Historical Throwback: With Ads Like These, No Wonder The Mustang II Became A Parody
The Ford Mustang II seemed so promising, at first: a small car that took the Mustang name back to it’s small sporty car roots. Within a few years it was maligned as the worst version of the...
Introducing Project Scamp: Kaleb Kelley’s 1973 Plymouth Scamp
(Text and Photos by Kaleb Kelley) I was already excited to become a contributor to BangShift, but when Chad told me that my car could be added to the BangShift project cars I was ecstatic. In April...
Drag Week Uncensored Part 8: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!
Holy Crap!!!! Isn’t this week ever going to end?! Why is it that while you can’t seem to remember your own name after a drag week like this, or what you ate for your last meal, somehow every...
Ebay Find: A 1996 XJ Cherokee Owned By Parnelli Jones
Parnelli Jones is one of those drivers that could do no wrong behind the wheel of whatever he was in. Stock car, Indy car, Baja, Pikes Peak…at some point in time Jones had raced it. He caught...
‘Scuse Me While I Whip This Out: Tesla Set To Unveil The “D”
Elon Musk, the CEO at Tesla, has one hell of a sense of humor when it comes to naming his products. The Roadster was kind of safe, but then you got the Model S (sedan), with the proposed “Model...
2014 Rodders Journal Revival: Fat Fender Hot Rods From The Show – Style And Class Aplenty
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’ve been concentrating on earlier hot rods from the 2014 Rodders Journal Revival show so today we’re moving the needle towards “newer” stuff...
This 1941 Ford Truck Gasser Style Hot Rod Is Cool From Tip To Stern – The Price Seems Pretty Good Too!
Lots of times guy will build a gasser themed hot rod and it kind of goes off the rails. You know what we mean. It starts out with good intentions and then ends up looking like something Homer Simpson...
Not Patient Enough For The Shelby GT350? Hennessey Has The Solution For You!
It seems that half of what I’ve written this year has the word “Hellcat” in it somewhere, and for good reason: Dodge did exactly what enthusiasts have been begging manufacturers to...
Two New Members To The Under 3-Second 0-60 Club: Charger Hellcat And Corvette Z06
Under three seconds to 0-60mph. That isn’t accelerating, that’s the rough equivalent of a higher being flicking the car you just so happen to be sitting in with his finger. That’s...
Willys, Gassers, Muscle Cars, And More From The NHRA Motorsports Museum Prolong Twilight Cruise
We hit the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum Prolong Twilight Cruise last night and got to see a bunch of cool hot rods and muscle cars, plus more Willys than we had seen in forever! Darr Hawthorne...
Lunati Releases Part Two Of The Bootlegger Series Of Films — Who Is This Guy And What Is He Up To?
Ok, we’re hooked now. The first installment of the Lunati Bootlegger camshaft series of films introduced us to the protagonist of the story who is a mysterious guy with a mean looking 1955...
Ford Rumors: A New GT and LeMans 2016? Read The Tea Leaves and See For Yourself
It’s been ten years since the Ford GT super car went on sale. And it’s been just about the same amount of time since they stopped selling them, since production was cut in 2005 after just...
New NHRA Pro Mod Show Debuts On Velocity Channel This Sunday – 1:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
If there is one group of racers in the NHRA that could fill a weekly television show with entertaining racing, entertaining interviews, and just plain fun it is the racers of the NHRA Pro Mod series....
Tune In Tonight On GAC To Watch Flippin’ RVs. Tonight’s Trailers Rule!
If you haven’t seen GAC’s new Flippin’ RVs series, you are missing out! It’s awesome, and will make every hot rodder want a vintage trailer to go with his or her cool cars....
