Theoretical Build: How Would You Build This 1983 AM General Jeep DJ-5?
When I was five, nothing made me happier than to see the red, white and blue Jeep of the mailman drive up Windsor Avenue. It meant that I could run out to the mailbox and spare the mailman the...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Dirt Track Date By Southern Culture On The Skids
I do like dirt track racing. Back in the 70’s I planted my fat ass in the stands at the late great Santa Fe Speedway in Hinsdale, Illinois at least once a week for two full seasons. Back then...
Craigslist Find: Want To Make Your Very Own Cheetah Funny Car Bodies? Now You Can!
For those who were busy worshipping at the altar of Carroll Shelby and the AC Cobra in the 1960s, life was good and Shelby was doing just fine. For fans of General Motors, however, things...
Question Of The Day: How Much Longer Do You Think The Isle Of Man TT Event Will Last Before It’s Shut Down For Safety Reasons?
As of press time, the Snaefell Mountain Course has claimed two competitors from this year’s Isle Of Man TT event: Australian sidecar racer Dwight Beare crashed near Rhencullen and was killed,...
We Wish Chevrolet Had Built Half Ton Crew Cab Short Bed Trucks Like This One
Now you can walk into your Chevrolet dealer and buy a brand new half ton short bed crew cab truck. But you couldn’t in the square body era. And that sucked. Don’t get me wrong, we...
RideTech Tri-Five Chevrolet StreetGrip Is Now Shipping! Make Your Chevy Turn Without Making Your Wallet Burn!
We have been on board with RideTech’s StreetGrip system since the beginning as you well know. Our installation of the kit on a 1970 El Camino was a popular story and it illustrated to us how...
Video: Watch The Biggest And Baddest Ford Production V8 Of All Time Shoot Fire And Sound Pissed! 1100ci!
That’s right, the biggest and baddest ass production Ford built V8 in the company’s long history was an 1100ci, all alumimum, dual overhead cam, 32-valve piece that made over 1,000 lb/ft...
Sunday Movie Day: Cledus Snow Saves The Day In His Big Rig At The End Of Smokey And The Bandit I
In a recent conversation with friends, we talked about how Smokey and the Bandit may have become the largest grossing movie of 1977 had it not run into another small sci-fi flick with the title of...
BangShift Question of the Day: Who is the best make/model specific engine builder ever?
We were at the drags last night chatting it up with several BangShift fans and all of the guys were devotees of different makes of cars. The conversation arose about guys who became known for...
Watch Jack Beckman Suffer One Of The Worst Funny Car Explosions Of All Time At NHRA Epping
The NHRA New England Nationals event had already delivered some pretty amazing stuff by the time that Saturday afternoon had rolled around. Historically quick runs in classes from super stock to...
Watch As This Ford Mondeo Touring Car Runs The Verzegnis Hillclimb In Italy!
Back when the channel was called Speedvision and they showed racing, I used to watch tons upon tons of touring car racing, and cars like this Ford Mondeo were to blame. The names might not have been...
You Won’t Do Better For The Price: This 1980 Chevrolet Malibu Is Too Good To Pass Up!
This was the car I dreamt about in high school, and still lust after. Right here…it’s all here. An A/G-body Malibu coupe, clean body, with a dark-colored exterior any an interior that...
This 1970 Corvette Is The Right Kind Of Retro! Etched Glass, Killer Paint, And A Blown Small Block!
Deep in the piles of car mags that I read through, there was one particular rag from 1978 that really captured my attention. Amazingly enough, it wasn’t because it was a swimsuit issue, it was...
Morning Symphony: Listen To This Lola T70 Rip Around Silverstone With Andrew Jordan At The Wheel!
This is what five liters of V8 can really do when cut loose. This is a Lola T70, a monster sports car competitor from the late 1960s. Almost all of the T70s made were Chevrolet powered, and were...
