Category Archive: Craigslist Find
Craigslist Find: This Is The Worst Vega Ever Built
Mar 17, 2014Brian Lohnes22
That title is a pretty definitive statement, but it is true unless you can prove us wrong. We were forwarded this Craigslist ad by Pete Garzia and after staring at it in a sort of amazed wonder, we...
Getting FASTer… Bolt On Upgrades For Your LS That Make Big Power
Mar 17, 2014Chad Reynolds8
(Words and Photos by Richard Holdener with OnTheDyno.com) Hey bangers, if you own an LS motor or are thinking about getting one, you need to check this out. Like the original small-block Chevy, one...
Were Dealers Promoting Street Racing In The ’60s? You Be The Judge.
Mar 16, 2014Chad Reynolds19
Check out this great ad for a 1968 SS 427 Chevy Biscayne. The dealer actually calls it a street racer special! I have to say, if I was street racing it I would want one with the column shifter and a...
Video: Insane High Speed Rally Action From Finland – Modern Day Driver In Old Car = EPIC!
Mar 16, 2014Brian Lohnes9
There are few things more enthralling, heart stopping, exciting, and just plain impressive than in-car rally videos, especially when there is a pro behind the wheel and the car has some suds. Both of...
Obscene Horsepower: Watch A Blown Small Block Sand Drag Jeep Pull Massive Dune Wheelies
Mar 15, 2014Brian Lohnes1
Both Chad and I believe that paddle tires are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Seriously, the idea of essentially building a tire with shovels grafted to it for performance at the...
Craigslist Find: $850 Buys This 1960 Morris Minor. What Would You Do With It?
Mar 15, 2014Chad Reynolds16
When we saw this super cool 1960 Morris Minor on Craigslist, we got all excited. It’s listed for $1100 but we’re pretty sure $850-900 takes this bad boy home. The question is, what the...
Friday BOOM: Massive Explosions, Driver Survives, Two Seat Roadster Does Not
Mar 14, 2014Brian Lohnes3
As announced last week, we’re going to be running a new blog item series every Friday with the creative title, “Friday BOOM”. This is where we’ll have a video of stuff blowing...
Two-Wheel Too Cool: This 1975 Kawasaki KZ400 is how you’re supposed to build a cafe bike
Mar 14, 2014Craig Fitzgerald6
Cafe bikes have become the new rat rods. What started out as the ultimate expression of form following function turned into guys just throwing together hideously ugly motorcycles with bubblegum welds...
This Factory Hemi Road Runner Is Mean, Clean, And Hiding A BangShift Approved Hot Rod Secret
Mar 14, 2014Brian Lohnes20
The Chrysler hemi was introduced in March of 1964 and lots of us in the hot roddy media business are honoring it in different ways. Consider the highlighting of this totally awesome factory hemi 1969...
Hacks of the Week from Reddit’s JustRolledIntoTheShop
Mar 13, 2014Craig Fitzgerald12
Look, we’ve all used a butter knife to turn a screw and some of us have opened a beer or two with a cigarette lighter, so we’re all about multi-tasking. With that in mind, the theme of...
Roadside Find: A Geo That Needs To Be Nuked From Orbit
Mar 13, 2014Brian Lohnes10
(By Bryan McTaggart) – If you had told me that I would ever feel sorry for a Geo Metro convertible even ten years ago, I would have laughed my ass off at you. I can appreciate the concept of...
Insta-Highlight: Here’s An Instagram Account You NEED To Be Following
Mar 13, 2014Brian Lohnes3
Each week, we’re going to highlight a cool account on the photo sharing social media site Instagram for you to follow. Unlike other social media sites, Instagram is devoid (mostly) or...
Awesome Video: Watch A Guy Fire Up And Rev A Quarter Scale Ford Hot Rod Coupe With A Running Mini-Gas V8!
Mar 13, 2014Brian Lohnes4
We’ve showed you lots of running miniature V8 engines over the years here on BangShift but none of them have ever been attached to an actual car, well that changes right now. Craftsman Tom...
Criagslist Find: A 1989 Mustang That Is More Oh No Street Than It Is Pro Street
Mar 13, 2014Brian Lohnes10
Chris Chenlo is to blame for all of this. No, not the car just the fact that you are seeing it here on BangShift because he sent me the link. The seller lists this car as a 1989 Mustang with a 2004...