2018 Detroit Autorama Photo Coverage: The Great 8, Race Cars, And Loads Of Shiny Mechanical Coolness
Mar 13, 2018Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – No, we’re not done yet! It’s a blizzard here in Massachusetts today so I am using these awesome Mike Brooks photos from the 2018 Detroit Autorama to...
All Ford, Baby! This Mean Green Fairmont Flies In The Face Of The “LS The World” Movement!
Mar 13, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
It’s a well-known fact that the Ford Windsor small block, while a very stout piece, has limitations. It is generally accepted that once you start overing around the 500 horsepower arena and...
The Inside Story To Geoff Turk’s Historic Making 7-second Challenger Drag Pak Run – Holley EFI Equipped!
Mar 13, 2018Brian Lohnes4
Geoff Turk made history at the NMCA race in Bradenton, Florida last weekend when he drove his Challenger Drag Pak to the first 7-second clocking in the history of drag racing for a factory stock...
Truly A One Of One, This 1989 Mercury Sable Convertible Is Interesting, But Is it Good?
Mar 13, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
The hype that surrounded the Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable in it’s gestation begs belief. Ford hadn’t had the smoothest of times in the beginning of the Eighties. While the Fox platform had...
BUY THIS: There’s a Devin-Bodied, 409 Chevy Powered Drag Car From The Past For Sale On eBay
Mar 13, 2018Brian Lohnes7
There’s weird, there’s cool, there’s too weird to be cool, and then there’s the perfect match of weird AND cool. This Devin bodied hot rod is exactly that. A car that is odd...
Cheap Shop Truck Idea: Hack Up A Minivan! This 1994 Plymouth Voyager Can Haul Whatever You Need Now That It’s Done Hauling Brats Around!
Mar 13, 2018Bryan McTaggart12
The Chrysler minivans were the answer to the prayers of what had been a failing automaker just a few years prior when they debuted in 1984. A box on wheels that wasn’t the massive truck-based...
How Would You Build It: This 1978 Mercury Grand Marquis Is Another Big Black Sled Coupe That’s In Great Condition To Start With, But It Needs More…
Mar 13, 2018Bryan McTaggart10
The long black car fixation…I don’t know what it is about big Mercury products from the 1970s, but I love the way they look. Overall, classy without being overdone, as smooth as a monster...
Mad Mule 2018 Photo Coverage: The First Big Pro Mod Throwdown At GALOT Was Awesome
Mar 12, 2018Brian Lohnes3
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – There’s nothing like the start of a new racing season, right? Hope springs eternal, new parts are still new, the paint jobs and updated looks that make racers...
Southeast Gasser Association Photo Coverage: The C/Gas Class Rules The Earth
Mar 12, 2018Brian Lohnes2
(By Doug Gregory) – For 2017 C-Gas has had the highest car counts. These cars have a 2500# minimum and must weigh 8lbs per cubic inch of displacement. Run 6.499 or quicker and you’ll...
2018 Detroit Autorama Photo Coverage: Another Gallery Of Awesomness From The Motor City
Mar 12, 2018Brian Lohnes3
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re back with more photos from the 2018 Detroit Autorama and you are going to love the variety in these. From classic monster trucks to hot rods, muscle cars,...
The Flying Pickle: Watch Michael Roemer’s Chevy S-10 Get After It In Georgia!
Mar 12, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on The Flying Pickle: Watch Michael Roemer’s Chevy S-10 Get After It In Georgia!
This is a truck that needs no introduction to any of us behind the scenes at BangShift. This is Michael Roemer’s Chevy S-10 known as “The Flying Pickle”. It’s super easy to...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: SUVs Sell? Apparently Lamborghini Now Knows!
Mar 12, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
The season is in full swing! Racing is on at just about every level, from testing and tuning events at the local tracks to Pro Mod fields that have a sweet-16 layout completely under the four-second...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Ultimate “Bring Back From Death” Car?
Mar 12, 2018Bryan McTaggart9
I’ve seen many a dead car that went on to the crusher and the great beyond that didn’t deserve it’s fate. There was the 1970 Chevy Kingswood that had nothing wrong with it other...
Rough Start: A Budget-Buster Worth Getting The Loan For, This 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Is BRUTAL!
Mar 12, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
Brutal and functional…do you need a hot rod to be anything else? Hell no you don’t. You need power, you need durable parts, you need enough safety gear that you’ll walk away if you...