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This Procharged Pro Street 1973 C10 Chevy Looks Like It Will Haul Ass

If you want to go really quick at the drags, a truck is not usually the right choice. After all, they weigh a lot, have zero aerodynamic advantage, and are so big they sometimes are hard to haul...

Patience And A Good Eye: Watch As A Replacement Quarter For A Holden Monaro Is Created From Scratch!

There isn’t an infinite supply of parts for the machines we love. Sooner or later, the gravy train halts and it’s up to you to keep the machine going. Finding replacement panels for all...

This Turbocharged Mini Reminds Us Of Project Binky A Bit And Totally Turns Us On

You can say you are a Chevrolet guy or a Ford guy or a Jaguar guy or whatever, but there are some universally cool cars that everyone seems to love regardless of what their favorite brand might be....

If We Were Shopping For A New Body Style Dually, And Had A $15,000 Budget, This Would Be Our Jam

Anybody that reads BANGshift.com on a regular basis knows that we love Crew Cab Duallies around here, and that we’re pretty excited about them regardless of what year. With that said, we do...

Classic YouTube: The Rambler Ambassador Wagon From Hell

Justin Morgan’s Rambler Ambassador wagon was one of the very first Australian-style monster machines I ever saw footage of. The 440-powered Kenosha expat is a big, black tire fryer that can...

If Viper’s Came Like This The Line To Buy One Would Look Like Walmart On Black Friday

I’ll admit, I am NOT a Viper fan in the grand scheme things. Well at all really. I’ve never been a fan of the V10 since stock it sounds like a UPS truck and it’s so small. I mean if...

BangShift Top 11: Decal GT, Round Two! More All Show, Not Much Go From The Seventies!

I’ll crack my knuckles, sit down in the chair, and proceed to once again embrace the weirdness that I will be remembered for. I grew up with everyone owning cars that had visual punch, but...

Raging Rotary: Watch As This Twin-Rotor Mazda RX-7 Balances Wheelspin And Grip On The Quarter Mile

Traction is good. Remember that. As sweet as it is to leave skidmarks from a clutch dump that look like the “slippery ahead” sign’s suggestions, that isn’t the fastest or...

Morning Symphony: Ease Out Of The Turkey Coma With The Sounds Of Rally-Running Opels!

Raise your hands: how many of you ate way too much yesterday? Yeah, don’t feel too bad…we’re right there with ya. When the table is full and you’ve been waiting all day, your...

Rough Start: This 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Has Us Dreaming Of Big-Motor Fun

One of the few things we actually like about the Fast and Furious movie franchise is the Chevy Monte Carlo that was featured in the otherwise horrific Tokyo Drift film. Sean Boswell’s Monte is...

Dear Santa: How About This NASCAR-Engined 1972 Dodge Charger Built For Playboy?

Let’s cut straight to the point: I don’t care that the car is associated with Playboy, or that it was built not as a killer street machine, but more as an art piece back in 2013. I can...

The 2018 Kia Stinger GT: A Kia That Might Actually Be Worth A Moment’s Glance

Kia Motors has long been a punchline in the United States market, and honestly, for good reason. Have you ever had the misfortune of being inside of a mid-1990s Sephia? I have no love for these...

BangShift Project Files: The Big-Block Mustang GT Is Being Small-Blocked! Don’t Worry Though, It’ll Still Rule!

One of the more potent cars in the Project forums is the 1983 Ford Mustang GT owned by James Pringle, better known as “BBR”. The nickname stands for his first project, a big-blocked Ford...

Angry Buzzing Thing: This Rambler Hornet Might Be The Nastiest Four-Door Version We’ve Ever Seen!

American Motors needed to do any and everything possible to bring in a cash flow during their years of production. They saved costs in production, rehashed instead of re-designed, and they exported...