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A 14-71 Blower On A Jeep Cherokee? Yep, Sounds Pretty Perfect To Us Too. Check It Out!
You never know what you are going to find on Craigslist, which is probably why so many people spend so much time shopping for cars and parts there. You never know what you are going to find! This...
1969 Pontiac Catalina 428 4-Speed Station Wagon!!! For Only $6900 And It Is Nice
There is some about big inch stick shift wagons that just get my crank turning. And this big Pontiac is no exception. It’s a 428 powered 1969 Pontiac Catalina and it has a Muncie 4 speed...
Muck Tested, Kid Approved: We Try New Muck Daddy Hand Cleaner and Scrubbing Wipes
When it comes to options of cleaning up your grime covered hands at the end of a wrenching session there are a myriad of them to choose from. Some of them work well enough and some of them are total...
eBay Find: The Most Unloved Shelby Is Looking For A New Home! Can You Find A Use For A Shelby Dakota?
Ok, so the 1989 Shelby Dakota isn’t going to set anyone’s pants on fire in stock form. Consider it a solid attempt at creating a sport truck and an early shot in the sport truck scene...
Barrett Jackson Insanity: A 1979 Pontiac Trans Am Sells For $187,000!
(Photos courtesy of Barrett Jackson’s website) For years, the Barrett Jackson auctions that happen every January in Scottsdale, Arizona have been looked to as a premier event for car lovers and...
Video: Jeff Lutz Breaks All-Time Quickest V10 Viper Record! 6.78/211 MPH and the Sound Is Gnarly!
It was a hurried program but Jeff Lutz and crew accomplished a major goal this week at Orlando Speed World Dragway and that was wresting the title of quickest V10 Viper on Earth from the hands of Sal...
Ebay Find: Is This 4-Valve Head One Of The Sold-Off Chrysler “A-925 Project” DOHC Hemi Heads?
When Chrysler took first, second and third at the 1964 Daytona 500, two things happened: it immediately put Bill France on high alert, and it gave the competition…namely, Ford, since GM...
Donut Derelicts Coverage: More Great Photos From An Early Saturday In Huntington Beach, California
Just like the Petersen Automotive Museum photos, I’m back with another batch from Donut Derelicts in Huntington Beach, California. You know what the place is about and I knew what the place...
Unhinged: Thinking About Buying A Cheap Classic Beater To Fix Up For A Driver? Here’s What You Might Be Getting Into!
“They don’t make cars like they used to.” Yeah, ain’t that the truth. Growing up, I heard that crap every time I went to brag about my 1979 Cutlass, or my 1987 Monte Carlo,...
Unhinged: What Is It About Driving A Car That Is Older Than You Are That Is Great?
Ever since I yanked the engine out of my Imperial, the average age of the vehicles I have driven is roughly ten years old. That isn’t a bad deal at all…my Chrysler, my wife’s truck,...
Best Of 2015: Here’s A Proper Barn Find: A Turbonique T-16 Rocket Go Kart Was Found In A Barn In Alberta
Turbonique only existed because the rule book and safety manual were both thrown out of the window when Gene Middlebrooks started screwing around with monopropellant thrust systems. This...
Legendary Drag Racer Jim “Superman” Nicoll Has Died – Survived Horrendous 1970 US Nationals Top Fuel Wreck
(Photos credit: NHRA/NationalDragster.com) – One of the most colorful characters in drag racing’s brilliant past has died. Jim “Superman” Nicoll who was the 1970 Drag News...
Unhinged: The Year In Review, 2015 – The Highlights From My Year
Here we are, facing down the end of another year, and if I thought my first twelve months at BangShift was something to behold, 2015 has been nothing but a whirlwind, both as far as writing here goes...
Young New Hampshire Man Dead, Maine Man Injured When Tire Explodes – Techs, Please Be Safe Out There
The images you see both above and below depict a heavy duty tire exploding inside an inflation safety cage. The steel bars of that cage are deflecting because of the massive forces involved. Now...