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Would You Rather? It’s The Battle Of Early 1980s Performance! Take Your Pick Between The Early 5.0 And A Fully Loaded Trans Am!

Would You Rather is the evil drinking game that we love around here, and this time around we’re playing for the end of the Malaise Era, or the genesis of the horsepower revival, pony cars. View...

Mopar Exotica: Someone Is Selling A Seldom Seen On The Streets Aluminum A8 Block

We love when people post up cool factory parts that we were either unaware of or that we knew a little bit about but nothing more. In the case of this cool Mopar A8 aluminum block we had an idea that...

This Comp Coupe Inspired Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster Could Be Yours! For Trade!

We love the front engine dragsters that have bodies over the cage and rear tires. You know, that Comp Coupe look? Sure, most of them are longer than the original Comp Coupes, but we still dig them....

BangShift Approved Car Guy Way To Tell Family And Friends If It’s A Girl Or Boy!

When Jason Hallman sent me an email saying that he had a killer video of his friend Colin and his wife showing the world what the gender of their new baby would be, and that it involved Colin’s...

BangShifter’s Unite: Hoonigan’s Burnout Kings Is Calling! I Think You Have Better Burnouts In You!

We definitely dig some of the stuff on Hoonigan, but I have to say that the last few months worth of Burnout Kings videos just haven’t done much for me. They are good, don’t get me wrong,...

This 1978 Barth Motorhome Is Big Block Powered Greatness!

It’s a sickness. My motorhome and RV affliction. And unfortunately for some of my friends they also suffer from it. It’s contagious apparently. That’s why my friend Scott Payton...

What Were They Thinking? This Porsche 917 Race Car Replica Is…Screw It, It’s Horrible!

We try not to be overly judgmental around here most days, but every once in a while I just can’t help myself. Today is one of those days. The Porsche 917 is one of the sexiest race cars every...

Check Out This Sleeper Ford Maverick! 302, Four-On-The-Floor, And A Nice Shade Of Seventies’ Brown!

Does a car need to be a full-kill Pro Touring, or a finished Pro Street, or something that is so raggedly off-the-wall as Roadkill’s General Mayhem Charger to be an awesome vehicle to drive?...

Optima Film Festival Finalist: One Minute And 10 Seconds Of Off Road Racing Insanity

We’re going to continue showing you the films that made the finals at the 2015 Optima film festival at the SEMA show because all of them are pretty flipping sweet. The other day we showed you...

In The Shop With Emily: The Motor And Transmission Come Out Of The Impala Project

Way later than we planned on, we’re back with the second episode of “In The Shop With Emily”. This is the web series that follows the adventures (both in and out of the garage) of...

Question Of The Day: Has YouTube Influenced Your Automotive Leanings Any, And If So, How?

YouTube has been the world’s greatest drain on productivity since it appeared on the Internet in 2005. A majority of my day is spent surfing YouTube for work, never mind what I do on my time...

SEMA 2015: The Strangest Sights At The Show – From Cars To B.J. Baldwin’s Pet, It’s Here, And It’s Not Just Because Of Vegas

I’ve been to Las Vegas enough to know that even when you don’t get completely and utterly drunk and blackout that weird shit can happen. From the six-foot-five rental car agency clerk...

This 1969 Blazer Ain’t Exactly Our Style But It Wouldn’t Take Much To Get It There

Isn’t it interesting how we all have different tastes in cars and trucks. What’s hot stuff for one of us is untouchable by another and what someone builds may have inklings of coolness...

RideTech Debuts The New Street Grip System At SEMA 2015 – The Perfect Formula For Fun

As we have been telling you, this year’s SEMA show was completely wall to wall with people, vendors, cars, and passers by who probably should not have been there in the first place. Because of...