Ever Wonder What It Takes To Custom Paint An Airliner? Check Out This Time-Lapse Video Of The Creation Of WestJet’s “Magic Plane”!
Feb 08, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
This Boeing 737-800 is WestJet’s “Magic Plane”. A stunning collaboration of WestJet, WestJet Vacations and Disney Parks and Resorts (Canada), the 737 features Mickey Mouse as...
Roadkill! Wait…Boatkill? Our Favorite Dynamic Duo Hit The Water With A Jet Boat That Packs A Very Familiar Engine
Feb 08, 2015Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
If you’ve watched more than a couple episodes of Roadkill you know that Finnegan has a thing for boats that haul ass. He’s got several killer water rides, but one, a Rogers jet boat, has...
Caption This: Hacking The Roof Off Of A Volaré Roadrunner To Fit The Rollcage
Feb 08, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??, MOPAR
Sometimes it’s worth going the extra step or two to properly build your ride. Others may look on with puzzled expressions while you work on your pride and joy, but if they can’t see the...
This 1948 Ford F-5 Monster Truck Has Some Awesome Driveline Components And An Engine You May Not Know
Feb 08, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
We’re not really sure why someone built this truck and by the wording of the ad, the seller isn’t so sure either but that doesn’t take anything away from our opinion about how...
The Tornado Of Insanity That Is The Kurt Busch Trial Keeps Spinning: Closing Arguments Are Just As Out-There As The Accusations Are
Feb 08, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Kurt Busch’s trial is only missing Michael Bay explosions and P.T. Barnum in the middle of the courtroom floor to truly become an entertainment dream…or nightmare, depending on your point...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: A “Special” Camry, Spyker Flies Again And More!
Feb 08, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
It’s that time again, where we look over what’s left of this week’s news, shrug, throw a ton of salt at it and serve it up, hot and kind-of fresh. From the pointless to the...
Violent Valiant Video: See And Hear The Car Cruise, Corner, And Wail
Feb 08, 2015Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
It was a thrash to the final minute but Kevin, Chad, and the crew from Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle got the job done before the 2014 SEMA show a couple months back. After SEMA, rather than loading up...
IHRA Nitro Jam – Explosive Opener In Tucson Qualifying
Feb 07, 2015Darr Hawthorne1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320
Words by Darr Hawthorne – Photos by Bob Snyder and Darr Hawthorne The International Hot Rod Association’s 2015 Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series season opened Friday afternoon at...
Ebay Find: This Hemi-Powered 1972 Plymouth Duster Checks All Of The Right Boxes – DO WANT!
Feb 07, 2015Bryan McTaggartCar Features, eBay Find, MOPAR
If there’s a bonus to being near the three-ring circus of Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale location, it’s that you are in a prime area for some absolutely bitchin’ rides of all...
Cool! The Chassis To Dave Brackett’s Forward Thinking 1970s Motorcycle Powered Dragster Is For Sale
Feb 07, 2015Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift 1320
As you are reading this, there’s a chance that right now at the NHRA Winternationals a Junior Comp dragster is screaming down the quarter mile in Pomona. The Junior Comp class is an interesting...
Trans Dapt Updates Their Popular V8 S10 Kits To Work With 1986-2000 Small Blocks
Feb 07, 2015Brian LohnesSponsor News
Stabbing a V8 into an S10 truck has been a going thing for many years now and as the little trucks continue to fall out of regular service their prices drop in the same cadence. Chevy small blocks...
Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider Helicopter Performs First Run – Co-Axial Rotors And A Propeller!
Feb 07, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
Sikorsky Helicopters recently completed the first ground run tests of it’s S-97 Raider compound helicopter. The Raider is the latest form of Sikorsky’s X2 test program, which used a...
Would You Rather? It’s A 1970’s Ford Vs. Chevy Battle, But It’s Not Camaro Vs. Mustang…
Feb 07, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??, CHEVY, FORD
For this round of “Would You Rather?”, I decided to straight to the options list instead of the cars themselves. One Ford, one Chevrolet. They must have been built between 1970 and 1979,...
Caption This: …And He Sticks The Landing! How Did This Chevy Aveo End Up Nose-First In The Snow?
Feb 07, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, CRASH & BURN, FUNNY STUFF
(Photo courtesy New Hampshire State Patrol) Driving on snow and ice is difficult even for those who are used to driving on snow and ice. The operator’s full concentration is demanded so that...
