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2015 BangShift Photo Highlight Reel: Benoit Pigeon’s Favorite Shots From The Year That Was

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – It is hard to believe that we’re already at that point in the calendar to start running our contributor 2015 photo highlight reels but the simple fact is that...

Mystery: Help Us Find The History Of This Incredible Homebuilt Sports Car/Hot Rod At Gates Salvage (Video)

When BestRide.com’s Craig Fitzgerald and I were romping through Gates Salvage in Hardwick, Vermont looking for cool stuff we found lots but nothing prepared us for what you see above and in the...

Is This Operating W-32 Engine The Greatest Miniature Of All Time? Construction And “Run” Video –

47cc displacement, 2,500 work hours, 850 pieces, and 650 screws. That is what Motores Patelo put int constructing this amazing W-32 engine that we think could be the greatest miniature ever built....

Don Schumacher Racing Didn’t Buy Them All! The New TBS500 Top Fuel Billet Intake Is Awesome!

Looking at a Top Fuel Dragster or Funny Car, one might think that ANY intake manifold would work with that much blower on top. And to some extent that’s correct. Stuff air and fuel through it...

This Barn Find 1965 Gasser Corvette Is Awesome, Regardless Of What Other Magazines Say!

When one of our readers sent us a story on this eBay find 1965 Corvette Gasser style street machine, where the author bashed this bitchin ride because of it’s gasser vibe and killer paint, we...

Check Out The Dusold Designs Guys Flaming A Chevy Pickup! Tons Of Work But Bitchin!

On Facebook the other day Mike Dusold said he was going to be painting flames on a customer’s Chevy pickup and that he was going to do things up a little different. When he started posting...

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This Is Our Final Gallery Of Photos From The Mooneyes X-Mas Party And Drags!

That’s all folks! Until next year, when we do it all over again. Although we’re wondering where the new home of the Mooneyes X-Mas Party and Drags will be for 2016 since Irwindale will...

This Is The New NHRA Pro Stock Induction System For 2016. Are They Doing It Wrong?

This is how most NHRA Pro Stock teams are going to be handling their induction systems for 2016, since they are now converting to EFI, but could they be leaving things on the table? Are they thinking...

Chadmouth: If You Can’t Drive One Backwards You Have No Business Driving One Forwards!

So Ford came out with this new Pro Trailer Backup feature for the 2016 F-150 and all I have to say is “Thanks an F’ing Lot Ford!”. As if there weren’t enough lame ass...

Check Out The Wheels Up Drag Action From Mooneyes X-Mas Party 2015!

While it’s true there are a jillion cars at the Mooneyes X-Mas Party and Drags, that are just hanging out and showing off, there are a pretty good number that also decide that tire smoke and...

Mooneyes X-Mas Party And Drags Show Coverage Continues Right Here

We started our Mooneyes X-Mas Party and Drags coverage yesterday with a gallery of cool hot rods and customs from the show, and it continues on today. In fact, we’ll have galleries going up all...

Ford Fans Rejoice: Introducing The Moser M88! Moser Is Making New 8.8 Ford Axle Housings!

Anyone who has owned a Fox Body, SN95, truck, etc knows that the 8.8 rear axles in late model Fords are stout pieces from the factory and can be really strong with the right parts. Stock they come...

This Incredible Video Of A Funny Car Hitting The Tree Reminds Us How Tough These Are To Drive

We have not idea how we missed this video for more than a year and it seems that most everyone else has missed it, too. In this clip you’ll see driver Ron Deedy commence a burnout in a Firebird...

Performance Racing Industry Show 2015: Cool Cars and Engines We Saw On Day 1

We’re here in Indianapolis at the Performance Racing Industry Show 2015. Think of this event as SEMA’s hardcore brother. PRI is cool because it is about racing and really gnarly high...