Optima Film Festival Winner: Afternoon Donuts — This Is A Brilliant Short Film
Nov 09, 2015Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
We had the chance to attend some really cool events at SEMA this year and the Optima Film Festival was certainly one o them. Optima had invited filmmakers to submit their best work in one of two...
Bob Perkins Collection: We Visit The Greatest Assemblage Of Low Milage Classic Mustangs In The World
Nov 09, 2015Brian LohnesApex Gallery, BangShift APEX
(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – So you think you hit the Holy Grail when you find a fifty year old car with ten thousand miles or less on the clock. So what do you call it when you have a...
The South Shall Sink Again! Over A Dozen Cars Fall Into Sinkhole At A Brand New Mississippi IHOP’s Parking Lot!
Nov 09, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
It hasn’t been long since the last sinkhole to grace our presence, the Corvette Museum sinkhole, was filled to the brim and sealed off, but apparently there is something about the South that...
Trends From SEMA 2015: We Play “Good Idea, Bad Idea” With What We Saw At The Show!
Nov 09, 2015Bryan McTaggartCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
As huge as SEMA is, we’re bound to be able to make a “good-bad-Oh My God” list in short order. It’s one thing to have our favorite cars or to have a list of must-see stuff,...
Want The Ultimate 2016 SEMA Show Cruiser? This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Is Your Ticket!
Nov 09, 2015Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
We need to upgrade our program. See, when guys like us do the SEMA show we spend the majority of our lives cooped up in the Las Vegas Convention Center during the day. We’re writing stories,...
Troy Coughlin Is 2015 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series Champ!
Nov 08, 2015Darr Hawthorne1320 Cars With Doors Feature, 1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320
JEGS.com driver Troy Coughlin Sr. won the 2015 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series championship, wrapping up the title with a second-round victory in the Aeromotive Inc. Pro Mod race at...
SEMA 2015 Debut: Ringbrothers’ 1965 Ford Mustang, “Espionage” – Carbon Fiber Body, 959 Horsepower And Over Three Years’ Worth Of Work
Nov 08, 2015Bryan McTaggartCar Features, FORD
Jim and Mike Ring’s creations are well known for their high-end, high quality creations that start life as standard muscle cars such as the “Recoil” 1966 Chevelle and the...
This Skyline-Nosed Nissan Sunny Truck Was An Eye-Catcher At SEMA 2015 – Here’s The Scoop On It!
Nov 08, 2015Bryan McTaggartCar Features, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, TRUCKS
Throughout the entirety of this year’s SEMA show, I was stunned at how many Japanese imports were catching my eye…that isn’t something that is easy to do, but cars such as the BRE...
This First-Year Pontiac Grand Am Has Been Put Up For Adoption By It’s Loving Owner – Would You Give It A Good Home?
Nov 08, 2015Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, eBay Find
Colonnade GM cars are a weakness, especially when they are in excellent condition, and this 1973 Pontiac Grand Am is hitting that weak spot like seeing a sad puppy. The 400ci Pontiac, a luxury...
This Ford-Powered Holden Became The Fastest Barra Six-Cylinder In Australia On It’s First Pass Out!
Nov 08, 2015Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
If you want to start some serious conflict while you are in the land down under, cross-breed a Holden and a Ford. You aren’t going to win on either side of the coin, and unlike Mustang faithful...
SEMA 2015: Cars Of All Shapes And Sizes From Late Model To Rat Rod – Fun Stuff!
Nov 07, 2015Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX
After performing a pretty informal poll of people who had displays at the 2015 SEMA show, I got a couple of near universal positive answers. People believed that this SEMA is likely the largest one...
900+ Ford Falcon XR8 Ute! This Purple People Eater Rips Off Nines All Day Long
Nov 07, 2015Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD
Any Ford engine known as a “Boss” is worth paying attention to, end of story. While the intake of this Falcon XR8 ute says “Boss 260”, ignore the number. It references the...
Love Cobra Jets? You’ll Really Dig This Look At Cobra Jet Domination At The US Nationals
Nov 07, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Among the larger stories at SEMA 2015 was the unveiling of the 2016 COPO Camaro and the 2016 Mustang Cobra Jet. The two vehicles are designed to combat each other on the drag strips of America and...
