Category Archive: BangShift News, Craigslist Find
Caught Snoozing: This 1987 Dodge Charger Is One Of The Best Sleepers We’ve Seen In A While!
In the world of performance cars, the “Sleeper” is a rare treat. For those not in the know (and I’m assuming most of you ARE in the know!), the Sleeper, or Q-Ship as some call them,...
Daily-Driver Street Sweeper? Check Out This 455-Swapped 1980 Pontiac Trans Am!
As I settled into another round of Craigslist hunting, I realized that I’ve been caring more about the budget protocols that the Rough Start hunts have been about than finding some decent rides...
BangShift Question Of The Day: How Would You Finish Off This Jeep-Framed Dodge Rampage?
When it comes to domestically sourced coupe utilities, it’s a case of two successful attempts and one very questionable decision. The Ford Ranchero was established and stuck around, based on...
Rough Start: Will This 1973 Ford Gran Torino Sport Scratch The Hot Rod Ford Itch?
The emerald-green 1972 Ford Gran Torino has become an icon of sorts. Blame two movies: Fast and Furious (aka Part Four), where Fenix, the right-hand man to drug lord Braga, uses one that’s...
Rough Start: A Long-Roof Oldsmobile That Deserves To Be Built Into Something Great
For the second time this week, a Colonnade A-body has crossed my path and has given me pause for thought. The sidepipe-equipped Monte Carlo went over like a wet fart in a church pew, it seems, so...
You Know What You Need? A 500 Horsepower, Four-Door, Four-Wheel Drive Manual-Trans Sedan! This Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4×4 Is One Bad Mother!
If you read the new-car mags or blogs, you’ll see a theme that’s been cropping up a lot lately: the death of the mid-sized sedan. For decades, mid-size four-doors were the way to go for a...
Can’t Be Any More Beat Than An Ex-Military Truck: Who Wants This 1991 HMMWV Desert Race Truck?
My thoughts on the HMMWV are pretty well cemented: they are killer off-roaders that are equipped with all of the luxury amenities of a gulag and have all the stump-pulling power of an old work mule...
Rough Start: A Monte Carlo With Sidepipes…Because Your HOA Doesn’t Hate You Enough!
Every now and then, I like to use the phrase, “honest beater”. That means that there is no deception to the car you’re looking at…everything is up front and it’s up to...
Rough Start: The Chevrolet Bel Air That Has Been Hiding In The Garage Forever
The story is pretty much the same every time: it’s the car that has been in the garage for decades. Maybe it was started every once in a while, but more often than not it wasn’t. The...
Rough Start: Busting The Budget With A Restomod 1976 AMC Hornet That Is Too Good To Pass Up!
AMC’s Hornet series was one of the most brilliant moves the company made…mainly, because it was a platform that the company was able to stretch as thin as angel hair pasta to use for many...
I Think This Weiand Blower Would Be Perfect On The Dually! What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
No normal person would think that ruining a big block powered truck by bolting on a blower, but we’re not normal. There is something cool about the torque and snappy power that comes from a big...
This Is What Every Fuel Car Team Needs For Pomona. The Ultimate Race Support Wagon.
Back in the day my dad and his buddies pulled their dragsters with wagons. Everyone did. And they were awesome. In fact, one story that is permanently burned into my brain is of their friend Don...
Rough Start: Would This Lifted Lincoln Limo Be Worth The Experience?
After tooling around with the dirt-cheap Caddy limo for a couple of weeks, I have to admit, there is something about driving a freakshow of a car that is just a riot. The way people look at you on...
This 1968 Chevrolet Stepside Is A Screamer Hiding In Plain Sight! Would You Change Anything About This One?
It would be nice to have a fully done-up ride, wouldn’t it? Shiny paint, perfect chrome, fat tires and the engine making biblical levels of power…yeah, that’s the dream, but in...