RacingJunk Find: A Super Clean 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone
We have to admit to a strange, macabre fascination involving Mercury Comet Cyclones. When we were just little BangShifters, there was a fatal accident involving one of these cars in our home town....
Event Coverage: 868 Bitchin Photos from Viva Las Vegas 13
We were seriously going to start this blog item off with Viva Las Vegas song lyrics, but decided against it. Instead, we’re not going to waste any time getting to the point, which is 860-plus ...
Event Coverage: The Chicks of Viva Las Vegas
There are always chicks at Car Shows, but at Rockabilly shows like Viva Las Vegas 13, there are tons of them dressed up in all the cool, old, sexy garb. Since we were there for the car show anyway,...
The Parting Shift: Street Driving a Pro-Shifted T5
Being a gearhead is often about making sacrifices. Take this video for example. The guy driving the car obviously races it and because of that he had the T5 transmission “Pro-Shifted” by...
Groovy Video: 1970 Firestone Tires Commercial
Decades before the Ford Explorer debacle that would cost the brand dearly (and more than they deserved) Firestone was cranking out tires at a blinding rate for all different types of vehicles. Their...
New National Demolition Derby Series Launched, Already Dwindling Supply of Full Sized Cars Doomed
In news that we see as both good and bad, a new national demolition derby series called the “Demolition Cup” is set to take flight this summer. The good is that this series will create a...
Impact Racing Products Made in 2009 and 2010 Will Not Be Decertified
In a joint press release Impact Racing Products and SFI have come to an agreement that will allow Impact products made in 2009 and 2010 to remain certified. This is a big break for racers who have...
Craigs List Find: A 1968 AMC Rebel With an Awful Secret
We were delighted to find a kick ass (looking) 1968 AMC Rebel for sale on Craigslist. Our elation was elevated by the fact that the car was located just a town over from our east coast offices. We...
New BangShift.com Project: The 1992 Donkayota Wagonmaster
BangShift.com is proud to announce a new in-house project that we’re calling the Donkayota Wagonmaster. It is the brain child of both Brian Lohnes and Chad Reynolds, the two guys behind the...
Hilarious Video: The Old Driverless Van Trick
We’ve obviously been having some fun with it being April Fool’s Day and all, but this clip from a Canadian comedy television show is truly good stuff. A troup of people manipulate a...
Six Turbo Ford EcoBoost on the Way to Fight GM Entry
Ford boss Alan Mulally was front and center at a media day conference at the 2010 New York Auto Show yesterday, revealing plans for a six turbo EcoBoost engine that will “kick the snot”...
NASCAR Announces Creation of the Pride Jazzy Legends Series
After a wreck at Bristol that left two NASCAR veterans wounded and hospitalized during a “legends race” the series has taken an interesting approach to preventing a similar outcome in the...
Bruton Smith Buys Memphis Motorsports Park, Plans Multi-Level Drag Strip
In an announcement that has sent shock waves through the drag racing world, Bruton Smith, chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., told a throng of reporters that he has purchased the currently defunct...
83 Years Ago The 200 mph Barrier Was Broken on Daytona Beach
We missed the anniversary by a couple of days, but 83 years ago Henry Seagrave drove a monsterous, purpose built, 1,000hp car built by Sunbeam in England to a speed of 203 mph. This was the first car...
