Category Archive: BangShift XL, Craigslist Find, TRUCKS, XL Online Find

Rough Start: Classic Jeeping In A 1984 Jeep CJ-7 – Can You Patch A Panel?

The Jeep CJ is the variation that many still picture in their heads when the word is uttered. Two round headlights, two round marker lights, one big speedometer in the center of the dash. My dad had...

Rough Start: A Neat Little Toyota Truck Hiding A Secret Under That Hood!

Surely you can have some fun for five grand with a bit of Craigslist hunting, right? Of course you can! You might not get the LS6 Chevelle of your dreams, but you can get something that you can drive...

A Supercharged 1978 Cadillac Seville! Yes! This Is So Wrong It Might Be Right!

Thank you Rocco for this one!!! When was the last time you saw a centrifugally supercharged 1978 Cadillac Seville, powered by the Olds 350? Yeah, that’s what we thought. We can’t make...

Rough Start: First Gen RX-7, Small-Block Chevrolet, Together For Well Under Budget!

Do you like the idea of racing at all? Of course, you must…you’re reading a story on BangShift, so there has to be some kind of racing you’re into. Surely you like drag racing,...

Rough Start: This 1974 Mercury Comet Is A Need-Nothing Starting Point For Something Fun!

Even as a fan of the Mustang II, I can say that Ford really screwed up by not making the second-gen Mustang more like the Ford Maverick and it’s twin, the Mercury Comet. The Falcon platform...

Rough Start: A 1985 Ford LTD LX In Canada – Anybody Want A Four-Door Four-Eye Fox Body?

Let me share with you one serious pet peeve of mine: when someone else’s reasoning keeps you from obtaining a reasonable fun car. More often than not, I have heard this from couples in...

Money No Object: The World’s Baddest F-body Mopar? This 1979 Plymouth Volaré Duster Is Built!

It’s hard to choke down the idea of a wicked Plymouth Volaré. From the basic slant-six powered machines that developed a reputation for being a horrific ball of rust to the Volaré Road...

Rough Start: This 1968 AMC Javelin Is Deserving Of A Second Life

From the moment I believed that I could convince my parents that I deserved a car of my own, I kept an eye out for anything that had any indication of being for sale nearby. I looked through auto...

Rough Start: Searching Kenosha For A Clean AMC Netted This 1972 Hornet SST!

As much as I try to stay out of Rust Belt areas doing the Rough Start searches, I couldn’t help this one. Kenosha, Wisconsin is the former home of American Motors, the central location for just...

Rough Start: This 1979 Ford Mustang Is A Great Start To A Late-Model Restoration…Period Correct Looks And All!

If you want to stay out of the traditional 1964-72 musclecar era machines, but are interested in a neat project car that you can actually put together for decent cash, you’d be hard-pressed to...

Rough Start: This 1974 Mercury Montego Badly Wants To Stay A Late 1970s Teenage Dream!

Looking over this 1974 Mercury Montego for a Rough Start candidate is easy enough: it falls under budget at $4,500, looks ready to drive, isn’t too bad to look at and has a kind of mean stance...

Would You Rather: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Vs. 1972 Ford Gran Torino!

The midsize sedan is a dying breed, according to every rag and blog out there right now. Whatever…they can sing the praises of crossovers and cars that drive themselves until they are blue in...

Cummins Ramcharger – The Factory Oversight Can Now Be Yours To Own!

In 1985, Dodge sent a red-and-white Ram D350 straight to Cummins with a request: figure out how to make the 5.9L inline-six diesel live in this beast. It was a move that Dodge desperately needed to...

Ready To Rock: A 1972 Chevrolet Camaro That Is Begging For The Corners!

A rollcage, sidepipes, and fenders flared enough for some wide-by-huge steamroller-style wheel and tire packages, all combined onto an early second gen Camaro makes for a lot of potential fun. This...