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SEMA 2012 Featurette: Don “The Snake” Prudhomme’s 1970 Hot Wheels ‘Cuda Funny Car
Of all the cars and trucks that filled the nearly one million square foot Las Vegas Convention Center last week during SEMA, the most historically significant race cars is this one. Don...
Event Gallery: Chryslers at Carlisle 2012 – Huge Gallery of Killer Show Photos!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – It was a sweltering hot weekend in Carlisle, PA but the turnout at the yearly Mopar gathering at the Carlisle fairgrounds was no worse for it. Joe Grippo spent a day...
Barnstormin’:The Little Drag Strip That Could, Did…After Almost 50 Years
It will go down as the coolest gearhead non sequitur I have ever seen. Walking up to the old Boston city hall building, deep in the heart of downtown and seeing Bob Tasca III’s nitro funny car...
Project Buford T Justice Update: The Trans Thrash is ON!
If you remember, we put Project Buford T Justice on the dyno a couple weeks ago and fragged the trans and driveshaft in violent fashion. Since then, we recalled a transmission that has been living in...
FNG: My Weekend in the Trench With Peter Farber’s NHRA/ADRL Pro Mod Team PLUS VIDEO
I have seen drag races through several different angles during my time in the sport. I have seen them as a racer in a street car or bracket bomber, I have seen them as an announcer and race director,...
Driveway Tech: We Install at K&N Cold Air Intake on a 2007 F250 Powerstroke for Performance and Economy Gains
With diesel fuel well over $4.00 per gallon in most parts of the country, BangShifters have to do what they can do to get the most bang for their buck at the pump. While good maintenance will help to...
BangShift Approved Mega Project: The Restoration of Evel Knievel’s Massive 1974 Mack Hauler
Evel Knievel was one of the most well known human beings on Earth during the 1970s. His insane jumps and feats of daring endeared him to fans of all ages and in virtually every corner of the globe....
eBay Find: A Bitchin’ Ex-Mopar Factory Drag Car Hauler!
We here at BangShift HQ are fully in love with old race car haulers, especially those of the factory variety. Reader Chris Crowley tipped us off to this absolutely killer 1974 Dodge factory drag car...
Project FatCad: The Pleasure (and mostly) Pain of Acquiring Project FatCad
Click here to read the introduction of Project FatCad I decided I wanted a new Cadillac because I met all of their requirements. I just turned 50. Hey, that’s young by Cadillac...
Barnstormin’: Stumblin’ – Rumblin’ and Bumblin’ – The First Couple Hundred Miles in Goliath
Since I got Goliath back from floor replacement surgery a couple of weeks ago, I’ve managed to rack up a couple hundred miles on the truck. The driving has been varied with lots of short trips...
Racing Junk Find: An Overkill Homebuilt Utility Vehicle
Small utility vehicles, sometimes called “side by sides” have really become popular over the last couple years. Initially coveted by farmers and ranchers, they are now popular as toys and...
LID, CAN AND LIBEL: A TREE FALLS IN NATHAN BEDFORD%u2019S FORREST%u2014AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES GETS AN EARFUL
“Forrest is the very devil… There never will be peace until Forrest is dead.” — William Tecumseh Sherman The State of Mississippi has some majestic two-lane pavement,...
Lid, Can and Libel: A Tree Falls in Nathan Bedford’s Forrest and the Mississippi Department of Motor Vehicles Gets an Earful
“Forrest is the very devil… There never will be peace until Forrest is dead.” — William Tecumseh Sherman The State of Mississippi has some majestic two-lane pavement, smooth...
eBay Carnage: A General Lee That Died With Its Boots On
Our soft spot for General Lee Dodge Chargers runs pretty deep and we’re not ashamed to admit that. We followed the epic rebuild of the Hack Job General Lee from the get go, and it was...