Ever Wonder Why Californians Say “The 101” or “The 405” When They Refer To Their Interstates And Highways? Here’s The Reason Why!
Nov 24, 2015Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
Roaming the country, as we do, we become accustomed to the vernacular used by people across the land for certain things. We are able to map the difference between “you guys”,...
It’s Big, Green And Can Clip The Nines In The Quarter – This Holden One Tonner Rules!
Nov 24, 2015Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Have you ever looked at a Chevy El Camino and thought, “That is still too car-like?” No? Of course not…the selection of trucks available in America pretty much ruled that out,...
Jay Leno Gets To Roll Around In A Lamborghini LM002 – Italy’s Rambo Lambo That Catered To The Stars Instead Of The Military
Nov 24, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
Lamborghini’s LM002 was born out of several failed attempts to bring a vehicle to the military to replace the venerable Jeep-based vehicles. Think about that for a moment: Not GM. Not Ford....
eBay Find: This Weird Little 1942 Crosley Liberty Is One Of The Most Rare American Cars Ever
Nov 24, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
We have often beaten the drum around here that rarity does not necessarily convert into desirability or value. In the case of the otherwise embarrassingly under powered 1942 Crosley Liberty, the...
Top Fuel Horsepower: This Video Provides A Definitive Power Number – Have The Guesses Been Right?
Nov 24, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The number has almost always been a guess. Back in the 1970s the number was 1,500hp…then it became 2,500hp, and then 5,000, 7,000, up to today’s commonly thrown out 10,000hp estimate for...
More Australian Goodness Running The Strip – Twin Turbo Ford Cortina In The Sevens!
Nov 23, 2015Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD
As Brian and Chad freeze in Las Vegas and I freeze in the middle of nowhere, we all are wishing for a warmer climate. You know, like the Land Down Under. It’s warming up to summertime...
Random Car Review, The Turkey Edition: The Only Turkish Sports Car Made, The Anadol STC-16
Nov 23, 2015Bryan McTaggartCar Features, OTHER
With Thanksgiving fast approaching and the smells of a kitchen at full tilt infiltrating the nostrils of the suddenly hungry everywhere, it is no surprise that turkey is on the brain. Smoked,...
Ebay Find: Beauty And The Beast For An AMC Fan – Two 1972 AMC Matador Coupes, One Perfect, The Other…Well…
Nov 23, 2015Bryan McTaggartAMC, eBay Find
Taking the different path can have some excellent benefits. AMC Matadors aren’t on most anyone’s radar, unless they have AMC leanings, but a two-door large-displacement coupe from the...
SCSN 2015: Pit Photos – Get Up Close and See Some Of The Hardest Core, Gnarly Cars That Are Here
Nov 22, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
The action on the track has been wild and the reason is that the cars at this event are so freaking nuts. From top to bottom there is cool stuff. Power adders in every form you can imagine. From huge...
SCSN 2015 Saturday Action! Wheels Up, Fire Belching, Big and Small Tire Craziness
Nov 22, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
If you have been watching our LIVE streaming broadcast from the 2015 Jeg’s Street Car Super Nationals present by Chris Alston’s Chassis works you know that it is has been completely...
Caption This: Apparently “Thou Shalt Not Buy A 4WD With No Intention Of Using It Properly” Isn’t Mentioned Anywhere In That Book…
Nov 22, 2015Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
If there is anything that will make you question whether or not you have pissed off an entity much higher than yourself, a well-aimed lightning strike ought to do it. On the average, your odds of...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: GT-R Delay, Ford’s Drugged Suit, And Fiat Going Rallying?
Nov 22, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
It’s official: the temperatures have sank like a brick. Here at BangShift Mid-West, just in the course of two hours, the temperature dropped thirty-five degrees, turning the outside air from...
SCSN 2015 Pit Photos: Day 2 Pit Shots From The Grandaddy Of Street Car Racing
Nov 21, 2015Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES
All the action and fun at a drag race like the Street Car Super Nationals is NOT just on the track. Rolling through the pits will show you another world. The world of thrashing and tuning and race...
