How Far Can You Go With A Mazda Miata? As Far As Your Imagination Can Take You!
May 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
The Mazda Miata is almost thirty years old. The little roadster that gets panned for being cutesy, the reliable version of what the Brits first made popular, the sleeper track weapon…the Miata...
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Pro Mod Action Photos: History Made, Castellana Wins
May 03, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, Gallery
(Photos by David Whealon – DW Photos) – Mike Castellana and Frank Manzo earned the first J&A Service Pro Mod Wally at the 4-Wide Nationals last weekend and boy did they earn it. As...
Rubbin’ Is Racin’ Ain’t Just For The Circle Track! Watch As This S-10 And Dart Tangle!
May 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
You know that form you have to sign when you enter a track? The one that basically makes you admit that you understand you’re going to play a dangerous game that might end up with damage?...
Not A Frame Swap: This 1957 International-Harvester A120 Is A Factory 4×4 With The Original Binder Engine!
May 03, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
I promise you that I did not get my hopes up too high when I found this truck the other day. I was convinced that I would open the eBay listing only to find someone had swapped the chassis from a...
One Of Ninety: This 1980 Chevrolet Hugger Camaro Is A Rare Find!
May 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, eBay Find
Although the performance flame was almost dead by 1980, there was just enough of a flicker that you could see by. Vehicles like the Dodge L’il Red Express, which found a loophole that allowed...
Unhinged: A Night At The Dragstrip – Your Average, Everyday Test And Tune
May 03, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, Gallery, Unhinged
It takes absolutely zero seconds from the moment someone asks me, “Do you wanna hit the dragstrip later?” to the point where my brain yells out, “Hell yes!” loud enough to be...
Watch This Plymouth Belvedere Suffer A Rear Suspension Fail On The Launch – Sub-Par Welds Appear To Be The Cause
May 02, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
If there is one thing that you can never really put a value on it is quality craftsmanship. You can certainly put a value on work that is not up to snuff and that value is both monetary and...
This 1959 Bristol Ace Is NOT A Shelby Cobra and That May Actually Make It Cooler
May 02, 2017Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
Any car guy worth his weight in salt knows that the car that became the vaunted Shelby Cobra began life as a Bristol Ace. This relatively unknown little sports car was not much of a big seller in the...
That’s Just Evil: Someone Finish Building This 1982 Ford Granada!
May 02, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, Craigslist Find, FORD
Yes, there is a reason why you are looking at a dirty, dingy, craptacular 1982 Ford Granada. Probably the most unloved of the Fox platform cars, and one of the shortest-lived (1981-82), the Granada...
The World Has Spoken: The Ford Mustang Is The Best-Selling Sports Car On The Planet!
May 02, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, FORD
(Photo: Ford Motor Company) After fifty years of being a mostly American-only piece of forbidden fruit for the rest of the world…gray market exports and the Ford T-5 nonwithstanding…in...
Big Winner! Steve Matusek Breaks Through For First Career National Event Victory In Pro Mod
May 02, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, Sponsor News
Everyone loves to see their friends succeed and that’s why we were smiling doubly wide two weekends ago at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas watching our pal Steve Matusek capture a win in...
2017 Dusty Rose Comeback Tour: Southwest Heritage Racing Association
May 02, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
(Words by Bad Brad Klaassen, photos by Kenny South, Dusty Rose and Bad Brad Klaassen) – Let’s go back to September 17, 2016, at Tulsa Raceway Park’s, Nostalgia Nitro Nationals and a...
Money No Object: A 1953 Willys Wagon Is A Restomod Dream!
May 02, 2017Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, TRUCKS
There are tons of vehicles that are up for auction that owners view as done and ready to be taken on with no issue whatsoever. More often than not, you had best do your homework and have a backup...
Now Here’s A Strange One: A Rear Engine, Wide Body, Chevy-Powered Jaguar XKE!
May 02, 2017Tony SestitoBangShift News, eBay Find
Every day, BangShift scours the interwebs looking for cool, crazy and the just plain weird to offer up to our readers. And sometimes, we’ll find something that’s all of those in one...
