Crash Video: Helmet Cam Footage of a Violent Karting Wreck!
Long before we knew better, we laughed when heard guys say that they raced karts. We then drove one and soiled our racing suit, so to say that we have lots of respect for the people who race these...
Cool or Not: The Ring Brothers Dragon 1970 Mustang
The genre of the “high end” muscle car build tends to be polarizing. Lots of guys identify more with the “bleeding in the driveway homebuilt car” end of the hobby and look...
Racing Junk Find: A 1950 Plymouth Business Coupe That is All Business on the Strip
Back in the days of yore, most manufacturers sold some variation on the “business coupe”. Designed with a minimum of options and luxury but lots of trunk space, these were cars designed...
Cool New Product: Global West Suspension Blackline Suspension Bushings for 2005-2012 Mustangs
Chad and I had been hearing some buzz around the show floor at SEMA regarding Global West Suspensions and their new “Blackline” series of products. The Blackline name signifies that all...
Drag Gallery: The 2011 NMRA/NMCA Lonestar Shootout
While the “official” NMRA/NMCA season may be over, the organization is still running a few races to round out the competition for the year. Just this past weekend they were at Royal...
Cool or Not: The Trans Am Depot 6T9 Goat Camaro Conversion
Our “Cool or Not” series rages on today with this, the “6T9 Goat” from Trans Am Depot. The folks at Trans Am Depot have been making conversion kits for late model Camaros for...
New Parts: RideTech Announces New Rear Coil Over Conversion for 1978-88 GM G-Bodies
The venerable General Motors G-Body platform was an amazingly popular run of cars from the late 1970s right throught the 1980s. Being rear wheel drive, having a frame and of svelte weight, they are a...
eBay Find: A 600-HP Ford RS200 Evolution Group B Rally Rocket
We’ve written lots about the Group B rally cars of the 1980s. The so-called “Killer Bs” were machines so far ahead of their time, the FIA banned them after only a couple of seasons...
eBay Find: A 1968 Ford Fairlane That Comes With a Free Elephant in the Room
Drag Illustrated Magazine’s Ian Tocher is wholly responsible for this lime green, mega-winged, four door 1968 Fairlane ending up here on the front page. He sent us this eBay ad tip and we could...
Car Show Gallery: The 2011 Pumpkin Run – Vintage Junkyard and Hot Rod Greatness
One of the coolest shows that I’ve never been to is the annual Pumpkin Run that is held at Fleming’s Junkyard in New Jersey each Fall. The show encompasses everything from tractors to...
BangShift Says Thank You To All Veterans on This Veterans Day 2011
We here at BangShift.com would like to extend our sincere thanks to all of the veterans who have served our country through the years. The sacrifice of time, sweat, and blood have preserved our way...
Video: Jay Leno Checks Out the Hand Built Magnolia Special at his Big Dog Garage
JT Nesbitt is a guy who defines what it means to be a BangShifter. After seeing a video on the Leno’s Garage website years ago, he decided to take up the challenge personally of building a sexy...
Car Show Gallery: Goodguys Charlotte – 2011 (With Bonus Detroit Speed Shop Photos!)
Our man Doug Garrison ventured out of his native Pennsylvania to the southern climes of Charlotte to take in the Goodguys Rod and Custom show at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The sprawling facility...
Video Alert: Stolen Race Car – 40K Reward Offered To Find It – Help Needed!
Thieves are the worst level of human scum. Unfortunately some struck recently and they stole an entire drag racing operation that was parked in Aiken, South Carolina. The brazen jerks made off with a...
