That Time Bret Kepner Predicted The Future Of Pro Stock…40 Years Ago
Dec 07, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
(Story reused with Bret Kepner’s permission) – Proudly we have had more than a few examples of Bret Kepner’s work appear on BangShift over the years. One of the preeminent...
Rough Start: A 1984 Chrysler Fifth Avenue That Is Streetable And Clean…No Wire Hubcaps! Nice!
Dec 07, 2017Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, MOPAR
The Chrysler M-body platform was always and will always be a budget-concious machine. The Dodge Diplomat and Plymouth Gran Fury were fleet sales fodder, the Fifth Avenue was the budget luxury car,...
The Vent Helps: Would You Have Ever Expected A Fox LTD To Move Like This?
Dec 07, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD, RACING & ACTION, Videos
The Fox-body Ford LTD was a stop-gap deal: It was an improvement over the Fairmont sedan that it replaced, but it only existed to pull a few more dollars out of the Fox tooling before the Ford Tempo...
2017 NSRA Nationals Coverage: A Little Rain Didn’t Melt The Cars In Louisville! Photos Galore
Dec 07, 2017Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – There was some rain on Friday, but that was while we were in the swap meet which we will get to soon. Prior to and following the showers it was gorgeous...
Dyno Day Down Under: Ever Wonder What The Street Cars Crank Out?
Dec 07, 2017Bryan McTaggartVideos
Australia’s laws and attitudes towards hot rodded automobiles are enough to make you look at California and realize that, no, it’s not that bad. At best, you’re someone with a loud...
2017 NHRA Dutch Classic Coverage: A Final Blast Of Wheels Up Stock Eliminator Action
Dec 07, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, Gallery
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Big thanks to our man Joe Grippo for blasting these photos a little while back at the 2017 NHRA Dutch Classic, held at Pennsylvania’s Maple Grove Raceway. The...
Miss The Look Of The Two-Tone Square-Body Chevy Truck? A Dealership In Minnesota Is Now Taking Orders To Two-Tone Your New Chevy!
Dec 07, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, BangShift XL, CHEVY, TRUCKS, XL Truck News
Square-body Chevrolet trucks had already been in production for ten years the day I was born, so suffice it to say, I’m pretty versed to seeing them around and about. Older or newer, truck or...
Heartland Park Topeka Changes Name To Heartland Motorsports Park – Announces Major No-Prep Race For 2018
Dec 06, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Big news from the formerly named Heartland Park Topeka facility in Topeka, Kansas. The home of the NHRA Heartland Nationals will now be known as Heartland Motorsports Park and the track announced the...
STOLEN! Help Us Locate Mark Williams Racing Enterprises Display Trailer
Dec 06, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, Sponsor News
Thieves are the worst and that’s especially true when they mess with your friends. Well, thieves have messed with our friends at Mark Williams Enterprises, stealing a trailer from their shop....
This 1938 Video Shows The Awesome Story Behind The Failed GE Steam Turbine Locomotives
Dec 06, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
When people think of steam locomotives they undoubtedly think about the traditional looking “choo-choo” trains with the big funnel in the front, the barrel shaped boiler in the middle,...
2017 NHRA Dutch Classic Coverage: Stockers Are WAY COOL!
Dec 06, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, Gallery
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – A while ago up here in the Land of NED, the 2017 NHRA D1 seasons came screeching to a halt with the running of the Pennsylvania Dutch Classic National Open...
More Of The Same Fight: Ford And Ram Keep Ramping Up The Heavy-Duty War
Dec 06, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, BangShift XL, FORD, MOPAR, TRUCKS, XL Truck News
Ford and Ram are playing cutthroat in the heavy-duty pickup truck market, and both sides are watching the other like a hawk. They’ve been on a serious ramp-up for years, because both sides want...
