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2019 Cincinnati Cavalcade of Customs Photo Bomb: Our Last Group Of Cool Images From The Event
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We started off this coverage stating we didn’t keep the photos in order they were taken. This gallery has them from late morning to late at night. ...
Morning Symphony: The Rally Masters At Monza – Group A, Group B, and Group 4 On Track!
Is it fair that we pay so much attention to the Group B era of rally racing? No, it’s not. Sure, Group B has the stories, the unhinged factor of both the cars and the races themselves, where...
Natural Aggression: Banger Racing Brutality Straight From The Brits!
We’ve addressed the difference between demolition derby events in the United States and banger racing in the U.K. before. In America, we put a bunch of violent, nearly apocalyptic-looking tanks...
Money No Object: 1973 Ford Torino IMSA – The Loud American That Was Meant To Take On LeMans
At first blush, you’d be forgiven for thinking that you are actually looking at a NASCAR racer from back in the day. There, you aren’t exactly wrong. This looks like a 1973 Ford Torino...
Morning Symphony: Thrills! Chills! Spilled Beers! Spectator Drags From Seekonk!
Spectator drags…you have to love ’em for the simple fact that it doesn’t take much for two guys with egos to step up and come out onto the track to play. There is always the risk...
Destroyer: The Merc9 Is A 555ci Kaase Ford Powered 1971 Mercury Cyclone That Started In NASCAR And Now Mangles Road Courses (Video)
(Photo credit: Merc9.com) – BangShifter Todd Staege gets the credit for tipping us off to one of the most awesome road racing cars we have ever seen in the form of the absolutely evil Merc9, a...
Watch Mark Stielow Run Down, Chew Up, And Blow Off, A Porsche in His Awesome Hellfire Camaro – Porsche Guy Didn’t Want Him Coming By!
One of Mark Stielow’s finest pro touring Camaros which he dubbed “Hellfire” is a pro touring tour de force. With 957hp under the hood, all of the accumulated years of Mark’s...
All The Wants: This 454ci Former Dodge NASCAR Engine Rules
If you have a pile of dough and are looking for an engine that will 100% be the only one in your town, city, or county, this is the piece you need. Built by Ernie Elliot this Dodge R5 engine now...
The Grasshopper: This Petrolicious Look At A 1962 AC Bristol And Its interesting Owner Is Cool
If there is one thing that I have learned over the years here at BangShift and everywhere else in the automotive world it’s that every car and every person has their own story. In this case we...
Get Your Shift Together: American Powertrain “Be My Overdrive” Sale Is On Until Feb 28th – SAVE
Now’s the time, kids. Now’s the time you finally pull the trigger on the ultimate swap for your classic muscle car, truck, Corvette, or whatever else you can think of. Now’s the...
2019 Cincinnati Cavalcade of Customs Photo Coverage: Big Show, Big Fun, Big Trucks, Cool Stuff!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – So the Cavalcade of Customs is held at the Duke Energy Center in downtown Cincinnati and it uses the first and third floor. Third floor cars travel up...
The Ultimate DSM: The Breakdown Of John Lazorack’s Brutal Chrysler Conquest
It is, in my eyes, one of the most underrated Japanese cars to ever hit the U.S. market. Captive import or whatever, doesn’t matter…the shape was right, the OEM performance was solid, and...
2019 Cincinnati Cavalcade Of Customs Photo Gallery: More Photos Of BangShifty Stuff!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We haven’t been to a Somernites cruise in a while and perhaps this year we ought to get back there. This ’84 C10 is one of their raffle vehicles...
