Is This A Thing Now? We Found Another V8-Powered Subaru Legacy Wagon, This Time With A Turbo!
Jan 30, 2018Tony SestitoBangShift News, Craigslist Find
Here at BangShift, it’s no secret that some of us have a soft spot for turbocharged Subarus. If you live where it snows, they are an interesting option for daily driver duty, and are a blast to...
30 Years Back: Watch The 1988 NHRA Winternationals TV Broadcast Right Here
Jan 30, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
About this time next week I’ll be heading to Pomona for the 2018 NHRA Winternationals, starting the 24-race (yes twenty four race) NHRA season. It’s a historic event and it is an awesome...
Ever Gave Thought To Why Pontiac Was Killed Off? Follow The Clues With This Video!
Jan 30, 2018Bryan McTaggartVideos
Pontiac did not live past the year 2010, a victim of several problems and one serious recession. From the perspective of yours truly, the brand was always confused: were they a performance-only deal?...
BangShift Tune-Up: “The Wicker Man” by Iron Maiden (2000)
Jan 30, 2018Bryan McTaggartBS Daily Tune Up
Iron Maiden has always been a rock staple. The band has been around more-or-less for just a couple of years longer than I’ve been breathing and was one of the bands that my parents really...
The Beverly Hills Deuce: This 1976 Ford Mustang II Is The Nicest Coupe We’ve Seen, Maybe Ever!
Jan 30, 2018Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
The Mustang II came in two distinct flavors: three-door hatchback and two-door coupe. The hatchback is the base for the Cobra II, King Cobra and Mach 1 variants as well as the lower trim levels. The...
This Valley Pan For A Z11 427 W-Engine Is Rare and Expensive – What Would It’s Asking Price Have Bought In 1962?
Jan 30, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
You know that I love finding rare and expensive parts. This time it is an aluminum valley pan from a Z11 427 W-engine. The piece was cast in 1962 and likely was used on a 1963 Z11 engine. The pan is...
The Blower Whine Life: Watch Matt James Rip The Skins Off Of The Back Of This Ford!
Jan 30, 2018Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
Do you drive at 100% of your capacity all the time, every time? Probably not. I don’t care if you’re looking at the Toyota Corolla in the parking lot, the only time you’ll ever...
True Story: The Weekend Slammin’ Sammy Miller Went 250 mph on Ice in a Rocket Dragster (With Video)
Jan 29, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Editor’s note: This story originally ran in February of 2013 and because of the polar vortex currently swallowing the nation, we figured you’d be in the mood for it.) New Jersey’s...
Unhinged: Ode To A Fat Cat (The Honda TR200 FatCat, That Is)
Jan 29, 2018Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, Unhinged
With the exception of the day I tried to drive off in a Mustang II without anybody knowing it when I was about five years old and the occasional trip to the go-kart track in Colorado Springs, my...
Morning Symphony: Big-Block El Camino Vs. Big-Block B-Body, Both On Spray
Jan 29, 2018Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Last I looked, it’s still winter for another two months. Two more months of questionable weather. Two more months of quiet race tracks around BangShift Mid-West. Two months of garage time in...
The Big Bomber: This 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Deserves A Proper Final Tour
Jan 29, 2018Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
Rust is the moral enemy of just about every automobile we hold dear here at BangShift. From the surface burn of a desert car that’s going to need work in the paintbooth to the unbelievably...
Morning Symphony: Autocrossing In A Twin-Charged Mazda Miata
Jan 29, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Supercharging is good. Blower noise and boost when you need it all the time is a good thing. Turbochargers are good, too…using the exhaust to make power instead of power-robbing off of the...
America’s Most Beautiful Roadster WINNER: The Martin Special 1931 Ford
Jan 28, 2018Chad Reynolds1320 Gallery, Apex Gallery, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, XL Gallery
America’s Most Beautiful Roadster is a title that only one car per year gets to own, and it also puts you in a very particularly small and important group. This year’s contenders for the...
Here’s Our Second Batch Of Grand National Roadster Show Photos
Jan 28, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows
This batch of photos is from Building 6 at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona and once again features hot rods, customs, race cars, and all kinds of mini cars from one of the buildings...
