1979 Pontiac Trans Am With Six Miles on it to be Auctioned This Weekend! We know a bidder!
The boys over at Hemmings broke the news of this sadly neat story, that involved a closed Pontiac dealer and a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am with less than 10 miles on it. Family owned and operated for 80...
Racing Junk Find: A Totally Awesome Modified 5-Ton Army Truck!
They had us at 52-inch radials. This giant and customized five ton military truck won the “Current Truck” class at the 2011 Autorama, and we hope it was a clean sweep in the voting. With...
Video: ’57 Chevy Drag Car Crashes and Burns While an Unprepared Fire Crew Watches
The most basic idea behind a drag strip is to provide a safe, controlled, environment for people to race their cars. A basic expectation of drag racers is that the track they are running down has at...
More Antique Car and Truck Wrecks From the Early 1950s
We brought you an installment of cool photos showing car and truck wrecks from the early 1950s yesterday and it was a big hit, so we’re going to keep the party going. These photos are all from...
Catching up with Caswell: Bill Talks About the Pikes Peak Wreck
We managed to catch up with a still slightly sore Bill Caswell recently to ask him about the Pikes Peak wreck that killed his BMW, what his plans are for the near future, and just how intense the...
Cool Video: A Tour of Spectre Performance Head Quarters With Amir Rosenbaum
Spectre Performance head honcho Amir Rosenbaum is one hard core car guy. From his exploits with the 400 mph “Speed by Spectre” streamliner, to his recent blog entries here on BangShift...
Good News: Muscle Cars Outsell Weenie Hybrids in May!
The boys over at the Mustang Forums did some math and figured out that combined, the Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger outsold all of the available hybrids, straight up in the month of May. Sure, the...
Mopar Gallery: Mopar Action at Maple Grove Raceway
As much as we like to poke gentle fun at the Mopar crowd for their intense devotion to their brand, we have a lot of respect for the whole lot of crazies as well. The eyes of Mopardom looked toward...
Flying Drag Car Video: A Huge Wreck at Hub City Dragway
If there is a Mississippi state record for skying a drag car, the dude in this video owns it. By a lot. Shot at Hub City Dragway, in Hattiesburg, this video features a bunch of cool door slammer...
Caption This Photo: Hear Don Garlits ROAR!
Joe Grippo, our intrepid Pennsylvanian lensman was recently at Maple Grove for their big Mopar event. They don’t do anything half-assed at ‘da Grove and this event was killer, as usual....
Video Brake Tech from Baer
Thousands of you watched as we built a 1967 Camaro in 48 Hours LIVE last month. We were able to build this car thanks to killer sponsors like Baer Brakes, Holley, Comp Cams and Lingenfelter....
Is This a Photo of an Ancient Chassis Dyno, or Something Else?
When this photo, supposedly from 1924 appeared in our forum section, several members were trying to discern what exactly was going on. Taken at a near pre-historic Texaco station, there’s an...
News: EcoBoost Engines Selling So Quickly Ford Can Barely Meet Demand
Ford’s EcoBoost engine family hit the scene with a splash for the 2010 model year. The engine was launched in the Ford Taurus SHO and quickly made the rounds through the blue oval product line,...
