Story Update: John Wayne’s 1975 Pontiac Wagon Sells For
Aug 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC
As we reported a month ago, the 1975 Pontiac Grand Safari wagon that was owned by John Wayne was headed to Mecum Auction’s Monterey event. The 455-powered 9-passenger wagon was customized by...
Is It Ever OK To Stick A 2JZ In A Camaro…Even If It Is A 1992 Model?
Aug 18, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
A couple years ago Hot Rod Magazine ran a story about a guy who built a first generation Camaro with a Toyota 2JZ inline six. After the story ran, the internet was ablaze with pure hatred from many...
eBay Find: This $200,000 Dodge Power Wagon May Actually Be Worth It – One Of The Rarest Ever
Aug 18, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
So Tom Nolen basically discovered a unicorn on eBay in the form of a 1949 Dodge Power Wagon fire truck that also happens to be a woody. We’re a little confused on the originality of the woody...
Welcome To Our Lady Of Holy Horsepower: Pictures Of A Church-Sponsored Burnout Contest!
Aug 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
Bet you never thought you’d see that particular headline, huh? Courtesy of The Brougham Society, I bring to you an actual church-sponsored burnout contest from the Assembly of God church in...
Carnage Video: Watch This Dragster Suffer A Transmission Explosion At Little River Dragway
Aug 18, 2014Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
This one could’ve gone a lot worse than it did. At the Southwest Superchargers event at Little River Dragway in Holland, Texas, the CarQuest Top Dragster was in the middle of a burnout when...
Rough Start: Embrace Your Military Side With This M887 Dodge!
Aug 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
I’m convinced that hunting for good Rough Start vehicles in Arkansas is like picking up a date at a cheap bar: If you want good, you’re gonna pay for it, if you go cheap, you’ll pay...
Glorious Failure: How Richard Brooks Led The 1971 Daytona 500 With The Only Small Block Powered Car There
Aug 17, 2014Brian LohnesApex Car Feature, BangShift APEX
There are people who defy convention by necessity. There are people who do it for fun, and then there are those that do it to prove a point, no matter how costly the potential victory may be. Drag...
Video: We’re Pretty Sure This Is The Smokiest Burnout Of All Time
Aug 17, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
With respect to massive, smokey burnouts, they don’t get any more massive or smokey than the one shown in the video below. The truck is the Smith Transport Tornado II and from what our ears are...
The Forgotten Aero Warrior: Ford Torino King Cobra
Aug 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, Car Features, FORD
In 1969, NASCAR was experiencing rapid growth, and all of the credit could be focused on one person: Richard Petty. Petty had left Plymouth to drive for Ford that year after Chrysler suits told him...
Proof You Might Be Fast Enough: This GSX-R 1000 Can, Will, And Did Snap It’s Tach Needle
Aug 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
A Suzuki GSX-R 1000 is a literbike that is best left to professionals and people who physically resemble the typical horse jockey. When it comes to the title of “King of the...
Bitchin’ Vintage Ad Video: 1967 Dodge Camper Special Truck With Bonus Chrysler Boat Footage!
Aug 17, 2014Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
This is a video that will make you smile and it’ll also serve as a reminder that there was an era when someone could walk into a car dealership and essentially order whatever they could dream...
Tractor Pull Carnage: This Ford’s Back Wheel Has A Word From Our Sponsor
Aug 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
This video comes to us from the August 2, 2014 tractor pull in Lochem, The Netherlands. This Super Stock Ford, “Iessel Diesel”, starts off strong but right from the start you can see that...
Craigslist Funny: Ladies, Stand Back…This Jet Ski (!) Will Take Your Breath Away
Aug 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
Thank you, Craigslist, for showing us that some of the best comedians are yet to be discovered. And fella, here’s hoping you sell this beauty. From the Craigslist ad itself: “1984...
Sleeper Video: An Aussie Wagon That Runs 10s And Looks Like It Belongs At A Nursing Home Parking Lot
Aug 16, 2014Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
This could be the quietest 10-second car in the world and that’s the way we like them, especially when they look like something an elderly woman would be driving. This old 1990s era Nissan...
