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The 700 Club: Watch This Little 427ci Ford Small Block With A Perfectly Sized ProCharger Make 764hp and 738 lb-ft On The Dyno
There’s just something about a really well designed engine combination that makes us happy here. To us, this little supercharged 427ci small block Ford is about as perfect as it gets for a hot...
Rolls Royce Launches New Ghost For 2021 – The Name May Be Referring To The Apparition That Was Your Bank Account
(By Tom Lohnes) – Rolls Royce has turned itself from an old, aging luxury brand to the pinnacle of automotive of automotive luxury in just one launch, that being the one of the...
When Mercury Was A Going Concern: This 1986 Laser Disc Preview Of Mercury’s Performance Cars Is Cool
Back when the Mercury division of Ford was a happening thing, they were all about getting on the performance bandwagon like the rest of the world was. Of course they, like the divisions of GM were...
Porsche’s Punchy Panamera Packs Prodigious Power, Pretty Prolific Price Tag
(By Tom Lohnes) – The new Porsche Panamera is out, and it packs a punch along with a steep price tag. Starting at just over $100,000, the new Panamera is meant to compete with other high-model...
New Product: RideTech Introduces New Subframe Connectors For First-Generation Camaro/Firebird – Innovation In Action!
Great companies innovate, right? That’s been the hallmark of RideTech since the earliest days of its existence and the company continues to do it today. The proof is in the fact that these guys...
Cool It, Pal! Frostbite Expands Aluminum Radiator Lineup – New Applications for Chevy Trucks, Toyota, Dodge, Jeep, More!
While we’ve officially rounded the “unofficial” summer bend with the passing of Labor Day, your hot rod, truck, or project vehicle needs a good cooling system no matter the outside...
WideBody With Slim Performance? Dodge Now Offering The Widebody Look On Many Challenger Models
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Dodge Challenger widebody has been Dodge’s kind of low impact competitor against the Chevy Camaro 1LE and For Mustang Performance Pack 1 and 2. Although more...
Aging Gracefully: This 1989 Profile On The L98 Powered C4 Corvette Is Awesome – They’re Growing On Us!
It can likely be argued that the nadir of the C4 Corvette’s existence came when Roadkill, before it was even called that, took one of the cars which was deemed virtually worthless, and cut it...
Random Car Review: 1995 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 – The Most Innovative Cheat System Seen
Before the Subaru vs. Mitsubishi rivalry that kicked up in the later 1990s, there was another big player in the game: Toyota’s Celica GT-Four. The Celica had seen rally duty since the early...
Rough Start: 1986 Buick Skyhawk IMSA Racer
Normally, a 1986 Buick Skyhawk wouldn’t garner attention here at BangShift. It’s a J-car, a Chevy Cavalier with a nose job. Even in top trim and in top condition, it’s a very...
OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car- Road America The Kettle Moraine calls the Ultimate Street Cars
(Words By Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Glaciers left behind the rolling hills of the Kettle Moraine region of Wisconsin. That only means one thing for racing enthusiasts- elevation changes....
Historical Footage: Al Unser, Jr.’s Trip To Lake Lloyd At Daytona During A 1978 IROC Race
IROC racing in 1978 was a grab bag of everything: drivers came from NASCAR, SCCA, Indy, drag racing and even outlaws. The Camaro used was the 1978 body, which was more NASCAR than the street cars...
Epic Win: How A Lowly Midget Race Car Beat The Best Sports Cars In The World At A Wild Race In 1959
The greatest upset in the history of road racing in America came on July 25, 1959 at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. It was on that day that Rodger Ward drove a direct drive, hand brake, single speed,...
Any Closer And You’d Have To Build The Kit: Shelby Daytona Coupe At Circuit Paul Ricard
There were originally six of them. After finding out that the Shelby Cobra roadster could not compete against the Ferrari GTO at LeMans due to aerodynamics, something had to be done. The Shelby Cobra...