Motion Raceworks Is Building An 8 Second Car In 8 Days!!! Meet El Toro!
I’ve been part of a team that built a car in just 48 hours, and I’ve been part of a team that twice built an 8 second car in 10 days, and both required a lot of planning. The task of...
Historical Footage: A Look Into One Of Toronto’s More Notorious Street Racers And His 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator…That Was A Former Ford Of Canada Drag Car!
Two cars line up on a backroad somewhere near Toronto, Canada in 1979. This is your average street race…a few bystanders, those in the know. No heavy crowds and nobody else nearby to cause a...
British Brute: The Rover SD1 Vitesse – Buick Heart, Daytona Looks!
The Buick 215 V8 didn’t have a long shelf life at General Motors. Sure, the aluminum engine was a proper V8, and an all-aluminum one at that…exotica for the early 1960s. But ultimately,...
Actually Fixing It Up: The Gold Cutlass Gets Some Proper Wrench Time In!
Over the years, as I’ve been on this never-ending revival kick, many of you have wondered if, after the cameras are shut off and the video is uploaded, if any of these YouTubers actually go...
Scott Palmer Brings Everything Nitro Powered He’s Got To Ozark Raceway Park And SENDS IT!
Scott, or Scotty, Palmer is an awesome dude. He’s a friend, an amazing human, a killer competitor, and a guy that doesn’t do anything unless it is at least a little fun. In fact, fun is...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Top 11 Names For That Killer Tune
You know, after a few years away from the counter, I was getting complacent. Sitting by the pool, sipping on something smooth and mellow, enjoying the sunshine in the summer and reading a good book...
Minted: This 1972 Ford Maverick Has Less Than 40K On The Clock!
The first time I know I was consciously aware of the cars in my neighborhood, I figured out pretty fast that just about everybody owned a Ford Maverick or it’s Mercury Comet twin. I was a...
Before Bonneville: More Incredible Images From Ormond Beach, Florida – The One Time World Center Of Speed
We’re back with more historic photos from Ormond, Beach Florida and the land speed racing that took place there before racers discovered the Bonneville Salt Flats. All of the photos you see...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ripping Gears Left Handed On The Strip In Australia
As we have long known and celebrated here at BangShift, it isn’t just us Yanks that are into high performance driving with a manual transmission. All over the world people revel in ripping...
Watch Two Russian Guys Miss Certain Death By Inches While Stranded On A Highway – Incredible!
There is a reason why it is dangerous to break down on the highway. There is a reason why if you get stranded on a highway you are supposed to stay in your car. That reason is that it is an...
Pro Tested, Pro Abused: What Will 36 Laps Of WFO Action At The Nurburgring Do To A BMW M4?
Ever hear the old joke about the fastest car in the world being a rental car with the walk-away insurance paid for? Well…it’s legit. Not that I personally know anything about...
Video: Vintage Films from Ohio’s Historic Dragway 42
Dragway 42 in West Salem, Ohio is a really interesting case. The place was opened for 50+ years before being sold to the Matcham family who had plans to revamp and improve the facility. Their plans...
The Conver C550 Is A Real Life, Functional Version Of A Weird Contraption Your Kids Your Make Out Of Legos
My kids love Legos and the fun part about it is that they like free-styling with them probably more than actual kit building. I swear to the heavens that my son Jack has constructed the Lego version...
Jet Setter: A 1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III Torquing It’s Way To A Win
If you have never put eyes on a Lincoln Continental Mark III up close and in person, you probably haven’t seen the neat data plate that they fitted them with from the factory. Lincoln was...
