Update Video: The Radial Engine MR2 is Running Like a Top
Last Sunday we showed you video of a Toyota MR2 that has been re-powered with an old radial airplane engine. Go ahead and re-read that if you need to. That first video showed the engine running, but...
Bitchin’ Bill Thomas Nova To be Sold at Mecum in May
One of the cars that will be sold at the Mecum Auction in Indy this May is a super cool 1965 Chevy Nova, built by racing legend Bill Thomas. The car is being listed as a Funny Car and that may...
Video: More Bad Ass Amphibious Military Truck Action, Bonus Splash Down!
Yesterday’s video of the old Army truck driving around the bottom of a lake was pretty great. We were then tipped off to some far more modern military truck action, this time featuring a...
Ridetech Street Challenge Kit: So easy a girl can do it! Check out the install here.
Now ladies, don’t get mad at us, at least we didn’t say “So easy a chick can do it!” We’re really impressed with Michelle Harvey and here Camaro install that is up on...
Bangshift Mini-Feature: The Piss’d Off Pete 1960 Peterbilt
One of the coolest projects to hit the airwaves and webwaves over the last couple of years is Randy Grubb’s creation known as the Pissed Off Pete. This is a 1960 Peterbilt truck modified in the...
Nitrous Express Duramax Diesel Mustang leaves the building.
The Nitrous Express Mustang is going going gone. Our pal Mike Wood, owner of Nitrous Express, has been a fellow Drag Week glutton for several years now, and we have enjoyed hanging out with him and...
Another Icon Lost: Joe Mondello has passed away
2010 seemed to be a year of many losses for the hot rod and racing world, and 2011 hasn’t started off great either. We have just received word that Joe Mondello died this morning. Joe was...
Carnage of the Week: An Old Dodge Camper in Hilarious Action on a Tough Truck Track
It doesn’t get any cooler than this. Someone bought an old crusty Dodge camper at a public auction for close to nothing, took said camper to the county fair, and then entered the thing, bone...
Racing Junk Find: A Bad Ass Poncho Powered Pontiac Drag Warrior
There are lots of Pontiac bodied drag race cars prowling strips across America, but few of them have actual Pontiac power. Nope, most of them are just a Pontiac body holding a Chevy motor. Not this...
eBay Find: A Historic Chopped Willys Gasser
If there’s one thing cooler than a Willys gasser, it’s a chopped roof Willys Gasser! We got tipped off to the sale of the Shinholster and Lehman 1941 Willys, which is currently for sale...
Event Gallery: The Northeast Rod and Custom Car Show – Philadelphia, PA
At the tail end of the worst winter anyone in the Northeast region can remember, Philadelphia’s Northeast Rod and Custom Car Show pretty well marks the end of indoor car show season. Our man...
Killer Shop Tour: CJ Pony Parts
CJ Pony Parts is one of the largest Mustang specific parts and equipment sellers in the world. The Pennsylvania based company sells virtually every nut and bolt for ‘Stangs ranging from 1964 to...
BangShift Poll: Are T-Buckets Cool?
One of the debates that shakes BangShift right down to the core centers around T-buckets. Chad hates them to death and I think that they are generally cool. Brass lanterns and garish 1970s trend...
Hunnert Car Heads Up Coming to Great Lakes Dragaway – June 11
The Hunnert Car Heads Up Vintage Drags are back for their third running! The action will again take place at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin. That strip was recently voted the most...
