Rough Start: Does A 19,000 Mile Plymouth Volaré Deserve To Break The Budget?
Over the course of the Rough Start searches, we’ve done our best to stay within the $5,000 and under budget on sheer principle. Five grand is a very approachable number for a running, driving...
The Cadillac Limo: The Final Look At It’s Disgraceful Magnificence Before It Hits The Track!
Well, it’s been a minute since you’ve heard anything about the 1980 Cadillac Fleetwood Formal that I bought in the dead of night at the beginning of the year, and for good reason: not too...
Weirdness For Sale: Someone Once Built An Executive Limo Out Of A 1989 LeSabre T-Type And Only Put 1,500 Miles On It
Somehow, Mike Stolfi who is a dedicated BangShifter found this insanely weird car listed for sale and immediately sent us the link. Like him, we believe that the comma is in the wrong place and like...
Sam Foose Has Died At Age 83 – Amazingly Talented Custom Car Builder and Father Of Chip Impacted Industry
Earlier this week, Sam Foose, a very well known and respected custom car builder and the man who raised one of this generation’s true hot rodding super stars, Chip Foose passed away at 83 years...
Bo’s BACK: Bo Butner Announces Full-Time Return To NHRA Pro Stock with KB Racing
A drag racing class that was in need of some good news got some yesterday with the announcement that Bo Butner will be returning to run the full slate of 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series pro...
Rare Air: This Unmolested Chevy 302 Cross-Ram Intake Is An Awesome And Pricey Part
It’s not a stretch to say that the coolest parts that Detroit ever offered in the muscle car era, did not actually come factory installed on their cars. Take the legendary Chevy 302 Cross-Ram....
Cool New Product Video: The Aeromotive Phantom Apex Keeps You Fueled With Jet Siphon Technology
We love the guys and girls at Aeromotive Fuel Systems because not only have they been a part of BangShift since the day we opened the doors a decade ago, they have been innovating every days as well....
The “WTF?” Files: Who Makes A Trar Out Of A 1986 Chevy Cavalier Convertible?!
I can’t even begin to hide my hatred for a Chevy Cavalier of this generation. As a young kid, we had one as the family car, a miserable turd of a white 1985 wagon with blue interior that I...
The Dodge Phoenix Big-Block Build Continues! A Good Cause Requires A Lot Of Hard Work!
The last time we saw the 1963 Dodge Phoenix that Street Machine was building to take to the Running On Empty festival, an event in the town of Cobar that raises money for a WW1 monument and has a...
Old School Drag Video: Here’s The 1999 IHRA Winternationals From Darlington Dragway!
From top fuel to mountain motor pro stock, this is a show that’ll have you smiling. For many, many years the IHRA opened their season with the Winternationals at Darlington Dragway in South...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Are You Getting Done This Winter?
Yeah, yeah, I know…winter doesn’t start until December 21st. You wanna know something? I don’t care. Far as I’m concerned, the moment the calendar says “December”,...
Unveiled: 2020 Jeep Gladiator – Welcome Back, Jeep Pickup!
The last Jeep J-series, was built in 1987, the last Jeep truck, the Comanche, ended in 1992, and the last “jeep”-based truck-style unit, the CJ-8 Scrambler, ended production in 1985. Ever...
Legends Video: The 2018 NHRA SEMA Breakfast Assembled Amato, Prudhomme, Bernstein, and Force – The Stories Flew!
There’s something awesome about getting legendary racers together and letting them yak. At the 2018 NHRA SEMA breakfast, four of the greatest drag racers ever were put on stage and effectively...
The Hoonicorn Was Supposed To Be A Maverick? Hoonigan Tells Some Secrets Behind Gymkhana!
After ten different Gymkhana videos that require tons of back support, lots of details and tons of planning to pull off properly, there’s bound to be some stories that haven’t been told...
