Diesel Power Challenge 2017 Video: The Trailer Towing Obstacle Course Proved To Be A House Of Horrors For Some
Oct 19, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Event Coverage, XL Videos
If there was one part of the 2017 Diesel Power Challenge that provided the best all-around test of man and machine it was the trailer towing obstacle course. Using the same 10,500lb trailer that is...
Hankerin’ To Own A 1970s Show Rod? The George Barris Lil’ Stinker Manure Spreader Is For Sale
Oct 19, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
If you have ever dreamed of owing a weird, 1970s show rod now’s your chance! Yes, the George Barris Lil’ Stinker Manure Spreader could be yours! The asking price for the non-running and...
Morning Symphony: The Sound Of Tortured Slicks Under A Stomping Chevy C-10
Oct 19, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CHEVY
It’s the sound that we know so well here at BangShift, given the amount of time we spend working the 1320. The noise when a highly strung drag machine goes from sitting perfectly still to when...
Anderson Speedway Insanity: Watch A Guy Drive His Car Onto Another Racer’s, A Tasing, and Arrests
Oct 18, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
Well this is one of the most insane videos we have ever seen and none of it is any good. Shot at the hardscrabble Anderson Speedway in Indiana during a Figure 8 race, it shows two guys throwing the...
Watch As Dale, Jr. Takes A Few Laps In His Newest Race Car: Dale Sr.’s 1980 Rookie Season Monte Carlo!
Oct 18, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is packing up his career at the end of 2017. That’s no surprise…it’s been in the works, and was put on an accelerated path after he sat out most of 2016 due to...
Seriously?! NASCAR Apparently Set To Mandate Standard Air Gun For All Teams In 2018
Oct 18, 2017Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
According to well known NASCAR news website Jayski.com, the racing body is expected the mandate a spec air gun for all teams to use in the pits for changing tires. We totally understand why. This is...
BangShift Project Files: A 1955 Plymouth And A Vision…And A Thin Budget
Oct 18, 2017Bryan McTaggartMOPAR, Project Cars
1955 was a breakout year for the Chrysler Corporation. After living with the stodgy, upright shape that had been around since 1950 (and the reputation as a boring, milquetoast bit of kit to drive...
This 1958 Chevy Half-Ton Truck Has NAPCO Four Wheel Drive and a 283!
Oct 18, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Alrighty then! We have showed you like a million NAPCO equipped 1950s Chevy and GMC trucks over the years but this one may be our all time favorite. Why? It is not over restored, it is not over...
Copart Cadavers: The Flood Cars Are Coming After The Hurricanes, Like This Poor 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge
Oct 18, 2017Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC
It’s amazing to think that there are numerous lots throughout America holding thousands, if not tens of thousands…or even more maybe, who knows…of vehicles that are just sitting....
Diesel Power Challenge 2017: Here’s The Quarter Mile Drag Racing Portion Of The Event
Oct 18, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
After the trucks hammered the eighth mile at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado the trailer was removed and the boys were turned loose on the full length of the track to run their stuff to the...
Compact, Roomy And Sporting…No, It’s Not The Newest Crossover, It’s This 1976 Pontiac Astre!
Oct 18, 2017Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, eBay Find
A couple of weeks ago, as I was cruising car lots, I got to talking with a salesman. He was bent on making a sale, and was the type that wasn’t going to take “no” for an answer. He...
BangShift Question of the Day: Ever Blown an Engine Up?
Oct 17, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
After seeing the destruction of some nitro engines at the NHRA Fall Nationals we want to turn the spotlight on YOU fair reader and get some information on what hell you’ve managed...
The Restorations In Jay Leno’s Garage: Check Out What The Gearhead With The Chin Is Working On This Month!
Oct 17, 2017Bryan McTaggartVideos
We can’t help but enjoy the work that Jay Leno puts into the collector car hobby. He goes after the strange, the historically significant, the near-impossible restorations, and he documents the...
