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Rough Start: Like To Gamble? Take A Risk On This 1978 Chevrolet Camaro And You Could Come Out A Winner In The End!

It used to be that second-gen Camaros, especially ones made after 1973, were a cheap entry point to having a fun hot rod. Not anymore, sadly…a quick peruse through the classifieds will tell two...

BangShift Project Files: Ditching The Sports-Utility Vehicle For An Honest 1979 Chevrolet Pickup Truck

We aren’t completely against sports-utility vehicles, don’t get us wrong. Chad practically lives out of a Suburban during the summer months, it seems. But when you have multiple vehicles...

Could This Be The Most Ludicrous, Over The Top, Car Chase errr Race In Movie History?

We’ve seen a lot of good crazy and totally unrealistic car chases in movies and on TV over the years, but this one just might top it all. From the 1981 movie Car Crash, which was an...

Chad Ryker’s TCI Equipped 1968 Camaro On The Autocross, Speed Stop, And Road Course During USCA Las Vegas

Chad Ryker’s Camaro is no stranger to BangShift, not only because it’s bitchin, but also because he shoots and edits great videos that we love to run. His TCI Equipped 1968 Camaro is...

Watch a master GT driver put on a passing clinic on a narrow street course

Johnny O’Connell is no stranger to winning GT races. The veteran racer has four class wins at Le Mans aboard Grand Touring cars, including three for the might Corvette Racing team in his...

Money No Object: A Custom 1957 Ford Packing A 428 And A Five-Speed Manual!

It’s not everyday I like a car from the Fifties. I’ve got my tastes, and Ford products usually aren’t on the menu. I get the draw to the early Customlines and Mercury bodies, but...

Watch This Insanely Close Finish At A Legal Street Race In Coffeyville, Kansas – Community Sanctioned!

The city of Coffeyville, Kansas recently approved and allowed a group of enthusiasts to hold a legal street racing event in their city. A street with no side entrances was blocked off and competitors...

Olds Camino: This 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Had A Tree Fall On It…Now, It’s A One Of None Ute!

Fate can be a cruel mistress. One day you have a cherry 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass. The next day, there is a sizable tree laying across what was a cherry Oldsmobile Cutlass. That’s just the way...

Morning Symphony: A 427 Mustang Goes Up Against 427 Corvettes At Pacific Raceway’s Road Course

You want the soundtrack to 4/27? Here it is, in pure, unadulterated glory. You are riding along in a Holman-Moody 427-powered Mustang at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington. We know very little...

Bad News Sergio: He Calls Shifter Recall “Almost Unbelievable” – We Think The Shifter Sucks

Fiat Chrysler executives are not at all happy about the fact that 1.1-million cars and trucks are being recalled globally because of a shifter design that is being blamed for 41 injuries and lots of...

AFCO and Dynatech Release Big Gun Struts For Mustang and Camaro – New Chrome Two Step Dragster Headers

AFCO is known for lots of products but the company completely leads the league in a couple of them. Their dragster headers are functional artwork and their Big Gun struts are becoming neat standard...

Bar Raising Trar? This Four Wheel Drive Camaro Isn’t Fully Hill-Jack – There’s Merit To This One

Even in the land of the trar there’s a hierarchy. You know what we’re talking about. There’s a difference between a bottom rung trar and what you see in the photos below. This thing...

Craigslist Find: A Cheap Former SCCA Third Gen Camaro That’s Begging For Some Track Time!

Last week, we asked you what you thought the automotive equivalent of a mullet is.  A good number of you responded by proclaiming that the Third Generation Camaro was in fact a Tennessee Mud Flap...

One Of A Kind: This Big-Block 1971 Dodge Van/Truck Combination Is Bitchin’!

At this price, there is absolutely no way that this Dodge will be online by the time this story will publish. If it is, someone needs to go get it like RIGHT FREAKING NOW. Why do we say that? Easy:...