Charles Wickam’s 2013 Photo Highlight Reel – A Diverse Year In Photos!
(Photos and words by Charles Wickam) – 2013 wasn’t kind to me in regard to shooting pictures. Work and/or weather hampered just about every weekend so I lacked ALOT at the beginning of...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Ever Sold Your Car To The Wrong Buyer?
::Typically our Question Of the Day blog items are shorter, but I’m in a bit of a story-telling mood with the holidays and all. Hopefully you guys are as well:: As anyone that knows me will...
Great Video: Watch A 1928 Ford Speedster With A Wild Overhead Conversion Attack A Swedish Hillclimb – Screaming and Sideways!
We watched this video and immediately wanted a dirt road, an ancient race car, and plenty of opposite lock steering input. Alec Lif is the owner, builder, and driver of the race car you’ll see...
Thing I Wanted For Christmas But Didn’t Get: A Kettenkrad WWII Motorcycle Tank (w/Video)
There’s so much weird and cool stuff out there to look it in the world of BangShifty vehicles. My urge is to own virtually all of it but a few things like finances and a wife that refuses to...
Feature: This 1964 Chevelle Combines Pro Touring Form AND Function In One Bitchin’ Package
It was a (literally) breathless phone call from Dave Nutting a couple months back that got the ball rolling on this feature centered around Scott Carey’s fantastic 1964 Chevelle. As you well...
Craigslist Find: A Shorty Nova That Embodies What The Day After Christmas Feels Like
It is the day after Christmas, which means that the kids are going to be playing with their new stuff and lots of people are going to be out and about shopping and trying to “get deals”...
A City Bus We Want To Own, But Can’t Figure Out How To Get Home
I’m into a lot of different gearhead things, but most folks know me as the drag racing, land speed racing, and autocross guy. Well, I also belong to a very small group of guys that send...
BangShift Question Of The Day: If You Could Go Back To Any Period In Drag Racing History, When Would It Be?
The video we ran this morning from McCracken Dragway in the early ’70s has us drooling. It also got us thinking. What is the coolest period in Drag Racing’s history? Clearly any answer is...
Vintage Drag Racing Footage From McCracken Dragstrip. Modified Production, Gassers, & More
To say this footage in awesome would be the understatement of the year. While it has no audio, this is real deal Modified Production, Gasser, and Altered Drag Racing like we dream about and wish we...
BangShift Contributor Benoit Pigeon Picks Out His Favorite Shots Of 2013
We asked some of our BangShift photo contributors to choose their favorite shots from coverage that they did on BangShift.com in 2013 so that we could let all of you in on what makes each of these...
Now That’s A Fire! Aussie “Best Of 2013” Fires, Blowups, Crashes, And Burnouts
The guys at Scotty’s Garage are our go to guys for great Aussie burnout videos, and they’ve just put out their Best of 2013 video. It’s full of fires, engine explosions, crashes,...
Action Video: Watch The Wild Goings On At The 2013 Diesel Power Challenge – Lohnes Plays Host To The Mayhem!
Every year, Diesel Power magazine hosts the Diesel Power Challenge. Think of this as the Drag Week for guys who make insane power with diesel trucks. The event is held over three days and...
Death Of The Bad Seed: How I Almost Fired Myself for Street Racing the Bad Seed Chevette – Part 3
(Words and Photos by Steve Magnante) – It all started innocently enough with a Friday afternoon bench racing session in my office at Hot Rod magazine. It was summertime in L.A., July 6, 2001 to...
Insane Video: Top Fuel Harley Rider Falls Off The Bike At Speed, Then Tumbles 1300 More Feet
The dudes that ride Top Fuel Harleys have giant stainless steel balls. Seriously, their testicles are bullet proof and you can hear them clank when they walk. Some would argue that all the cells...
