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Our Final NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Sportsman, and Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

Heres our final gallery of photos from Richard Pasley’s coverage of the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping New Hampshire. If you missed any of the previous photos, use the link below to check...

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Lost Buckeye Skips Day THREE Drag and Drive Photos! Our Second Gallery of Day Three On Track Action and Checkpoints!

Here’s our second gallery of lost photos from Day 3 of Buckeye Skip’s Drag and Drive, and we’ve got plenty more where that came from! Plus, if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link...

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A Train Wreck! How DO THEY CLEAN ONE UP?! Watch Them Move These Locomotives On Site! Insane Lifting.

While we were on Rocky Mountain Race Week a couple of weeks ago, we passed a train derailment that had happened in the not too distant past. The tracks were repaired, and some of the train wreckage...

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The Dash COMES OUT! Vintage Air Installation – Installing Air Conditioning on this 1985 Mustang GT Build!

Vintage Air has been cooling hot rods, customs, and race cars for decades now and is continually reimagining and developing new systems. But that doesn’t mean they have forgotten their tried...

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The CHEAPEST Hemi Swap EVER Hits the Road! Will This Body Swapped Dodge Actually Survive The Drive?

He’s back at it, and because I’ve done a similar type of chassis swap myself, I can’t fault him for the idea or the execution. Would I do some stuff different, sure. But I guarantee...

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More NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Sportsman, and Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More...

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Uber Bitchin Exotics Photos That You Won’t Believe From Cars And Coffee In Irvine California

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) We’re into all kinds of cars around here, but Bob Chiluk who shot these photos is fond of saying “I like them all, sure I’m a muscle car guy, but I’m...

Craigslist Find: This Was A 1983 Pontiac Firebird – We’re Not Sure What It Is Now

Ever felt bad for a 1983 Pontiac Firebird? You’re about to. The “car” you see in the lead photo and all of the photos below rolled out of a factory in 1982/1983 as a shiny new third...

Four BangShift Approved Methods For Moving Snow – From Trains To Pulse Jets They’re Here!

Here in Chicago we don’t let a little snow shut down the whole joint but with the current situation in Buffalo that’s an whole different kettle of fish. During normal circumstances of...

New Go-Pro Video Of Felix Baumgartner’s Space Jump Is Beyond Words – Incredible Footage

Back in October of 2012, Felix Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space, some 19-miles above the Earth to set the world records for the highest free fall of all time, highest speed achieved by a...

Gallery: Hot Rods At Point View Baptist Church – Great Cars And A Real Deal Cacklefest!

(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) –  It’s the middle of winter in Oklahoma and all the drag machines are still in hibernation. So, what’s a die hard racing addict to do? Well, we loaded...

Project Violent Valiant Update: Fuel System Components From II Much Fabrication And Aeromotive Enter The Picture

Project Violent Valiant is coming right along. Kevin Tully has really been burning the candle at both ends at his shop, Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle in Illinois. We’ve seen the car start as a...

The Parting Shift: 347ci of Pissed Off Ford Small Block Assault Farmington Dragway

This kick ass in-car video of a 1986 Mustang drag car is just as appealing for the audio as it is for the visual aspects. Sure, you’ll see the car launch and the driver expertly run through the...

Speed Budget: Ten Pro Touring Must Have Go Fast Parts For Less Than $200.

(Words and Photos by Rodney Prouty) When I’m talking to people at races and shows, they often lament that their car(s) would be faster if they only had the money to make it happen. Well, firstly if...

Donut Derelicts Cruise In Photos From Huntington Beach – Don’t Hate Us Cause It’s Not Snowing!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) Yesterday we told you about Bob Chiluk’s week of automotive fun in the sun, that he and his father in law have made into an annual pilgrimage revolving around the Grand...

Video Of A Kid Thrashing A Little Diesel Citroen Around The ‘Ring Will Make You Want To Race RIGHT NOW

Driving slow cars fast is a topic we have broached here on BangShift a bunch. My own experience in that arena taught me a ton and serves as the basis for my love of this video you’ll see below....

Historic Video: 1960’s Army Testing Of Curtiss-Wright Air Car Is A Glimpse Of A Future That Never Was

I don’t know about you, but it is now the year 2014 and I’m feeling a bit mislead as there’s not a single personal jet pack or flying car available for me to purchase from a major company....

Comp Cams Is Hiring A Computer Guy/Girl! Are You One? Need A New Job? Check It Out Here –

We’d be 100% lying if we said we knew what a Senior UNIX Systems Administrator/MySQL Database Administrator did, but COMP Cams needs one and you could be that guy or girl! Chad and I have a...

This Six Wheel Dodge Pleasure Palace Could Be All Yours For Just $3,000!

Ever looked at a 1980 Dodge conversion van and thought, “This bitch needs another axle.” You probably haven’t because you’re not on the level that the person who built this...

The 2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk: Functional, Fun But….WTF (Why The Face?)

From 1984-2001 the Jeep Cherokee was a tough, indestructible, and basic SUV. In a stroke of what we will smart-assedly call “genius”, Chrysler killed off the Cherokee after 2001 and...