Motorized Freak of the Week: The 1932 Helicron
We know what you’re thinking. No, this is not a motorized Bologna slicer. It’s a French creation, and it was an epic fail (like that’s a surprise). As it turns out the French...
Question of the Day: What is the First Car You Remember Riding Around in as a Kid?
This question came up as I was tooling around with my son Jack last week. I was wondering what his four year old brain is holding onto as far as information about the family cars he’s occupied...
This Old Mazda Wagon With A Turbocharged 13B Rotary Engine Is 100% BangShift Approved (Video)
Thumping V8 engines that make torque for days and sound like the glorious beasts that they are make and forever will make up the foundation of the BangShift performance universe but let’s be...
Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Clay Smith
Clay Smith, the legendary purveyor of speed during the early days of professional racing here in America is a gearhead guy you should know. He’s a more than worthy guy to be profiled. Heck,...
Cool Build: The Madmen At Autofab Race Cars Are Building An LS1 Prius!
You knew it was bound to happen eventually: Someone is finally swapping an LS1 into a Prius. I’ve heard rumors of such mythical creatures before, including a Prius that had a LS7 transplanted...
This Blown Alcohol Hemi Powered Three Wheeled 1957 Chevy Thing Pegs The WTF Meter Pretty Hard
Even we, the mighty BangShift staff get flummoxed sometimes. Take this video below for example. The film features a three wheeled vehicle with roughly the same wheelbase as an altered, a sectioned...
A Cool G Part Deux: Our 383 LS Gets Boost And Makes Over 1000 Horsepower For The Street
By: Richard Holdener (Onthedyno.com) Back in part 1 we introduced Bangshifters to our Cool G 383 build up. What started out as a simple, iron-block 5.3L was quickly transformed into a 383 stroker by...
Retro Galleries: Hundreds Of Photos From the 2013 Grand National Roadster Show
Editor’s note: BangShift’s coverage of the 2014 Grand National Roadster Show will begin tomorrow. To get your juices flowing for killer hot rods and customs, check out the photo links...
Huge News: Dragway 42 Hires Aaron Polburn In Consulting Role As Consultant Of Stuff – Cue Madness!
Well, holy smokes! Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian was the first to alert us to the fact that Ohio’s Dragway 42 has hired Aaron Polburn in a consulting role to work with the track in doing stuff like...
The COPO Camaro Program Continues For 2014. Can You Guess What New Color Is Available?
We got word today that the Chevrolet Performance COPO Camaro Program will in fact continue for 2014 and that a brand new color is going to be available. We’ll let you guess what that color is...
Kepner Sez: Nitro Burning Flat Track Ice Motorcycle Racing Is Indoor Winter Insanity (W/Video)
(Text by Bret Kepner, photos from XIIR) -If it’s the third week in January, it’s time to start the season for one of the most unique forms of indoor motorsports on the planet. It’s the return...
Watch These Videos Of Red Bull Frozen Rush V8 Trucks Flying Through The Maine Snow!
I should have added “and revel in our total failure,” to the title of this blog item because that is what I feel as I watch them. Let me explain. Recently at the Sunday River ski resort...
A Gazillion Mile Mustang On Craigslist With Ad Verbage Hilarity You Won’t Want To Miss
We love funny Craigslist Ads. They crack us up, and have become one of those things that we love hearing about. When our buddy RTC sent us this one from Columbia, South Carolina for a 1968 Mustang...
