The Challenger Revival, Part 17: Cutting Through The Layers To The Inner Good
To date, most of McCool’s work on his 1973 Dodge Challenger has involved restoration: rust and rot repair, cleaning up the appearances, interior rebuilding, and so on and so forth. We’re...
Big Daddy Caddy: The Acquisition Of A Droptop Cadillac Trar For Some Off-Road Adventures
Oh, my lord. A 1967 Cadillac is a jaw-dropper for many reasons on it’s own. Long, low, with the aggressive lines of a car brand that could do no wrong, the lines of a brand that knew without a...
FREE LIVE DRAG RACING! The King Of The Creek From Maryland International Raceway
Opening up the country after weeks of shelter in place orders over COVID19 means drag racing is back! We’ve had to postpone or cancel so many events already this year that seeing cars going...
LuxuryLiner: This 2003 Lincoln Town Car Is Our Idea Of A Luxury Sedan, With Supercharged Cobra Power!
If you’ve flown on an American Airlines flight, you might have noticed the phrase “LuxuryLiner” somewhere on the nose area of the jet. And, if you are anything like me, you were...
FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO THIS WEEKEND!!!! The SDBA Drag Boats Will Be LIVE On BANGshift!
That’s right folks, our first FREE LIVE Stream of the year and our first Drag Boats race all in one weekend! We’ll be live from Paris Texas for the SDBA, Southern Drag Boat Association,...
History Lesson: The 1980s Front-Drive Offerings In The Name Of Performance
Look into the past and you will see a lot of ghosts of cars past, cars that were meant to make an impact. Some did, some didn’t. They were everywhere, then suddenly they were nowhere to be...
Random Car Review: The 1977 Panther 6 – Everything About It Is Exclusive, From The Twin-Turbo Caddy Mill To The Standard Television In The Dash!
The British have always had a strangely keen eye on making cars as luxurious and as exclusive as they can, in an almost polar opposite to what Americans tend to do. We took the AC Ace roadster,...
Rough Start: Torino BOGO! Two 1972 Torinos Within The Budget!
If it wasn’t for the paint color, I’d swear that I’ve seen this car before. But the slot mag wearing formal roof Gran Torino from days gone by was bronze and didn’t have a...
BangShift Question Of The Day: How Old Were You When You Felt The Power?
The speed bug…when it bites, it bites hard and you always remember the first time it happens. You remember it and you compare it to everything else that comes along later. You remember notable...
Troublemakers: 1972 Ford Falcon (XA) GT-HO Phase IV, The Car That Started A Panic
The Ford Pinto left people scared that if the guy in the van behind them so much as brushed their rear bumper, that their end would be a fiery one. The Bricklin SV-1 would lock you inside, the Suzuki...
Our Final Gallery Of Photos From The Lonestar Nationals Featuring Funny Cars, Dragsters, Pro Mods, And More!
Well, we told you we had a lot of photos to share from the Mid West Pro Mods and Lonestar Nationals at the Texas Motorplex, and we weren’t lying. If you missed any of our photo coverage you can...
Get Your 1966-72 Chrysler B-body Moving With Modern Power! Holley Now Has Gen III Hemi Swap Kits!
From a Mopar fan’s perspective, it’s about time that someone started encouraging third-gen Hemi swaps. With nearly twenty years of 3G Hemi production (2003, folks) there’s a ton of...
The Dirty Cougar: That Cheap AeroCat Has Gained One Hell Of An Attitude Adjustment!
It’s amazing what a couple of months of being stuck at home can do when you have a car that needs work, you have the tools to get some stuff done, and you have a vision. In the case of the...
