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Category Archive: eBay Find, OTHER

Ebay Find: A Checker Marathon For Your Inner Hot Rodder And Taxi Driver

I never have understood anybody’s obsession with the Checker Marathon. Ok, the absolutely freaking huge Aerobus eight-door wagons are kind of cool, but the regular four-door Marathon taxi cars...

This Hellcat Challenger Whips Up On The Unsuspecting At A VMAX200 Event In Europe!

Ranting, raving, and fawning over the Hellcats should be over…they are out and about, and hunting. Quarter mile times are known, top speeds are known. Done and done. What’s left?...

2015 NSRA Street Rod Nationals: Full, Fat, Flat, And Fondly Fendered Hot Rods

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Time for rods with fenders.  Let me stop and tell you folks that haven’t been to this event a little about how difficult it is to determine what to take...

We Take A Look Back At The Subaru That Got The Performance Ball Rolling, The Impreza 22B, With MotorWeek

Until I turned on Gran Turismo for the first time, Subarus were dinky little sedans and wagons that made a farting noise wherever they went. Sure, the SVX was around, but that was a freak of nature....

Top 11: Picks From The Mecum Chicago Auction – Can We Predict A Decent Deal In The Catalog?

  11. 1968 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible   It’s the size of Rhode Island, comfortable as a barcalounger, drinks like an angry Scotsman, and looks like New England old money. This...

Scrapple, Your Weekly Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week, We Have The Trumpghini, Karma And A Dancing Musk!

Temperatures are finally starting to cool off, leaves are starting to show the first tinges of color, the harvest is coming in, the geese are heading out, and every last broken bone is starting to...

Official Footage Of The Upcoming 2017 Ford Raptor Playing In The Sand – Will This One Be As Good As The Last One?

My first introduction to the Ford Raptor was pretty memorable: I got in, shook hands with one of Ford’s official drivers, strapped in, and enjoyed a quick trip that involved running over a ton...

First Look: The First Concept For The DeltaWing GT Road Car – A Street-Legal Dart Based On The Race Car!

When DeltaWing claimed that they were going to create a street-legal and sellable version of the controversial DeltaWing race car, a few eyebrows raised but it was fairly difficult to believe. Don...

Volkswagen Fallout: The Dow Jones Just Removed VW From The Sustainability Index

When we said that the effects of Volkswagen’s diesel cheat scandal were gonna be huge, we weren’t kidding, we weren’t exaggerating, we weren’t even hyping it up. Unlike other...

Unhinged: The Self-Righteous Twerp That Stuck This Note On A Diesel Volkswagen Can Go Suck An Egg.

Ah, Portland, Oregon. Land of the steampunk coffee shop, farmer’s market, urban goat-herding, and of the most insane bicycle riders around anywhere. Oh, and protesting…and don’t let...

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A Quick History Of MAHLE: How MAHLE, Clevite, and Victor-Reinz Came To Be

MAHLE Aftermarket is one of the biggest sponsors here at BangShift.com, and we don’t mean based on how much they spend with us. We mean the size of the company. MAHLE is one of the largest...

Check Out This Incredibly Collection Of Schwinn Stingrays And More For Sale!

This has got to be one of the coolest collections of hot rod style bicycles we have ever seen for sale in one place. I’m a huge fan of vintage and beach cruiser bikes, and dream of owning...

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Join the Fun: The BangShift $5,000 Project Car Challenge — Check Out The Builds

A few years back one of the BangShift forum members asked if we would create a new sub-section of our forums for guys who wanted to get involved in a fun, self-policed, friendly competition to see...

The RideTech Report: Racing Results, A-Body Product Profile, Customer Car Features, Video!

As we have been telling you each and every week, the RideTech report has become a must read document in the world of high performance this summer. Complete with race results, event schedules, product...