These Cadillac Wheelstanders Are Awesome…But We Have No Info! Do You Know Anything About “The Peacemaker”?
Dec 15, 2014Bryan McTaggart1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
Ok, BangShifters, I’m calling on your vast knowledge once again for some information on a strange racer from the past. Last time I got a ton of info on Russ Theus’s Lincoln Mark VII...
This Six Door 1992 Ford F-350 Has An 11-Foot Bed And The Turning Radius Of An Aircraft Carrier
Dec 15, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
There are big custom trucks and then there are BIG. CUSTOM. TRUCKS. This monster from the Mobile, Alabama area fits in the second category because it is lifted way up, 44(ish) inch tires, a six door...
Don’t Let Your Kids See This: A Killer Kid Sized Jeep With Four Wheel Drive, A Winch, And A Love For Mud
Dec 14, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
(It is only fitting that we show you the ultimate Christmas present as we are getting closer to that holiday by the minute. This little Jeep captured our imagination in 2014 and if your kids see it,...
This Video Of A Helicopter Landing On A Heaving Ship In The Ocean Is Amazing – Incredible Skill
Dec 14, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
(The skill of the pilot in this video is nearly beyond comprehension and that is why it was such a popular watch in 2014. He sets this helicopter down on the deck of a ship that is literally heaving...
This Crown Vic Runs 9s And Looks Like it Should Run 17s…What’s The Secret? The Info Is In Here!
Dec 14, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
(We profiled some awesome sleepers and sleeper videos in 2014, this was one of our favorites. If you are a Ford guy you will hate the engine but you have to respect the killer clean looks. The thing...
Top 11: McTaggart’s Best Pictures From 2014
Dec 14, 2014Bryan McTaggartTop 11
If you had told me I would be doing this gig this time last year, I would’ve been floored. I’m writing this one year to the day I got my degree and walked across the stage. I started...
Caption This Photo: It’s Never Good When Brian Pulls The Levers
Dec 14, 2014Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
When Brian starts pulling levers, you never really know what might happen. When we walked into the PRI Show on Saturday morning, and his first action was a slightly confused and bewildered pull of...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News Of The Week: Upmarket Scions, TopGear World, And More!
Dec 14, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
It’s been a busy run for us here, with the PRI Show going on and whatnot, but the regular, boring old news doesn’t stop just because we find a bunch of awesome to report on. While we find...
Project Raven: Pulling The Weak Engine And Dead Trans From Our Imperial
Dec 14, 2014Bryan McTaggartProject Cars, Raven Imperial
It’s been three months since the Project Raven Imperial unceremoniously blew the transmission at Beech Bend, and it’s been just a touch longer since the engine put up some seriously...
Video: Watch America’s Worst Truck Driver Systematically Wreck His Truck While Trying To Turn Around In Too Small A Space
Dec 14, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
(In one of the most stunning videos we showed you in 2014, this skill-free truck driver manages to get himself stuck on a narrow street and instead of backing out, he tries to turn his truck around....
Motivated Seller With Motivated Sleeper: This S-10 Is Packing An LS And A Six-Speed
Dec 14, 2014Bryan McTaggartCar Features, TRUCKS
In order to properly sell the “sleeper” vibe, the vehicle has to be able to fly far under the radar of anyone looking. There can’t be any giveaway to what’s going on with the...
Minnesota State Trooper Pulls Over Deathtrap Pinto, Takes Pictures. Roadkill, Eat Your Heart Out.
Dec 14, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, FORD
(Editor’s note: As we continue to creep towards New Year’s Day, it is fun to look back over 2014 and see the blog items that really got people’s attention. This was one of them, a...
Ramp Truck Greatness: A 1971 C30 Chevy Ramp Truck That May Be The Cleanest Ever
Dec 13, 2014Chad ReynoldsXL Online Find
When BangShifter Dan sent me an email with the link to this bad boy, accompanied by the note “I think this is one of the best I have seen done up, just needs some Ride Tech airbags and it is...
PRI 2014: The Boss Bird 1971 Pontiac Trans-Am Funny Car. 3,000hp Nitro Pontiac Engine, Beswick History, And A Cloyes Double Roller Timing Chain?!
Dec 13, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Cars Without Doors Feature, BangShift 1320
We’re weird. We know that we’re weird and we kind of embrace that fact. If you have been around here for very long you know that. The guys in the Cloyes Performance booth have what could...
