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BangShift Drives: The 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Is The Perfect Mix Of Fun And Practicality

Earlier this year, I got chucked the keys to a 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI by the fine people at VW and rather than just zip around town in it, we hit the highways and byways of New England to have some...

C10s in The Park Coverage: Over 850 Trucks Packed The Park In Texas – Photos Here

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We love the stories of events that started as small gatherings and have exploded into massive, nationally known shin-digs. Such is the case with the Brothers...

Legit Nostalgia For Sale -This 1978 Corvette Raced At The US Nationals – Someone Needs This Rocket!

People are hot on nostalgia drag racing see days, especially the funny car stuff. No, not just the full-kill nitro powered nostalgia stuff but the alcohol driven cars as well. Heck, there is a series...

Rough Start: Ford Fans, This 1970 Fairlane 500 Is A Must-Have!

Ford’s intermediate class of cars in 1970 was, by far and large, all about the word Torino. Torino Cobra. Torino King Cobra. Torino GT. Torino Brougham. Except for two options: the super-base...

The European Screamer: Meet The Ford Taunus That Came From Estonia To Run Drag Week!

Blunt truth: I could go forever not knowing anything about Andres Arnover’s 1972 Ford Taunus except for what it looks like and be quite content. Part of me likens it to a 1970s Escort, the...

Fall 2018 Redneck Rumble: Get A First-Person Look At What Shows Up When The Days Grow Shorter!

For three years now, I’ve been trying to go to the Fall Redneck Rumble in Lebanon, Tennessee. I’ve gone to a couple of the Spring shows, but everyone who I’ve ever asked says that...

This 1963 Clark Cortez Motorhome Is Incredibly Nice – Chad, Hide Your Wallet!

We’ve always been on the bleeding edge of cool old motorhome discoveries here at BangShift but we may have actually outdone ourselves here. This is a 1963 Clark Cortez motorhome and it is one...

Rocky Mountain Raceways’ Night Of Fire: Let The Racing Commence!

Coming into the early evening hours of Saturday in Salt Lake City, we were looking at a few distinct and equally important issues. One was a wildfire that was just due westward of the track that we...

SAVED! This Video of The Top Five Saves From The Goodwood Revival Is Awesome

We have showed you some cool videos from the 2018 Goodwood Revival in England but this one is the best yet. The footage you will see highlights the top five saves that were made during the racing...

Holley LS Fest 2018: Our Coverage Comes To A Very Rainy End!

Well, everything has to come to an end, and so it goes for the 2018 Holley LS Fest. Sunday was the day of reckoning…we knew we had gotten lucky with two days of very decent weather, we knew...

Someone In Your Life Love Big Oly? This Forthcoming Acme Die Cast Replica Would Do Them Good!

Normally we like vouching for stuff that we have personal experience with here. Parts that either we or our friends have used. Brands that have been accepted as quality and continue to carry that...

This 1969 COPO Chevelle Is An Understated Badass! 427, Four-Speed, 4.10s Out Back!

Part of the beauty of the 1964-74 Musclecar Era was that manufacturers had started to embrace the idea that the buyer needed to be the one dictating options, not the factory. The first-generation...

Holley LS Fest 2018: The Crowds Never Noticed The Clouds Approaching!

Just about every one of the galleries from the 2018 Holley LS Fest have a mention about the weather, and for good cause…days before the show started the weather reports basically said,...

The Final Fox: Take A Look Back At The SVT “Terminator” Mustang Courtesy Of Motorweek!

In 1999, Ford found they had a two-sided problem: on one hand were the 320 horsepower Chevrolet Camaro Super Sport and Pontiac Trans Am WS6, two cars that were potent, faster than they had yet been,...