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Formula Vice: This Profile Of A 1981 March F1 Car Is Awesome For Many Reasons – Watch!
A race car sponsored by a nude joint in Paris, Guinness beer, and a rolling papers company. Yes, that is the story of this 1981 March Formula One car that was once driven by an Irishmen named Daly...
Tricky Tribute: This 1979 Mercedes Benz 280CE W123 Rally Car Is A Tribute To The Carlsson Car Of 1980
We have seen all kinds of tribute cars over the years here on BangShift but this is probably the first one that has ever been built out of a near 40 year old Mercedes. If you are a big time fan and...
Fuelie Find: This 1961 Corvette Would Have Been About The Baddest Thing On The Streets When It Was New
We all have our soft spots, right? Mine happens to include 1961/62 fuel injected, four speed, black Corvettes with red interiors. I ran across this car for sale on eBay and had to stop to check it...
This 1985 Olds Toronado Rides High, Has A 455, and Is Still Front Wheel Drive!
This is an interesting car. It may not be a great car but it sure is an interesting car, right? I mean how can we not look at a 1985 Oldsmobile Toronado that sits like a four wheel drive truck, has...
This 1972 AAR Gurney Eagle Indy Car Is Spectacular In Every Way And We Want It!
I don’t know what I can say about this car that can’t be seen in the photos. It’s amazing, and I’m not some particularly passionate Indy Car fan. But man this car is awesome....
The Most Rare Factory Hemi Intake Manifold Ever Just Showed Up For Sale On eBay
Bendix Electrojection. Those two words right there are all you need to know as to why this is the most rare hemi intake manifold the factory ever produced. For those of you who do not know the story,...
Looking For A Vintage Indy Car To Have Some Fun With? This 1950s Roadster Is Restored and Repowered
The “roadster era” of Indy Car racing is among the most celebrated and romanticized. These front engine cars eventually gave way to the likes of the mid-engine Lotus and other designs but...
Crazy eBay Find: This Single Cylinder Offy Prototype Was A Project For A Series That Never Happened
It is a rare occasion to be able to get hold of something both mythical and real at the same time…especially when we are talking about racing stuff. We stumbled upon an eBay ad for one of the...
The Definition Of A Perfect Project Car: This 1967 Datsun 1600 Roadster Is A Rusty But Awesome Canvas
I’ve got to thank Alan Reinhart for this one as he found this little gem while scouring Craigslist in the greater Tucson area where he lives. This little 1967 Datsun 1600 Roadster strikes me as...
Daddy I’m Scared: Someone Combined A Convertible 1989 Dodge Truck With The Back End Of A 1955 Plymouth
We feel that any child which happened upon this torturous concoction would be afraid and rightfully so. This is among the most sublimely weird things we have ever put on these electronic pages and it...
Cobra Benz: This 1973 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Is Now A 429 Cobra Jet-Powered Drophead!
Besides the air of superiority that the cachet of the Three-Pointed Star is supposed to bestow onto the buyer, what are the good things about a Mercedes-Benz? Good build quality, surprising...
Old School OD For Sale: This Rare Hone-O-Drive Overdrive Looks As Good As New!
One of the things that we love about hot rodding history is the fact that there were solutions to problems back in the day that many people have forgotten about or at least don’t remember right...
Think Muscle Car Parts Are Stupid? Welcome To The Age of The $41,000 Radiator
It has often been said that car collecting is a rich man’s hobby and perhaps that has never been more turfier the upper crust cars that existed between WWI and the great depression. There were...
We’re 100% Confident That This 9C1 Caprice Cop Car Would Get Us Into A Lot Of Trouble
Cuff’em and stuff’em would be our favorite statement if we owned this 1993 9C1 Caprice Cop Car. Its the real deal and we would love our minds if we had the power that comes with the red...