Project Candidate: How Would You Finish Up This Straight-Axle 1971 Ford Maverick?
Just my personal opinion: not many cars built after 1965 can, or should, be made into gassers. For the most part, it just doesn’t look right. You hear “gasser”, and you see Willys...
Classic YouTube: Teaching The Press How To Drive A Rally Car In 1974
For those who are lucky enough to make a living writing about cars, the pinnacle highlight is being cut loose with someone else’s car and doing a touch more than just putting about from Point A...
BangShift Sound Check Video: Crank The Speakers And LOVE These Sounds From The Classic 12 Hours Of Sebring
The HSR Classic 12 Hours of Sebring is one of the coolest vintage races that happens in North America each year. We often share videos from events like this because they are awesome and the cars are...
Killer Video: How To Fix, Free, and Otherwise Keep A Sherman Tank In The Fight (Circa 1944)
When we think of battle tanks we think of the awesome Abrams and other modern units that make up today’s US fighting force but the reality is that without the tanks of WWII, we’d have...
A Fascinating Look At How A Massive $30,000 Tire Gets Repaired In The Field
Ever wonder what happens when a huge piece of equipment suffers a tire failure in the field? Of course time is money, so people with these massive machines have spares that they can swap on so that...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Have Any Four-Cylinder Builds In Mind?
V8 this, V8 that, LS swap the world, all hail the mighty Hemi. Yep, we love eight cylinders doing the right thing, making the right noises, and creating the right kinds of power, but they...
BangShift Project Files: The Altered Wheelbase 1965 Plymouth Barracuda “Almost Funny Car”
The rear wheels were moved forward eight inches. The front wheels were moved six inches forward in the fender, and the fenders themselves were extended fifteen inches. That is a real-deal Hemi...
Grand Theft Boogie Van? The “Wild Cherry” Chevy Van Is Now Embroiled In Legal Issues!
When we got tipped off to the rescue and revival of the “Wild Cherry” van, a 1975 Chevrolet that had a small bit part in the movie “Van Nuys Blvd.” back in 1979, we were over...
Drift Ring: Vaughn Gittin, Jr.’s Nurburgring Lap, All Sideways!
What can I say about the Nurburgring that hasn’t already been said, written or mused about on a videogame? Whether you buy into the hype of the track being the end-all of test courses or not,...
Money No Object: Holy Roller! This Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Is Unreal!
Think back to the late 1980s and early 1990s custom car scene for a second. What do you remember? Neon colors? Center Line wheels everywhere? Tweed interiors and graphic equalizers nearly the size of...
Morning Symphony: One Overkill Buick Riviera And One Amazed Passenger
If I have to pick an old school Buick, one that is older than me, I’m narrowed down to a couple of good choices. It’s pretty hard to beat the Buick Skylark, Gran Sport and GSX, it really...
LS Swap The World! Mopar 440 To LS Swap For This Bitchin Old Winnebago
We know that a lot of people love the LS engine and believe it should be in everything. We also know that there are a group of people out there that can’t stand the thought of swapping LS...
More Race Coverage From The NMCA West AutoX At California Speedway
(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Fontana California is home to AutoClub California Speedway, where tons of events go on each and every week throughout the year. But this month of September found us at...
