The Detroit Not-o-Rama: A Mangled 1972 Mini Cooper
We thought it would be virtually impossible to make an old Mini Cooper uncool. Yeah, they are quirky little cars, but they have a racing heritage and are basically road legal go karts. Heck, we know...
The Detroit Not-o-Rama: A 1989 Mustang Show Car (With a Mangled Hood and Cowl)
You’ve got to love an ad that has a bombshell about the car tucked into the middle of it and totally downplayed. In this case we’re talking about the 1989 Mustang convertible that the...
The Detroit Not-o-Rama: The Most Cliche Caprice on Earth
As we wait in anticipation of Chad’s great AutoRama coverage we thought we’d take a look at a few vehicles that won’t be shown at Cobo Hall in Detroit ths weekend. To kick it off...
Hittin’ the Road: Detroit AutoRama and Ice Drags Coverage Coming this Weekend
Both Chad and I are escaping the surly bonds of home this weekend to bring you event coverage from two of the coldest places in the country. He’s leaving sunny SoCal to hit the Detroit...
Multiple John Delorean Movie Projects in the Works
John DeLorean, the legendary auto executive, is a popular guy in the halls of Hollywood these days. The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that there are no less than three bio-pics in the works to be...
NASCAR’s Kurt Busch To Run Super Gas at Gatornationals in Street Legal Hemi Challenger
2004 NASCAR champ Kurt Busch will compete at the upcoming NHRA Gatornationals in Super Gas, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. In a very neat twist, Busch will be driving his 1970...
Experts Say Don’t Forget Cars When Estate Planning
It’s a lightning rod issue among the bloody knuckle set we BangShifters identify with. Yeah, car collecting for money. Some would say that the preservation of classic cars, hot rods, and muscle...
Hilarious Video: Guy Drives Deuce and a Half Through Above Ground Pool
Watching this video will make you really want a deuce and a half truck. It will also serve as a good base for the guaranteed argument you’ll have with your spouse when you share that idea....
Craigslist Find: The Eclips-Onco
Our fascination with trars is well known here at BangShift.com. While it’s true that many people hate the elusive trar, we love them in a circus freak kind of way. We’re not the only...
Speedy Says: The Top 11 Products That Should Have Motorsports Celebrity Endorsements
That’s hot! I exclaimed as I singed my hand on a “Paris Hilton Celebrity Styler” (curling iron) that Mrs. Speedzzter left smoldering in the sink. Through the pain, I began...
Race Track Safety Story Paints NASCAR Tracks in Glowing Light, Seems Like Slap at NHRA
The tragic death of a spectator at last weekend’s NHRA race at Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona, has opened the discussion of race track safety. We were tipped off to a Fox Sports story,...
Photo Gallery: Galpin Auto Sports Collection, Including Ed Roth and Von Dutch Stuff
Galpin Auto Sports is most often known for one of two things. Being the biggest and baddest Ford dealership on the planet is one, and the other is the reputation they have for building weirdo cars....
Former GM CEO Fritz Henderson Now Consulting For GM, Making $3,000 per hour
It’s good to be Fritz. After getting whacked from his position atop GM back in February, Fritz Henderson is back on the GM payroll as a consultant. He’s making $59,090 a month and he has...
John Medlen Working On Wheel Tethers for Top Fuel Cars, May Be Mandated For GatorNationals
We’ve not been reporting on the tragic death of a spectator at last weekend’s NHRA event in Phoenix, Arizona, where a wheel separated from Anton Brown’s Top Fuel dragster and...
