Project Possum Update: Wilwood Brakes Get Added – Out With The Drums And In With The Discs!
May 29, 2015Brian LohnesApex Driveline Tech, BangShift APEX
(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – I know it has been awhile since I’ve given everybody an update on my 1973 Plymouth Scamp, A.K.A. Project Possum. Life kind of got in the way as it...
Ride On Bret Voelkel’s Shoulder As He Hammers The Goodguys Nashville Autocross In His 1969 Mustang
May 29, 2015Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
It isn’t often that you get to look over the boss’s shoulder at work but that’s exactly what we get to do in this video that the guys from RideTech tipped us off to. Taken with a...
Bonus Mopar Photos From The Somernites Cruise in Somerset, Kentucky – Neat Stuff!
May 29, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Before being made an afternoon snack by a spider, Bryan McTaggart attended the recent Somernites Cruise in Somerset, Kentucky and blasted all kinds of photos....
The Famed 1970 Chrysler 300H Parade Float – Linda Vaughn’s Famous Shifter Ride Is For Sale Intact!
May 29, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
Well this is a pretty amazing find! The famed “one of one” Chrysler 300H “parade float” that Linda Vaughn and her massive shifter rode on to international fame during the...
Trans-Am Series Coverage: The Sounds Of V8 Thunder Fill The Connecticut Woods Again – Lime Rock Roars!
May 29, 2015Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX
(Words and photos by Tyler Garrett) – At Lime Rock Park in beautiful Lakeville, CT on a crisp, clear Memorial Day weekend Saturday it looked like 1970 all over again. The sounds of Trans Am...
Giving A Buick Century A Viking Funeral It Doesn’t Deserve: A Ton Of Nitrous And A Tire-Frying Finish!
May 29, 2015Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, FUNNY STUFF, Videos
Surely you’ve thought about it at least once: taking a random crapcan that is barely on its last legs and seeing just how far the dog-tired beast would go before it finally bought the farm....
ChampTruck Racing Lives! This Video Is A Behind The Scenes Look At The First Race In New Jersey
May 29, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Well, it is official. Big rig road racing lives in the USA again as the ChampTruck series recently completed their first event at New Jersey Motorsports Park. This video by the guys at Minimizer...
Take A Listen To The Radical RXC Turbo – Packing Ford’s 3.5L EcoBoost, Is This A Solid Prediction Of The Upcoming GT’s Performance?
May 29, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, FORD
Radical’s only-just street legal track cars are beasts. Two of them hold Nurburgring Nordschliefe lap-time records for production vehicles, in fact. They have used everything from sport bike...
The Top 11: Best Factory Transmissions Ever Offered in American Cars
May 28, 2015Brian LohnesTop 11
(Editor’s note: Apparently a Chrysler in-house magazine referenced this list when talking about the Torqueflite transmission this month, calling us “experts”. Because of that we dug...
MSD Wants You To Upgrade To Greatness And There’s Cash Coming Your Way If Your Do!
May 28, 2015Brian LohnesSponsor News
The boys and girls at MSD always cook up interesting promotions for this time of the year when people are out cruising, racing, and using their hot rods. This year they have a neat deal going on...
Kemah Cruise May 2015 Coverage: Scenes From Our Favorite Little Cruise In The Houston Area
May 28, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It has not been a pleasant couple of weeks in the Houston, Texas area that is for sure. With the amount of rain and the ensuing flooding that has occurred, many...
Jay Leno Wrings Out A Shrieking Superbike-Powered Honda S600 – This Thing Looks Awesome, And That’s Before The Nitrous!
May 28, 2015Bryan McTaggartCAR FEATURES, Videos
If you are unfamiliar with the Honda S600 roadster, don’t feel bad. They weren’t officially imported into the States and only a little more than 11,000 were made in the three years that...
Event Gallery: Somernites Cruise’s 100th Show Was Also A Mopar Show, And They Were Out In Force!
May 28, 2015Bryan McTaggartCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, MOPAR
The sun was out, the temperatures were nice and warm, and the cars were aplenty in downtown Somerset. The 100th Cruise brought out hundreds of cars to the square, and in keeping with the tradition of...
Event Coverage: Nitto Auto Enthusiast Day Arlington, Texas – Tons Of Cars, Tons Of Smoke, Lots of Fun
May 28, 2015Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries
(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – When I got off work one day during a rainy, cloudy week, I looked at the weather for the weekend and saw that it was going to be absolutely gorgeous. I...
