In Memoriam: Bobby Fletcher, The Flame-Throwing, Hard-Charging Dodge-Driving Legend
May 30, 2018Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
I got the news Monday morning as I was driving through Central Illinois. Bobby Fletcher, my buddy from Washington who I chose to immortalize in print, had passed on over the Memorial Day weekend at...
Install Video: RideTech’s Killer Bolt-In 4-Link For 1970-1981 F-Bodies Is A Tailor Made Home Project
May 29, 2018Brian LohnesApex Sponsor News, BangShift APEX, New Products, Sponsor News, TECH, Videos
There are cool products and then there are COOL PRODUCTS. In this case we are talking about the RideTech bolt in 4-link rear suspension for 1970-1981 F-bodies. This is a system that has been...
West Coast Cruizin’ Nationals Photo Coverage – Awesome Customs, Cruisers, Hot Rods & Lead Sleds In Santa Maria!
May 29, 2018Darr HawthorneApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) – For nearly forty years, West Coast Customs Cruizin’ Nationals holds a show at Santa Maria Fairpark on California’s Central Coast. Farming, hot rodding,...
Want To Go Nostalgia Funny Car Racing? Buy This Operation And All You’ll Need Is The Truck!
May 29, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
If you have been itching to get into a nostalgia funny car and have some fun but did not want to put in the work to get it all together yourself, we have the perfect deal. The Motor City Charger is...
Great News: Airport Drags To Be Held St Pennsylvania’s St Mary’s Airport After 10 Year Haitus
May 29, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
If you live in or around Elk’s County, Pennsylvania, you have something to look forward to this June, July, and August. After 10 years of waiting, there will be heads up drag racing on the...
2018 Pirelli World Challenge Action Photos From Virginia International Raceway – The Baddest Sports Cars In The World Tearing It Up!
May 29, 2018Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Gallery
(Words and photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with the marquis class of the Pirelli World Challenge series from the Virginia International Raceway. The GT SprintX classes features 500+ HP...
Dyno Video: Watch This Thunderbird Super Coupe Crank Out 805 Horsepower On The Dyno!
May 28, 2018Bryan McTaggartFORD, Videos
Ok, I promise I’ll lay off of the T-bird kink after this one, but I’m running it for a reason. When the MN12 platform debuted in 1989, it didn’t come with a V8 available. Instead,...
The Hydraulic Press Channel Delivers Again! A Helmet, A Piston, and A Running Engine?!
May 28, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
If you are slowing shaking your head at our simpleton nature, beware that the Hydraulic Press Channel on YouTube has 1.3m subscribers. Hell, we don’t even subscribe to it, we simply pop in...
We’ve Reached A New Low – Watch This Bumper Get Destroyed By A Traffic Cone
May 28, 2018Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
Well, the cone did have one tiny advantage going for it and that was the fact that it was apparently filled with concrete. Yeah, that may explain why it removes the front bumper from this little Ford...
Respect Your Elders: This 528-Inch Hemi ‘Cuda Will Take On All Comers!
May 28, 2018Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
That thing got a Hemi? Yeah, sonny, you’re damn right it does, and it’s got a little somethin’-somethin’ for you too. There’s a reason why anything with the name Hemi...
Arms Race, Pt. 2: Will The Viper Make A Comeback?
May 28, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, MOPAR
After a run that honestly was much longer than anybody could’ve predicted, the Dodge Viper came to an end, it’s V-10 snarl to be no more, it’s creation station to become a museum....
Connecting Rods? Who Needs ‘Em! This Kid Barfs Rods From Block And Keeps Drifting
May 28, 2018Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
There are certain minor automotive inconveniences that we have all trooped through over the years. Maybe you had an oil leak that you had to stop and fill repeatedly during a road trip. Maybe you had...
Arms Race, Part One: More Of The 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Has Been Shown!
May 28, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, FORD
While the general theme of the scene at the moment is a worry over fuel economy and what’s going to happen in the next five to ten years, apparently nobody at Ford’s Mustang group has...
Screaming Detroit Video: The Valley Truck Parts Green Ghost Treats The Sled Like Like a Toy!
May 28, 2018Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Be still my beating heart! This video features one of the coolest trucks I have ever seen, The Valley Truck Parts Green Ghost which appears to be a Hendrickson. The “big n’ little”...
