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Best of BangShift 2012: The1967 Shelby GT500 Barn Find – Found in Death Valley California
When we got the call from our pal Jon at Tube Chassis Designz that we needed to get down to his shop to see something cool, we jumped in the car and went. We were greeted with one of the coolest...
Movie Review: Black Air – The Buick Grand National Documentary
Like so many people, including the various enthusiasts and journalists featured in Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary I plainly remember the first time I rode in the Buick Grand...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is A Race Car?
A few weeks ago our buddy James Crosby, who does some trick fabrication and design work for Ridetech, was on his way home from the Pleasanton Goodguys show behind the wheel of his 1990ish half-ton...
Nitro Resto – The Story of the Famed Country Girl Funny Car and How It Was Restored By The Family That Raced It
(Words and Photos by Mike Bradford) – In the racing world, if you don’t have deep pockets and want to go faster, one car is sold to fund the new toy. More often than not, the old car is...
Craigslist Find: A 1970 Chevelle Powered By Twin Oldsmobile Engines, One Up Front and One Out Back
Unlike the awful Oldsmobile we showed you yesterday, this 1970 Chevelle doesn’t have a ton of crazy and false claims behind it, instead it has a 455ci Olds engine behind it…and in front...
Video: The Hard Guys Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car Has Great First Season and Finishes With A Flurry!
Dana Hard’s name is no stranger to the pages of BangShift. We hang out at his machine shop, Custom Auto Machine in Weymouth, Massachusetts (because he tolerates us) and we’ve showed you...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s V12 Identified and Today’s Challenge Revealed!
We like throwing the weird ones at you and yesterday’s challenge certainly qualifies as that. The guys at Valley Head Service in Northridge, California sent us that photo which is a...
Road Trippin’: Cruising A Vintage Impala To Northern California – Great Photos and Adventure!
(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – As I prepared for my semi annual trip to Northern California I got to thinking back to when I was a little kid taking road trips with my family. It seems...
VIDEO REMINDER: LIVE STREAM OF THE NHRA CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION TOMORROW! NOW AVAILABLE ON MOBILE DEVICES!
TOMORROW! Yes, like the day after today, the 21st NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion will be streaming here on BangShift LIVE and FREE for your viewing enjoyment. We’re excited to announce that...
Buford Update: Our 9C1 Caprice Gets Real With Mickey Thompson Tires and Cragar Wheels
(Photos by Dave Nutting and the author) – Last we left you, Project Buford T Justice was sitting on all four tires suspended by a complete Hotchkis Sport Suspension system and some hardcore...
Ebay Find: Doritos JACKED El Camino “Monster Truck” Can Be Yours If The Price Is Right. Bring More Than $10K!
It’s famous! And with enough money you can be the new owner of the one an only Doritos JACKED El Camino that was in the commercial jumping busses, doing burnouts, driving through China shops,...
Driveway Tech: Engine Compartment Detailing, BangShift Style
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) – There are three things gearheads and even people with a mild interest in cars look at. The paint, the interior, and under the hood. The paint is obvious....
Drag Expo Coverage: Hundreds of Killer Photos from the 7th Annual Bixby Knolls Dragster Expo 2012
With Lion’s Drag Strip Cackle cars, tons of show cars, Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen, and more, the Bixby Knolls Drag Expo was one of the coolest...
