NEW SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Rocket Racing Wheels Joins the BangShift Family…Instantly our Prettiest Sponsor Yet
You’ve undoubtedly noticed that we’ve had a recent addition here at BangShift.com in the sponsor department. Their new ads are bitchin’, and the dog is pretty cool too, but...
eBay Find: A Bizarre and Wickedly Cool 1966 Ford Custom Cop Car – Did the Factory Really Put a 410ci Merc Engine in This Car?
We have to thank BangShift reader Zombie289 for the tip on this really bizarre but totally cool 1966 Ford Custom. The seller claims that the car is an ex-Virginia state police cruiser and that it...
Barnstormin’: Squeezing a Fistful of Sand
The last couple of weeks have been abnormally busy around eastern BangShift world HQ and for very sucky reasons. Four major league all stars in the world of hot rodding left this mortal coil and...
Watch Freiburger and Finnegan (and a pit bull) Swap the Motor in a 1969 El Camino in Summit Racing’s Parking Lot
Freiburger and Finnegan are back with another episode of “Roadkill” their off-kilter adventure show where they do neat and humorous car stuff. Essentially we revel in their pain and...
Carroll Shelby, American Racing and Sports Car Titan is Dead
News is just breaking that Carroll Shelby, one of the largest figures in American racing history and high performance American cars has died. We have heard for a couple of weeks that Shelby was in...
Question of the Day: What Brand or Model of Car Has the Most Rabidly Devoted (WEIRD) Owners?
This question came to me when I was driving and a Corvette pulled up along side of me. Inside the car was a man wearing a Corvette hat, Corvette jacket, and he had adorned the car with both a...
Watch John Hall’s Massive and Scary Pro Mod Crash From NMRA Bradenton Earlier This Year
Back in March, Pro Mod racer John Hall suffered a massive wreck during the NMRA race in Bradenton, Florida. Hall was there testing his nitrous Camaro in preparation for the then upcoming ADRL season...
Turbo LS Chevy Sleeper Van For Sale – Runs 12s and Looks Bone Stock
BangShift contributing photographer Bob Chiluk tipped us off to the fact that the legendary Las Vegas based sleeper van is for sale. This is the full sized Chevy van you have seen eating up...
Watch Jim Oddy Fire Up the Blown 392 Hemi in The Actual Austin Gasser He Raced More Than 40 Years Ago!
Some videos aren’t cool because of trick camera work, killer sound, or zooty stuff like that. Take this one for example. It shows drag racing legend Jim Oddy firing up the very Austin gasser he...
Caption This Photo: What is Larry Larson Saying to Steve Matusek?
(Photo by Charles Wickam) – When I was at the ADRL event in Bristol, Tennessee I ran into Larry Larson in the pits and staging lanes a couple of times of the weekend. Larry was there working...
Seattle Man Not Named Freiburger Steals Camaro SS From Hertz Hits 150mph During Police Chase
You always have to worry about internet videos spawning copy cats, so when we read about a man in the Seattle, Washington area who stole a brand new Camaro SS from a Hertz office and later hit 150mph...
Racing Junk Find: A Complete, Turn Key, Modern Front Motor Top Fuel Car
While trolling around RacingJunk.com and oogling stuff we cannot afford and have no business owning even if we could, we stumbled upon an ad that has a complete front engine top fuel dragster, of the...
Question of the Day: What is the Worst Automotive Innovation Ever?
We live in an age where cars are packed with some incredible technology. From anti-lock brakes to active cruise control that will automatically slow your car with traffic, to cars that can literally...
Top 11 Best Ever Race Car Paint Schemes
Modern race car paint jobs can’t hold a candle to the classic, care-free stylings of generations ago. There were classy, subtle schemes, and gaudy, loud, attention-grabbing hues slathered down...
