Book Review : The Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data Book 2nd Edition
With the spring book release season right around the corner we recently found a copy of The Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data Book, 2nd Edition by Peter C. Sessler. We’re motor and number geeks...
Killer Gearhead History: Huge Gallery of Old Ford and Mercury Dealership Photos
We were tipped off to this very cool gallery on Flickr.com of old Ford and Mercury dealerships. We dig stuff like this because it is as much about the cars as it is about the small cities and towns...
Name the Better Racing Offspring: Ashley Force Versus Dale Junior
We ran across a great piece on the SportingNews.com that compares the careers (to this point) of Ashley Force Hood and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and asks the simple question, who’s better? It’s...
RacingJunk.com Find: A 747ci 4-Stage Nitrous Snorting Monster
We’ll be honest, we were really close to blogging about a cool 2.0L Pinto motor we found that was set up for road racing, then we decided to peek around RacingJunk.com a little more and our...
New E-Force Corvette Blower Kit From Edelbrock
The guys over at Edelbrock have rolled out another variation to their popular line of E-Force Superchargers. This one is application specific to 2008-2010 Corvettes and it is an awesome way to take...
Girls With Cars, Popular Hot Rodding Magazine Style
It seems that perhaps Johnny Hunkins, editor of Popular Hot Rodding magazine, has been reading the BangShift.com girls with cars thread. Actually, we’ll can’t really steal any credit for...
Street Race in Maryland, go to Jail
The Maryland State Police are pushing a statewide bill that would allow for up to 60 days of jail time and a maximum fine of $500 for anyone caught street racing. That fine is the current limit for...
There May Still Be Hope for the Late Pontiac G8
When GM killed when the Pontiac brand, the most lamentable loss was the G8. Sure, it was a more door, but it was packing big LS-power, could be optioned with a six-speed, and drove circles around a...
Troubled Ohio Circle Track May be Saved by a Drag Strip
There’s an interesting story going on at Mansfield Motorsports Park in Mansfield, Ohio. The track was founded as a 3/8-mile dirt oval in 1959, then grew to a 1/2-mile by 1972. The place was...
Cool 8-Second Mustang Car Feature at Summit Racing
We know how tough it is to build an 8-second car, and can’t imagine how difficult it would be to accomplish that while making it a show car at the same time. We came across Ken Belanger’s...
Danica Finishes Fontana NASCAR Race Three Laps Down
Well it wouldn’t be a Monday if we weren’t reporting on Danica Patrick’s latest performance in a stock car. It would be honest to say that she did better than her debut in Daytona,...
eBay Find: Jimmy Cagney’s 1934 Auburn Cabriolet
We’re not that big into luxury cars that pre-date WWII, but when we got tipped off to the eBay listing for Jimmy Cagney’s 1934 Auburn Cabriolet, powered by a Lycoming built V-12, we had...
The Parting Shift: Grabbing Gears with the Front Wheels Three Feet in the Air
It’s is one thing to pull and awesome wheelie off the starting line in your race car. It’s cool as hell. If you want to upgrade to sublime, pull the wheels and grab gears when they are...
Sad Story: California Woman Dies on Corvette Test Drive
A 29 year-old mother of four was killed while taking a potential buyer on a test drive. Police claim that high speed was a factor in the wreck. The passenger sustained serious injuries, but reports...
