Category Archive: CHEVY, Craigslist Find
Rough Start: This 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Has Us Dreaming Of Big-Motor Fun
One of the few things we actually like about the Fast and Furious movie franchise is the Chevy Monte Carlo that was featured in the otherwise horrific Tokyo Drift film. Sean Boswell’s Monte is...
Dear Santa: How About This NASCAR-Engined 1972 Dodge Charger Built For Playboy?
Let’s cut straight to the point: I don’t care that the car is associated with Playboy, or that it was built not as a killer street machine, but more as an art piece back in 2013. I can...
The 2018 Kia Stinger GT: A Kia That Might Actually Be Worth A Moment’s Glance
Kia Motors has long been a punchline in the United States market, and honestly, for good reason. Have you ever had the misfortune of being inside of a mid-1990s Sephia? I have no love for these...
BangShift Project Files: The Big-Block Mustang GT Is Being Small-Blocked! Don’t Worry Though, It’ll Still Rule!
One of the more potent cars in the Project forums is the 1983 Ford Mustang GT owned by James Pringle, better known as “BBR”. The nickname stands for his first project, a big-blocked Ford...
Angry Buzzing Thing: This Rambler Hornet Might Be The Nastiest Four-Door Version We’ve Ever Seen!
American Motors needed to do any and everything possible to bring in a cash flow during their years of production. They saved costs in production, rehashed instead of re-designed, and they exported...
Classic YouTube: Ford For 1970 – Torino, Mustang, Maverick And More!
I often get pigeonholed as a Mopar freak. Yeah, I know, my history points that way, with at least seven in my past and the most talked about being my Imperial, Mirada and Diplomat. But the truth is...
Hunting For Christmas Gifts In The Mecum Kansas City Auction: Two Fords And A Buick!
If there is one thing I truly loathe about the Christmas holiday, it’s being asked what I want for Christmas. I don’t want to be the guy that asks for the extraordinary or expensive...
So Wrong, So Right: The Turbocharged V8 Ford Focus Drag Car
I’m a total sucker for a front-wheel-drive car that has been converted to drive the proper set of wheels. Ask me about my fascination with any small-block powered Dodge Daytona, or the myriad...
BMW’s Method For Cleaner Production: Cow And Chicken Refuse. That’ll Offset The Carbon Footprint!
BMW is working toward being fully operational on renewable energy, a noble goal. As it stands right now, the Leipzig, Germany plant gets wind turbine electricity and the Spartanburg, South Carolina...
Little Rocket Man: Elon Musk Wants To Give The Second-Gen Tesla Roadster “Rocket Power”
Shortly after debuting the Tesla Semi (an over-the-road tractor, not another reference to his “D”), Elon Musk debuted a second, unexpected product: the second-generation Roadster. The...
Suffering From Snow Worries? This 6×6 Suzuki Samurai Will Save Your Sorry Hide!
We are heading quickly from the colorful and crisp Autumn season to what I casually refer to as the “cold, gray bucket of suck” that is winter. (Ok, Brian Gordon from Fowl Language Comics...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Grossest Substance You’ve Encountered While Wrenching?
In the last Great Pumpkin Mustang update, one of my future quick fixes for the 1980 Mustang was to flush the coolant system of the nasty-ass pond water that the car was utilizing as coolant. It was...
COMP Cams Adds Micro Surface Enhancement To Camshaft Manufacturing Process – Smoother, Better Surfaces
COMP Cams has been at the forefront of camshaft manufacturing and quality for more than four decades now. The cool thing about the company is that they are still working at advancing the technology...
2017 Mad Mule Finale Coverage – Galot Motorsports Park Closed Their Season With A Hot One!
(Words and Photos by David Whealon) What started out in 2016 of as a Thursday night test and tune for all types of racers and a Pro Mod Quick 8 shootout thrown in to highlight the mid-week racing...