Real Micro Machines: The Hot-Rodded Power Wheels Hit The Dirt Track!
Aug 12, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
There’s something kind of sad about hearing a Power Wheels in action. We’re not sure if it’s the fact that they always sound like an electric drill that’s about ten seconds...
Hearing Is Overrated Anyways: Enjoy This Hayabusa-Swapped Toyota Starlet’s Run Up A Hillclimb!
Aug 11, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
172 horsepower seems pretty paltry, doesn’t it? We live in the age of 797 horsepower cars with payments if you can swing the bill and where 300 horsepower V6s could embarrass the ponycars of...
Problem, Fixed: The Coyote-Swapped, RWD Converted Fusion Is Alive And Kicking Ass!
Aug 11, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
Australians got the Falcon all the way up until Australian production got cosigned to history. You could get one meek and mild with a turbocharged four. You could choose one wicked six that could...
Flyin Blind: Watch Jim Pace Haul Around Spa In Driving Rain Looking Through A Broken Opaque Windshield
Aug 10, 2019Brian Lohnes3
Jim Pace has been our adopted road racing boss here at BangShift for years. This video may be his crowning one here on these electronic pages. Why? You are about to watch the man take one of the most...
Morning Symphony: Bugatti EB110 SS LeMans and IMSA Racers – Stretching The Legs Of Giants
Aug 10, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: Bugatti EB110 SS LeMans and IMSA Racers – Stretching The Legs Of Giants
From the moment you first hear the engine and see the livery adorning the body, a race car is all about getting your attention and holding onto it. That’s the truth…most race cars are...
Get In On The American Powertrain Summer Smokeout Sweepstakes – It’s FREE To Enter!
Aug 09, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Get In On The American Powertrain Summer Smokeout Sweepstakes – It’s FREE To Enter!
The crew at American Powertrain are at it again! This time they have created the Summer Smokeout Sweepstakes, a free to enter giveaway that will net the lucky winner a $300 American Powertrain gift...
Morning Symphony: The Ford GT40 Roadster – One Of Five Ever Made
Aug 09, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
You know the story of the Ford GT40. Ford and Ferrari were about to merge, but at the last moment a note about Ferrari cars no longer racing at the Indianapolis 500 because Ford didn’t want...
If You Have Needed A Street Legal Vintage NASCAR Tribute This David Person Mercury Montego Is Your Jam
Aug 08, 2019Brian Lohnes3
This is one of those “see it for what it can be, not what it is” type of things. Hey, there’s nothing wrong with the car as it is now, but it could be taken the whole way home to be...
Hard To Hate On: This 1974 Chevelle Is An Awesome Example Of How Cool These Cars Can Be
Aug 07, 2019Brian Lohnes8
For a very long time I have had a lot of dislike for the Collonade styling cars of GM’s mid-1970s. Not really sure why. Maybe there was some post-muscle resentment. Maybe there was some...
This 1973 Chevelle Wagon Is Cheap…But How Cheap Is It? The Rust Monster Looms
Aug 06, 2019Brian Lohnes3
This 1973 Chevelle wagon with its six cylinder engine, three-on-the-tree manual transmission, and rally wheels is awesome. We love the styling, we love the fact that there are not many around,...
How Bad Do You Need It: Meet The $15,000 Boss 429 Air Cleaner
Aug 06, 2019Brian Lohnes8
We knew the the exhaust manifolds for a Boss 429 were worth some major coin but we did not know that the stock air cleaner was another insanely valuable chunk of pot metal also found on Ford’s...
RideTech’s New Coil Over System For C1500 Trucks Is Awesome – Transform Your GMT400 Rig At Home!
Aug 05, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on RideTech’s New Coil Over System For C1500 Trucks Is Awesome – Transform Your GMT400 Rig At Home!
RideTech’s hallmark has always been recognizing an emerging market and introducing great parts that can be installed by the home wrenching enthusiast to make their vehicles better. The GMT400...
Beautiful Monster: This Specially Built 1976 Porsche 935 Has A Factory Built 806hp Twin Turbo Engine
Aug 02, 2019Brian Lohnes2
Now this right here is a beast. Everything about this car is awesome to us. From the fact that it was built in Cologne back in the 1970s by the likes of DP Racing and Kremer Racing, the fact that it...
Five Doors and A Five Speed: How The Chevy Corsica Was Actually A Better Car Than You Remember
Aug 01, 2019Brian Lohnes1
When it comes to those forgettable, disposable, not super grand cars of the 1990s, the Chevy Corsica is one that always pulls rank on the list. The thing is, they made those cars for a decade and for...