Unhinged: Always Just Out Of Reach
Sep 18, 2014Bryan McTaggart7
We all have that top-spot perfect project car. Very lucky few of us are lucky enough to get our hands on it and make something successful out of it. When you are able to get one, they are pure...
B.J. Baldwin And Hoonigan Release “Recoil 2” Video: Flying A Truck In Ensenada, Mexico
Sep 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartComments Off on B.J. Baldwin And Hoonigan Release “Recoil 2” Video: Flying A Truck In Ensenada, Mexico
Hoonigan and Monster Energy have been great about releasing racing videos that borderline on pure automotive porn for years. For rally racing, they have Ken Block’s Gymkhana series. Mike Ryan...
Craigslist Find: A Viper-engined Honda S2000, For The Deathwish You Never Knew You Had
Sep 18, 2014Bryan McTaggart5
The Honda S2000 is the least-annoying Honda made, if you want my honest opinion. It wasn’t a boring sedan that only just did it’s job, it wasn’t a pretentious hybrid, and it...
Craigslist Find: A Collection Of Potential Projects In Kansas Is Up For Sale
Sep 18, 2014Bryan McTaggart1
Got to thank BangShifter Ron Ward for turning me on to this sale going on out in Great Bend, Kansas. This is a potential treasure trove of cars and trucks that is up for sale. The vehicles run a...
Rough Start: A Cheap Way Into A 1964 Chevy
Sep 18, 2014Bryan McTaggart3
The 1964 Chevrolet full-size cars are an icon of sorts. They have classic good looks from the factory, the Impala SS cars were stout runners, and about every possible version of this car has been...
Auction News: Johnny Cash’s Rolls-Royce Is Headed To Barrett-Jackson
Sep 17, 2014Bryan McTaggart3
This black-and-chrome beauty of a 1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is heading to Barrett-Jackson, and much like the silver 1975 Pontiac Grand Safari that cleaned house at Mecum earlier this year,...
Action Gallery: Gravelrama 2014 – Competitors Attacking The Legendary Big Eliminator Hill! The Pea Gravel Mountain From Hell
Sep 17, 2014Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Let me start by saying that though we don’t have a race track or offroad park next door to us, Central Kentucky is close to some many venues for so...
Ebay Find: This Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Is So Sweet It Hurts
Sep 17, 2014Bryan McTaggart6
Comfort, room and power: that’s the rule of thumb for hitting the highway. While the trend in America for the last 25 years has been to use an SUV, those who are at least thirty and older...
Pure Auditory Perfection: Watch And Listen To Group B Rally Cars In Their Native Environment
Sep 17, 2014Bryan McTaggart2
We here at BangShift cannot say enough about how much we love Group B rally cars. They are the pinnacle of what could be done when rules were pretty much all but thrown out of the window, and...
Ever Wonder Why Turbo Drag Cars Take A While To Stage? This Drag Week Video Explains It With Great Clarity And Humor
Sep 17, 2014Brian Lohnes3
One of the cool things that the Hot Rod staff did during Drag Week was attempt to answer some of the most common questions that came up in the chat room as we were doing the live video broadcast. As...
Behold, The First 3D-printed Car From Local Motors
Sep 17, 2014Bryan McTaggart1
Local Motors has no boundaries when it comes to vehicle design. Nothing but nothing will stop them from pursuing a goal. I’ve seen it for myself during their Open House events at the Chandler,...
Action Gallery: More Mud Flying, Wheelstanding, Barely In Control Action From the Brazoria County Mud Drags
Sep 17, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Action Gallery: More Mud Flying, Wheelstanding, Barely In Control Action From the Brazoria County Mud Drags
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re back with more cool photos from the recently held Brazoria County Mud drags. This MRA sanctioned event...
Regular Car Review: The 1988 Chrysler New Yorker
Sep 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Regular Car Review: The 1988 Chrysler New Yorker
Do you remember the first time Dad came home with a brand new car when you were a kid? The paint was perfect, the interior…oh, that smell!…how it all was? For a lot of people, that was...
Drag Week 2014: Justin Oney’s Photo Diary – Day One On The Strip And On The Road
Sep 17, 2014Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Justin Oney) – Lots of us were wondering how on Earth, the Hot Rod Magazine people were going to stretch the drive into 1,000+ miles between the tracks wer were racing at. If you...












