Category Archive: 1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, Racing Junk Find
Old Haunting: 1982 Dodge Mirada Nostalgia Pro Stocker – Add Motor And Go
I saw my first Dodge Mirada in a Colorado Springs junkyard in late 2000. I raided the turbine wheels off of the bronze machine, a car that might have been loved at one point but had since been put...
The Coolest Buick? This 1970 GS 455 Convertible Has A Four Speed, Nearly Perfect Paint, and More Horsepower Than Stock
There are exceptions to all the rules, right? For me, one of the hard and fast rules I have always had about cars is that I dislike convertibles. Never liked the way they looked in particular, never...
Insane Pontiac Find: These Unused Ram Air IV Heads Come With A Custom, One-Off, Never Run Hilborn Injection System
It continues to blow us away when stuff like this bubbles up on the internet and it happens every freaking week. You are looking at a set of unused Ram Air IV heads and a never used one-off,...
Rough Start: 1972 Mercury Comet – Go Ahead And Revive This!
It only makes sense that if I’m going to drive somewhere to drag a car home that doesn’t belong to me, I should probably hit the local classifieds and see what would be available, right?...
Project Perfection: This 1963 Chevy II Is A Survivor With Its OG Inline Six – It Is Begging To Be Hot Rodded 60s Style
Some of you are really going to hate me for this but the car you see in the photos below and in the linked eBay ad is just absolutely begging to be built into a period 1960s hot rod. Why would you...
Cheap N’ Ugly: This 1978 Olds Starfire Has A Factory V8, Little To No Rot, and Project Potential!
I am not a gambler. Never really have been into throwing money at a table or a slot machine. Just not my thing. Now, with cars? Different program. There are few sure bets out there in any realm at...
Money No Object: 1988 Ford Thunderbird – Ready For Battle
Spring is here. Wanna know how I know? The tornadoes that just tip-toed past BangShift Mid-West were the big hint. And yes, in case you are wondering, I haven’t slept well. We’re okay...
This 1970 Olds 442 W30/W27 Car Is A Restored Example Of Peak Olds Muscle Car Era Performance
To us, it is not that hard to find the most awesome muscle car any company made. There are a few exceptions but basically you go to 1970, check out all the available options, and select all the good...
Street Tough: This 1977 Monza Is Pretty Clean, 400hp Worth Of Mean, And There’s A Muncie 4-Speed Between The Seats!
Now this? This is fun. Before the era when everyone had a 2,000hp street race car, guys had stuff like this! The 1977 Monza you see here is a really cool little car that while not perfect is pretty...
eBay: This Vintage S.C.O.T Blower Is In Mind Condition, Comes With The Intake, and Is Ready To Boost Your Flathead Now!
We often (incorrectly) pin the use of Detroit Diesel blowers on hot rod engines as the real start of supercharging for the young hot rodders around the country. For the wealthier among them there...
Wagonmaster: This 1963 Plymouth Savoy Wagon Has A 440, A 4-Speed, and Our Heart
This is not “dare to be different”, this is not, “why be normal”, this is just straight up bad ass. You are looking at a 1963 Plymouth Savoy station wagon with a 440ci big...
Drag Unicorn: This 680hp TRD Drag Racing Engine Has Never Run Down The Strip And Is Basically A One Off!
Engines are the beating heart of every motorsport. At some point we’ll be talking about electric motors in that regard it seems but for these happy days we live in, pistons, fuel, and the...
Standing Tall: This 1956 Olds 88 Straight Axle Gasser Tribute Is A Wonderful Car Priced To Sell Quick
You can own this thing for less than $20,000 and to us, that sounds like one hell of a deal, especially when you check out the paint job and then look at all the work that’s been done to the...
