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...
Trucks, Vans, Panels, and Bikes At The Ventura Nationals – 100% BangShifty Photos
Sep 10, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Gallery
(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) – This is a last batch of photos from the 2016 Ventura Nationals, another monster California show that was packed with sweet cars and as you will see here, bikes,...
It’s Clevite Bearings Or Nothing For The Baddest Diesel Pickup In The Land – Firepunk’s Enforcer Relies On Clevite
Sep 10, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, Sponsor News, XL Sponsor News
Lavon Miller and the crew at Firepunk Diesel have created what many people believe to be the toughest and most capable all-around diesel pickup truck in the history of the genre in the Enforcer. This...
Russian GAZ Trucks Driving Sideways On a Rally Stage Look Like a Darn Good Time
Sep 10, 2016Eric RoodBangShift XL, XL Videos
Motorsport was never really part of the program for automobiles in Soviet Russia. Vehicles, like the Soviet ethos on people, were intended to work rather than to be used for trivial pursuits like...
Great Labor Day Cruise: Our Final Look At The Huge, Fun Cruise In SoCal
Sep 10, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
We have been running you over with killer photos from the 34th Great Labor Day Cruise all week long. While many people say that Labor Day weekend officially ends summer, the fine people of Southern...
Watch a Small Touring Car Crew Swap an Engine in Under Two Hours To Make Qualifying
Sep 10, 2016Eric RoodApex Video, BangShift APEX
Dutch racer Tom Coronel makes the rounds. Coronel and his brother, Tim, will race just about anything at any time, including the odd Dakar run. When he’s not hopping in a GT car or headed off road,...
