Theoretical Build: Turning A Mercury Capri “Black Magic” Into A Killer Daily Driver
Feb 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, FORD
The idea that a daily driver needs to be the easily ignored silver potato-mobile does not sit well with me. Growing up, my family attempted to find a commuter car for my stepdad to drive the sixty...
Watch This Flying Camaro And The Photographer Who Dove To Save His Own Life
Feb 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Anyone who has spent lots of time at the race track, especially those that spend their time in close proximity to the track itself can get lulled into a false sense of security. You see a thousand...
DeLorean Motor Company Releases A Video In Celebration Of Their Newfound Luck
Feb 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartCAR FEATURES, Videos
Out of all of the companies that are celebrating the passing of the Low-Volume Motor Vehicles Replica Act, DeLorean Motor Company (the one in Texas, not the original) was probably celebrating the...
24 Hours Of LeMans 2016: A Record Field Of Cars And Four Fords In The Lineup!
Feb 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX, FORD
This year’s 24 Hours of LeMans looks to be the one to watch. Not only is there the aura of the 50th anniversary of Ford’s 1-2-3 finish, but the starting grid will be packed, with sixty...
The Ultimate Restoration Project: Crystal Cruises Has Taken Ownership Of The S.S. United States, Plans To Restore Her Back To Service
Feb 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
(Lead Image: Crystal Cruises) The S.S. United States, the fastest passenger ship across Atlantic in both directions and holder of the Blue Riband award, has been out of service for close to fifty...
Fresh From The Toaster: The Rumble Of A Healthy Small-Block Chevy In A Scion xB?
Feb 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartCAR FEATURES, Videos
So Scion is no more. I’ll be honest, I won’t be sad to see it go, because from my point of view, Scion never really did make much sense and after the first couple of years, you could tell...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week, A Holy Fiat, A Bad Siphon Job, And More!
Feb 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Another week, another week’s worth of news piling up in our inboxes and on our desks. For every bit that is worth looking at, there’s ten that are barely worth the time, and there are...
This 1973 Pontiac GTO Is So Damn Perfect, It Hurts! 455, Four-Speed, And Black? YES PLEASE!
Feb 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, eBay Find
“The patron saint of automotive lost causes.” Brian Lohnes once wrote that about me, because my taste in cars is at the fringe edge of acceptable on a good day. It’s not that I...
Caption This: This Amatuer Photographer Captured The First Spy Shot Of Honda’s New Monorail!
Feb 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
I’ve had the privilege of living in places that have unbelievably gorgeous views over my years on Earth. I’ve lived in the high deserts of Arizona and got treated to the colorful Mogollon...
Huge News: TruStart System To Be Used At Spring Fling Million – May Change Bracket Racing Forever
Feb 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
The Compulink Timing System Company along with the Spring Fling Million have teamed up and the result is something that could forever change the landscape of sportsman drag racing. Called TruStart,...
NHRA Announces NHRA All-Access Streaming Service From National Events – Subscription Service
Feb 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
One of the lingering questions that has been floating since the NHRA announced the vastly improved television package on FOX and FOX Sports 1 has been the availability of live streaming video from...
Big Unsubstantiated Rumor: Mike Dunn IHRA President?
Feb 05, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Vile Rumors And Gossip, BangShift 1320
(Photo credit: ESPN.com) – Normally the rumor mill is nor our jam but since we have had this one boomerang back to us multiple times in the last two days from some guys who typically know...
REPLAY: King Of The Hammers Off-Road Racing. More Ultra4 Action Than You Can Stand
Feb 05, 2016Chad ReynoldsXL Spotlight, XL Videos
It’s Hammer Time! Okay, I couldn’t resist. It’s time for the annual off road fest called King of the Hammers in Johnson Valley California, and not only will we be there grabbing...
More Fresh Photos From The 2016 Grand National Roadster Show: Drag Cars, Caddies, Roadsters, More
Feb 05, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery
As I have been saying for the last couple Grand National Roadster Show blogs, it ain’t just roadsters at the Fairplex during the show. This gallery of photos is total proof of that as it is...
