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The Lifetime Attachment: This 1972 Piper P2 Is Just A Part Of This Man’s Link To The Brand

The cottage motor car industry in Great Britain interests me, because they tend to fall between a shadetree mechanic who is tinkering with a new idea and a full-fledged manufacturer cranking out...

Video: Check Out The Build Of The 1,000hp Coyote Long Block Powering the MAHLE Drive With The Original Mustang

Someone is going to win this car! By this car we mean the the awesome blue Mustang shown in the video below. The MAHLE Drive With The Original Mustang is a 1,000hp, twin turbocharged Coyote monster...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Ride Of Choice For This Beater Race?

I have no idea where this is or when this occurs (if it’s even an actual race and not a bunch of guys having a ball in a field somewhere) but this looks like a riot of a time. Where are you...

2017 Chryslers At Carlisle Coverage: From Brand New To Classic Iron Mopars Were Everywhere!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Joe Grippo has been a contributor to BangShift since the earliest days of the site’s existence. One of the neat things that he’s done is give us a pretty...

ALS Cruisin’ For A Cure Car Show Coverage – More Cool Cars, Not Just The Same Old Stuff!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – More samples from the 400+ attending cars at the Cruisin to a Cure car show in Greendale, IN. Kicking off this roster is a super-clean BMW M3 sedan with a...

Rough Start: When Was The Last Time You Thought About A Dodge Ramcharger?

The Ford Bronco is coming back. The Chevrolet Blazer’s descendant, the Tahoe, is probably the most popular family ride in my neck of the woods. The Ramcharger has been dead and gone since 1993,...

Shop Truck Shootout: Which One Of These Would You Most Like To Haul Parts Around In?

I have an addiction. I can’t stop looking at C10 pickup trucks online, even though I don’t have any money to spend on one. I want a shop truck, work truck, parts getter truck, whatever...

Check Out The Massive Monti Fitzgerald Double Wheelstand From NHRA Sonoma Last Weekend

The NHRA has embarked on an interesting program in 2017, inviting various different racing groups from around the sport of drag racing to put on exhibitions at select races across the country. The...

Watch Tommy Johnson Jr Make A Crazy Broken Axle Save In Sonoma – Dude Can Wheel!

Tommy Johnson Jr. loves driving nitro funny cars and here’s some breaking news…he’s damned good at it. Johnson is one of the guys that kind of revels in the challenge of wrestling...

Classic YouTube: What Might Be The Nastiest Cadillac Seville Out There

By the mid 1970s, it was becoming clear that “longer, lower and wider” wasn’t working anymore. GM got wise and started designing small cars while Ford buried it’s head in the...

Holley’s Doug Flynn Takes His Nova To The Final At Car Craft Summer Nationals

(Words and Photo by Todd Veney) Our boy Doug Flynn, one of the head honchos at Holley EFI, showed that he knows how to tune and how to drive as he worked his way to the final round at the Car Craft...

It’s Over: Kanawha Valley Motorsports Park Has Been Sold And Will Be Demolished

Back in May we told you that Kanawha Valley Motorsports Park was closing and the owners were getting aggressive in their efforts to sell the property. Well the property sold and sadly it was not to a...

Morning Symphony: The Venturi 400 Has Something In Common With A DeLorean And A Volvo

No, it’s not a kit car. No, it’s not some tuner-house take on a Ferrari 308. That’s a Venturi 400 Trophy, and it’s one of Venturi’s race-only specials. The Monaco-based...

BangShift Question Of The Day: How Many “One-Off” Builds Can You Come Up With?

I’ve been doing a little hunting lately about the 1981 Yenko Turbo Z Camaros. You can blame this affliction on video games…I hadn’t thought about the Turbo Z cars in years, but...