Barnstormin’ – A Month Of Sundays (Plus Friday And Saturdays…And Some Weekdays, Too)
September was the longest, most fun, and most completely whacked out day of my life. You read that right…day. I was at or on the way to a racing facility 21 out of the 30 days of the month. My...
This Video Of Huckfest 2013 Will Make You Want To Buy A Desert Truck And Jump The Hell Out Of It – Fun In The Sand!
After talking with one of the guys who was at Huckfest this year and now seeing this video, I am pretty sure that BangShift will have to find a way to be there in 2014. How could we miss this?...
The 2013 Rodders Journal Speed And Custom Car Reunion – Another Incredible Show! Gallery Inside!
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – They came from all over…Michigan, Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, California, Nebraska to name a few. Tons of mini and not so mini road trips all ending at...
Craigslist Find: A Rat Rod Willys Flat Fender Jeep That Has Fun Written All Over It.
Flatfender Jeeps are cool, and this Willys is no exception. One of the funny things about flat fenders is that it doesn’t really matter how you build one because it it still just plain fun. And...
The Family That Hot Rods Together…Stays Together! The Patterson Family Likes Patina and Performance (Video)
We always love it when hot rodding is a multi-generational family affair and so do the guys at Holley. We can say that with confidence after watching this video, which was shot by the Holley guys at...
A Look At All Of The Rejected Designs For The Mustang II – Cool Stuff From Ford’s Historical Vault!
We are rapidly approaching the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang’s debut in 1964. That’s a wild thing to consider and also mind blowing is the sheer volume of sales that the car has...
BackFire! An Impassioned Reader Response To Our Editorial Columns By BangShifter Bryan McTaggart – Do You Agree With Him?
Editor’s note: Last week Chad and I both wrote columns lamenting stuff. Chad’s was about globalization and identity while mine was about apathy and youth disengagement with hot rodding....
This Hyabusa Powered Golf Cart Burnout Machine Proves All Of Australia Is Gloriously Insane (Video)
Spending the year as the announcer for the ECTA has shown me many things about land speed racing but one of the most basic things I have learned is that Hyabusa motorcycles absolutely haul ass in...
Ride On The Roof As Sean Ashe’s X275 Mustang Spins Out Of Control And Whacks The Wall!
This is one of those happy ending stories that you’ll only hear at the race track. Sean Ashe’s flat black, ProCharged X275 Mustang is one bad mother of a car. This video is proof of the...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The One Car You Would Own And Not Modify At All?
We’re not usually ones for advocating keeping anything stock around here but the reality is that lots of us have some cars in our mind that we would like to own and keep as stock pieces. For...
Show Gallery: Return To The Milltown Car And Bike Show 2013 – Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, and More!
(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – As many photos as we get sent in by our great army of contributors across the country, occasionally stuff falls between our desk and the beer fridge…ok that...
Video And More: Mecum Auction Features 4 Hemi Under Glass Cars To Sell As One Lot!
Barney Kinsey sent us the link to this one yesterday, and we couldn’t be happier that he did, but at the same time it’s a little sad to see these iconic drag cars leaving Bob...
Video: Proof That With Enough Power You Can Have A 10 Second SUV! This Jeep SRT8 Hauls!
Jesse Kleiber, aka BigKleib34 on YouTube, is a video shooting machine. He’s become this one man band who puts up a new video every single day, like the one below that features a 10 second Jeep...
