Local Motors Showcases Second New Car This Year: The SF-01 Street Fighter
The last time I was at Local Motors’ Chandler factory, the only car they were producing was the so-insane-it’s-awesome Rally Fighter. Except for one little tube-frame design that was...
Historical Footage: Warren Johnson and Scott Geoffrion’s Burndown At Houston
Since I’m still stuck on a RWD V8 Dodge Daytona kick, I decided to dive into one of the few things I remember from watching Pro Stock racing as a kid: the burndown between Warren Johnson and...
The Second Video In The Craftsman Made To Race Series Is A Spectacular Look Inside The Hot Rod Chassis And Cycle Shop
BangShift readers are super familiar with the boys at Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle in Illinois. They are the guys who are building the Violent Valiant project we’re following along with the...
Holley EFI Makes Strong Showing On Drag Week – The EFI Revolution Hits The Toughest Street Car Test In The World
When Drag Week started n 2005, you would have been laughed off the property if you suggested that fuel injection would be powering not only the highest end and most powerful cars but a huge...
This 1990 Dodge Daytona Will Shut Down A The K-Daytona Cracks With A Late-Model Hemi, Six Speed, RWD Soundtrack.
Regardless of whether or not they saved Chrysler Corporation’s ass in the Eighties, regardless of whether or not they made decent transportation, there is a cultural aversion to anything rooted...
Event Gallery: Somernights Cruise, September 2014: If It’s Fall, They Don’t Know It Yet
Only the calendar believed that it really was Fall in Kentucky, and only a tree or two had changed color as the town of Somerset geared up for the September Cruise-In. The scenery couldn’t...
This 1927 Ford Model T Racer Is An Amazingly Preserved Piece Of Racing History – Barn Find Perfection That Wears The Past With Pride
Fresh off a weekend of land speed competition wit the ECTA that showcased everything from the latest engine technology in the world today to steam power that reminiscent of what the world would have...
Remember The Sand Dragging Paddle Tire Fox Mustang? Turns Out That Thing Is An Asphalt Killer As Well!
Last December we ran some video of a Fox-bodied Mustang down in Puerto Rico running at the sand drags with huge paddle tires under it. The car really made some steam and looked like something out of...
Action Gallery and Race Report: ECTA September 2014 – Steam Motorcycles, NASCAR Legends, Big Speeds and Big Fun!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Oh my….what an event!!! Records seemed to be falling like raindrops on this nearly-perfect fall day. We showed up a bit late after working a couple...
Drag Week Uncensored Part 5: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!
Normally we’d be starting a new day of Drag Week from the hotel near the racetrack. Such was NOT the case when we started day three of Drag Week 2014. While it had been the norm so far for us...
Another One Bites The Dust-Porsche 918 Goes Up In Flames In Toronto
In the continuing trend of supercar baptism by fire, Porsche has become the latest vetted supercar. This particular 918, the vaunted hybrid-supercar that produces 887 horsepower by using two plug-in...
Kelderman Air Ride Lift Kits Are Now Available For 2014 Rear Coil Dodge Ram Trucks
For years Dodge Ram trucks have come with a coil sprung front suspension on 4-wheel drive models, and in 2014 Dodge designed a similar suspension system for the rear of their 2500 series, 3/4 ton,...
Crash And Burn: Rob Collard Goes Rolling At Silverstone During British Touring Car Championship Race
During the second British Touring Car Championship race at Silverstone, Rob Collard’s WSR-prepped BMW 125i M Sport was clipped by Jack Clarke’s Ford Focus, sending the BMW into a series...
Chadmouth: WTF Commercials Edition. Dodge’s New Charger Commercials Rule. But What Was Lincoln Thinking?
While I normally use the fast forward button on my DVR whenever possible, I do enjoy certain commercials for their entertainment value or because they are for something I care about. Such is the case...
