A Call For Parts: This 1954 Mercury Got Rear-Ended…Anybody Know Where To Find Taillight Lenses?
Jun 17, 2017Bryan McTaggartFORD
Consider this an official call for parts, BangShifters. While scouring the show fields at the Holley Hot Rod Reunion, I happened upon Hollis Booker’s 1954 Mercury. I’ve seen the car at...
Fantastic Video – 8 Meters: Triumph, Tragedy, and a Photo Finish At Le Mans
Jun 17, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
It is one of the most iconic moments in American motorsports history. It is one of the most iconic photos in American motorsports history, but we’re guessing there’s things you...
Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017: From The Trackside, Thursday’s Testing And Early Qualification Runs!
Jun 17, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery
If the car show participants weren’t happy about the rain that fell on Thursday morning at the Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017, you can imagine the gnashing of teeth that was occurring in the pits...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Little Stick Nomad – The Super Stocks (1963)
Jun 17, 2017Brian LohnesBS Daily Tune Up
We’ve told you the story of the early 1960s group the Super Stocks before. They were assembled by Gary Usher and had a few flashes of glory before going their separate ways and pretty much all...
Grandpa Pickup Alert! This 1986 F-150 Is The Most Old Man Perfect Truck In America
Jun 16, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
There’s nothing like finding an old man car or truck for sale. Why? Old guys take care of their stuff like no other group of people in the world. They treat recording the information on an oil...
Crawling With Bugs – HOT VW’s At Irwindale Drag Day!
Jun 16, 2017Darr Hawthorne1320 Drag News, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Car Shows
The yearly gathering of Volkswagens is a southern California tradition for VW Bug junkies and it’s been going on for decades, dating back to the long gone Orange County International Raceway way...
Caption This: Ever Heard Of A “Truck”, Cowboy?
Jun 16, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??, FORD
At some point in life, you expect to not be surprised at what you see anymore. You will believe that you’ve seen it all, that there is nothing left that will leave you drop-jawed, staring,...
Rough Start: A 1994 Chrysler LeBaron Drop-Top That’s Ready For A Gen III Hemi?
Jun 16, 2017Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, MOPAR
Ok, I’ll own my weirdness…I really want a 1987-93 Chrysler LeBaron coupe converted to RWD, powered by a late-model Hemi and a six-speed. The inspiration comes from Mark Beckett’s...
Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017: Our Photo Coverage From Beech Bend Begins Now!
Jun 16, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery
The Holley Hot Rod Reunion kicked off with a bang this year. Ok, that’s not quite correct. It kicked off with a lot of bangs…and rumbling…and rainfall. The opening to the reunion...
The Long Black Car: This 1970 Mercury Marquis Is A Dream Road Trip Cruiser!
Jun 15, 2017Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, FORD
The call of the open road is getting louder and louder…mainly because everybody and their mother is currently rolling across the Midwest area together and will be in my backyard tomorrow. They...
We Found As Freaky A Small Block Intake System As We Have Ever Seen On E-Bay – Check This Out
Jun 15, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
It isn’t often that we get to call something involving a small block Chevy engine freaky or weird but this is as freaky a small block intake system as we have ever seen. There are four Dellorto...
The Car Bros Are Back! The Final Race Is A Hilarious Parody Of Every Modern Car Chase Cliche
Jun 15, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
We pretty much geek out every time The Car Bros make a new video because their work is witty, hilarious, and generally awesome. This time they’re back with a film called The Final Race and it...
“Dirt Don’t Hurt”? Tell That To These Off-Roaders – Four Minutes Of Maximum Destruction Inside!
Jun 15, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, CRASH & BURN, Videos, XL Videos
“God made dirt, and dirt don’t hurt.” Uh-huh…right up until the first time you lost a war with gravity while riding a bicycle, anyways. The dirt hurts plenty, especially when...
Craigslist Rarity: Have You Ever Heard Of The 1971 Hurst Jeepster? We Hadn’t!
Jun 15, 2017Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, OTHER, TRUCKS
Believe it or not, but Jeeps haven’t always sold purely on utility or their military heritage throughout the years. Sure, that was the initial attraction of the early Willys CJ line, but over...
