The Golden Ticket: Ridetech Gives Away A StreetGRIP System At Cars N Cones
May 05, 2017Chad ReynoldsXL Spotlight, XL Suspension Tech
And then they installed it free, let the dude run on their test track, and thanked him for coming! Yeah, it was that kind of week for John and Val Martin. Here is the story of how one of the cleanest...
Cool Video: Watch The Army Try Our Experimental Steel Airless Tires On A Jeep – They Worked Pretty Well
May 05, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, HISTORIC, Videos, XL Videos
This interesting video shows the US Army trying out experimental steel airless tires on a Jeep in a bunch of different conditions. While we do not have the specific makeup of the “tires”...
The Amazing 421 Powered 1955 Pontiac Barn Find Owned and Built By Vic Hubbard Is For Sale
May 05, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
While this car may have the appearance of just another ratty looking mid-1950s Pontiac, it is anything but that. If you read Hot Rod Magazine you know about this car already because it was featured...
Lavon Miller Claims Second Ultimate Call Out Challenge – Champion For Two Years Running
May 05, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Truck News
For the second straight year, Firepunk Diesel and Lavon Miller have claimed the championship at the Ultimate Call Out Challenge. This is a diesel event that is basically unlimited in the scope and...
Classic YouTube: All You Need For A Ken Block Parody Is A Ford Painted Right!
May 05, 2017Bryan McTaggartFORD, FUNNY STUFF, Videos
Make no mistake, Ken Block’s Gymkhana series of videos set a pretty high bar when they first came out. That was back when Block was still beating the living hell out of prepared Subarus and not...
2017 FE Race and Reunion – Beaver Springs Was Bristling With Killer Ford Powered Hot Rods
May 05, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, Gallery
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Hardcore. That’s what this weekend was, totally hardcore. Imagine a drag race and car show event centered around a single engine family that’s been out...
Question Of The Day: What Car Would You Swap A Sport Bike Engine Into?
May 05, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??, Videos
Jamming the engine from a crotch-rocket into a car the size of a postage stamp would almost be a no-brainer, wouldn’t it? If for no other reason than having a redline that would make a rotary...
Too Loud? Not Unless You Blow The Airbags In Your Camaro ZL1!
May 05, 2017Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
You ever make a tweak or a modificaton, and later wonder if you’ve done something that will invariably cause the car to fall apart all around you like the Bluesmobile? You know how it goes:...
The End Of The Line: Our Final Piece Of Coverage From The 55th and Last Carl Casper Car Show
May 05, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This is the LAST article of the LAST Carl Casper Car Show. Sad to see it go and it seems nothing else is in the wings to take its place. In this...
This 1975 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds W30 Is Killer – Hurst Hatches, Dual-Gate Shifter And 455 V8!
May 05, 2017Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, eBay Find
Yeah, yeah, we know…smog-choked horsepower in a heavy sled. Whatever. 1975 didn’t offer a lot in the way of horsepower and torque across any line, and the numbers had taken a beating...
Dodge’s New “Brotherhood Of Muscle” Ads Are The Tire Smoking Anthesis To Lincoln’s Horrid Campaign
May 04, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
When we saw the release about Vin Diesel being brought in by Chrysler to head their “Brotherhood of Muscle” ad campaign we kind of cringed. Between the name and the whole announcement it...
2017 Carl Casper Car Show: Corvettes and Camaros! Iconic Bowtie Iron (and Fiberglass)
May 04, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Why do the Corvettes and Camaros get their own gallery…? Two reasons. 1. There were more than enough of both to warrant it. 2. The Green ’70...
This 1956 Chevrolet Makes A Statement With Twin 8-71 Blowers On A Big Block
May 04, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift 1320
Nothing really makes a statement like twin 8-71 blowers on a big block, does it? This 1956 Chevrolet may not be built to everyone’s taste but it is a pretty cool in our eyes. The engine is...
Rough Start: Finding A Survivor 1967 Dodge Dart Like This Doesn’t Happen Often!
May 04, 2017Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, MOPAR
Fifty years of use will take it’s toll on any car. Wear, tear, use and abuse all “add character” (read: impact the looks) and usually, most cars will not make it to half of that...
