“Test” Video: Chris Harris Gets Cut Loose With The New Porsche GT3RS…After A Bit Of An Apology
May 21, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Right off the bat I’ll admit it: I could frankly care less about a Porsche. Don’t ask me why, it’s one of those odd things, like Brian’s hatred of the Ford Thunderbird, but...
This Jaguar F-Type Will Be The Pace Car And Emergency Vehicle For The Bloodhound SSC
May 21, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
The Bloodhound SSC is being designed to max out at 1,000 MPH on land. And the team behind it is damn serious about that goal. But the team has to have support for when they run. A myriad of vehicles...
Mercury Racing Releases New OptiMax Diesel Outboard – Spark Fired Diesel V6, Incredibly Interesting Engine
May 21, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Truck News
While we’re not usually the types to get excited about outboard boat engines, this one is something to behold. Called the Mercury Racing OptiMax, it is a 175hp, 3.0L V6 diesel engine that was...
NTPA Pulling Action Photos: Flying Dirt, Smoking Tractors, And Crazed Trucks From the NTPA Pinetops 300
May 21, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, BangShift XL, Truck / Tractor Events, XL Event Coverage, XL Truck News
(Words and photos by David Whealon) – What does a small quiet downeast North Carolina town of Pinetops (pop. 1360) do for excitement after the hosting the best Christmas parade east of...
Rough Start: This 401-powered AMC Spirit AMX Is Another Slight Stretch Of The Budget Worth Making
May 21, 2015Bryan McTaggartAMC, Craigslist Find
If there is one car above all the others that has been eating at the back of my mind lately it is any of the AMC Spirit models. They are a good sized car, they are unique, they are a fairly handsome...
$20K Gets You In The Seat Of This Clean, Big Block Chrysler Powered, Pro Street 1966 Charger – Good Buy?
May 21, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
The 1966 Charger is certainly on the unloved side of things when compared to its slightly younger brothers produced later on in the 1960s and into the early 1970s. Maybe it was the Marlin-esque...
Show Coverage: 2015 Bay Area VW Club Poker Run – One Awesome Texas VW Gathering!
May 20, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – The old saw is that “everything is bigger in Texas” and our own Charles Wickam lived up to that adage last weekend when he managed to attend multiple...
Takata Airbag Recall: Takata Admits Airbag Inflators Are Faulty, Recalling Nearly 34 Million Vehicles
May 20, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
In what may become the largest nationwide recall ever of a product, Takata, the automotive safety manufacturer who has been in the headlines for airbag inflators that can explode into shrapnel,...
The Green Needle: Four Days With A 2015 Challenger Hellcat Has Us Addicted To 700hp Blown Hemi Fun
May 20, 2015Brian LohnesApex Car Feature, BangShift APEX, BangShift Road Test
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – If I had never considered speed or horsepower drugs before getting four days with a 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat, I sure as hell do now. It is everything I have in...
Highway Creepers 2015 Car Show Coverage: More Photos From The Fun Nebraska Get Together
May 20, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – When Scott Liggett told me he had plenty of photos from the Highway Creepers show, I wasn’t exactly sure if I should thank him or call the cops. After asking...
This Green Dream 1970 Road Runner Time Warp Is Up For Sale!
May 20, 2015Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, MOPAR
There was one magazine in my collection as a kid that wasn’t 1993 or newer. It was one I swiped from my stepfather’s collection, a collection of custom muscle cars, vans and T-buckets...
Random Car Review: 2004 Buick Rainier GNX – Was Buick Sincere About Trying To Build A TrailBlazer SS Competitor?
May 20, 2015Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Car Features
The Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS was the bright light that shone from the otherwise perfectly avoidable GMT360 platform. With the 6.0L LS2, an optional all-wheel-drive system and enough power and noise...
Rick’s Tanks Releases Resto Mod Tank Line – Video Takes You Through The New Tanks And What Makes Them Great
May 20, 2015Brian LohnesApex New Products, BangShift APEX, New Products, Sponsor News
Rick’s Tanks reputation for quality and fitment is nearly unrivaled in the industry so when Rick told us that he was working on something big at his El Paso based business we knew it was going...
Rough Start: This Clean 1968 Imperial Barely Breaks The Bank, But It’s A Lot Of Car For The Money
May 20, 2015Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, MOPAR
The dream for any car hunter is to find a vehicle from yesteryear that offers a lot of bang for the bucks that are spent. It doesn’t matter if it’s the fastest, or the prettiest, or the...
