Video: Here’s What Spending A Day With Kalitta Motorsports Looks Like
May 12, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
This video rules on a couple of levels. Firstly it rules because we get to spend some quality time with the Kalitta Motorsports team and their fleet of nitro powered race cars. Secondly it rules...
This 1949 International KB 6 Tandem Axle Van Used To Be An Oil Field Wire Truck – So Awesome
May 12, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
I don’t even know where to start. Literally. Do you talk about how this is a fully intact 1949 International KB 6 with its original engine? Do we start with the amazing van body that makes this...
Roadtrip Motorcars Tour: We’ve Seen The Funky, Now Let’s Check Out The Fast Imports!
May 12, 2017Bryan McTaggartCar Features, OTHER
Ok, our introduction to Roadtrip Motorcars’ current fleet of Japanese import vehicles tended to fall on the strange and unique side of the house. But for every cute little kei car or funky...
Watch Larry Morgan’s Wild Slip and Slide Pro Mod Ride From Atlanta – Tire Shake Makes Things Weird Quick
May 12, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CRASH & BURN, Videos
Larry Morgan had a bit of a wild ride for himself during J&A Service Pro Mod Eliminations at the NHRA Southern Nationals last weekend. Morgan is driving the Brad Anderson owned and tuned...
The World’s Fastest: This Bonneville Documentary Project Looks As Though It Could Be Incredible
May 11, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We are freaks for documentary films around here and when one pops up that is about not only Bonneville but the legendary minds and men that have been challenged by the place for decades, we’re...
2017 KYANA Spring Swap Meet Coverage: Trash, Treasures, Transmissions, and More!
May 11, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Event Coverage, Gallery, SWAP MEETS, Swap Meets
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We like swap meets. We like looking at things we either don’t need or can’t afford. When we stumble upon stuff we really want, think we need, and...
This Museum Restored 1962 Chevy 4×4 Pickup Is One Of The Most Stunning Trucks We’ve Seen
May 11, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
If you had walked into a Chevrolet dealer in 1962 and bought this exact truck and then dipped said truck in Cosmoline and not taken it out for 50 years, it still would not be as nice as the...
This 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 Is Bone Stock And Stunningly Clean
May 11, 2017Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
1987 was a huge year for performance cars at GM. Why? It was the year that the F-body got the 350 back and finally started to present a threat to the Fox-body Mustang that had been whooping up on it...
Ride On The Helmet Of Tony Pedregon As He Makes A Rip In Cruz’s Snap-On Funny Car
May 11, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
If you are Cruz Pedregon and your team is making test laps but you have to leave town to handle some business there can’t be much hesitation on who to call. Tony Pedregon got the nod to make...
Cool Video: Watch The Dramatic 1970s Footage That Shows The Rescue Of The Goodyear Mayflower Blimp Crew
May 11, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
When we think of the Goodyear Blimp fleet we don’t think of drama and amazing rescues. Nope, we think about gracefully gliding through the air, delivering cool camera angles at major sporting...
Are You A Technician That Uses MAHLE Original Gaskets? You Can Win A Petty’s Garage Built Twin-Turbo Mustang!
May 11, 2017Brian LohnesApex Project Cars, BangShift APEX, Sponsor News
MAHLE always does something cool for the hardworking people that use their products each year. They understand that lines like MAHLE Original gaskets continue to grow and thrive because of the...
BangShift Test Drive: 2017 Ram 1500 Express Quad Cab 4×4 – Does A Cheap V8 Truck Substitute For A Hot Car?
May 11, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Road Tests, MOPAR, TRUCKS
Trucks are not what they used to be. Growing up, it was cemented in my head: a truck was a work tool and a car was for everything else, and if I must be honest, I haven’t gotten past that...
The Perfect Pit Vehicle? This 1997 Metro Truck Conversion Could Be!
May 11, 2017Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, Craigslist Find
We’ve often said that in lieu of a tricked-out golf cart or a pit bike, that if you are serious about running a crew vehicle as part of a drag race team setup, that you should look at something...
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Photo Extra: People, Header Flames, and Scenes From Charlotte
May 11, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, Gallery
(Photos by David Whealon) – The NHRA’s “southern swing” has come to a close and the second of the three stop series of races at zMax Dragway was awesome. There is really...
