Craigslist Find: V8 Swapped Early Celica
Sep 19, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, OTHER
The first couple generations of Toyota Celica were great examples of Japan copying the styling of muscle cars and pony cars and transferring the look onto a sporty chassis. The first-gen Liftback...
eBay Find: This 1969 Ford N600 Is Like A Big Red BangShifty Hope Diamond
Sep 19, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
I was scouring eBay last night for car haulers because those as things that I really want, cannot afford, and have no room to keep. Those are the key elements of any successful eBay searching...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Random Requests And More “The Customer Is Always Right” Quotes
Sep 19, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
The only thing better than what I end up seeing with my own eyes is what you see with your own eyes and share with all of us. Real life is better than any story writer, because at the end of it all...
What’s It Take To Run 6.16 In A Street Truck? Look Inside The ProLine Racing Engine That Propelled Larson On Drag Week 2014
Sep 18, 2014Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Spotlight
When Larry Larson and I decided we were going after a 6th Hot Rod Drag Week Title for him in 2014, we also wanted to be the quickest and fastest street car in history. And while Andy Frost’s...
Watch Gene Newton’s Turbocharged Olds Powered 1967 442 Romp Down Into The Deep 8s At Nearly 175mph In Early Testing
Sep 18, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We’ve been following the story of Gene Newton’s killer 1967 Olds 442 for some time now. Last time you saw it on BangShift, it was spinning the dyno rollers in THIS VIDEO at DMC Racing in...
BangShift Exclusive: We Get Inside A Massive Hidden Collection – Drag Cars, Indy Pace Car Editions, Parts, Trucks, Stuff Galore
Sep 18, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The phrase ‘barn find’ is used a lot and many times its misplaced or an inaccurate representation. Regardless, its something I generally only hear...
Watch A Porsche’s Engine Get Ripped Completely Out Of A Car During An Aussie Road Racing Event
Sep 18, 2014Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
Sometimes you are just a victim of circumstance, angles, and physics on general. Such was the driver of the Porsche Carrera Cup car at Sandown Raceway in Australia when the car was struck after...
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Wants To Hear From You! Help ‘Em Out By Taking This Painless And Quick Survey
Sep 18, 2014Brian LohnesSponsor News
Due to the magical reach of the internet, lots of companies are using its power to help their businesses by getting feedback directly from their customer base in ways that have not really been...
Blown Freak Show! This Radically Altered 1959 Cadillac Is A Rat Fink Level Of Love It Or Hate It Design
Sep 18, 2014Brian LohneseBay Find
When I saw the photos you are looking at now on the computer screen in front of me, I was thinking about a couple of things. The first was that this will probably be one of the more polarizing cars...
Drag Week 2014: Justin Oney’s Photo Diary – Day Two Topeka, Kansas On The Strip And On The Roads
Sep 18, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Justin Oney) – When Drag Week racers and staff woke up on the second morning of the event outside of Topeka, Kansas lots of questions hung in the air. Who made the drive? Who blew...
Unhinged: Always Just Out Of Reach
Sep 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
We all have that top-spot perfect project car. Very lucky few of us are lucky enough to get our hands on it and make something successful out of it. When you are able to get one, they are pure...
B.J. Baldwin And Hoonigan Release “Recoil 2” Video: Flying A Truck In Ensenada, Mexico
Sep 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
Hoonigan and Monster Energy have been great about releasing racing videos that borderline on pure automotive porn for years. For rally racing, they have Ken Block’s Gymkhana series. Mike Ryan...
Craigslist Find: A Viper-engined Honda S2000, For The Deathwish You Never Knew You Had
Sep 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
The Honda S2000 is the least-annoying Honda made, if you want my honest opinion. It wasn’t a boring sedan that only just did it’s job, it wasn’t a pretentious hybrid, and it...
Craigslist Find: A Collection Of Potential Projects In Kansas Is Up For Sale
Sep 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
Got to thank BangShifter Ron Ward for turning me on to this sale going on out in Great Bend, Kansas. This is a potential treasure trove of cars and trucks that is up for sale. The vehicles run a...
