Treasure Trove: This Collection Of Donovan 417 Heads, Blocks, And Assorted Parts Is A Steal (and Amazing!)
It’s funny how fickle racing tends to be. One day you’re Ed Donovan, a visionary who created the first true aftermarket drag racing engine in the early 1970s. Up until Donovan came out...
1978 Oldsmobile Starfire Mirage – This Should Not Exist, But It Does
“Starfire Mirage”. If I hadn’t been looking directly at the nose of an H-body Oldsmobile, I would’ve suspected that I was about to see the newest cartoon character from one of...
The Mental Side Of Racing! Funny, Crazy Or Cringy Moments From 2019
The world of motorsports can be a crazy thing. Everybody always wants to see the consummate professional, the maverick with the attitude, the wild, aggressive driving styles that we know and love. It...
Greatest Show on Wheels! This Support Crew Chevy Is Perfect For Lohnes!
One of my favorite games here at BangShift, one that I’ve enjoyed for years, is to try to torment the two owners (you know, my bosses) with temptations from the Internet, that have FOR SALE as...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Concept Car Was A Missed Opportunity?
Do you remember the 1999 Pontiac GTO? Probably not. I spent twenty years trying to erase that image out of my head…when it debuted, so did an irrational hatred of it within my soul. Not that...
2020 Lebanon DragFest Gallery: Cold Outside? Drag Racing Machines Will Warm Your Heart!
(Words: Joe Grippo) When racing season ends, SEMA and PRI are over, and all that remain of the holidays are gift cards and credit card bills, what’s a drag racer to do? Two real options…tear the...
BangShift Tune-Up: “Mean Man” By W.A.S.P. (1989)
No joke, hearing this song just before I wrote this piece was my introduction to W.A.S.P. And that’s a miracle, seeing how I managed to get through my teenage years without hearing a rock song...
Excited For The New Ford Bronco? This Video Of The Prototype Being Tested Is Short, Sweet, and Cool
The buzz surrounding the return of the Ford Bronco is BIG. There have been rumors of the truck coming back for years, all kinds of wacky renderings have shown up, but no one knows for 100% what this...
Green Monster: This LMR Prototype Has A 500hp Turbocharged Hyabusa Engine And An Amazingly Cheap Selling Price
We’re calling it right now, this is the best bang for the buck car for sale on eBay right now. Why? It’s a track car but it can also be made street legal if you feel the need to cruise it...
Same Recipe, With More Insanity: 100 Horsepower Four Wheel Drive Power Wheels Jeep!
I probably should’ve asked just how many winter project these guys had lined up when I chatted with them at SEMA, because right now, they’ve done…lemme see here…at least twice...
Classic YouTube: Fox-Body Donuts For Days
I read somewhere recently that the Fox Body Mustang is the hot rod of Generation X. Hm…let’s see here. Generation X: born between 1960 and ending somewhere between 1977 and 1984. The MTV...
Miss Maverick: This Petrolicious Piece About A Street/Strip 1973 Maverick Is As Good As It Gets
We love the work that Petrolicious puts into their features on cars and people. We run many of them here because they are beautifully done, insightful, and they really are some of the best examples...
Rough Start: 1961 Studebaker Lark – Try Something Vintage
AMC is known for being “All Makes Combined”, but after looking at this 1961 Studebaker Lark, I’m not so sure that AMC deserved all of that credit. Look at this thing…I see...
Pressure Cooker: Will A Steam-Powered Lada Samara Work Or Not?
What would I want next to me if I was in Russia at any point in time during the winter? A fire. I’m a pansy in the cold…wilting, shivering, absolutely unhappy with the overall situation....
