Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Tales From The Call Center
Jul 09, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Not every story I get comes from behind the counter. This particular guy has to be the guy on the phone as an engine tech. I don’t envy him either. Some of these know-it-alls can really screw up...
Project Violent Valiant Update: Killer C&R Racing Radiator, Motor Plate Creation, And The VFN Hood Gets Fitted
Jul 08, 2014Brian LohnesApex Project Cars, BangShift APEX
While Chad and I have been traversing the country like maniacs, Kevin Tully and the boys at Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle have been pounding out the work on a multitude of projects that their customers...
Watch As This 767 Narrowly Avoids An Airbus A340-Very Close Call
Jul 08, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
The words “near miss” in the aviation community make even the most jaded pilot pucker. What it means is that there was nearly a seriously bad accident, and it goes without saying that any time...
Rough Start: This Dart Is A “Special” Delivery
Jul 08, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
I spent last night hanging out with Anthony, a friend of mine from the Diplomat site. As we were eating dinner and discussing the various A-body Mopars he wants to buy and build up, he suddenly stops...
Watch This Turkish F-16 Clear Air Show Fans By Mere Feet- Haircut, Anyone?
Jul 08, 2014Bryan McTaggartMISC, Videos
In aviation there is an inexplicable joy of seeing the machines doing their thing up close. Maybe it’s because as a kid, you spent most of your observation time watching planes fly over at 30,000...
Would You Rather: Drive A Baja Pacer Or Baja Bug In The Baja 1000?
Jul 08, 2014Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??, XL Spotlight
We started to do our Would You Rather with a Baja Bug and James Garner’s Baja Olds Cutlass, but then we saw a picture of this AMC Pacer running Baja and it seemed more fitting to match it up...
2014 Dunkirk Harbor Cruise Coverage: Great Cars, Great Scenery, and Great Photos
Jul 08, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
(Words and Photos by Mike Brooks) – I capped off my July 4th weekend with one of my favorite car shows of the year, and it just so happens to be my hometown show. The Lakeshore Street Rod...
Could This C30 Chevrolet Be The Ultimate Off-Road Chase Truck? We Think So!
Jul 08, 2014Chad ReynoldsXL Online Find, XL Spotlight
Okay, so it’s not a chase truck right NOW… but damn this C30 Chevrolet would be bitchin with some 37″ General Red Labels on it and about 14 inches of suspension travel. According to...
Watch A Trucker Hauling A Massive Steel Beam Miscalculate A Corner And The Disaster That Follows His Tiny Mistake
Jul 08, 2014Brian LohnesXL Videos
(By Greg Rourke)-You think you’re having a bad day at work? This cat wishes he was having your bad day. Hauling superloads is a nerve wracking job. You are driving a truck that’s longer,...
Show Coverage: The Cars Of Summer Car Show – Green Hill Park, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Jul 08, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – For many years, there was a titanic car show that took place in Worcester, Massachusetts each July 4th weekend. Known as the “Summer Nationals” this...
Want To Know What 168 kmh Looks Like On A Mobility Scooter? Watch This.
Jul 08, 2014Chad Reynolds1320 Videos
Mobility scooters, like the Rascal and Hoveround are what most people think of when they hear the words Mobility Scooter. And with jillions of them being sold and driven around stores near you,...
Check Out This Video Of Don Garlits Talking About Swamp Rat 37, And His Pursuit For 200 MPH!
Jul 08, 2014Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
Check out this video that Amy and Dave Dayton, of ARS-TV.com, put together interviewing Don Garlits about his Swamp Rat 37 all electric dragster. Garlits and his crew are attempting to run over 200...
Belated 4th Of July Burnout Video From Bullet Motorsports That Will Make Anyone Patriotic
Jul 07, 2014Chad ReynoldsRACING & ACTION
Take one Marina Blue 1966 Impala, add a couple of red blooded flag waiving American’s, sprinkle in a good dose of throttle and tire smoke is the result. A result we all dig for sure. I was out...
This donut/burnout (A) almost turns ugly and (B) almost makes us want a Mustang II
Jul 07, 2014Craig FitzgeraldBangShift News, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
The Pinto-based Mustang II is the Mustang everybody likes to hate, but I will reveal a deep, dark secret about myself: I’ve always liked them. The tape-kit Cobra was wicked cool, and I even...
