Category Archive: Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery, MOPAR
Holley MoParty 2020: The ChryCo Psychos Get Their Chance To Play!
For years now, Holley’s LS Fest has been the stuff of legends. So long as it has the latest in GM power under the hood, anything goes…come drag race, autocross, burn the tires to shreds,...
Historical Footage: The 1975 Chryslers Advertisement – A Calm Voice Covering A Panicking Company
No, it’s not Ricardo Montalban, but the voice-over for this television commercial for the 1975 Chryslers has many of the same qualities: caramel-smooth and calm delivery in a bass tone. The...
A Wicked Chevrolet Cavalier? Well…This One Might Be Worthy!
I have a low opinion of Chevrolet Cavaliers. The first-generation boxes I’ve dealt with personally…a high-school friend had a two-door sedan with a five-speed that was nothing short of a...
How Honda Forced General Motors To Eat Their Words, A Story Of Pride Going Before The Fall
General Motors has often found itself suffering from a sharp case of foot-in-mouth disease as the years pass on. From such fun issues as the X-body screwup and badge-engineering a Chevrolet Cavalier...
Random Car Review: The Ford Cortina Savage – When The V6 Is A Step Forward!
Ford special models always have an interesting name, if nothing else. Mach 1, King Cobra, Lightning. Even if the car is a pooch, the name will conjure up the image of badass, nasty power. Well, add...
Classic YouTube: Autocrossing A Cummins Ram, Because Physics Doesn’t Matter!
Ok, this one is for every diesel-bro I’ve ever met who keeps telling me that their souped up PowerStroke/Cummins/Duramax/whatever is better in the long run than owning a musclecar or a sports...
Random Car Review: 1972 FMC XR311 – G.I. Joe’s Military Grade Hot Rod?
If you look at the XR311 and immediately think HMMWV, you aren’t too far off. The FMC XR311 was meant to be a replacement for the M151 “Mutt”, the Ford-built replacement for the...
We Never Expected To See A 1990s Ford Thunderbird Drifting, But This Rules!
Yes, I’m on a MN-12 kick this week, and for good reason: nobody builds these things, it seems, and they go for pennies on the dollar when they sell. The Ford Thunderbird, Lincoln Mark VIII and...
Classic YouTube: The Callaway C6 SuperNatural Corvette LM – Swinging For The Fences In 1994!
In 1989, Callaway Cars did what many consider the impossible: they made a C4 Corvette run 254 miles per hour. The “SledgeHammer” Corvette is still one of the most wicked machines...
Classic YouTube: A 400+ Horsepower Turbocharged Cutlass Ciera GT Having Some Fun
A few years ago, I ran a story on a 1986 Olds Cutlass Ciera GT and uttered a phrase that has haunted me ever since: “Pro Commuter”. The concept has some merit: giving what would be an...
Pace Car Indeed: Ride Along In This 1979 Ford Mustang IMSA Racer As It Rolls Around Mont Tremblant!
Nobody knew in 1979 that the Fox Mustang would cover over a generation of Ford’s pony car, nor that it would kickstart a horsepower revival that would carry on to present day. All the designers...
Morning Symphony: A Chrysler Valiant Charger E48 Unleashed At Targa Tasmania
It’s been a strange week around BangShift Mid-West, with a strong focus on six-cylinder vehicles that didn’t come from the U.S.A. I’m not complaining at all about it,...
