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Car Craft Summer Nationals 2018: Bringing The Party To Bowling Green!

The weatherman’s report was not pretty: severe storms were guaranteed, it was just a matter of when. For most people, that’s a cue to unpack, shove the car into the garage, and stay at...

This Twin Plug Hemi Head Does Not Fit What You Think And BOY Is It Expensive!

It is a $43,000 cylinder head for a car you have likely never heard of. The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 was a bad little number back in the 1960s. The follow up to the company’s TZ1 model which had a...

Watch The Most Hated Man In Lawnmower Demo Derby Take Down The Whole Field In 4 Minutes!

(Words by Jason Mazzotta) – Demolition derbies have been around for a long time and are a favorite event among county fairs and motorsport events, but this is a little twist where the vehicles...

Money No Object: The World’s Baddest F-body Mopar? This 1979 Plymouth Volaré Duster Is Built!

It’s hard to choke down the idea of a wicked Plymouth Volaré. From the basic slant-six powered machines that developed a reputation for being a horrific ball of rust to the Volaré Road...

This 1956 Film Promoting The Mobil Safety/Economy Run Is Absolutely Awesome

For many years, Mobil promoted events like the Safety/Economy Run as a way to build loyalty among a young demographic of drivers and to help promote safe and efficient driving practices. The events...

Morning Symphony: Old-School Blown Cadillac Burnouts At Hoonigan!

You don’t know the name Houston Hooker. You probably don’t know the name Kanan Hooker…he’s one of the producers for Hoonigan and part of the reason you’re seeing this...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Would You Buy A Car From Marky Mark?

Work, work and more work…your loyal BangShift staff are putting in hours for you! With Chad, Brian and I all  all busting our humps in the name of advancing the gearhead cause, we’ve got...

Level Up: Drifting The Wee Out Of A Charity-Auction Mustang!

Ever since I dragged home a red 1994 Mustang that will ultimately be blown apart for many different reasons, I’ve had visions of what an SN-95 ‘Stang could be. They are new enough to be...

This JCG Built C3 Corvette Takes Show And Go To A New Level

(Words and Photos by Olivia Scaffidi) Garrett Randall’s 1970 Chevrolet Corvette is a perfect example of a car that equally combines both form and function.  Not only does the flawless execution...

Rough Start: This 1968 AMC Javelin Is Deserving Of A Second Life

From the moment I believed that I could convince my parents that I deserved a car of my own, I kept an eye out for anything that had any indication of being for sale nearby. I looked through auto...

Pro Touring Action Shots From Pike’s Peak International Raceway!

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) The USCA, Ultimate Street Car Association, rolled into Pike’s Peak International Raceway for Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car and the weather was...

Sending A Strong Message: An Artillery Gun Attacked A Prius Taxicab In British Columbia!

(Photos: Kevin Bowles/cheknews.ca) We’re pretty sure that someone in the Canadian Forces is going to have a lot of explaining to do after an artillery gun separated from it’s truck,...

Morning Symphony: Doing Things The Natural Way In A Cutlass

Are we really about to say that power adders aren’t necessary? Hell no. I’ve got a supercharger kick that has stuck with me since I first found out what an Eaton M90 can do to a Buick V6...

For Mud Puddles Of Every Size: Now Your Remote-Controlled Rig Can Have Scale BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 Tires, Too!

Let’s be honest with ourselves for a moment: we are halfway to Christmas, we’ve been good and we are probably going to treat ourselves this year…and that doesn’t mean a second...