A Neon SRT-4 Engine On 35psi Of Boost In A Mini-Van Makes For The Greatest Burnout Machine Ever
Apr 08, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
(By Jay Mazzotta) – Under no circumstances does anyone ever find a mini-van cool unless maybe you’re planning on driving the neighborhood on a pub crawl. Then again, if it was a complete...
Watch This 6×6 Russian KrAZ Army Wrecker Dominate The “Drag Heavy Load While Doing Wheelie” Event
Apr 08, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Today we’re highlighting this gold metal performance by a KrAZ 6×6 Russian army truck that is set up to be a wrecker. This chassis is used as a flat bed, troop carrier, dump truck, etc. It...
Would You Ride This Wild Looking Detroit Diesel V8 Powered Trike?
Apr 08, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Well this is post-apocalyptic. I literally stumbled upon this video of a wild, seemingly-home built Detroit Diesel V8 powered trike driving out of its garage and up a driveway completely by...
Engines Of Freedom: Photos From Inside The Packard Plant In 1943 Where The Mighty V-1650 Engines Were Built
Apr 08, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL
There are a million “things that won WWII” and many of them are debated hotly. In terms of Bangshifty stuff that “won WWII” horsepower is pretty much tops. It was a fully...
The Story Of The Curta Calculator Is One Of Mechanical Genius And Triumph During The Darkest Days In Human History
Apr 08, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Photo credit: Andrew Kenworthy) – Thanks to BangShifter Andrew Kenworthy I learned about something pretty incredible last week and it was so good I thought it was very much worth passing it on...
The Saturday Shift: Watch This Lenco Equipped, 588ci NA Chrysler Powered, Top Sportsman Rocket Run 7s At Atco
Apr 08, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
I’ll admit it. I was in a Lenco kind of mood this week when it came to Parting Shift videos because it has been a while since we have featured a driver ripping the levers on the way down the...
Watch Nine Incredible Minutes Of The 1964 Daytona 500 TV Broadcast – Legends Everywhere
Apr 08, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
Yes, that’s a 1964 Pontiac Catalina up there and unfortunately for the car and its driver Bobby Johns it has just blown up. Despite the fact that it was mechanically crippled I wanted to use...
Big Turbo On A Mod Motor Means That This Cobra Mustang Will Maul On The Strip!
Apr 08, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD, RACING & ACTION, Videos
You know that whole, “Made Tough With Chevy Stuff” line, the one that tends to whip up the Ford fans into a rage in short order? It seems lately that nobody noticed the options box on the...
Who Was Louis Chiron And Why Is He The Name For Bugatti’s New Road Missile? Carfection Gives You The History Lesson Here!
Apr 08, 2017Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
Bugatti has done what many thought would be impossible: with the advent of their latest model, the Chiron, they have trumped the ground-shaking Veyron and all of the accomplishments that it earned...
Money No Object: A 1969 Ford Cortina Surf Wagon With A Small-Block Swap!
Apr 08, 2017Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, FORD
Finding a Ford Cortina anywhere in the United States isn’t completely impossible. The first two generations (er, sorry…the Mark I and Mark II) were sold in the U.S. market to compete with...
Oh, That’s Cheating: This Baby Sleeper Mimics Going For A Late-Night Drive To Put Junior To Sleep
Apr 08, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Just about every parent I know has mentioned how well their kids sleep in the car, and more than a couple have admitted to taking an unruly, party-ready little one on a late-night drive in the hopes...
Great Save! Watch This Brazilian Drag Racer Steer Himself Out Of Trouble When He Lunches A Motor
Apr 07, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Having seen a pretty decent amount of drag racing in my life I can tell you that the scenario you are about to watch does not normally end with the result you’ll see here. No, typically when...
Gearhead History: Check Out These Amazing Photos From Inside A Dodge Army Truck Plant In 1942
Apr 07, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Spotlight, XL Truck News
These are the type of photos that we could literally stare at for hours. All of the images you will see below were found in the Library of Congress digital photos archive and they were taken in 1942...
This 1969 Cadillac DeVille Station Wagon Is The Thing I Want Most In The World Right Now
Apr 07, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Yes, it is still for sale. There is so much right with this 1969 Cadillac DeVille Station Wagon that I can hardly stand it. The ad claims that this car was one of five constructed for GM big wigs to...
