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Booming Thunder: This 5.4L Swapped Crown Victoria Is Beastly!

Sticking the engine through the hood erases any last trace of civility you could possibly be retaining from an otherwise wicked ride. As soon as you have to make room for engine clearance, things...

Down To The Ground: This 1999 Chevrolet Suburban Is Cruising Sweetness!

Just wait and see…the 1988-2000 GMT400 series of trucks will be the next classic GM truck to have, following the 1967-72 second-generation C/K and the third-generation “Rounded...

Big Impact: Sheena Monk’s Direct Hit At The Corkscrew At Laguna Seca

This is the kind of video that you watch that reminds you to go and look over your safety equipment at least three times to be damn sure that everything that is supposed to be saving your sorry hide...

BangShift Test Drive: 2018 Jeep Compass Sport 4×4 – Small, Basic, Manual Transmission SUV. Perfect.

Meet one of the few vehicles that I’ve actively asked for and sought out instead of just going to the dealership and saying, “that one.” Here’s my rationale: the...

Holley LS Fest 2018: Everything Goes At This Monster Show!

Two autocross courses to handle the amount of machines present, ready to carve corners. The entire oval track opened not only for an autocross, but for drift machines and come Saturday night, the...

This Spectacular Video Recounts Chrysler’s Efforts To Build Tanks For WWII – Assembly Lines Of Defense

We love looking into the industrial history of our country, especially during the time period in and around WWII. We have showed you videos of all different stuff being built from tanks to trucks....

Reawakening A Project: The Cleanup Work On This Ford F-250 Begins After A Year-Long Nap!

Kevin from JunkyardDigs has had an interesting time in the last twelve or so months…namely, he and I now share something in common: the experience of an exceptionally hot night in a sandy part...

Zero Excuses For You: Watch As The “Open Container” Blazer Hangs Them High At LS Fest!

Maybe it’s because I’ve worked with a bunch of vets who are missing a limb…or two…or more who carry on a kind of gallows humor about what happened and make killer Halloween...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Ultimate Racing D*** Move?

Here’s something I actually expected to be doing: writing another piece on Moto2 rider Romano Fenati and his abhorrent sportsmanship actions during competition. Back in 2015, Fenati and Niklas...

To The Ski Lift In Style! Who Wants A Cadillac On A Snowcat Chassis?

Sitting in my backyard, making sure that my lawn doesn’t suddenly blow away in the breeze, is the 1980 Cadillac limo that has a date with destiny during the winter months at NCM Motorsports...

Morning Symphony: This Jaguar’s Straight-Six Scream Is A Much-Needed Palate Cleanser!

For the better part of a week now, the only two soundtracks I’ve been hearing involves all sorts of rock music from satellite radio…no shock there…and the booming noises that...

Holley LS Fest 2018: Sorry, Mr. Weatherman, But You Were Wrong And We Had A Ball!

The forecast for the weekend of the Holley LS Fest was simple: doom and gloom, with a chance of flooding. If you trusted the weather reports as they came in, LS Fest was going to be a no-go the...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The First Car Or Truck You Can Remember Seeing That Stopped You In Your Tracks?

The reason this question came to my mind was because of the yellow Mustang posted above. Not one like it, not a copy, THAT car. I saw it at a cruise night recently and it transported me back to a...

This 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix Is The Cure For The Common GTO – A Big, Clean, Car!

So truth be told, I’m kind of shopping these days. Not ready to buy yet, but I’m peeking seriously at stuff to find something to stick in the garage at the new house. I have divested...