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Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift Question Of The Day??

Caption This: Don’t Ask Where The Goofy CR-Z Is, They Won’t Like It.

Minivans are boring. I don’t care how many laps Rutledge Wood can crank out of a Toyota Sienna, or how wicked up that Turbo Caravan is at your local test and tune…it’s still an...

Classic YouTube: Summernats In Late 1980s Australia! Burnouts And A Start-Stop Challenge!

For years we’ve shown you the wild side of what an Australian auto event can be. The powerskids that leave Holdens looking like a horizontally-launched Space Shuttle as they rocket down the...

Weld Racing And The Andretti Family Team Up – 120 Years Of Combined Experience Between Them

It is always cool when companies and families have a legacy together. WELD Racing is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year and we all know the story of the racing Andretti family, right? The...

Rough Start: Can You Really Go Wrong With A Rough But Running X-body? This Pontiac Ventura Looks Like A Score!

I don’t know what it is about a primer gray GM X-body that makes me feel good. Maybe it’s fond memories of my mother’s Oldsmobile Omega, or maybe it’s because they make for...

BangShift Question Of The Day: How Far Gone Is Too Far Gone For You?

Between Brian, Chad and myself, we’ve got a list of winners that have been dragged home and propped up as a financially responsible, perfectly safe mode of transportation…or, at minimums,...

Money No Object: Richard Petty’s 1978 Dodge Magnum Race Car Is Up For Grabs!

Replacing Richard Petty’s 1974 Dodge Charger was always going to be a monumental tasking. At the end of the 1977 season, the Charger had proven to be highly successful and the pressure was on...

Treat It Like A Rental: That’s $2 Million Worth Of Mercedes Ripping Up The Lawn!

Out of the thirty-five 1997 Mercedes CLK-GTR homologation street cars produced, six and only six were roadsters…you know, because what a GT1 homologation car needs more than anything is...

Money No Object: With This 1969 Beaumont, How Much Is Hearing “What Is That?” Worth?

You see one 1969 Chevelle, you’ve seen them all. You’ve seen a similar vintage Pontiac, it’s the same. But if you see a 1969 Beaumont, your brain immediately sends the ultimate...

Check Out 1320Video’s Final Round Of Footage From Rocky Mountain Race Week 2017!

The trek is over and done with. Rocky Mountain Race Week 2017 is in the books, and the 1320Video crew are wrapping up their coverage for the week. There’s been plenty of fun looping from...

Morning Symphony: Blue Oval Bark With A Slight Aussie Accent!

Monday mornings are the worst. You had a great weekend. You got some stuff done around the house, found some time to screw off, and got to rest a bit…or, at least, we hope you did. But...

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The “WTF?” Files: Have You Heard Of A VW Phoenix? Neither Have We…Check Out This Fiberglass Freak!

The old-school, air cooled Volkswagens lend themselves to many different interpretations. The Beetle and Bus are classics, but not everybody wanted to be seen in a German take on an...

Howell EFI Install: We Upgrade A Classic C10 With Modern Horsepower Fed By The Easiest EFI Install Ever

(Words and photos by Matt Graves) – LS engines are absolutely the hottest thing going. You cannot deny their presence and effect they have on our hobby. They are currently being dropped into...

Petrolicious Takes A Look At A C2 Corvette That Now Resides In Belgium

From it’s pointed prow nose with hidden headlights to the twin bullet taillights at the back of it’s curvy rump, the second generation of Chevrolet Corvette was a winner. The C2 looked...

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Unhinged: Apparently Chrome Bumpers Equals Big Money Now?!

I remember being laughed at when I said that cars from the 1970s and 1980s would appreciate and become just like all of those muscle cars that people had been fawning over. I said it when I got my...

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