Failure Video: Why Running “Stretched” Tires On Your Car Is A Recipe For Disaster
Of the current popular automotive trends among “the kids”, weirdo camber and stretched tires are two that we don’t understand and outside of looking weird have some pretty bad...
Meaty Deal! Buy A Transmission Kit Until 12/23 From American Powertrain And They’re Giving You An Entire Smoked Ham!
With the recent huge success of their bacon incentive sale, American Powertrain is ramping it up a notch for Christmas. That’s right, kids. If you buy a transmission kit from American...
Craigslist Find: We Don’t Know What A “Vipette” Is But We Do Know That It Makes Us Sad
Marcus Buckley found this creation on Craisglist and immediately thought that he needed to send it to us for the site. That pretty much makes us question every decision we have ever made in life, but...
Check Out This Awesome 1920’s Dodge Promo Video Of A Sedan Mud Bogging In An Oil Field
This video rules. Seriously rules! Watch as this 1920’s Dodge Brothers Sedan mud bogs like a mad man through all kinds of killer terrain that would leave your new Dodge Ram stranded axle deep...
Crazy video: Watch This Insane Snowblower Eat A Geo Metro
Buying tools for the house is a slippery slope when you are a gearhead. Don’t believe me? I’ll change your mind with a few short statements, followed by your expected response. – If you...
Personality Test: Which One Of These 1970s Factory Converted 4×4 Vans Do You Want? Chevy Vs Mopar!
The four wheel drive van is an interesting beast. There are companies that have literally made their existence out of converting them. Firms like Quigley have been doing 4×4 van conversions for...
Bitchin’ Video: A Look Back At The Glory Days Of Modified Eliminator! Famous Racers Talk And Small Blocks Scream!
Bobby Bennett at CompetitionPlus.com is a BangShifty kind of guy. How do we know? Because he’s as hung up on the awesome past of drag racing as we are and he makes killer videos that...
RacingJunk Find: This Mid-Engine, Pro Street, Big Block Powered Astro Van Could Be Yours!
It has been a while since we showed you a true pro street freak like this Astro van, so when we came across it for sale on Craigslist, we knew it was destined for the front page. Yeah, we have...
Comedian Jay Mohr Makes Jokes At Danica Patrick’s Expense And She Ain’t Happy About It!
We think Jay Mohr is one funny bastard. He is one of those guys that doesn’t pull any punches at his show, and honestly was surprised when he was chosen as the host at the NASCAR Sprint Cup...
Not Dead: The Web’s Greatest Collection Of Chevy Casting Numbers Is Back On Mortec.com
Back in 1988 Mortec.com launched quietly as a website where you could do a few different things but most importantly you could cross reference virtually any casting number on virtually any Chevy V8...
Out Of Court And Onto The 1/4 Mile: Fontana Dragstrip Reopening Soon! We Have The Scoop!
(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) While we rode out to the northeastern corner of Fontana, California’s Auto Club Speedway, VP of Operations Ray Wilkings, talked about the construction going on...
BangShift Approved Craigslist Find: This Truck Mounted Snowblower Has Its Own 302 For Power – Holy Smokes!
We have to thank Andrew Crouch for the tip on this mind-numbingly great machine. What you are looking at is a 100% custom built truck mounted snowblower that is powered by a Ford 302 mounted on the...
BangShift Question of the Day: Tell us your favorite funny car story about a buddy of yours
Yesterday I wrote about how a $4000 car accident led to me finding my Monte Carlo SS, which predictably led to a slew of trash-talking between my high school buddies about the historical accuracy of...
