Speedway Motors Co-Founder And Wife Of “Speedy Bill” Smith, Joyce Smith Passes
We were saddened to hear of the recent passing of Joyce Smith who was the co-founder of Speedway motors and the wife of “Speedy Bill” Smith. While we didn’t know Joyce personally,...
Nothing But Sports Cars From The California Collector Car Auction In Burbank. Ferraris, Porsches, Panteras Oh My
If someone asked us if we were sports car fans around here, our first reaction would be to say no. But after hitting up the Auctions America California Collector Car Auction in Burbank last weekend,...
Historic Bonneville Video: The Story Of the Gyronaut X-1 – A Streamlined Motorcycle With Incredible History That’s Returning To The Salt In 2013
The Gyronaut X-1 was a streamlined motorcycle powered by two Triumph engines. The bike was built by Bob Leppan, Alex Tremulis and Jim Bruflodt in the 1960s and it became one one of the most dominant...
More Muscle Cars, Race Cars, and More From Auctions America California Collector Car Auction
We’ve still got tons of photos left from the Auctions America California Collector Car Auction in Burbank, so we thought we’d throw the rest of the muscle cars, race cars, and a few hot...
Get Cash Back For Buying MSD Products This Summer, Through MSD’s Summer Cool Down Rebate
Spend $200-$499, get $25 back. Spend $500 or more, get $50 back. That’s real money, and right when you need it, during the summer when you are working on your hot rod. Technically summer ends...
Event Gallery: The 2013 Camaro5 Fest – Drag Strip Action, Autocross Action, and Photos From The Show!
(Photos by Jeff Lee) – The 5th generation Camaro community is a tight knit group that has lots and lots of love for their pony cars. Having recently reviewed a 2013 Hot Wheels edition Camaro, I...
Drag Gallery: More Nostalgia Nitro Funny Action From Geezers At The Grove 2013 – We Love These Things!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we dropped some cool photos from the pits and show car parade at the 2013 Geezers At The Grove nostalgia race. Today we’re shoving nitro and alky...
CraigsList Find: A Man Eating 1940s Era Maul Two Man Chainsaw — This Thing Will Kill You
Imagine a company today going into the business of making chainsaws and using the brand name “Maul”. Now there is an actual woodsman tool called a maul which I have used to split logs...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Makes A Car A Street Car? What Defines It As Such?
Yesterday I put up an eBay listing for a 1969 Camaro Funny Car that is street legal. I’m not talking a lift up body like Dobbertin’s J2000, I’m talking about a legit 1969 Funny Car...
Gallery: These Cars Put The Classic In Classic Cars. Beautiful Cars From The California Collector Car Auction.
Maybe it’s because we are always looking at heavily modified cars, but going to last weekend’s California Collector Car Auction really had us drooling over some of the classics....
Full Results From Auctions America Burbank California Collector Car Auction: 289 Cobra Takes Top Honors
Here it is folks, the complete list in order by Lot Number. The top honor went to a 289 Cobra that got $825,000 at the auction which is about three zeros more than our budget. The cool thing is that...
UltraVan Adventures: One Man’s Roadtrip Adventure To Rescue One Whacky Machine
Jesse Lamond is a nut job. We know because we have talked to him on the phone and he’s into all the stuff we dig. Of course it’s not his fault, we’ve also talked to his parents and...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Addicted To Bass” The Puretones. Aussie Car Greatness
There is certainly some Mad Maxness going on here, and we dig it. Similar cop cars to Mad Max, but in a much more hot rod Coupe version. John Tearle, one of our favorite Aussies sent this one in and...
Wild Video: Watch A 200hp Polaris RZR UTV Fly, Slide, Jump, and Generally Turn An Abandoned Iron Mine Into A Playground Of Motorized Mayhem!
Call us nuts but after you watch the video you may agree that Ken Block’s “Gymkhana” videos have just been owned by a dude in a wildly hot rodded Polaris RZR UTV. If the look is...
