American Powertrain Parting Shift: Hammering A Classic 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury With Max Wedge Power Down The Quarter Mile
Apr 22, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
While the short throw shifter was a great innovation that helped make speedy gear changes much easier, there’s something awesome about seeing a guy really get after it with a long throw, old...
This Turbocharged Barra Six-Powered Ford Cortina Rules! Wheels-Up High With Turbo-Six Power!
Apr 22, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD
It might look like a lightly shrunken Mercury Montego wearing Valiant Charger headlights, but the Ford Cortina had nothing to do with a midsize Ford…it was just meant to look like one. Offered...
Bring On The Apocalypse! This Dodge Ram Cummins/Sno-Cat Combination Is Awesome!
Apr 22, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, MOPAR, TRUCKS, XL Online Find
It is very, very difficult to look at this 2005 Dodge Ram and not immediately have images of it running over every possible thing on Creation while blasting “Ride of the Valkyries” out of...
When Mustangs Attack! Will Leaving A Car Meet In A Hot-Rodded ‘Stang Cause Mayhem And Property Damage? Cleetus Tests Out The Theory!
Apr 22, 2016Bryan McTaggartFORD, FUNNY STUFF, Videos
If you haven’t been on the internet in the last couple of weeks, you’ve been missing a meme war against the Ford Mustang of epic proportions. If you are a Mustang owner, chances are very...
Rough Start: This 1971 GMC Sprint Would Make An Excellent First Car…Truck…Whatever!
Apr 22, 2016Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, Craigslist Find, TRUCKS
Finding a reason to not plonk down the $5,000 you have for a project car on this 1971 GMC Sprint is going to be difficult. You don’t have to make the decision between a car or a truck. You...
Video: A Longtime BangShifter’s Son Is Living The Dream As A Crew Guy For Brittany Force
Apr 22, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Perhaps the coolest thing about BangShift and its evolution over the years are the people that have and still are fans, readers, and participants of this place. It is more than just some website that...
NASCAR Welcomes Tony Stewart Back and Then Promptly Fines Him $35,000
Apr 22, 2016Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
Yesterday NASCAR sent out a short and kind of terse but overall nice statement regarding the return of Tony Stewart to racing. We, like every other media outlet in the known universe got it....
Mickey Thompson Releases ET Street Radial Pro In 315/60/15 – The Conquering Tire Gets Meaner!
Apr 22, 2016Brian LohnesNew Products, Sponsor News
While there are other people who make drag radial tires, Mickey Thompson is the recognized industry and performance leader. Their rubber has been on every one of the cars that have completely mangled...
Good News! Leah Pritchett Returns For Four-Wide Nationals In Lagana Top Fueler!
Apr 21, 2016Darr Hawthorne1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320
Leah Pritchett will continue to compete in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series driving the Nitro Ninja Top Fuel Dragster owned by the Lagana family at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals this coming...
LIVE WRENCHING! Watch The LIVE GM A-Body RideTech Street Grip Install
Apr 21, 2016Brian LohnesApex Sponsor News, Apex Suspension Tech, Apex Tech Stories, Apex Video, BangShift APEX
We have told you about how great the RideTech StreetGrip system is to upgrade your muscle car with. We have showed you how easy the job is by doing it our damned selves but if you are still in need...
Someone On The Tiny Island Of Antigua Has A Nitro Funny Car (And Yes, They Have A Drag Strip!)
Apr 21, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
You have likely heard of the island of Antigua. It is a popular tourist resort destination but you likely do not know that it is a hotbed of drag racing as well. In fact the entire Caribbean is a hot...
This Jeep SRT-8 Is Monsterous! Watch It Hang Tires At Cecil County Dragway!
Apr 21, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8s are the family haulers to end all family haulers. Hemi power, all-wheel drive and all of the attitude you could possibly want out of a muscle car fitted into an SUV...
Viva Las Vegas 2016: We’re Still Jamming Fresh Photos Of Awesome Iron!
Apr 21, 2016Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
Modern design is a dastardly thing. When you look at all the cars in this gallery, all the awesome iron that you will see from wall to wall here, just think about how cool it had to have been to be...
The Nasty Satisfaction Mega-Truck Completes The One andA Half Gainer – The Russian Judge Scored Low
Apr 21, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
(Video credit: BustedKnuckleVideo) – Why is it always the Russian judge? We thought the execution that driver Duke Bohanon showed while piloting his awesome Nasty Satisfaction truck into a...
