Touring Car Infamy: The Alfa Romeo 155 Ti, Driven In Anger
Apr 19, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Growing up, I did my best to catch every touring car race that Speedvision showed. Family sedans wicked up into track monsters, driven by people who didn’t get a proper translation of...
Viva Las Vegas 2017 Coverage: More Cars, More Chrome, More Patina, More Neat Junk
Apr 19, 2017Brian LohnesApex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Wes Allison) – There’s an interesting thing about a show like Viva Las Vegas and that’s the fact that if you walk around long enough you’ll see all the stuff you...
How To Sell A Crapbox Pontiac Grand Am, Lesson One: Honesty Is Your Friend!
Apr 19, 2017Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find
Pontiac had many highs during it’s lifetime: the Safari, the GTO, the Firebird, even the Can-Am and the G8. While the company occasionally strayed into Brougham territory, overall their mission...
I Can’t Help Myself: Another Week, Another Monstrously Cool Cadillac Wagon – 1975 Cadillac Castilian
Apr 19, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift News
I’m not the only one who begins to froth at the mouth and twitch when an awesome Cadillac wagon shows up for sale somewhere. American Powertrain’s Matt Graves has this affliction as well...
The Ultimate Callout Challenge Is This Weekend – Pick The Winners Here And You Can Win Prizes
Apr 18, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift News
The 2017 Ultimate Callout Challenge is upon us. This weekend the meanest, nastiest, and most no-holds barred diesel trucks in the country will gather in Indy and they will battle on the dyno...
Spring Fling Million 2017 Gallery: Early Saturday Morning At The Strip At LVMS!
Apr 18, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery
For a show only in it’s second year going, the Spring Fling Million event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway felt more like a well-established, deeply rooted deal. If I didn’t know...
Carolina Extreme Pro Mod Gallery: Hardcore Door Slammers At Darlington Dragway
Apr 18, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – It was Dan Ferguson who claimed victory at Darlington Dragway during this Caroling Extreme Pro Mod event. Ferguson was lined up with the legendary Charles Carpenter...
Viva Las Vegas 2017: More Photos From The Rocking Event In The Desert
Apr 18, 2017Brian LohnesApex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re getting weird, old, cool, and interesting with this batch of photos from Viva Las Vegas 2017. Heck, just look at the front end on the car in the lead...
This 1972 K5 Blazer Is An Unrestored Masterpiece – Someone’s 1970s Trail Rig, Three Pedals and All
Apr 18, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Spotlights, slot mags, a winch, and a four speed. Those are the things that drew us like a moth into a fire for this 1972 K5 Blazer. The rig looks like it was someone’s trail runner or maybe it...
Top 11: Underrated Movie Cars – Which Lesser-Known Big-Screen Cruisers Deserve More Recognition?
Apr 18, 2017Bryan McTaggartTop 11
You know the great movie cars. Yes, you do…1977 Trans-Am in black and gold. 1958 Plymouth in Autumn Red and Ivory White. Black 1969 Dodge Charger. (Whoops…might need to get a bit more...
Discovery’s New Car Saviors Show Promises To Excite, And Maybe Piss Off Some Purists!
Apr 17, 2017Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
When the folks at Discovery invited us to review a new show, and sent us a link to watch the whole thing before the rest of you, we thought “cool!”. When we actually watched the show,...
Barnstormin’: Monkey See, Monkey Didn’t Do
Apr 17, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift News
One of the first Barnstormin’ columns I ever wrote was about the fact that domestic manufacturers are obsessed with selling performance cars using numbers and performance data literally no...
Watch The Boogeyman Camaro Get Annihilated At Kansas International Dragway – Driver Dave Hildebrand Walked Away
Apr 17, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Lead video credit: Urban Hillbilly Action Videos – second video NXGonzo YouTube) – Carl Scott and Dave Hildebrand had engaged in weeks of internet smack talk about their matchup at the...
Donkey Stomp Shuffle: Stevie Fast Resets Radial Record, Wins In Quickest Side By Side Pass Ever
Apr 17, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Video credit: The Racing Vids Channel) – Well if there’s one thing you’ll never be able to accuse Stevie Jackson of it is lacking a flair for the dramatic. After losing a grudge...
