Grant Reierson’s Canadian Red 1966 Chevy II Sedan Turns Heads, And Corners
The first time I met Grant Reierson, I knew something about him just wasn’t right. First off, he’s Canadian which makes him just slightly off center in the humor department, and then I saw that...
Watch Danny Thompson’s Challenger II Fire Up – Twin Hemis On Nitro!
Danny Thompson’s multi-year effort to resurrect, update, and race his massive, twin nitro-burning hemi engine powered Challenger II streamliner reached an important milestone recently when...
Ken Block’s Latest Gymkhana Video Is Dropping On Tuesday, We Break Down The First Six…Expertly
Love them or hate them, Ken Block’s Gymkhana videos have now been around for the better part of a decade, and whether we’re willing to admit it or not they’ve helped shape a number...
2015 Dodge Challenger Revealed: More Horsepower, New Interior, Tweaked Exterior, Still Huge, And Two Tons
2015 Dodge Challenger images were released yesterday and they revealed a massaged exterior, revamped interior, more horsepower, and the same tonnage and largess that we have come to know and love...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s Answer And Today’s New Challenge
You guys are good! Yesterday we asked you to identify the mystery crankshaft that we saw at the machine shop the other day. While it took you a few guesses to get there, the masses eventually nailed...
35 Fantastic Tri-Fives From Goodguys Del Mar 2014 – Same Shape, So Many Styles
We’ve been showing you some specific galleries from the 2014 Goodguys Del Mar show and today we continue that with this collection of 35 simply awesome Tri-Five Chevrolets. These famed...
Breaking News: Drag Week Competitor Doug Cline Goes 6.987/203 At Rockingham – Video And Time Slip Here
It happened at a test session on the fabled strip at Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina last weekend. Longtime Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week competitor Doug Cline became the fifth Drag Week racer...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Tell Us What Engine This Weird Crankshaft Is From!
One of the things that is great about having friends that are as whacked out about car stuff as we are is the fact that when they see stuff that’s BangShifty they alert us to it immediately....
Ford Releases Special 50th Anniversary Mustang Only 1,964 Will Be Produced – Fully Loaded
Today Ford announced the release of a 50th anniversary limited Mustang of which 1,964 will be produced to commemorate the half century birthday of Ford’s iconic pony car. The cars will come...
Watch A Racer Lose The Handle On A Porsche During A Standing Mile Event At 170 MPH
Like drag racing, land speed racing is a highly underestimated form of automotive competition. In my time around the East Coast Timing Association, I have learned to heartily respect the sport, the...
The Lingenfelter Collection – A BangShifty First Look Into One Of America’s Great Assemblages Of Horsepower And Beauty
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – The door opened, the lights came on, and the three of us nearly swooned like Victorian era women on a fainting couch at the sight of what lay before us. Three huge...
Wait until you get a look at this 1954 Pontiac “Tribute” Car. Awesome? YES!
At my old job, I got an email from this guy, who said he was working on building a tribute to the Pontiacs of the late 1940s and early 1950s. For reference, here’s what one of those cars looks...
BS Roadtest: The 2014 Chevy Malibu – Good Looks and Good Power Come At A Price
When Chevy threw the keys to a 2014 Malibu at us, we were interested in spending a week with the car to see if it really was the snappy upscale sedan that GM’s advertising purports it to be....
