Lohnes8
There are people who defy convention by necessity. There are people who do it for fun, and then there are those that do it to prove a point, no matter how costly the potential victory may be. Drag...
Video: We’re Pretty Sure This Is The Smokiest Burnout Of All Time
Aug 17, 2014Brian Lohnes1
With respect to massive, smokey burnouts, they don’t get any more massive or smokey than the one shown in the video below. The truck is the Smith Transport Tornado II and from what our ears are...
The Forgotten Aero Warrior: Ford Torino King Cobra
Aug 17, 2014Bryan McTaggart5
In 1969, NASCAR was experiencing rapid growth, and all of the credit could be focused on one person: Richard Petty. Petty had left Plymouth to drive for Ford that year after Chrysler suits told him...
Proof You Might Be Fast Enough: This GSX-R 1000 Can, Will, And Did Snap It’s Tach Needle
Aug 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Proof You Might Be Fast Enough: This GSX-R 1000 Can, Will, And Did Snap It’s Tach Needle
A Suzuki GSX-R 1000 is a literbike that is best left to professionals and people who physically resemble the typical horse jockey. When it comes to the title of “King of the...
Bitchin’ Vintage Ad Video: 1967 Dodge Camper Special Truck With Bonus Chrysler Boat Footage!
Aug 17, 2014Brian Lohnes1
This is a video that will make you smile and it’ll also serve as a reminder that there was an era when someone could walk into a car dealership and essentially order whatever they could dream...
Tractor Pull Carnage: This Ford’s Back Wheel Has A Word From Our Sponsor
Aug 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Tractor Pull Carnage: This Ford’s Back Wheel Has A Word From Our Sponsor
This video comes to us from the August 2, 2014 tractor pull in Lochem, The Netherlands. This Super Stock Ford, “Iessel Diesel”, starts off strong but right from the start you can see that...
Craigslist Funny: Ladies, Stand Back…This Jet Ski (!) Will Take Your Breath Away
Aug 17, 2014Bryan McTaggart1
Thank you, Craigslist, for showing us that some of the best comedians are yet to be discovered. And fella, here’s hoping you sell this beauty. From the Craigslist ad itself: “1984...
Sleeper Video: An Aussie Wagon That Runs 10s And Looks Like It Belongs At A Nursing Home Parking Lot
Aug 16, 2014Brian Lohnes2
This could be the quietest 10-second car in the world and that’s the way we like them, especially when they look like something an elderly woman would be driving. This old 1990s era Nissan...
Video: Watch A Pissed Off Blown 540ci Chevy Make A Pull On The Scariest Looking “Dyno” Ever
Aug 16, 2014Brian Lohnes5
We’ve been around a few engine dynos in our life and frankly NONE of them have looked or acted like the “dyno” in this video. Frankly, we’re thinking that this is more along...
Unhinged: Do You Want Lincoln To Die? Because This Is How Lincoln Will Die.
Aug 16, 2014Bryan McTaggart9
Lincoln has been on the verge of death for years, it’s no secret. The Navigator and fleet sales of the Town Car kept things afloat, but when the Town Car got axed a couple of years back,...
Glorious Noise: This Demon Screams Like One
Aug 16, 2014Bryan McTaggart1
The Dodge Demon…for something that in reality was nothing more than a Dart coupe, this car pissed off a lot of people. A Duster wearing a Dart nose, these cars were immediately targeted by...
Pep Boys Offers New Gearhead Themed Shirts and Hats – Looks Respectable For Once In Your Life!
Aug 16, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Pep Boys Offers New Gearhead Themed Shirts and Hats – Looks Respectable For Once In Your Life!
When you walk into your local Pep Boys store you are typically in one of two modes. Mode one is that you are buying parts for a job you are going to complete the next day. Mode two is that you are in...
Watch As A Driver Spins The Only Remaining Car From The First Ever Grand Prix
Aug 16, 2014Bryan McTaggart4
When you get the privilege of taking out the only remaining car from the world’s first Gran Prix, what would you do? Not drive it at all for fear of wrecking the temperamental beast? Putt...
Question Of The Day: Is This G-body Monte Carlo SS Worth Nearly $13K?
Aug 16, 2014Bryan McTaggart12
Nutting isn’t the only G-body freak here at BangShift…the first car I got to drive around in public…legally, anyways…that was my own was a T-top equipped 1987 Monte Carlo SS....