Near Death Video: Dude Gets Half Ejected During Car Roll Over Contest
Oct 21, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
Riverhead Raceway on Long Island is known as a place where nutty things happen. From their 100 car Enduros to the totally whacked out roll over contests, the track is a promoter’s dream....
Someone Put A Jet Powered Mini On A Road Course In England And It Wrecked On Turn One (Video)
Oct 21, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
The idea of a jet powered Mini isn’t exactly original as thrust driven cars have been a “thing” since Walt Arfons introduced the concept of building a thrust powered, jet engined...
eBay Find: If You Want Ford 302 Tunnel Port Parts, Now Is Your Chance! Bare Heads And An Intake!
Oct 21, 2017Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
The Ford 302 tunnel port engine was really a glorious failure. Designed to take it to the competition in the SCCA Trans-Am series in the late 1960s the all-out effort from Ford engineers to make the...
This 1949 Buick Sedanette Has Some Junk In The Trunk, But Not The Kind You Think
Oct 21, 2017Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
Well, this is interesting. You are looking at a twin engine 1949 Buick but the catch is that only one of the engines actually runs and it is not the vintage cool one in the front of the car,...
BANGshift’s Nitro Funny Car Gypsy Lays Out Odds For The 26th California Hot Rod Reunion!
Oct 20, 2017Darr Hawthorne1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
As nitro funny car racing matures, the task of picking the final rounds and a top ten in the class is getting tougher and tougher with each event. The 26th California Hot Rod Reunion at Auto Club...
Car Bros Comparo! The Boys Pit A Porsche 918 Against A “Ferrari Enzo”
Oct 20, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
We have showed you the previous Car Bros videos and while it has been a while since the guys with the dry sense of humor and keen trolling abilities have laid a new one down on us and we think it is...
This 1965 Pro Touring Impala Had Its Day In The Sun – Is It Still A $129,000 Car?
Oct 20, 2017Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
So is this a cautionary tale or just another example of the fickle nature of the world of hot rodding? This 1966 pro touring Impala is a good car. It looks well built, it has a modicum of great parts...
Grandpa’s Sleeper: This 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis Coupe Combines Comfort And Muscle Into A Discreet Package!
Oct 20, 2017Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, FORD
I’m becoming quite fine with a new adjustment in my way of thinking about a car: comfort first, with performance a very, very close second for daily or highway use. As much as I want a...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s Been The Dumbest Automotive Idea Of The Last 25 Years?
Oct 20, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
While driving yesterday I saw a Nissan Murano convertible drive by. I had seen photos of this contraption in magazines and online and yes, I had seen a scant few over the years but it had been a good...
Rough Start: This 1992 Ford F-150 Flareside Is The Perfect First Car
Oct 20, 2017Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, FORD, TRUCKS
The ideal first car for a brand new driver is a twenty-five year old Ford truck? Yes, it is. In this era of safety first, driving third, this Ford strikes a great balance of what a kid could want and...
Diesel Power Challenge 2017: Sled Pulling At Bandimere And Champions Crowned!
Oct 20, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
I have been a part of the Diesel Power Challenge for a few years now. I have also been a freelancer for the magazine since it went into print more years ago than that. I really love the event and I...
Sacrilege Or Supremely Cool? This 1972 Dodge Challenger 4×4 Is Gold To Some And Gory To Others
Oct 19, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Well this should bring some reactions. What you are looking at is a 1972 Challenger that has been placed on a M1009 military truck (Blazer) chassis. The power plant and drivetrain are all GM. The...
Classic YouTube: The 1974 Bathurst Run Of John Goss And Kevin Bartlett
Oct 19, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, FORD, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
We may wax nostalgic about how NASCAR used to be in the 1970s, but compared to most other racing series, the circle track guys still have one major downfall compared to everybody else: they will not...
