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Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery, MOPAR

ChallengerFest 7 Is Here! We Scope Out The Early Arrivals, From Awesome Street Cars To Some Serious Third-Gen Hemi Racers!

ChallengerFest 7, sponsored by Billet Technology, has officially kicked off in Bowling Green and we are there covering everything there is to cover! We were impressed with not only the quantity but...

eBay Find: A Late 1970s Chrysler Turbine Engine Is Up For Grabs! Quick, Find An Engineless Aspen!

Chrysler’s turbine program was all but done by the late 1970s. After getting mixed reactions with the Turbine Car testing program of the mid 1960s, the company had returned to creating a few...

Having Your Cake And Eating It Too: This 1971 Dodge Station Wagon Rocks A 440 And A Four-Speed!

The kid in you wanted the Road Runner in SubLime Green, with the Hemi, four-speed, N60s and air shocks in the back to kick the tail up just a little bit. The mature adult in you wanted the GTX 440...

Don’t Tell Chad: This 1981 Toyota SR5 Dually And It’s Sunraider Fifth Wheel Camper Trailer Are On eBay Right Now!

We all know that Chad’s weak in the knees for any recreational vehicle that is cool, and he’s also got a thing for small trucks. That means that I might be hearing an earful once the man...

Rough Start: We Have One Good Reason Why You Should Buy Into A 1989 Buick LeSabre T-Type?

As soon as the Grand National was killed off, Buick found themselves in a strange predicament: should they continue to run with the successes that the Grand National and T-type had brought them...

This 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback Is The Genesis Point For An SCCA Spec Mustang Racer!

There is always a starting point to any car enthusiasts’ sickness, whether it was a car they spotted as a kid, a project worked on with family or friends, or the moment they realized they were...

Would You Rather: It’s The Battle Of Forgotten Horsepower! Take Your Pick Between The 1976 Dodge Charger Sport And The 1978 Buick LeSabre Turbo Sport Coupe!

It’s been a while since we’ve felt the need to pit you, the readers, into a corner with a one-or-the-other choice, so we went digging through the Internet for two proper cars for a good...

eBay Find: For The Classy Connoisseur, A 1977 Lincoln Mark V With A Bed!

Coupe utilities don’t get the respect they deserve in America, in our opinion. It doesn’t matter how nice one is, how well taken care of it is, most people view it as the ultimate redneck...

Screaming Eagle: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Is Building A Hybrid Camaro That Will Crank Out 350 Horsepower and 657 Pound-Feet Of Torque!

It’s not everyday that I get to see the name of my alma mater in headlines with a Camaro as the lead-in picture, but this is awesome. General Motors has a program called EcoCAR 3, which aims to...

Question Of The Day: What Would It Take For You To Drive This 1952 Plymouth Trar?

You know the jingle: “What would you do-oo-oo, for a Klondike bar?” Some of you wouldn’t lift a finger. Then there are people like me, who did horrible, unspeakable things for one....

Check Out The Wild Ride That Brandon Pesz Goes On In Keith Haney’s Nitrous Camaro – Nearly Flips It Before Riding The Barrier!

Depending on how you view this, Brandon Pesz is either one hell of a driver or had enough luck on his side to take care of a good-sized city, because the run he made in Keith Haney’s...

Chevrolet Camaro Versus BMW M4? Can Chevrolet’s Legend Compete With The Bavarian Legend?

Camaro versus Mustang. Ever since the fall of 1966, the Chevrolet Camaro’s main nemesis has been Ford’s pony car, and that’s pretty much because the Camaro was GM’s knee-jerk...

Viper ACR Versus A Hellcat Challenger With Bolt-Ons In The Half-Mile…Place Your Bets!

From the second that the Hellcats were unveiled, Dodge was rather quick to remind us that they play in a different arena than the Viper did. And, naturally, most people don’t bother with that...

Big And Beautiful: This Tubbed 1968 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible Is Just Excellent!

With Spring’s warmer weather, the thought of a convertible crosses one’s mind when they don’t own one. Sure, you could rent a droptop Mustang from Hertz, enjoy your time with the...