Random Car Review: The 1969 Motion/Hurst Olds “Commotion By Motion”
Jul 10, 2017Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC
The laundry list of names that came about in the late 1960s and early 1970s that turned already-riotous Detroit iron into top-tier machines is well known and often quoted. Names like Nickey, Dana,...
We Love The “Hate Tank” Road Runner! Long, Low, Black, And Keeping The Underhood A Secret!
Jul 10, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, MOPAR
Dan Belcher’s 1969 Plymouth Road Runner is one of the meanest mothers we’ve seen in small tire and no-prep racing. The Plymouth looks absolutely monstrous next to a field of Camaros,...
How Often Do You See This? A Fast DeLorean Powered By The Original PRV V6!
Jul 09, 2017Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
I’ve made it no secret that if I had a nice bank account and a DeLorean, that I would jam in the LS4 out of a late-model Impala SS into the back and have a riot of a time. Brian has made it no...
Morning Symphony: A Walkaround Of A Pissed-Off Slant Six Dodge Dart Swinger!
Jul 09, 2017Bryan McTaggartENGINES, MOPAR, Videos
After looking at the Slant Six-powered Charger, I had to go find a video of one running. Not one that was dead stock, nothing more than a sewing-machine hum with the sound of rattly valve train. Oh,...
Insane Wreckage Video: One Of The Hardest Road Course Hits We Have Ever Seen!
Jul 09, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
If this video doesn’t make you cringe or gasp in horror, you’ve got ice water in your veins because we did both the first time we watched it. We’re not sure what country it was...
Classic YouTube: Drifting Your Cares Away With A Pontiac Firebird And An Open Lot
Jul 09, 2017Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Unnecessary. Immature. Childish. Pointless. Unsafe. Wasteful. There’s plenty of criticism that could be launched against the kinds of parking lot antics this Pontiac Firebird is performing. But...
Killer Old Video: This 1954 US Army Film Does A Pretty Amazing Job Explaining How A Fluid Coupling Works
Jul 09, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Over the years we have showed you some cool old US Army videos that explain mechanical principles in basic and informative ways. Sure, the stuff isn’t over the top with the tech involved but...
Blow Over Video: Watch Mike Burns Take A Wild And Violent Ride At Lebanon Valley Drahway
Jul 08, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
One of the strangest things to see in drag racing is a blow-over. From the stands and TV it looks like slow motion and by yelling “LIFT” you think you can help but it’s already too late. The...
Morning Symphony: Get An Earful Of The 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne “Duntov” Patrol Car!
Jul 08, 2017Bryan McTaggartCAR FEATURES, CHEVY, Videos
This dark blue Chevrolet Biscayne was indeed a patrol car, one of forty like it. It’s a bare-bones setup, with rubber floor mats, the most low-buck interior offerings that Chevrolet had, a...
Watch This Australian Mom Buggy Run Nearly Into The 10s – Sleeper Central, Baby!
Jul 08, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
It was a recurring part of the conversation that Freiberger and I were having both during the live broadcast of Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2015 and in the car between tracks. The topic? Turbos. He...
Take A Look At A Burnout Contest From The UAE – Hey, Australians: We Found Hoons Crazier Than You!
Jul 08, 2017Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
The Middle East has a vibrant car culture, especially around the United Arab Emirates. They are horsepower junkies, no different than what you would find anywhere else in the world. They know what an...
Where Are The Blown Late-Model Cars? Check Out This Supercharged Mustang!
Jul 08, 2017Bryan McTaggartFORD, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Few engine mods have the stop-and-stare impact of a blower and scoop through the hood. Between the howl of the blower and the promise of mechanical violence through sheer horsepower,...
WELD Racing Named Presenting Sponsor Of Fifth Annual Go-Kart Spectacular at Knoxville Nationals
Jul 07, 2017Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
Great news from our friends at WELD Racing as they have announced the fact that they will once again be the presenting sponsor at the Fifth Annual Go-Kart Spectacular at the Knoxville Nationals....
This 1951 Van Pelt Power Wagon Fire Truck Is One Of Five Ever Made And Totally Awesome
Jul 07, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
I’m on a big old truck kick today, hopefully that’s cool with you. After seeing the Mercedes in action I bounced over to one of my favorite YouTube channels, OCDResto. This dude does...
