Caption this photo: What in the Hell is Going on in This Photo?
Michelin is a French company, which begins to explain the totally bizarre photo that was brought to light by Jesse over on the “Just a Car Guy” blog. Obviously this was intended to be...
Roadside Carnage Find: An Excavator Decimated By a Pissed Off Former Employee
Disgruntled ex-employees scare the crap out of their former employers and after seeing the photos after the jump, you’ll understand why. These were taken a couple years back by our Chicago area...
Car Feature: Bitchin’ Blue Custom 1965 Acadian Wagon
When we saw Dave Show’s 1965 Acadian Wagon, sitting in The Grove at Famoso Raceway during DragFest, we fell in love with the killer stance, insane paint, and cool cruiser vibe. The fact that...
Tune In: Chad to Appear on Speed Scene Live Tonight at 6PM Pacific!
Tonight night at 6PM Pacific, Chad will be appearing as an in-studio guest on the coolest motorsports web TV show out there, Speed Scene Live. Chad will be right there along side of Scott...
CraigsList Find: Is This a Bad Ass Rat Rod Or Another Southern Fried Nightmare?
BangShift reader Lon tipped us off to this amazing find on the Huntsville, Alabama Craigslist site. The basic foundation of what you’re looking at here is a Ford Ranger truck. The cab has been...
The 2012 GOJO Giveaway Continues! This Weeks Way to Enter and Win is Super Easy! Check it Out!
This week’s opportunity for you to win a GOJO prize pack is super easy and will educate you in the benefits of caring for your hands. We know that after a day or wrenching on our grime covered...
Bitchin’ Video: A Profile of the Bad Ass 1964 Mack B-61 From the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion!
One of my favorite vehicles in the 2012 Holley NHRR car show was a beautiful 1964 Mack B-61 truck. When I saw that baby roll in and heard the distinctive sound of an old school Thermodyne engine, I...
Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Virgil Exner
Automotive designers have the unique ability to create something that has the potential to last for a very long time. Guys like Bill Mitchell, Harley Earl, Larry Shinoda were able to capture the...
Question of the Day: Are You A Well Rounded Gearhead or Do You Have Automotive Tunnel Vision?
Being into lots of different types of stuff is kind of an occupational hazard when you write an automotive blog like BangShift. Most times, I get to do stuff in dribs and drabs but this current week...
Caption this Photo: A Bad Day At Lime Rock
This coming Friday, the ever intrepid Dave Nutting and I will be at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut for the American LeMans Series race with the Corvette factory team, covering their battle against all...
Sneak Peek: Mickey Thompson’s New Ultra High Performance Tire – The Street Comp
We’ve been hearing rumors of a new ultra high performance tire from the guys at Mickey Thompson for some time now and when we were tipped off to this photographic proof of its existence, we got...
Watch An Extremely Violent Wreck From The 2012 X-Games Rallycross – A Jump Goes Very Wrong
During the X-Games, a high intensity, made for TV version of rally cross is held and frankly, it is pretty fun to watch. Small rally-ish cars with lots of power and all wheel drive haul ass around a...
eBay Find: An Incredible 1966 Hemi Satellite Survivor – 100% Original – 1 of 500 Made With a 4-speed!
Last week we raised the question about how important a car’s originality was to you out there in reader-land. The opinions expressed ran the gamut from, “I love all original cars!”,...
Watch an Awesome Video of Danny Thompson Narrating the Amazing Career and Life of His Dad Mickey Thompson
In terms of singular people, few have had more of an effect on the American high performance and racing scene than Mickey Thompson. He was a man of high goals, nearly unending energy, and a drive...
