Project Raven: The History Behind Why I Adopted One Of The Most Unloved Mopars Ever
Easily, one of the most asked questions about the Imperial is, “Why?” A lot of people don’t understand why I chose to work on a Chrysler with no aftermarket support or rarity. So, I’ll...
Rough Start: 1987 Dodge Ramcharger, Ready to Rock
For my next Rough Start choice, I moved into my old stomping grounds and searched the Seattle/Tacoma area of Washington State. Prices up here are really decent, and as long as you check closely for...
Craigslist Find: This Bone Stock 1947 Fiat Topolino Will Either Be Restored By A European Car Lover Or Chopped To Pieces By A Drag Racer
Some cars have options. Maybe they get plucked out of a junkyard and turned into a hot rod, or a street machine, or maybe they get restored, or (our favorite) turned into a racing car of some sort....
Wreckage Video: A Mud Dragster With a Stuck Throttle Launches Onto A Public Road!
Mud drag racing is a fast and pretty violent motorsport. Short wheelbase rails fly over rutted mud pits at high speed with drivers sawing at the steering wheel to keep the slimey side down. In the...
Hot Rods And Hot Dogs, We Visit The Optima Batteries Annual Car Show
When the USCA’s Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car series comes to Wisconsin each year, for the Face Off at Road America event, one of the coolest things is the registration and welcome...
More Photos And Video From The USCA Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car At California Speedway
The USCA Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car event his past weekend at Auto Club California Speedway in Fontana was a riot. A great mix of cars and people, combined with great Southern...
Rough Start: This Screaming Chicken Is Looking For It’s New Home
The next Rough Start find takes me to my hometown, Colorado Springs, Colorado. From the mountains to the prairie, from Fountain to North Academy, this city is teeming with great sheetmetal. The warm...
Check Out This Factory Pontiac LeMans Ute! Why Weren’t These More Popular In The States?
(Photo courtesy of Hemmings Motor News and LeadedGasClassics.com) I’ve got a soft spot for utes. El Caminos, Rancheros, even the Rampage/Scamp twins…I like the idea of a car-based ute...
Moroso Launches New Direct Sales Website – The Parts You Want And Need Straight From The Source
Moroso is one of those companies that we’re honored to have as a BangShift sponsor because they have been part of the high performance aftermarket virtually since there was such a thing, they...
2014 LA Roadsters Show Coverage: More Great Hot Rods From The Roadster Heaven Known As SoCal
We’re back, as promised with more coverage from the 2014 LA Roadsters Show that went down at the Pomona Fairplex last weekend. As we have been telling you this was the 50th time the event was...
Not One, But Two, Henry J Gasser Project Cars For Sale In One Place. Package Deal Baby!
Henry J’s are super cool. The make awesome gassers, and with incredibly rare exception, that’s about the only way you see them. But lately almost every one we’ve seen has been...
Baja 1000 Qualifying Is Coming To Vegas! Watch Out World, SCORE Trophy Trucks Are Invading SEMA!
The SEMA Show SCORE Baja 1000 Experience is coming to the 2014 SEMA Show In Vegas, and we couldn’t be more excited! We were sworn to secrecy when we heard about this a couple weeks ago, but man...
We’ve Never Seen Jeeps Do Burnouts Like These, But The Proof Is In The Video!
When Shaine Rieley sent us the link to this video of him and some friends tearing it up in lifted Jeeps, we couldn’t believe our eyes. These guys are absolutely hammering on these rigs and the...
