The Swan Song: The Corvette ZR1 Is The Final Form Of The C7 Platform
The ZR1 is the final form of the C7 Corvette. GM admits this freely, though they won’t say squat about what’s coming down the pike. (The tours through Bowling Green Assembly are still a...
Again, Really? A Chrysler Lot In Detroit Has Seven Cars Swiped Off Of It With Security Present!
In the third time in half a year, an FCA vehicle lot has been hit by a gang of vehicle thieves, who this time were targeting Dodge Chargers. In the early hours of Sunday morning, the group broke...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Did You Race Your Parents’ Car When You Were A Teen?
I was on cloud nine when the DMV lady looked at me and said, “I’ve never given anyone a 100% score on their first driving test and I’ll be damned if I give you one. I’m going...
BangShift Project Files: Build Your Own Trailer! Check Out A From-Scratch Build Here!
We have ambitious folk in the BangShift forums. Most of them are spinning wrenches on their own cars and trucks, but rather often we see a project that falls under “ambitious”, be it a...
Clone Job: Check Out This 1969 COPO Camaro Clone With A 5-Speed Stick And A ZL-1 Engine!
Ok, this thing is pretty awesome. Back in 1969 there were two varieties of the famed COPO Camaro built. There was the 9560 car with the ZL-1 aluminum big block and there was the 9561 with the iron...
Just Drive It! Nothing Is Better Than Putting A Dodge Viper GTS To Work!
The Dodge Viper GTS…when the original RT/10 roadster showed it’s face in production form, it was simply a great nod to the AC/Shelby Cobra and Carroll Shelby’s legacy. It was also a...
Morning Symphony: The 1987 Volkswagen Golf II – Double The Engines, Double The Fun!
Picture this: it’s 1987, and Pikes Peak is coming up quickly. Everybody and their mother is running recently orphaned Group B rally cars. The mountain still has dirt stages, drivers have more...
2018 Goodguys PPG Nationals: More Cars From The Indoor Portion Of The Event
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Here’s yet another load of great images from the Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio. Tis time we are showcasing more cars from the indoor portion of the...
Rough Start: First Gen RX-7, Small-Block Chevrolet, Together For Well Under Budget!
Do you like the idea of racing at all? Of course, you must…you’re reading a story on BangShift, so there has to be some kind of racing you’re into. Surely you like drag racing,...
Sergio Marchionne Dies At 66 – Former Head Of FCA Took Company From Ashes To Profit
There are few modern automotive executives who have ever managed to do what Sergio Marchionne did. He took to moribund companies and saved them both, leaving them in far, far better condition than...
Bonneville Is Coming Soon And This Modified Roadster Could Be Your Ticket To The 200mph Club!
We are less than two weeks away from Speed Week on the Bonneville Salt Flats and that means that we’re all giddy around here. Speed Week is basically our favorite week of the entire year...
This 1977 Pinto Cruising Wagon Is A Rare Survivor From The Dark Ages Of The Late 1970s
We’re not sure what’s wrong with Chris Yocum, but we like it. Chris is the guy who sent us the tip on this 1977 Pinto Cruising Wagon that is for sale and the thing is about as perfectly...
Amateur Hour Done Right: Spectator Drags From Beech Ridge, Doorhandle To Doorhandle!
Normally, the idea of spectator drag racing in our heads involves a small asphalt circle track, a motley crew of machines, and an announcer that sounds like Lohnes after a few beers in his system,...
2018 Goodguys PPG Nationals Photo Coverage: The Automotive Hits Just Keep On Coming!
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re rolling on with more photos from Mike Brooks as shot at the 2018 Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio. The cool thing about these is that there is no...
