eBay Find: This Q-Code 1963 Galaxie Is Ford Performance Heritage Perfection
Mar 28, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
Long before there were Hellcats, Cobra Jets, COPOs, to anything else, the factory drag racing wars were fought on much more clandestine terms. Rather than lead with cars that had flashy names and...
We Found A 1984 Ford XE Falcon With A 460 Under The Hood For Sale In Boulder, Colorado…Interested?
Mar 28, 2016Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, FORD
Many people are aware that Ford built some awesome cars in Australia that we didn’t get here in the States. While we built Mavericks, Granadas, Fairmonts, and such, Ford Australia stuck with...
Looking For A Job In Drag Racing? The IHRA Is Hiring A Bunch Of People
Mar 28, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
We know that there are lots of you who sit at your job, stare out the window, and wish that you could make a change and get involved full-time in something that you love. Well, you may have a chance...
Bangshift Project Files: This 1979 Mercury Zephyr Z-7 Is Going To Become A Land Speed Car!
Mar 28, 2016Bryan McTaggartFORD, Project Cars
The leading edge of Ford’s Fox platform was the Ford Fairmont/Mercury Zephyr twins. Replacing the Ford Maverick/Mercury Comet, they first appeared in two door sedan, four-door sedan and station...
This Coffin Hot Rod Appears To Be Morbidly Quick – Tunnel Rammed Small Block!
Mar 28, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
Ever see a car and think, “I know just the guy!” That is the mental revelation I have when Andrew Banks sent a note to the BangShift tip line alerting us to this wild coffin based hot rod...
Records Destroyed! Rob Valden Drives Andrew Alpea Corvette To A PAIR Of 3.85/212 Drag Radial Record Runs!
Mar 27, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
(Photo credit: Radial Tire Racing Association) – It was late last night when we were declaring Kyle Huettel the king of the drag radial world after running a pair of 3.87 elapsed times in his...
Money No Object: This 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT-8 Has Us Drooling…572ci Hemi Goodness!
Mar 27, 2016Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, MOPAR
Finding the words for this 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT-8 that are printable is an honest exercise in restraint. From the supercharged 572 cubic inch Hemi under the hood to the 20×15″ wheels...
Easter Egg: This Radical Geo Tracker Is A Mudding Machine! Watch It Shred The Earth In Michigan!
Mar 27, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
Here’s a fun riddle: what’s tiny and sketchy, roars like a hungry lion, and rips up more turf than a box full of gophers on caffeine? This little Geo Tracker, nicknamed...
Not Quite The Easter Bunny: This Violent Volkswagen Is Hopping Around Like A March Hare!
Mar 27, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
When building a racing car, starting with the lightest possible platform is always a good way to go. A first-generation Volkswagen Golf (Rabbit for us Yanks) is a great platform: it weighs as much as...
Cannonball Van! Someone Built A Replica Cannonball Run Van, And It’s For Sale!
Mar 27, 2016Tony SestitoBangShift News, BangShift XL, eBay Find, XL Online Find
Oh man, now this is awesome! I’m sure all of you have probably seen the classic 1981 movie The Cannonball Run, starring a Ferrari 308 GTS, a Lamborghini Countach, and a sleeper Dodge Tradesman...
Money No Object: If You Want A Brand New 1957 Jaguar XKSS Roadster, You Better Hurry…And Have Deep Pockets!
Mar 27, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, OTHER
At the end of the 1956 racing season, Jaguar pulled out of factory competition, but faced a problem: there were still a handful of completed and partially completed Jaguar D-Type racing cars that...
Unhinged: Why Being A Fan Of Non-Mainstream Builds Is An Exercise In Self-Torment
Mar 27, 2016Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
Ever since I first signed up to CarJunkieTV so many years ago, I have been the guy who has had projects that have sat way out in left field, and I’ve been fine with that. Out of all of the cars...
Kyle Huettel Resets All-Time Drag Radial Mark Multiple Times At RTRA Radial Round Up
Mar 26, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
(Photo Credit: Chris Graves/CompetitionPlus.com) – If you have been watching the BangShift.com live streaming broadcast of the RTRA Radial Round Up season opener at North Star Dragway in...
FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Radial Racing! 2PM EST START From The Texas Radial Roundup RTRA Season Opener
Mar 26, 2016Chad Reynolds1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320
CLICK HERE TO WATCH RTRA ACTION LIVE That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for weeks, but it’s finally here! The Radial Tire Racing Association’s (RTRA)...
