Rough Start: Can A Buick Grand National Come In Under The Budget? If You Are Willing To Work On It, It Can!
The Buick Grand National has come into it’s own as an iconic car. The turbocharged V6 was decent for the time stock, but if you knew your way around a turbocharged engine, you were a god on the...
eBay Find: This Wide-Body, Minilite Equipped Bugeye Sprite Is Awesome And Needs More Power
It isn’t all muscle cars and lumbering trucks that fill my list of automotive wants. In fact, there are some little cars on the list as well. I’d love to have an MG GT, Sunbeam Tiger,...
Officially Undead! Heartland Park Topeka Announces Weekly Racing Program
Yes, we know that the sprawling Heartland Park Topeka facility was technically saved when it came under new ownership a couple of months ago but the reality is that with the announcement of weekly...
Well, That’s Different: This LS-swapped Chrysler Crossfire Was Built Purely To Street Race
If you ever wondered if there was a Mopar that I couldn’t possibly love, it’s the Chrysler Crossfire. Why? It’s mostly just a Mercedes SLK reskinned to be more American. Sure, the...
Watch This Crazy Diesel Powered Nova Wreck Hard At The Top End Of Woodburn Drag Strip
Rob Coddens has long been known as one of the best guys in the country at making big power with the GM Duramax diesel engine. He had a series of ever quicker pickup trucks before he graduated to a...
Carnage Footage: Touring Car Masters Crashes – Australia’s Grand Master Class Of Touring Cars Still Play As Hard As Ever!
We are glad to see race cars actually racing instead of collecting dust and sitting on the lawn at shows. They were built to run, so run ’em. The Touring Car Masters series in Australia is one...
Mud Bog Time Machine: Let’s Take A Trip Back To The Gumbo Of Hennessey, Oklahoma 1983/84
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This is the second in a new, throwback (wow…) series I put together from my photo archive. First stop is a mud bog near Hennessey, OK situated on the...
ChallengerFest 7: Two Days Of Racing, One Show, Four Race Classes, And Now A Forged 426ci Gen 3 Hemi Prize Motor!
We might be going a touch overboard with the preliminary coverage of ChallengerFest 7, but when you have a show that brings cars in from all over the country to one location….Bowling Green,...
Charlie Cooper’s Turbocharged Cobra Jet Is A Real Rocket – See It Run Here
(Video Credit: VictoryRedColorado YouTube channel) – Those of you that are really up on your drag racing geekery will know that the quickest “legal” Mustang Cobra Jet in the NHRA...
BangShift Speed Records: A Brief History Of Plymouth Duster Jingles Past and Past-er
(By Eric Rood) – Plymouth used the Duster moniker not once but twice in the space of a couple decades and managed to churn out some quality of-their-time jingles for the respective...
Cruising Memories: Joe Grippo Takes Us Back To Pottstown, PA Circa 1993 And A Nationally Recognized Scene (Videos)
(By Joe Grippo) – “Where were you in ’62?” was the question posed by arguably the greatest car cruising movie of all time, American Graffiti. Well, today Bangshift is asking where were...
Mud Bog Time Machine: Early 1980s Mud Bog Action From Oklahoma – Awesome Rigs!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Part one of our expedition to yesteryear takes us to Perry, OK. Situated just off Interstate 35, Perry is home to the Cherokee Strip Museum and the...
Unique Beauty: Check Out This Unique 1961 Vignale Bodied Corvette And The Story Behind It
It is kind of sad that we live in the post coach builder era. Yes, there are amazing metal artists that are still making things. Guys like Rob Ida, the Marcels, and others still have the old world...
Bimmer Kart: This V12 Powered Rig Looks Fun! Why Has No One Made A Race Series Yet?
Ok we can’t stand it any longer. After watching this video of something that have dubbed the “Bimmer Kart” we’re demanding that someone out there make a racing series for...
