Category Archive: 1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, Racing Junk Find

Road And Track: This 1978 Dodge Aspen R/T Is An Engine Away From Being Your Street-Strip Terror!

I’ve owned two J-bodies and five M-bodies, but I’ve never owned a Dodge Aspen or a Plymouth Volaré, the F-body of the Mopar FMJ group. There’s really no difference besides...

This Concours Restored 1962 Chevrolet Impala Z-11 Is An Amazingly Nice Piece Of Drag Racing History

This is stunning. You are looking at one of three remaining examples of a 1962 Chevrolet Impala Z-11 on Earth and this may damn well be the nicest one. The car has been concours restored and along...

Buy A Ready To Run Top Fuel Sand Dragster For Only $35,000!

I have done a lot of racing, but sand drags is one I’ve never tried. I think it would be fun as hell though, especially in something like this! A full fledged Top Fuel Sand Dragster complete...

Want To Go AMC Drag Racing? This 1970 AMC Hornet Goes 10s and Is AMC From Front To Back!

I often (probably too often) say that drag racing is not a beauty contest. Yes, your equipment has to be well maintained and hard running but it does not necessarily have to be ready to be judged for...

This Vintage Supercharger Setup For A 348/409 Engine Is Awesome

I am well aware that we live in the age of the turbocharger. They are everywhere. They are practically handing them out at the store when you buy groceries. I get it. They are efficient, they are...

Looking To Finish A Jet Powered Pinto Wagon That Someone Started – We Found One For You!

BangShifter and land speed racer Joe Jolly sent us a tip to this wild Craigslist ad that features a partially built jet powered Pinto wagon that needs to be finished. For starters, the man building...

Best of BS 2017: This 1980 Dodge Mirada Could Be The Perfect Never-Was Pro Stock Tribute For Next Year’s Drag Week!

Even by weirdo Mopar standards, the Dodge Mirada is a strange duck. Built for four years, slower than cold molasses even on it’s best foot forward, and having the unfortunate reputation as the...

Rise Above The Rest With This Set Of High Riser FE Heads – The Heads That Slayed The Hemis In ’64

No, you are right. This would not be the smartest $5,000 to spend if you were looking to built a truly monster 427 FE engine. There are modern head offerings that make these genuine, rare, and...

Money No Object: The 1965 Dick Landy Dodge A/FX Coronet

The “Landy’s Dodge” 1965 A/FX Coronet altered wheelbase machine is one of drag racing’s most memorable machines on the planet. The precursor to the true flopper-style funny...

Money No Object: The “Sudden Death” 1975 Ford Mustang II Is Going Up For Auction!

(Images: Mecum Auctions) For every person that has ever said that a Mustang II could never, ever be cool or worthy, ask them one question: have they ever heard of the one simply known as...

Induction Find: This Cool Four Weber Boss 429 Intake Manifold Would Be A Cool Top For A Cooler Engine

I’m a freak for induction systems. I love searching them out on eBay and other places. The weirder the better and frankly this setup, which appears to be custom built is pretty awesome. What we...

This 1960 Corvette Tilt Front End Is Gasser Perfection – Hang It On A Vette Or The Wall, It’s That Good!

Holy crap we want this thing. I don’t even have a Corvette, not will I anytime in the next decade, and probably never one that this nose would fit on, but that wouldn’t stop me from...

This Hemi Powered 1970 Plymouth GTX Is Pro Street Goodness We Would Love To Cruise

Even if you are a small tire or radial racer, there is still a part of every car fanatic that just loves something about seeing a big tire under the back of a car. After all, nothing says racecar...

This Procharged Pro Street 1973 C10 Chevy Looks Like It Will Haul Ass

If you want to go really quick at the drags, a truck is not usually the right choice. After all, they weigh a lot, have zero aerodynamic advantage, and are so big they sometimes are hard to haul...