The LS1-Powered Lamborghini Jalpa Is Now Sporting Twin Turbochargers And Is Badder Than Ever!
One of my favorite LS-swapped cars in the world is this 1988 Lamborghini Jalpa from Australia. One of 410 produced, the Bertone-designed Italian’s 3.5L V8 was ditched in favor of the...
This 1955 Imperial Newport Is A 331ci Hemi Powered Survivor That We’d Cruise As Is
In our fair opinion, there are few things cooler than a legitimate survivor car. Not something that has been dragged from a barn on its last legs and about to break in half but a car that has...
The 56th NHRA Winternationals At Pomona Is Here, Let The Season Begin!
Photos by Jeff Brughardt and Mike Burghardt Lights, action and camera… the 2016 NHRA Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona is upon us. One of the most talked...
The Real Truth: Debunking Any Myths About The EPA’s Plans To Stop Us From Building Race Cars
Racers, hot rodders, aftermarket companies, race tracks, and more are up in arms over recent news that the EPA wants to make it illegal to change any street legal car into a race car. Like at all....
Craigslist Find: This 1994 Cadillac Pickup Conversion Could Be Your Sweet-Riding Parts Hauler!
It might actually surprise you to know that I have a soft spot for Northstar-powered Cadillacs of the 1990s and 2000s. I shouldn’t…if that engine isn’t 100% perfect, it’s...
The Jungle Jim Nova Funny Cars – Get Some Killer Winternationals History On These Neat Machines
There’s some irony here. As you are reading this the guy you’ll see talking in this video, Ron Huegli is at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals with the car on the right side of the...
Classic YouTube: This Chevrolet Caprice Coupe Is The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of – Nitrous, Slicks And All
Consider this collection of videos me exorcising a demon. You see, every now and then I get fixated on a particular model of car and I grind my teeth, trying to figure out how to acquire one. What...
Last To First In One Lap! This Spec Miata Racer Schools The Field IN A HURRY!
(by Eric Rood) – We’re always big fans of last-to-first charges here at BangShift, but this one might take the cake. Spec Miata racing pits identical Mazda roadsters against each other in a...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week, An Angry Falcon, The FCA Shifter Disaster And More!
When we hope for a week filled with useful news, the first thing we don’t want to see is news that the EPA has their target reticle set on the automotive enthusiast. And that was the...
Unhinged: The Six New Presenters Of Top Gear Have Been Announced. Will The Show Be Worth Watching? Let’s Look At The New Faces And Find Out…
Finally, we seem to have a resolution to the TopGear “fracas” that started when Jeremy Clarkson decked assistant producer Oisin Tymon over a missing steak dinner about a year ago. While...
Show Coverage: 2016 Racecar and Motorsports Expo – Pennsylvania Racers Come Out in Force
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – As the first major snowstorm of the year began to dump 2 plus feet of snow on Southeastern Pa, racers and fans from all over filed into the Greater...
Top 11: Our Favorites From Mecum’s 2016 Kansas City Auction – How Would You Treat Yourself?
Now that Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale auction is over, with any luck prices for cars at auction will drop back into the realm of reality. It’s a hope, anyways…after cruising the...
This Nissan Patrol Still Has The Plastic On The Seats And Less Than 100 KM On The Odometer, But Is Ready To Stomp Lamborghinis!
The Nissan Patrol is a big SUV. In person, it’s pretty comparable to a Chevrolet Tahoe in size, but unlike the Tahoe, you wouldn’t have any reservation about off-roading one. The...
