Classic YouTube: The Big-Block Aries K…When “Because I Can” Is A Sufficient Answer
Dec 14, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The Car That Saved Chrysler. Hmph. It’s true that the Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant did have a hand in keeping Chrysler from becoming a distant memory, but it’s also easy to deride the...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Why Not A Single-Seater Car?
Dec 14, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
The 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 that an Army friend owned: two seats. The 1986 Toyota MR2 that my aunt’s mongoloid husband owned when I was five: two seats. The Lotus Elise that pulled a groin...
2017 NSRA Street Rod Nationals: Swap Meet Photos – Parts, Cars, Trucks, and Coolness For Sale
Dec 14, 2017Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We spent a large part of all three days in the swap meet area. We were looking for specific treasures and only found a few of the things we needed. We...
Your Winter Moment Of Zen: Whipping A HEMTT Around In The Snow
Dec 14, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
Far and above, the largest vehicle I’ve ever operated that didn’t fly was an Oshkosh HEMTT. These mothers are huge…Over twenty tons unladen at the lighter end of the scale,...
BangShift Truck Tech: We Install A Ridetech Level Tow System On A 2015 F250 Super Duty
Dec 14, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Suspension Tech, XL Tech Stories
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – When I took delivery of my 2015 F250 Super Duty a few years ago and immediately put it into service as a tow vehicle for my race car, the first thing I...
Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: Holley’s Show Of Force Was On Full Display!
Dec 14, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Sponsor News, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift XL, Event Coverage, OTHER, Sponsor News, XL Sponsor News
Consider this partially a shameless plug for Holley’s “Happy Holley Days” sale that’s going on through the end of the year, and a visual walk-through of the good stuff that...
Happiness Is A Wicked Chevy LUV Truck! Watch This Little Beast Scoot!
Dec 14, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CHEVY, RACING & ACTION, TRUCKS, Videos
The Chevy LUV pickup truck…if there was ever an endangered species of pickup, this one’s on the list. A rebadged Isuzu Faster, the LUV, along with the Ford Courier and imports from Datsun...
This 1955 Chris Craft Cobra Is An Absolute Beauty, Absolutely Rare, and 100% BangShift Approved
Dec 14, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
There are certain things in this world that will be cool until the sun explodes and swallows the Earth. Steve McQueen, Bigfoot 1, Ed Iskendarian, and Chris Craft boats. Even among that group of...
Craigslist Hilarity: Meet The $800 2001 Silverado “King Of The Meth Lab Edition” – This Is All Time
Dec 13, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
So it has been a hot minute since we last found some truly hilarious stuff on Craigslist but thanks to a tip from reader Barry Joseph we have what may be our favorite ad of the year. This is an ad...
PRI 2017: RideTech Is All About Freedom Of Movement With Their R-Joint and Adjustability With Their Modular Spindles
Dec 13, 2017Brian LohnesApex New Products, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift APEX, New Products, Sponsor News
When it comes to things of importance, freedom of movement is at the top of our list. No, not just in the ability to hop in the car and drive anywhere we want but other types as well. RideTech is all...
Rough Start: This 1964 Chevrolet C10 Is The Perfect Prairie Truck!
Dec 13, 2017Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, Craigslist Find, TRUCKS
First and foremost, whoever took the photos captured the entire purpose of this 1964 Chevrolet C-10 PERFECTLY. This Chevy does nothing to hide it’s age outside of a set of 1970s-era truck...
PRI 2017: Watch This Awesome Interview/Conversation With Sid Waterman and Clay Millican At The Aeromotive Booth Rules!
Dec 13, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Sid Waterman is obviously one of the great genius racing minds of the last 50 years. The guy literally has seen and done it all. He may be best known for drag racing fuel systems, which are still...
The Flaming Send-Off: This Firebird Roasts The Tires At Shakespeare County!
Dec 13, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
The name “Firebird” might have been swiped from a line of GM concept vehicles at the last minute for Pontiac’s F-body pony car, but the imagery of a mythic bird in full immolation,...
