Just A Small Step In The Right Direction: Giving A 1964 Galaxie A New Spark
I love the whole idea of driving your classic. They were regular cars that just managed to get old…what’s the issue with still driving them? Well…a couple of things, to be fair....
BangShift Question Of The Day: Is It Worth Trying To Make A Living Racing Anymore?
I remember it clear as a bell: I’m on my hands and knees in the hallway of my grandfather’s house, pushing a large plastic toy that’s vaguely in the shape of a G-body NASCAR racer,...
BangShift Saturday Matinee: “The Junkman”, The World Record Holder For Wrecked Vehicles!
I had to watch this entire thing twice, just so I could attempt to comprehend what was going on besides a Cadillac Eldorado getting beat on like there was no tomorrow. There’s a story, but...
Some Like It Mellow: 1976 Ford Elite, The Moderate’s Cruiser
Welcome to 1976. Muscle is out the door, personal luxury coupes are in, bumpers are now battering rams that will prove their worth at demolition derbies across the country for decades to come, and...
Unhinged: The Safety Brief That Ends With “And They Walked Away…”
Let’s play a game. It’s called “Identify That Wreck”. You are looking at the remains of a car that went off of the road during the Sandhills Open Road Challenge in Nebraska. I...
The Greatest Drag Racing Wheelstand Video Ever Made? We Think So – More Than Four Minutes Of Bumper Dragging Fury
We love wheelstand videos and we know that you do as well. Know who else does? Sean Melton of Urban Hillbilly Action Video and he’s got an archive of footage from his years at the drag strip...
This Newsreel Footage Of Mike Snively Beating Out Don Garlits At Fremont Drag Strip In 1965 Is Awesome And Not Seen Since ’65
I love running across a video that has very few views on it because it means that the thing has just been sitting there on YouTube waiting to be discovered. In the case of this 1965 newsreel footage...
Wheels Up Video: Watch These Two Hot Rodded Lawn Tractors Rip Down A Short Drag Strip
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to Strattanville, PA home to the best and fastest lawn tractor drag races in the nation. Strattanville is home to many things but it is the wheels up, shockingly fast...
Random Car Review: The 1958-61 Kamov Sever-2 – In Soviet Russia, Anything Goes When You’re Buried In Snow
Russian creativity has to be commended. What other country could have dreamed up such an idea as the semi-aquatic, kind of boat/kind of large airplane hybrid like the Lun-class ekranoplan? Very few,...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Lord, Mr. Ford – Jerry Reed (1973)
We’ve featured Jerry Reed tunes as part of the BangShift Daily Tune Up before so consider today a refresher course on Reed-ology. This song was a number one hit for Reed on his 1973 album...
Classic YouTube: 4WD Truck And Modified Tractor Pulling at Richmond In 1991
It’s been a minute since I was last at a truck pull, and I have to admit that I miss the violence of each run. Screaming engines under full load struggling against the weight of the trailer...
Classic YouTube: This Mazda 323GTX Overcooks A Jump At The 1993 Fenceline III SCCA Pro Rallysprint
Yes, that 1988 Mazda 323GTX is really as high up in the air as it appears. Yes, it crashed back to Earth, and yes, it hurt. This footage was taken at the 1993 Fenceline III SCCA Pro Rallysprint in...
Past Life Goals: 1978 Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country In Augusta Green Sunfire And Fake Woodd
The idea of what is considered the “desirable” vehicle of the time has shifted many times since I started paying attention in the late 1980s. Front wheel drive midsize sedans. Minivans....
