This 1979 Pontiac Phoenix LJ Is Too Clean For Words – Which Is Strange For A Late 1970s Compact!
Feb 16, 2016Bryan McTaggart6
Take a moment and think of all of the cars made in 1979 that would be considered worth collecting. Seriously…not just to own, but collect like people do for muscle cars of the Sixties and early...
This 1970 Dodge D100 May Be The Neatest Pickup Truck We’ve Seen – Awesome In Every Way
Feb 16, 2016Brian Lohnes7
There was flood of words that come to the tip of my tongue when I saw this truck and none of them are printable. I unabashedly love every inch of this rig and what’s even better than the looks...
Swapped Freak: This Caddy 4.9L V8 Powered 1981 Citation X-11 Has A Four Speed – Want It?
Feb 15, 2016Brian Lohnes8
All swaps are not created equal. Some are weird for the sake of being weird. Some are entertaining because they are so wrong, and some, like this one are just plain interesting and different. The car...
11th Annual Edelbrock Car Show Announced: Shop Tours, Big Fun – Be There!
Feb 15, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on 11th Annual Edelbrock Car Show Announced: Shop Tours, Big Fun – Be There!
Edelbrock has announced that it will be hosting it’s 11th Edelbrock Car show on May 14th 2016. Not to be missed are shop tours happening on the day preceding the event on May 13th 2016. The...
Check Out This 1940 Studebaker Six Making Some Dyno Pulls – Low-Po Cool!
Feb 15, 2016Brian Lohnes5
What kind of person sticks an old Studebaker flathead on an engine dyno? What kind of person builds a pretty awesome tubular intake and header for it? The same type of person who wants to make sure...
How Does A Dodge Charger Hellcat’s Aerodynamics Stack Up To A 1969 Charger Daytona’s Radical Shape? Check This Wind Tunnel Test Out!
Feb 15, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
The story of the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona is well-known: Ford and Dodge were at each other’s throats in NASCAR racing and had resorted to aerodynamic tricks in order to gain an edge on the...
Cool Video: The Road To The Mint 400 – Steve Olliges Takes His Retro Awesome Ford To The Desert
Feb 15, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Video: The Road To The Mint 400 – Steve Olliges Takes His Retro Awesome Ford To The Desert
The name Steve Olliges has been associated with off-road racing championships and Ford for more than three decades now. The guy has racked up a hall of fame list of accomplishments. As a member of...
Morning Melody: Enjoy The Spine-Tingling Sounds Of A Lexus LF-A Making Dyno Pulls!
Feb 15, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
Aside from the deliciously violent noises a good old V8 makes, the exhaust song that I could listen to over and over again comes from the Lexus LF-A. I first heard this car at the 2010 SEMA show, and...
More Show Coverage: The 2016 Motorsports, Racer Car and Trade Show – Pennsylvania
Feb 15, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on More Show Coverage: The 2016 Motorsports, Racer Car and Trade Show – Pennsylvania
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – In what has become a yearly tradition here at BangShift we have Joe Grippo’s photo coverage of the 2016 Motorsports, Race car, and Trade show event from the...
Hot Rod Garage Kicks Off A Budget Buildup Of An $800 Camaro On The Cheap – Meet The “Bonemaro”!
Feb 15, 2016Bryan McTaggart4
Yep, this looks familiar. Apparently, I have some sort of magnetic draw for beaten and thrashed rubber-bumper second-generation Chevrolet Camaros. When they are clean and nice, they are alright. But...
Question Of The Day: Are Car Show Project Builds Tainted Goods? Would You Ever Want To Own One?
Feb 15, 2016Bryan McTaggart13
This week, two Gas Monkey Garage builds crossed my desk in my “For Sale” searches. One was the lime-green 1989 Shelby Dakota that Richard Rawlings couldn’t be bothered to even...
SCCA Track Night In America Driven By TireRack Returns For 2016! 7 Venues Added – This Rules!
Feb 15, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on SCCA Track Night In America Driven By TireRack Returns For 2016! 7 Venues Added – This Rules!
The best program that the SCCA has ever created returns for 2016! Track Night in America is greatness because it is a no hassle, all fun way for you to get your street car onto a road course...
The LS1-Powered Lamborghini Jalpa Is Now Sporting Twin Turbochargers And Is Badder Than Ever!
Feb 15, 2016Bryan McTaggart8
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
Feb 15, 2016Brian Lohnes4
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...












