Studebaker, Skoda, Jawa, and More Great Ads From the 1964 NY International Auto Show
The hits just keep on coming from the program we recently got our mitts on dating to the 1964 NY International Auto Show. We’re scanning the interesting old ads out of the book and posting them...
BS Approved Norwegian Video: An Old Ferguson Tractor Fitted With A Jag V12 – Screams Loud! Goes Fast!
We have to tank Norwegian BangShift Arild Guldbrandsen for tipping us off to this video featuring one of his fellow countrymen who took an old Ferguson tractor from (eyeballing it) the 1940s and...
Roadside Find From France! – A Crossover SUV Built Decades Before The Concept Existed
(Editor’s note – One of the neatest things about BangShift, in our eyes anyway is that people from all over the globe tune in each day to see what’s happening here. French reader...
Firebird International Raceway to Cease Operations In April 2013 – All Hope Not Lost Though Track May Reopen With New Management
It appears our grim speculation from late February 2012 is coming true. Word coming out of Arizona and from a well placed source are agreeing that Firebird International Raceway will cease to operate...
WOW!!! Epic BangShift Photo Exclusive: Andy Green And Mike Cook Jr. Run 190 In A Bentley
You ain’t gonna find this anywhere else boys and girls. Mike Cook Jr. texted us this photo yesterday from a private Cook test session at Bonneville and that is none other than Andy Green...
Event Gallery: The 2012 Somernites Power Cruise – Road Trippin’ With Awesome Cars!
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Feel free to file this in the “better late than never” file, since it has been a couple weeks since the Somernites Power Cruise actually took place....
Drag Action Gallery: The 2012 Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip Bracket Bash
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Don’t be fooled by the title of this event—it’s not just a standard bracket race. It usually features only bracket racing classes, but the folks at...
Dyno Video: A 1500hp 428ci Windsor Ford From Nelson Racing Engines
It is always fun to peek in on the Nelson Racing Engines channel on YouTube to see what the dudes and dudettes at NRE have going on. We found this recent video, showing off the new 428ci Windsor Ford...
Drag Gallery: The 2012 Paradise Drag Strip Show and Go!
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – This past weekend, a couple of events in North Georgia kept Tommy Lee Byrd busy, as he pulled a double shift with two great drag racing events. First off...
Comp Cams Question Of The Day: What Car Do You Hate To Admit You Love?
We have to admit that the guys over at Comp Cams come up with some pretty interesting photos and questions each week on their Facebook page. And somehow we always get suckered into reading all the...
Drag Gallery: The Kontinentals Day of the Drags – Our Final Gallery
(Photos by Charles Wickam) -We’ve been doling out Charles Wickam’s awesome photos from the 2012 Day of the Drags at Little River Dragway in Texas. The event, which celebrated its 10th...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Rather See An 8 Second Bumper Dragger Pass OR ?
With the Byron Power Wheelstand Championships happening last weekend, and all the cool drag racing photo galleries we’ve got up, the question about what kind of drag strip pass you most like to...
Event Coverage: Byron World Power Wheelstanding Championships Photos… Bumpers Beware!
These dudes are nuts. I mean we love watching wheelstands, and nothing is more fun than driving a car that pulls the wheels hard, but given the incredible wheelstand it takes to win the Byron World...
Jump Cancelled for Today Check Back Tomorrow TO WATCH THE RED BULL STRATOS EDGE OF SPACE SKY DIVE!
The Red Bull Stratos mission, which will have Felix Baumgartner free falling from the literal edge of space, some 23-miles above the Earth is being live streamed on the internet and you can watch it...
