Ha Ha, We’re At LS Fest And You Aren’t: Check Out What You Are Missing!
Sep 11, 2016Chad ReynoldsAutocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Drag Races
Wow, we just went there. Sorry. It’s hard not to give you a hard time about LS Fest, because it happens every year in September and you should know that by now. Plus, did you see this stick...
On His Own Terms: The Owner Of This 1999 Pontiac Firehawk Is Living The Gearhead Life As It Suits Him
Sep 11, 2016Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Car Features
After the black late-model Camaro Z/28 came off of the dyno, the next car up was a silver 1999 Pontiac Firehawk. The owner, a tall, lanky gentleman in surprisingly colorful clothes, shoes and...
Watch The Crazy Swedes In Their Monster Of An Opel Ascona Drag Week Car Pull A Huge Wheelie At Orlando
Sep 11, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
If there is a hallmark of Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2016 that has already kind of showed itself before the beginning of the event, it is the large number of international entries that will be...
Aussie Burnouts Baby! Brasher Nats 2016 Cause Everyone Needs Tire Smoke On Sundays
Sep 11, 2016Chad Reynolds1320 Videos
The Aussie Burnout, or Skid, is world renowned. And Brasher Nats has become one of the premier events to show off your skills if you are an Aussie fond of destroying tires. So whenever we find good...
Watch The Quickest Pass Of Drag Week 2006 – Guess The Elapsed Time Before Pressing Play
Sep 11, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
This is kind of a fun game. Below we have video of the Hinson Supercars RX7 packing a turbocharged LS1 engine. This was the car that made the quickest pass of Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2006 and we...
This Uber-Retro, Mini Japanese-Market Panel Van Is For Sale Stateside
Sep 11, 2016Eric RoodApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
In the U.S., Ford’s Transit Connect seems a bit small for a delivery and utility van, but as always seems to be the case, the Japanese have gone considerably smaller and have done so more than a...
Roadkill! It’s The Rescue And Thrash Of The Dirt-Track Dodge Challenger!
Sep 11, 2016Bryan McTaggartMOPAR, Videos
The life of low-rung race cars isn’t a pretty one. They are hacked, thrashed, beat on, and the cycle repeats until the car is so worn-out and used-up that the only option is to try with...
Welding Tech: Spot And Rosette Welds That Will Make Your Restoration Look Mint
Sep 11, 2016Chad ReynoldsApex Tech Stories
Welding isn’t hard. Sure it takes practice, like anything you want to be good at, but a lot of the techniques and skills you need to weld on your hot rod or restoration project can be honed...
Jiffy-Tite Tech: How To Properly Spec Fittings With The Right Seals For Your Application
Sep 11, 2016Brian LohnesOTHER, Sponsor News, Tech Stories
Last week we cruised up to Lancaster, New York and spent the day at Jiffy-Tite’s world headquarters. While we are going give you a behind the scenes look at one of the more incredible...
Here’s A Reminder That America Briefly Had a Great Touring Car Series in the 1990s
Sep 11, 2016Eric RoodApex Video, BangShift APEX
The Super Touring years of touring cars, particularly in the British Touring Car Championship, are often considered the golden era of production-based tin-top racing. The rules were simple and...
More LS Fest Photo Coverage: It’s Bigger And Better Than Every Before!
Sep 10, 2016Chad ReynoldsAutocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Drag Races
We’ve told you just how cool Holley LS Fest really is, and we’re not blowing smoke up your butt. Folks that attend for the first time are hooked, and make sure that every September they...
Amazing Video: The 1952 NASCAR Daytona Beach Race Highlights With Full Color And Sound
Sep 10, 2016Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
…at least we think it is from the 1952 race as that’s what the title claims but we’re not 100% sure. That minutiae aside, the real story here is the quality, clarity, and straight...
Got A Transmission? Got A Car Or Truck? This Crossmember Will Allow Any Combo To Go Together
Sep 10, 2016Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
American Powertrain isn’t just about transmissions. They are about all the stuff that attaches to transmissions too, and that includes trick aluminum crossmembers that allow you to put most...
