Watch The Professional Final Rounds From The 1986 NHRA World Finals
Nov 10, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Here’s a flashback to 30 years ago at Pomona. The final rounds of the 1986 NHRA Winston World Finals. This was a pretty great event with the biggest names in the sport slugging it out for the...
2016 SEMA: This Chrysler Town And Country Had The Classic Vibe Down Pat!
Nov 09, 2016Bryan McTaggartCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, MOPAR
I’ve admitted over and over that I tend to dismiss cars made before 1960 unless they have that certain something that just grabs my eyes and commands my full attention. Take it however you want...
Relive The First Two NHRA National Event Wins Of Ron Capps’ Career – 1995 and 1997
Nov 09, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Ron Capps is in the midst of an incredible drag racing career and this weekend at the 2016 NHRA Auto Club World Finals he has the chance to do something that he has been striving for since the first...
BangShift-Approved: GM Advertised the 1966 Chevy Impala Using Demo Derbies and Junkyards
Nov 09, 2016Eric RoodBangShift News
Car advertising has changed a bit in 50 years. Maybe people had longer attention spans for sales pitches in 1966 or maybe ad agencies were more willing to go out of their way to do weird stuff, but...
Watch Harold Johnson Absolutely Wring the First Purpose-Built Airliner
Nov 09, 2016Eric RoodBangShift News
Lost in the shuffle of Henry Ford’s legacy with the Ford Model T is another interesting innovation: Ford built one of the first—possibly the first—airplane designed specifically for passengers....
Money No Object: This 2004 Chevrolet Express Just Might Be The Ultimate People-Mover – Turbocharged LS For Twelve, Anyone?
Nov 09, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, CHEVY, eBay Find, TRUCKS, XL Online Find
This isn’t the 1970s, folks. The days of looking at a full-size van and going, “Hmm…you know what…that would make a bitchin’ hot rod” are long, long gone. Right?...
Want Good Hardware For Your Rotating Mass? Check Out The New Pieces That MAHLE Motorsports Brought To SEMA 2016!
Nov 09, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, New Products, Sponsor News
It’s easy to see pretty. Pretty looks nice, but pretty doesn’t take you far. It’s what is inside that counts, and that goes not only for the advice your mother taught you when you...
Cynthiana Rod Run 2016: Small Town America Bursting At The Seams With Hot Rods!
Nov 09, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – These small town events like this are great. The setting is usually very photogenic (which matters to me) and the atmosphere relaxed. No one is in a...
SEMA 2016: Check Out What Omix-ADA Brought To The Show (Besides The Crackdown On Parts Fakers!)
Nov 09, 2016Bryan McTaggartCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, MOPAR, TRUCKS
Omix-ADA just might have stolen the show at SEMA 2016 this year, all due to the crackdown on Chinese parts counterfeiters. It’s kind of hard to get past the fact that the U.S. Marshals came in...
Russian Rally Driver Hits Wall on First Stage, Carries On to Podium Finish
Nov 09, 2016Eric RoodApex Video, BangShift APEX
Rally crews and, perhaps moreso, rally cars stand up to heavy beatings. Alexey Lukyanuk and his codriver Alexey Amautov demonstrated this earlier this year on the very first stage of the Azores...
eBay Find: This 1935 GMC Truck Would Be Stunning Restored But Will Anyone Do It?
Nov 09, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
This is one of those trucks that we look at and think about how awesome it is and then think about how literally awesome the task of restoring it would be. This would be a massive amount of work but...
First Glimpse: The Mighty Car Mods/Roadkill Meet-Up – There Isn’t Even A Car In This, Yet It’s Good!
Nov 09, 2016Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
It’s been in the works for years now, but it’s finally happened: Marty and Moog of Mighty Car Mods and Freiburger and Finnegan of Roadkill have joined forces. And unlike the other...
Gas-Tastic! This 1955 Chevy Has A Four Speed, A Tunnel Rammed Big Block and Cool Paint
Nov 08, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
The gasser purists may not dig this car, but they are no fun anyway. In terms of an awesome “street gasser” this car is so crazy it is nearly over the top. From the four speed and tunnel...
