Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CHEVY, FORD

Too Close To Call, Let’s Go To The Film: Which One Pulls Out The Win, The LUV Or The Mustang?

There was more to see than a Hemi-powered Impala showing combine drivers how to mow down some wheat at Eat Sleep Street’s “Controlled Chaos” invitational Cash Days race in Kansas....

Daily-Driver Pro Street? This 1991 Ford Thunderbird Can Do The Job!

“I want a cool car to drive every day. Not too outrageous, not too bland, just something that I won’t see twenty of on the road, that people will all turn and look at as I drive by. That...

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Rough Start: This 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Is A Weekend’s Worth Of Work Away From Driver-Quality!

If you’re heart is set on a classic ride and you’re on a budget, then you have to accept the fact that the older of a car you choose, the more likely it is that you will have to bust out...

Regular Car Of The Past Review: A Look Back At The 1960 Ford Falcon (Before Mr. Regular Started Wrenching On It!)

“Compact” had a connotation in 1960. If you owned a “compact” car you were bucking the long, low and wide trend that had been all the rage in Detroit for at least a decade....

Theoretical Build: How Would You Build This 1983 AM General Jeep DJ-5?

When I was five, nothing made me happier than to see the red, white and blue Jeep of the mailman drive up Windsor Avenue. It meant that I could run out to the mailbox and spare the mailman the...

You Won’t Do Better For The Price: This 1980 Chevrolet Malibu Is Too Good To Pass Up!

This was the car I dreamt about in high school, and still lust after. Right here…it’s all here. An A/G-body Malibu coupe, clean body, with a dark-colored exterior any an interior that...

This 1970 Corvette Is The Right Kind Of Retro! Etched Glass, Killer Paint, And A Blown Small Block!

Deep in the piles of car mags that I read through, there was one particular rag from 1978 that really captured my attention. Amazingly enough, it wasn’t because it was a swimsuit issue, it was...

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Question Of The Day: What Would It Take For You To Cruise This Ford Fiesta?

I have to fess up: Every time I see one of these late-1970s Ford Fiestas, I get the urge to hack it up into a mini-ute like I did when I was a teenager. Why? Why not! Ford’s globally-successful...

Wanna Roll Like The Colonel? This 1979 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Is Former Property Of The Face Behind KFC!

Does anybody outside of The Brougham Society look at a 1979 Cadillac Eldorado and think, “Oh, man, I’ve gotta have that! I don’t care what the price is, I’ll pay it, just sell...

Pro Street Goodness: All This 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Needs Is A Massive Dose Of Power!

I love the big-bodied Mustangs. I love the shape of the front end (which is close enough to the 1969-70 Shelby Mustang for my tastes), I love the SportsRoof silhouette, I love the aggressiveness....

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This 700 Horsepower, Nitrous-Infused Pontiac Solstice Is So Good, Even The Vehicle Virgins Can’t Believe It!

GM’s Kappa platform had promise. In usual parts-bin raiding, GM built a roadster platform and spawned two North American market cars, the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. You could spot the...

This 1978 Ford F-250 Is A Real Highboy! Part Freightliner, Part Show-Quality Truck, Together Is Perfect!

I honestly have no idea how long it’s been since I found a giant truck that is worthy of showcasing for the express purpose of causing Brian to make a noise that is a cross between an excited...

Too Little, Too Late, And Not Street-Legal…Yet: The 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue SV Is Up For Auction!

In 2000, Oldsmobile was all but dead. They were still selling cars, but General Motors had committed the brand to the scrapyard. As the Auroras, Aleros, Silhouettes, Intrigues and Bravadas rolled off...

Project X Has Returned! The Legendary 1957 Chevrolet Is Inside Hot Rod Garage For Some Mods…

“Project X”, the bright yellow 1957 Chevrolet that has been a staple of automotive project builds for decades, has returned. It needs no introduction, but it might need a little bit of a...

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