Morning Symphony: Get Your Good Earphones Out For This 3D Binaural Recording From Monza!
Sep 08, 2016Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
The title says everything you need to know: You will have to have earphones in to get the full effect of what you are about to hear, otherwise the purpose will be lost on you. YouTuber...
The Ultimate Chimera: A Wagoneer-Framed, Buick Powered Plymouth Valiant Wagon With Pinto Taillights!
Sep 08, 2016Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, MOPAR
It is very difficult to know where to start with what you are looking at right here, but this is as good a point as any: that lead photo is only the tip of the iceberg, folks. I was looking for an...
AutoMeter’s New Direct Fit Dash For Jeep JKs Is A Perfect Solution To Your Mounting Needs
Sep 07, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, New Products, Sponsor News, XL Sponsor News
The whole point of upgrading to nice AutoMeter gauges is to get accurate information on all the systems of your car and as a side bonus, really dress up the cockpit as well. You’ve likely seen...
Watch Doorslammer Legend Tommy Mauney Get A Facefull Of Fire At Shady Side Dragway
Sep 07, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Tommy Mauney (pronounced Mooney) is one of the great door slammer chassis builders and racers of all time. He was there for the beginning of pro mod, developed lots of the stuff that has been refined...
Cruise Coverage: Rumbling Into the Lexington Hardee’s For A Night Of Summer Hot Rod Fun
Sep 07, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We’d heard there was a regular cruise-in at a Hardee’s location in Lexington for a while and a few folks said it had a decent turnout with some...
Stirrings At FCA: AWD Challenger And A Special Edition Hellcat (There Is Such A Thing?)
Sep 07, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
In an earthquake, usually there is a strong tremor or two felt before all hell breaks loose. Consider this bit of news coming out of FCA that tremor: two new Challenger models are coming. One is long...
Day of The Drags 2016: One Of The Coolest Drag Racing Events In The Country Rolls On
Sep 07, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Robert Paxton) – There are few events in the country with the cool factor that the Kontinentals Day of the Drags event has. This race is a gathering of cool, weird, old timey, and...
How Do You Make The Jump From A Late 1950s Mercury To An Acura NSX? Petrolicious Showcases A Unique Collection Of Cars!
Sep 07, 2016Bryan McTaggartVideos
Normally, Petrolicious picks a car for one of their features…something stunningly gorgeous, with a story that needs to be told, some of the best cinematic shooting out there, and that’s...
BangShift Project Files: Meet The Man Who Can’t Stop Frame-Swapping!
Sep 07, 2016Bryan McTaggartFORD, Project Cars, TRUCKS
An automobile project doesn’t get much more involved than a frame swap, does it? Undoing that marriage of chassis and body that was made at the factory takes commitment, a near encyclopedic...
A Brief History of the Short-Lived Chicago Motor Speedway
Sep 07, 2016Eric RoodApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
The American open-wheel split still has a number of unhealed scars among fans who felt slighted, but the upshot was a number of weird little nuggets of recent racing history. Among those is that of...
Rough Start: This 1973 Datsun 620 Can Be Your Starter Shop Truck!
Sep 07, 2016Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, OTHER, TRUCKS
I have a strange fascination with 1972-79 Datsun 620 trucks. Actually, I actually kind of like all Nissan/Datsun trucks made after 1972 for one reason or another, but if I’ve gotta pick just...
The 14th Ventura Nationals – Lead Sleds, Coupes, Sedans, Trucks & Bikes – No Trailers!
Sep 07, 2016Darr HawthorneBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
(Words and photos by Darr Hawthorne) The Ventura Nationals, across the street from the surfing beach at the Ventura Fairgrounds has grown. Since its inception, this event gave locals a place to...
Project Angry Grandpa: Touch-Up Work After A Busy Month On The Road!
Sep 07, 2016Bryan McTaggartAngry Grandpa Chrysler, Project Cars
August proved to be a very, very busy month for Project Angry Grandpa, our 2006 Chrysler 300C. We went to the Mopar Nats at National Trail Raceway…and knocked the front-end askew on the rutted,...
Here’s The Stuff We Loved At The 2016 Spindles Car Club Auto Show!
Sep 07, 2016Tony SestitoBangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Car Shows
Every Labor Day Weekend, the Spindles Car Club puts on a big car show at the Marshfield Fair Grounds in Marshfield, MA. The club, which is based out of Weymouth, MA, is one of the largest clubs in...
