Category Archive: Craigslist Find, MOPAR, TRUCKS
Rough Start: Blowing The Budget On A Mexican Ramcharger
In the United States market, the Dodge Ramcharger was killed off at the end of 1993 and…that’s it. The focus was on the introduction of the new-for-1994 Dodge Ram, and it had been deemed...
PRI 2017: Hammerhead Performance Engines Has Hemi Head Options For Your Small Block Ford and LS Engine
When it comes to hardcore parts and innovations for making horsepower, cylinder heads are really where it is at. Advances in materials, advances in engineering, and advances in machining capability...
Dude, Perfect: Someone Is Stuffing A C6 Corvette Chassis Into A Buick Roadmaster Wagon To Make A Time Attack Car
WHOA. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Ok, I’m sure there are still plenty of you that are upset about the Duster-meets-Corvette creature I featured in this year’s LS Fest coverage. (If you want a...
This 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix Is A Half Century Old And As Cool As The Day It Was Built – 428 Power!
Back when Buick debuted the awesome Riviera, Pontiac’s John Delorean knew that he needed something similar. He needed a car with styling, performance, and a feel that was upscale and cool. The...
Bob Glidden Has Died At 73 – One Of The Most Singularly Dominant Drag Racers In History Is Gone
Bob Glidden, the 10-time NHRA pro stock champion, an IHRA pro stock champion, a native of Whiteland, Indiana, and one of the greatest drag racers of all time has died at age 73, surrounded by his...
If You Could Choose Any Car To Build Into The Ultimate Pro Touring Machine, What Would It Be?
I’ve been announcing at or hosting Optima’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational since its inception. And since the first event, I have said that nobody has actually built the Ultimate Street...
A Brit In Baja: Watch As Carfection Gets A Trial Run At Baja – Just A Taste Of The Off-Road Masterpiece!
The British and Mexico haven’t had the best of relationships. There have been trade disagreements, expropriation of properties, and of course that one time that Richard Hammond from TopGear...
The Farm Girl: This 1967 GMC Packs Duramax Power And Nitrous Just For The Fun Of It
You had to hunt for this one at the 2017 PRI show. I didn’t even know the truck was there until my last couple of hours walking around. But there it was, sitting on the carpet, plain as day...
#BACONSHIFT Is Back! American Powertrain’s Bacon To The Future Sale Is On. FREE BACON!!!
That’s right, the World Famous, always talked about, sometimes mimicked, American Powertrain Bacon to the Future Sale is on!!! Free Bacon with an American Powertrain transmission package! Not...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Buy Your Car From The Cat.
The songs. The shopping. That creepy-ass elf doll on the shelf that you forgot to move for the last three days. The risk that some big-boned, white-bearded man in 1970s pimp velour is going to just...
BANGshift Apparel Is On Sale Now! Christmas Is On The Way – Time To Stock Up!
Just in time for Christmas! Buy your BANGshift hoodies, hats, shirts, and more for your loved ones this holiday season. Hot Rods by Stith is now the official apparel supplier of BANGshift.com and...
Unveiled: 2019 Chevrolet Silverado – GM Drops An Early Christmas Present
Anybody who was at the Texas Motor Speedway today got a surprise nobody was really expecting: the first un-camouflaged look at the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado. With Ford refreshing the F-150 for 2018,...
Caption This Photo: Cause We Can’t Figure Out Why An Idiot Would Do Burnouts Like This
And before you climb on your front wheel drive short horse, know that I’ve done hundreds of front wheel drive burnouts and only a couple required anyone holding onto the car. Those couple were...
Worth It Or Not? This 1980 Buick Riviera Type S Looks The Part, But Does The Front-Wheel-Drive Powertrain Kill The Vibe?
Does front-wheel-drive automatically equal run away as fast as you can? No, it doesn’t…the Cadillac Eldorado and Oldsmobile Toronado from the late 1960s are cool regardless of what wheels...