Category Archive: 1320 Cars With Doors Feature, 1320 Drag Racing Feature, BangShift 1320, Car Features, FORD
Lick-A-Dee Split: This 1955 Ford Escort 100E Is A Homebuilt Handful!
Ford Escort. It’s a name that is steeped in the bad memories of 1980s econoboxes for some, excellent little rally screamers for others, but has always stood for one of Ford’s strongest...
Minivan Makeover: Giving A Chevrolet Astro A Bit Of Purpose In Life!
The big three of minivans: The Dodge Caravan and it’s offshoots, the Ford Aerostar, and the Chevrolet Astro/GMC Safari. Which one did you get stuck riding around in? By sheer mercy, I...
How It Should Be: This Twin-Turbo Hellcat-Swapped Chrysler 300 Storms Atco!
You want to know what is more annoying to a Mopar owner than a very rednecky, “HEY – that thing gotta Hemi in it?” It’s being the owner of a Chrysler 300C and hearing the...
The “WTF?” Files: This Might Be The First Time We’ve Seen A Dodge Truck Powered By A Ford 302
Over my time off during the holidays, I managed to get some stuff cleaned out of my garage that hasn’t really been messed with since I moved to Kentucky a few years ago. Nothing of any real...
Function Before Beauty: Get An In-Depth Look At The “Hoodrat Hot Rod” Malibu!
We know this 1979 Chevrolet Malibu well. Nevermind that the primered A/G body Malibu with one red fender and a Northwest Territories “Polar bear” license plate up front can be spotted...
Rough Start: The Under-Appreciated Fox Body Thunderbird
I wanted to start off this year’s Rough Start hunting right: a decent price, a platform that has tons of potential, a car that could be driven as-is without any mods whatsoever if you so chose,...
Underdog No More: This 1975 Chevy Vega Is Every Flaw, Fixed
If you are forced to pick just one car to illustrate every last possible thing wrong with General Motors, most people will point the finger directly at the Chevrolet Vega. The compact car had a lot...
Morning Symphony: Six In A Row Will Make This Nova Go
Are you a V8 or die kind of gearhead? I’ll admit I am. I’ve had great experiences with a supercharged Buick V6 that was a riot to wheel around in, but I still regarded that car as a a fun...
Don’t Mess With A Good Thing: Regular Car Reviews Looks Over A K5 Blazer
Behold, the true basis for every sport-utility vehicle that is on the road today. Look, nit-pick all you want about Jeeps and Jeep variants like the Willys Jeep station wagon, or even the...
Best of 2018: 2018 Kia Stinger GT AWD – The Jokes Stop Here
Got any good Kia jokes? Yeah, I bet you do. You probably have a good horror story or two, or maybe you just have the acronyms lined up and waiting (“Keep it, asshole”). Or maybe you just...
Best of 2018: How About A Coyote-Powered, RWD Ford Fusion?
The phrase I use to describe stories like the one I put up recently about the possibility of a four-door Ford Mustang is “smacking the hornet’s nest”. It’s not a good...
Best of 2018: The 1967 Shelby “Little Red” Notchback GT500 – Factory Shelby Prototype!
(Photos: Craig Jackson) Until hours ago, this car officially had met the business end of a car crusher after it’s work as a prototype was over and done with. It was a myth, a legend, a phantom....
Best of 2018: This Second-Gen Chevrolet Camaro Is A War Veteran! Check Out The Story Of The Stealth Camaro!
As the only writing member of BangShift who has seen legitimate combat, I can say that the virtues of speed for wheeled vehicles is the most underrated thing in the military fleet. A HMMWV struggles...
