DEAD: Ford Kills the Econoline Van – Euro Transit Van Slated To Replace It in 2013
The Ford Econoline van is Dearborn’s latest dead man walking. The line was introduced in 1961 and will conclude with the 2013 model year per Ford’s announcement yesterday. In the place of...
Racing Junk Find: A Vintage Time Capsule 1932 Ford Race Car
Lots of my favorite cars in the history of drag racing came from the Street Roadster class. Now relegated to Competiton Eliminator and lacking virtually all of the character and coolness of the old...
Feds Heap Nine New Charges On Knoll – Court Appearance Today to Determine Mental Competency
The legal woes of Evan Knoll just got exponentially worse. The superseding indictment that we reported about two weeks ago was filed in US District Court yesterday and it appears the government has...
Engine Video: Hear the Crazy 12-Rotor Engine Fire Up and Run!
Last week we told you about and showed you a wild 12-rotor Rotary style engine that was on a stand at the 2011 PRI show. In that blog item we mentioned wanting to hear it run. Well, we no longer...
Yellowstone Drag Strip Set to the Auctioned Tomorrow – Nice Facility Outside of Billings Montana
If you have always wanted to own a functional quarter mile drag strip, tomorrow is your lucky day. Yellowstone Drag Strip in Montana is being sold to the highest bidder. The track is not a property...
Vote for the Best V8 Engine of All Time – Help the Guys at Hot Rod Out!
The guys over at Hot Rod Magazine need your help. They’ve compiled the most detailed and thorough survey about American V8 engines anyone ever has, or probably ever will. The Hot Rod staff is...
Mucking Awesome Video: High Flying Highlights From the Bithlo Hill-n-Hole Races – Huge Trucks in Flight
This video 100% solidified the fact that I need to visit the Bithlo Mud Racing complex next year. This is a highlight reel from the 2.5-ton class at a Hill-n-Hole event. The name does not mean the...
Saab Declared Dead Again: This Time it is Probably True
Like any good brain eating zombie, the Saab brand has been staggering around listlessly for a couple years now. They have not produced a car in months, have not paid their workers in a longer period...
GM Performance Announces Continuation of LSX Challenge Series For 2012
After a successful 2011 run, the four race LSx Challenge series will be back in 2012 per an announcement from GM Performance Parts. The series will comprised of five classes, four of which are heads...
24 Year Old Man Launches Mustang GT Off of a Parking Garage!
We’ve had a busy afternoon in the BangShift news room with tips literally pouring in from all over the world. This one is hot off the presses from Switzerland where a 24-year old man...
The Plot Thickens: Passengers Claiming That Ndamukong Suh Lied to Police About Crash, Injuries
It has been a bad couple of weeks for NFL star Ndamukong Suh and it looks like things are getting worse. Suh was suspended for blatantly stomping on a defenseless Green Bay Packers player during the...
Good Read: Car and Driver Interviews Monster Truck Icon Dennis Anderson
Dennis Anderson is a true American success story. From the most humble of beginnings he has become the most famous guy in modern monster truck racing and the face of the Grave Digger brand that has...
Neat Video: Max Papis Burns the Tires Off the Back of His Stock Car in Front of Fans in Italy
While we may not have invented the burnout here in America, we certainly perfected it. As you’ll see in this video, tire smoke is an international gearhead language. What makes this scene cool...
Quick Look: Here is the Holley Throttle Body Every NASCAR Team is Mandated to Run in 2012
In the event that you’ve been living under a rock without cable or internet service, it may comes as a shock to you to learn that NASCAR is mandating all of their teams run EFI in 2012. This...
