Event Coverage: The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series In the Netherlands – This Is Kind Of Awesome
Jul 12, 2016Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX
(Words and photos by Dennis Vos) – As NASCAR is expanding it’s wings across the globe developing different series, we stumbled on a tiny speck of Dutch soil where we can find a genuine...
Check Out A Dodge Rampage That Can Back Up It’s Name: 331ci Hemi Power Inside!
Jul 12, 2016Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, MOPAR, TRUCKS
The Chrysler Hemi stands tall in the hall of engines. Drag racers, road racers, circle-track guys, hot rodders, muscle car freaks, and even safety enthusiasts love the Hemi. (Google “Chrysler...
Mooneyes Open House Coverage: More Of The Cool Cars That Showed Up!
Jul 12, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
We’re pretty sure that Dean Moon would have been smiling had he been able to attend the 2015 Mooneyes Open House in California. He has been gone since 1987 but as one of the most consummate hot...
Take Your Sides, It’s The Battle Of The 408 Cubic Inch Small Block Strokers! Ford Versus Mopar!
Jul 12, 2016Bryan McTaggartENGINES, FORD, MOPAR, Videos
There’s nothing quite like a head-to-head comparison between two manufacturers to stir up the masses, is there? The fastest way to get sure-fire results in the comments section of a video that...
Wild Winner’s Circle Photo Op: Watch Sprint Car Driver Blake Hahn Pose With A Massive Bear
Jul 12, 2016Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
There are rituals in racing that strike me as cool. Chugging some milk after winning the Indy 500, being awarded a Stetson hat after winning the NHRA event in Dallas, and F1 drivers dousing everyone...
Shop Tour: We Hang Out With The Crew At Cornfield Customs
Jul 11, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Shop Tours
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Mike Wagner started Cornfield Customs as a side-business in 2007 and that grew into full-blown self-employment in 2009. We’d been aware of the...
Mooneyes Open House 2016: Our First Look At The Cars That Showed Up and Showed Off
Jul 11, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
Mooneyes has been a staple brand in the hot rodding world since 1950. Their famed logo has adorned more cars than any other in history and those two peeping eyes are still iconic more than a half a...
Classic F1 start: Watch Jean Alesi’s ridiculous holeshot at Silverstone in 1995
Jul 11, 2016Eric RoodApex Video, BangShift APEX
Starting a Formula 1 car from the grid has always been notoriously difficult and back in the mid 1990’s, it surely wasn’t easy. The clutch heat-soaks while sitting on the grid and may or...
Morning Symphony: Listen To The Howl Of The Supercharger On Russell Taylor’s “STOCK HK” Monaro!
Jul 11, 2016Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
Some days, a gentle rousing just won’t do the trick. You need something that will snatch you straight out of your slumber by the nape of your neck. Russell Taylor’s Holden Monaro has just...
Massive Muscle: This Lemon Twist 1971 Chrysler New Yorker Could Be Seen From Space!
Jul 11, 2016Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, MOPAR
Anchors aweigh! If there’s one thing we dig here at BangShift, it’s the good old road trip, and while we have our individual choices, I don’t see any issues with offering up one of...
Rough Start: Yes, This Super-Clean 1979 Pontiac LeMans Needs An LS Swap.
Jul 11, 2016Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find
We’ve heard just about every possible reason why nobody should ever swap an LS engine into another car ever again. And right now, we don’t care…this grandma-fresh, “Montego...
Watch Kyle Busch Go Drifting At Kentucky Speedway During A Practice Run!
Jul 11, 2016Bryan McTaggartApex Sideways, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Videos
I make no bones about it: I’m not the biggest NASCAR fan out there. Roundy-round racing bores me if I’m not behind the wheel. But let it be known, I am in constant awe of what every...
Old-School Bitchin’! This 8-Second Ford Coupe Is The Runner In The Night They Sang About!
Jul 11, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This is the original recipe, right here: take one Ford coupe, stuff as much motor as you can in between the radiator and the firewall, figure out how to keep everything else together, and make sure...
Has The Chevrolet Camaro Become Too Much Of A Sports Car? We Drive A Camaro SS Convertible Back-To-Back Against A C7 Corvette To Find Out!
Jul 11, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift Road Tests, Car Features, CHEVY
Something has been bothering me lately about the new Camaro, besides the fact that I barely fit inside of one comfortably: when did Chevrolet decide that being a muscular coupe just wasn’t...
