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Unknown Parts Counter Guy: New Year, New Warranty Claims

You would think that within a year’s timeframe, that I would’ve seen it all, right? That nothing could surprise me any more inside the walls of a parts store than what I’d already...

Historically Significant Corvette SR-2 Is For Sale – The Opening Bid Is A Little Steep For Us, But Probably Not For You

BangShift photo contributor Justin Oney is a man of incredible personal wealth. I didn’t know that until he sent me the link to the eBay auction of the 1956 Corvette SR-2, which is the first...

You Want A Pretty, High-Dollar Corvette? How About The One Of The Three Handbuilt Scaglietti Corvettes?

The 1956 SR-2 Corvette…well played, Brian and Justin. It’s very hard to knock a Corvette that had the backing of Zora Arkus-Duntov and Harley Earl…wait a minute. Something sounds...

Project Raven: Open-Heart Surgery, Part 1…We Open Up Our Imperial’s Engine

So the Imperial’s engine is out, separated from the without-a-doubt destroyed A904 automatic, and on the stand. With nothing to lose, I grabbed the tools and tore into the LA motor. There had...

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Outside: Another Weird Mopar Swap – These Guys Pulled A Big Block For WHAT?!

So yesterday we reran McTaggart’s wild story about the Durango that someone had swapped a slant six engine into. That thing was weird enough but it looks like a top fuel car when compared to...

Miracle Video: Guy Wrecks Pro Street 1955 Chevy, Legs Hanging Out Of The Windshield And Walks Away!

During the recent “Colorado Street Outlaws” event at Pikes Peak International Speedway a driver crashed his immaculate pro street style 1955 Chevy violently. During the course of the...

It’s Daily Driven, It’s A Six Cylinder, And It’s In The Nines: This Falcon G6E Is A Winner

Other than the green paint, you’d lose this thing in a huge parking lot. The body doesn’t have any radical mods. And unless you know what to listen for, all you hear is a six cylinder...

Extreme Barbie Jeep Racing 2014: The Final Round!

As you sit there, nursing your hangover from last night’s festivities (and before you ask, no, we don’t know who you kissed at midnight), you may be wondering if any good can come from...

Confirmed: Ford’s Halo Performance Car Will Appear, And It Will Be Raced By Ganassi Racing

In twelve days from now, Ford will host a press conference that will reveal, among other things, the car that the rumor mill has been dubbing “the next GT”, i.e. the new halo Ford...

Ebay Find: Two Tons Of Fun With A Blown Big-Block Chevy Wagon

Raise your hand if a 800hp, blown Chevy station wagon doesn’t sound like fun to you. Keep your hand up…now, find the door and make a hasty exit, because if you can’t find even one...

Best Of 2014: New York’s Gearhead Slum, The Iron Triangle Is Being Dismantled

It is a place that goes by a few different names. There’s Willet’s Point, there’s “that weird neighborhood across from Citi Field”, and then there’s the one most...