AutoMeter Releases New Wideband Pro Plus Gauges – Data Logging Outputs, More Features
Jan 18, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, New Products, Sponsor News
AutoMeter is at it again! The company has just rolled out it new Pro Plus Wideband Gauges and these things are cool. Designed to calibrate every time you fire up your car, they will display in AFR or...
Pomona Swap Meet Coverage: A Load Of Cool Cars And Trucks From The Monster Meet
Jan 18, 2016Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX
When it comes to stuff that I am genuinely envious of during these winter months, the Pomona Swap Meet is pretty high up on the list. This massive gathering of cars parts, and general gearhead mayhem...
Like Your Tractors Loud And Fast? We’ve Got A Collection Of Them Just For You!
Jan 18, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
Brian Lohnes loves tractors, just like he loves big, lumbering trucks and anything else that is utilitarian in nature. I don’t see the draw, personally. They are cool in their own right, but...
Shop Tour: Furches Performance – Springfield, Massachusetts
Jan 18, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Gallery, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Brandon Furches is a name that has appeared several times on the electronic pages of BangShift over the years. Brandon has a successful and growing shop in the...
Rough Start: This Oldsmobile Omega Is Nice Enough That You Won’t Mind Repeating “It’s Not A Nova” Over And Over
Jan 18, 2016Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find
When it comes to GM’s platform-sharing and badge-engineering, the normal way things work is that one car shines and the rest are kind of “there”. There are few exceptions. The...
This Is What It Looks Like When 150,000 Tires Catch On Fire – Australia’s Carbon Footprint Is BIG!
Jan 18, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
There are few things worse than a tire fire. If you have ever seen a single tire burn you know what kind of an acrid smelling, black smoke belching mess that can be. Now multiply that by 150,000...
Nothing But A Scratch! This Suzuki Samurai Goes For A Quick Roll In The Grass!
Jan 18, 2016Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
The Suzuki Samurai is an interesting little vehicle. It is like a scaled-down Jeep CJ in many ways, and that’s not by accident: the Suzuki Jimny was intentionally built by Suzuki to be a...
Unhinged: What Is It About Driving A Car That Is Older Than You Are That Is Great?
Jan 18, 2016Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
Ever since I yanked the engine out of my Imperial, the average age of the vehicles I have driven is roughly ten years old. That isn’t a bad deal at all…my Chrysler, my wife’s truck,...
What Can Possibly Make A Volkswagen New Beetle Cool? A Nitrous-Huffing Big Block Is A Good Start!
Jan 18, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
As someone who isn’t a fan of the original Volkswagen Beetle, you can only imagine my reaction when VW unveiled the New Beetle back in 1997. Every teenage girl knew one vehicle that year, and...
This Holsman Engine Is A Window Into the Dawn Of The Automotive Age – BangShift Approved!
Jan 18, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
A list of all the failed car companies that dotted the USA between say 1900 and 1920 would be incredible. Companies that turned out a few examples, companies that turned out a prototype and went...
Ever Want To Own Your Own Cement Truck? Check Out This 1970 Ford!
Jan 17, 2016Chad ReynoldsXL Online Find
Brian is going to lose his mind when he sees this thing. Not only is this a cook COE 1970 Ford, which I do have to say I dig, but it’s a Cement Truck. I guarantee that nobody in your circle of...
This Cummins 6BT Turbo Diesel Powered FJ60 Toyota Land Cruiser Is Tough As Nails
Jan 17, 2016Chad ReynoldsXL Online Find, XL Spotlight
Cummins swaps are super popular, and we’ve seen them in everything from Jeeps to Suburbans, Ford and Chevy Duallys, Buggies, and much much more. But this is the first time we’ve seen one...
Winner? This 1956 Ford F-100 Has More Bolt Ons Than Any Other Truck In History!
Jan 17, 2016Chad ReynoldsXL Online Find
If there is a class for the most modifications and bolt ons to a single vehicle, we think this 1956 Ford F-100 is the winner. Just look at this thing. There are so many bolt ons that you can’t...
Straight VW Beetle For Sale Cheap: You Pick It Up, Owner Is Under Water On It.
Jan 17, 2016Chad ReynoldsApex Online Find
Here is a straight 1967 VW Beetle for sale cheap. The owner is underwater on the thing and needs to get out of it quick. Bring your trailer with a winch and it can be yours today! Here is what the...
