Unhinged: What “Good Old Days”? Here’s The Breakdown From the 2015 NAIAS…These Are The Good Old Days!
I could see the hate mail flying before I started typing…it’s sacrilege to say that anything besides the 1964-1972 “Musclecar Era” is worth mentioning when it comes to the...
Here’s 10 Of The Most Violent And Brutal Drag Racing Wheelstands Ever Caught On Tape – LOOK OUT BELOW!
If I was forced to sit and watch one thing for the rest of my life it would be drag cars pulling the wheels up. Wheelstands are an art form at the strip and they take on many shapes and sizes. There...
Rough Start: Got A Rally Itch? How About A Toyota Celica All-Trac?
The Toyota Celica All-Trac was the hidden gem in the Celica lineup. A 190hp all-wheel-drive version of the GT-S, the car was a rally rocket before the term existed. However, the Celica All-Trac tends...
This Aussie Charger Is Packing A Turbocharged Hemi-6 That’s Good For Low Nines In The Quarter
Some cars just can’t be a sleeper anymore, and the Australian Valiant Charger is one of them. Chrysler Australia’s main Mopar muscle car, the Charger and it’s 265ci Hemi-6 was a...
Ebay Jaw Dropper: The World’s Only 33 Window VW Bus Is For Sale In Hawaii And The Price Is As Long As The Thing Itself
I am not a “VW person” per se. I like cool old VWs as much as the next guy but I don’t live and die by them. That being said, I was blown away by this cool VW bus which has been...
Buy The Book? Blood, Sweat, And Gears: The Story Of The Gray Ghost And The Junkyard Firebird By David G. Barnes
When author David G. Barnes stumbled on a story I had written about the famed “Gray Ghost” 1964 Pontiac Tempest that Herb Adams and a group of talented Pontiac engineers had built to...
Ebay Find: Former Hooker Header Project Car Chevette, Featured In Hot Rod Magazine
It ain’t the Bad Seed Chevette, but it’s a nice runner-up prize. This 1976 Chevrolet Chevette was featured in the November 1982 issue of Hot Rod Magazine as part of an engine-swap...
Embracing Utter Madness While Building An Oldsmobile 5.7 Diesel For LeMons – Our Kind Of Engine Build!
There is no being frank about it: the Oldsmobile 5.7L diesel V8 was a turd from the word “go”. If the damn thing worked right, you could expect to accelerate just a tenth or two faster...
NAIAS 2015: We’ve Shown You The Best, Now Here Are Six Of The Rest
Any new car is worthy of press, but let’s face it: we here at BangShift are a picky lot. Just because a car is new doesn’t mean it is worthy of being placed here, right? Well…yes...
Nurburgring Has Lost The 2015 German Grand Prix To Hockenheimring
This is a bit of an eye-opener. After Capricorn took over the operations of the Nurburgring, it seemed that the infamous track’s problems were finally starting to be taken care of. However, it...
If We Could Buy Any Hemi Car On Earth, This 23,000 Mile, Four Speed, 1966 Plymouth Satellite Would Be It!
You can keep your Chargers, ‘Cudas, and other “glory” style hemi Mopars because this is the one WE want. The unrestored, plain-Jane looking, boxy cool 1966 Plymouth Satellite. This...
Hot Rod Hoarder: The Koepke Collection Is Going To Auction – From Early Fords Through Late ’70s Exotics, It’s Here!
(All photos courtesy Yvette VanDerBrink) The latest in a recent string of collection auctions isn’t just a random collection of vehicles that were left to fend for themselves. No, instead this...
Ebay Find: This Turbocharged Big-Block Dodge A100 Is The Fine Line Between Sleeper And Insanity
Seeing a Dodge A100 isn’t a common event outside of a car show. If you do, you might see a dead stocker puttering along somewhere in the Southwest, or maybe someone held onto their ’70s...
Watch A 94-Year Old Man Drive Through A Car Wash At Full Throttle And Performs The Most Violent Perfect Parking Job Ever
There’s an on-going discussion about testing older drivers every few years to make sure that they are still OK to be driving. This video will surely add to that debate as it features a 94-year...
