Historical Footage: Follow The Build Of A 1955 Plymouth Belvedere With “Wishes On Wheels”
Automotive assembly lines have pretty much been the same ever since Ransom E. Olds filed the patent in 1901 and Henry Ford powered it with conveyor belts twelve years later. Pieces and parts are...
Simpson Family Cruise Photo Coverage: Cool Cars, Big Burnouts, and Fun For The Whole Family
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We hadn’t attended the Simpson family cruise-in for a few years so we made it a point to go this year. This is a small and informal gathering that is...
Shop Tips Video: This Awesome Piece From The Guys At QA1 Shares Some Great Quick Tips From Their Shop
We’re hoping that as you are keeping your social distance these days you have gotten the chance to wrench on your stuff and maybe spend more time in your shop on your projects than you had...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Your Quarantine Project?
It’s not cabin fever anymore…warm weather and sunny days have opened up my garage and yard to sincere work time, which I plan on taking advantage of. But this quarantine crap is really...
Awesome Video: Watch Near 100-Year Old Cars Run Full Bore And Battle For The Lead At Goodwood
There’s just something magical about watching ancient cars being driven as hard as they will go in competition, right? Whether it is vintage drag racing iron, old stock cars, or even old...
The Brightening, Part 1: Getting A 1980 Chevy Big 10 Auction Ready
When I get rid of a car, it happens in one of three manners. For the newer vehicles, usually it gets traded in for another newer vehicle. For older vehicles, usually I name a price and it sells as it...
Everything You Know About The Nitro Ban Is Wrong: The Real History Of The Infamous NHRA Nitro Ban
By Bret Kepner – Nearly every person who knows about it refers to it as the “NHRA Nitro Ban”. Likewise, the blame for it is almost always placed squarely on the shoulders of NHRA President...
What Does It Take To Rebuild The Infamous Cannonball Run Ambulance? Here’s The Story From The Man Who Did!
What would pass as typical highway/interstate speeds today was bona-fide illegal during the heyday of the Cannonball Run. Not the movie, the stealth race that spanned coast-to-coast. Devised as a...
eBay: This 1967 Buick Sport Wagon Is All Original and Ready To Be Cruised With The Family
We’re guessing that the kids who cruised around in the back of this 1967 Buick Sport Wagon didn’t really love it as much as we’re loving it right now. We’re guessing those...
Quarantine Piece Theater: 1960’s Drag Racing Film Is The Coolest! Indy, Pomona, Bee Line
Kalitta vs Garlits at the US Nationals, Ohio Geoge Montgomery vs Stone, Woods, and Cook, coverage of loads of class eliminations, the biggest races of the year in 1964 and early 1965 covered in...
Watch A Garden Tractor With A Hot Rodded 300hp VW Diesel Engine Hook To The Sled And Pull!
When the word “Outlaw” gets thrown into any sort of motorsports competition, things always get better. Seriously. World of Outlaws? Bad ass. Outlaw 10.5 racing? Was bad ass. Outlaw Garden...
Bargain-Basement Fun: Cheap Beaters Can Be A Blast If You Don’t Worry About Being Pretty!
In 2009, I bought a beater. I paid $650 for a 1981 Dodge Mirada that, upon first sight, just about everybody I knew disliked in some way. It was old, ugly, cheap. The interior was 1980 Chrysler...
Cynthiana Rod Run Photo Extravaganza: Here’s One Final Collection Of BangShift Worthy Cars And Trucks
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Mid-afternoon had arrived and while folks were beginning to disperse I tried to catch any large areas I hadn’t already seen. Still, much was missed,...
Rough Start: 1977 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Wrong Year, But Give It A Chance!
Generally, the 1974-77 Camaro is the wrong year. Unless you have the misfortune of finding one of the Iron Duke-powered third-gens, a shovelnosed second-gen Camaro is the low point. Weak power...
