Author Archive: Tony Sestito
A Mid 70’s Mopar Bluesmobile In The 24 Hours Of Lemons? It’s Real, And It’s Awesome!
(All photos by the author unless otherwise noted) Last weekend, the 24 Hours of Lemons descended upon Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park for the The GP Du...
Here’s The Stuff We Loved From The 24 Hours Of LeMons Race At Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park!
(All photos by the author unless otherwise noted) Last weekend, the insane racing circus that is the 24 Hours of Lemons descended upon the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson, CT. This...
BangShift Goes Racing! We Race Our Datsun 280Z At New Hampshire Motor Speedway!
(All photos courtesy of the author unless otherwise noted) Welcome to Bangshift Goes Racing! This is a multi-part series that gives a look into choosing, building, and racing a car on the cheap....
Grocery Store Parking Lot Find: Check Out This Turbo Slant Six Plymouth Barracuda Drop Top!
Over the weekend, my wife asked me to run down the local grocery store up the street and grab a few things, a typical husbandly duty that I’m sure more than a few of you are familiar with. I...
Bangshift Goes Racing! We Race Our 280Z At Its Very First 24 Hours Of Lemons Event!
(All photos courtesy of the author unless otherwise noted) Welcome to Bangshift Goes Racing! This is a multi-part series that gives a look into choosing, building, and racing a car on the cheap....
This Poor 2002 Blazer Has Been Transformed Into…Something. What Would You Do With It?
It seems like there’s been a lot of strange car creations popping up all over the place for sale lately. I’m not sure if it’s due to the popularity of TV “reality” car...
Prepare Your Eye Bleach: Check Out This Camaro Trailblazer Mutt For Sale If You Dare!
Back in high school, I remember doodling away in a math class a 1973-87 Chevy pickup with a Camaro front end grafted onto it. I also remember showing my friends the sketch, and they were all like...
Halifax, MA Car Show Awesomeness: Check Out What We Saw At A Local Cruise Night!
It’s finally summer here in New England, and for us that means all the snow is long gone, the weather doesn’t hurt your face nearly as much when you go outside, and all the great seafood...
Tired Of Seeing Old Iron Getting Thrashed In Movies? Enter The Mill Blackbird!
If you Bangshift readers are anything like us, you probably cringe every time a cool old car gets trashed in a chase scene in some movie, or smashed and beat on in a car insurance commercial, etc. I...
A Double-Ender 12 Cylinder Buick Regal? You Have To See This Thing!
Back when I was in college, I worked at a Chevrolet dealer in Norwood MA in the Parts Department for a few months. During my brief stint running parts there, I saw plenty of strange things both...
Stop What You Are Doing And Check Out This Crazy Cadillac Prerunner… You’ll Thank Us Later!
Here at BangShift, you know we love vehicles that are built to do crazy things the manufacturers never intended them to do. One of these categories is the American Full-Size Sedan Prerunner. Now,...
From The “What Were You Thinking” Files: A Very Strange Crown Victoria Custom For Sale On Ebay!
Oh boy… I’m not sure what to make of this one! I was perusing good ol’ eBay recently for cool projects to drool over, and as I’m scrolling through the listings, I see what...
What’s Old Is New Again… Is Late 80’s-Early 90’s Pro Street Back In Style?
Nostalgia. That word can mean a lot of different things to different people, but typically, popular culture seems to place things that occurred around 20-25 years ago in the “sweet spot”...
