Trains From Hell: These Rail Grinding Trains Keep The Rails True And Put On One Heck Of A Gearhead Show
(Words by Greg Rourke) – Steel wheels on steel rails is one of the most efficient ways to move freight. Trains over two miles long, with cars weighing 130 tons are common. Trains run 24/7 over...
Craigslist Find: This 1974 Jeep J20 Wrecker May Be The Only One Ever Built
When it comes to rare tow trucks….and there are such things are rare tow trucks this may be one of the rarest of all. Reader Jerry Johnson sent us this Craigslist find which knocked our socks...
Chrysler CEO Says, “Don’t Buy Our Electric Cars!” Enthusiasts mutter, “Duh..”
In a move that is sure to annoy someone in the Sierra Club, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne criticized Federal and state regulations that push automobile manufacturers to build electric vehicles....
Kill It With Fire: Dustbuster 4×4 – If You Are Going To Do It, At Least Go All The Way
Every once in a while my wife will text me a picture and will only type “You gotta see this!” I’ve learned that when she does that, it’s code for “get the eye bleach,...
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Has What Your Dad REALLY Wants For Father’s Day!
I may be preaching to the choir here a little bit but I feel qualified, you know, being a dad and all. I love any gifts or cool stuff that is showered upon me on Father’s Day, I really do. The...
Watch In Or On Car Video Of Several Different Cars On The Autocross At Goodguys Summer Get Together In Pleasanton
Since I was announcing at last weekend’s Goodguys Summer Get Together Autocross, I didn’t get to make any laps around the track myself, but that doesn’t mean you and I can’t...
Roadtrippin’ – Scott Liggett Shares His Coolest, Weirdest, Rustiest, and Most Interesting Roadside Finds From Life In Nebraska
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) – People here on BangShift.com that know me also know that nearly a year ago I left the career of driving around celebs and Richy Rich types in Los Angeles...
Craigslist Find: V-1 SPEEDIE DELIVERY ROCKET JET VAN!….PARTING OUT
More specifically, this is an ad for a van with a turbine engine IN the roof as it was clearly plunked into is final resting place with some force because the roof is all caved in around it and the...
In-Car Gasser Video: Here’s The Moment That Gasser Pilot Steve Crook Learned The Mantra, “Never Lift!”
Thanks to Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian for the tip on this sweet gasser video which was taken during the first round of eliminations at the recently held Gasser Reunion event in Thompson, Ohio. I attended the...
Watch Jim Pace Dominate The Field In A Vintage Can-Am Car During The SVRA Race At Indy Motor Speedway – Incredible Sensation Of Speed
Of all the killer Jim Pace videos we have showed you over the years this may be the first one that truly indicates the amazing characteristics of the vintage McLaren M6B Can Am car that he sometimes...
Hunnert Car Heads-Up 2014 Coverage: Our Last Photo Blast Of Drag Strip Action
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – I think that we can all agree Bob and Greg crushed it in terms of their photo coverage of the 2014 Hunnert Car Heads up nostalgia drag race. The good...
Do You Want To Be In The New Fast And Furious 7 Movie? Then Read This, Open Casting Calls Are Coming.
Despite Fast and Furious star Paul Walker’s death, Fast and Furious 7 is going to be completed! Revisions had to be made, but Paul’s brother’s are reportedly filling in for him in...
Audi welcomes Porsche Back to LeMans the Proper Way – This Is A Cool Video
The 24 Hours of LeMans is coming up shortly, and nothing gets everyone excited for the historic race quite like rivalry. Luckily for us, LeMans is always full of the stuff-from Ford’s anger with...
