Just How Big Is Volkswagen’s Diesel Faux Pas? Here’s Why Wolfsburg Is Sweating
Sep 22, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Volkswagen’s little “defeat device” issue that cropped up is already huge news, with talks about recalls, sales stops, massive fines and the lot. To say that Volkswagen is under the...
Goodguys Bowling Green 2015: More Of The Most BangShifty Iron At The Show
Sep 22, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – We’re back with more McTaggart snaps from the great Goodguys car show at Beech Bend Raceway Park last weekend. While Chad and I beat feet right after LS...
Crash And Burn: Pedro Piquet’s Barrel-Rolling Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup Wreck
Sep 22, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, CRASH & BURN
Seventeen-year-old Pedro Piquet is a bit bruised and battered, but isn’t much worse for the wear after this extremely violent airborne crash during the first lap of the second race of the...
LS Fest 2015 Gallery: More Insane Sideways Action From The Middle Of The Drift Pit
Sep 22, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift Galleries, Car Shows
No matter where you turned at LS Fest 2015, you couldn’t escape the sound of late-model GM V8 getting worked to it’s limit. The drag racing was competitive, the road course and autocross...
This 1988 Bentley Turbo R Is Packing A Surprise Under The Hood That Makes It BangShift Approved
Sep 21, 2015Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
For starters we need to thank BangShifter Damond Farney for tipping us off to this awesome 1988 Bentley Turbo R that is for sale in the Detroit area. This was a pretty serious car for its day when...
Watch This Toyota Hilux Make The Run-Up Of The Decade Before Tackling A Huge Dune!
Sep 21, 2015Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
Saying a Toyota Hilux is a decently capable truck is a perfectly acceptable statement. They are made well, can take a beating like few other vehicles can, and are world-renowned for their toughness....
eBay Find: This Restored 1970s California Dune Buggy Would Be A Nostalgic Hoot To Cruise
Sep 21, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
While dune buggies were built all over the country during the 1970s, the idea of ripping around southern California in one certainly appeals to the basic hot rodding soul that we all possess. While...
Goodguys Bowling Green 2015: The Most BangShifty Cars and Trucks We Could Find!
Sep 21, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – One of the reasons that we spend so much time at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky is that the place is constantly hosting big and cool events. From...
LS Fest 2015 Gallery: Break Out Your Pitchforks, Torches, Ropes And Whatever Else You’ve Got For These Non-GM LS-Powered Vehicles!
Sep 21, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, FORD, MOPAR, OTHER
A question: if you could take an engine block, do some typical machine work and upgrades, slap on a hairdryer and immediately have a reliable bullet that was pushing a four-figure horsepower rating,...
This Sixth-Gen Camaro Tears Up The ‘Ring During Testing, But What Is It, ZL1 or Z/28?
Sep 21, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, CHEVY
We are still a ways from seeing the sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro up close and personally, but thanks to the world of the smartphone and YouTube, we are able to see what manufacturers are up to...
Somernites Cruise Coverage! More Sweet Cars and Trucks From The Huge Gathering For
Sep 21, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – If you’ve made it this far you might as well see the rest of them. If you notice some of the photos are in a parking lot at night. There are several...
King Of The Streets Chicago: Photo Coverage From The Grudge Battle At Great Lakes Dragaway
Sep 21, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – Chitown’s King of the Street is where the smack talk stops. One of the oldest un-prepped grudge style events in the country; KOTS, is held at the...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News! This Week, A Crossover Z, A Lost Fan, and A Steering Wheel That Knows You Drank Too Much!
Sep 21, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
The week is gone already? Wow…time flies when the old inbox is flooded with press releases and junk mail. Most of it was sent to the circular filing system (or the little electronic symbol for...
Nomad Or Not? This 1955 Chevy Carcass May Be Trying To Look Like Something It Isn’t
Sep 21, 2015Brian LohnesApex Car Feature, BangShift APEX
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Recently Bryan McTaggart showed us Paul Nichols’ 1955 Nomad. Paul generously shared the transformation from total rust bucket to totally cool partial...
