Old Land Cruisers Rule, And This Guy Is Making Sure You Can Still Buy Them, Without Breaking The Bank
May 19, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift XL, XL Spotlight, XL Truck Feature
The Toyota Land Cruiser is an automotive icon. Whether you are talking about an FJ40, their bigger brother the FJ45, or the FJ55, they are all cool, capable, and fun. When the FJ60 came out in 1980...
NMCA Bluegrass Nationals 2018: Thursday’s Test And Tune Sessions For The Early Birds
May 18, 2018Bryan McTaggart1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery
We welcome you back to scenic Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, just in time for the 2018 NMCA Bluegrass Nationals…and Kentucky’s unpredictable early summer weather patterns....
2018 Lonestar Throwdown Photo Coverage: Old Trucks, New Trucks, Chassis, and More
May 18, 2018Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift XL, Car Shows, Gallery, XL Event Coverage, XL Gallery
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – You know a show has juice when the manufacturers start showing up to display their wares and make sure that everyone knows they are in the marketplace. This is the...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ride Along In A Wheelie Pulling, Blown Small Block Powered, Lenco Equipped Nova!
May 18, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
If you are not having the best of Fridays, we have the fix! It happens to be this video which will put a smile on even the most downer of faces today. Why? You are about to take a ride with Bill...
The Most Rare Factory Hemi Intake Manifold Ever Just Showed Up For Sale On eBay
May 18, 2018Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
Bendix Electrojection. Those two words right there are all you need to know as to why this is the most rare hemi intake manifold the factory ever produced. For those of you who do not know the story,...
Terror And Triumph: Watch Craig Breedlove Become The Fastest Man In History While Nearly Being Killed In The Process – Incredible Video
May 18, 2018Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
There are few moments if any in American racing history that can rival what you’ll see below. It is a few minutes of narrated footage which I believe is from a Goodyear produced film called,...
Retro Cool Video: NHRA Today From The 1993 Heartland Nationals In Topeka, Kansas
May 18, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
As your eyeballs are scanning the page here, I’m making my way to Topeka, Kansas for the 2017 version of the NHRA Kansas Nationals. The facility in Topeka is a sprawling colossus of a place and...
Need Serious Pushrods For Your LS Engine? COMP Cams XD-ATM Adjustable Pushrods Are The Ticket
May 18, 2018Brian LohnesApex New Products, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift XL, New Products, Sponsor News, XL New Truck Products
If there is one critical area to concentrate your efforts on when building a serious mill, it is in the valve train. The more control you have over that aspect of your engine the more power you will...
The Unloved Outlaw: Magnus Walker Has A 1980 Porsche 924 Carrera GT And Not Shockingly, It Is Cool
May 18, 2018Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, CAR FEATURES, MISC, Videos
When one thinks about Magnus Walker and his taste in Porsche cars, the 1980 Porsche 924 Carrera GT is likely not one that hits even near the top of the list of stuff he would own and that’s...
Rough Start: A 1969 Ford Fairlane You Can’t Go Wrong With
May 18, 2018Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, FORD
$4,500 is a very respectable starting point for a Craigslist vehicle. You can go straight into a 2009 Lincoln Town Car or a 2008 Toyota Corolla…either one of those will get you where you need...
Teal Terror: This Ford Ranger Is Packed With Enough Spray To Scare A Pro!
May 18, 2018Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Behold, an early 1990s Ford Ranger. A little useful cube of a truck that, aside from a visual freshening to bring it in line with it’s Explorer SUV sibling, was pretty much the same small truck...
Is The Tesla Semi-Truck Dead? Some Business Analysts Think So
May 18, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Truck News
Tesla has been in the news a lot lately. That’s saying something for a company that tends to be hovering near the front of the business headlines in the country on a week to week basis. This...
Old-School Cool: 1968 Chevelle Big Block 4 Speed For Sale
May 17, 2018Kaleb KelleyCHEVY, Craigslist Find, eBay Find
While muscle cars may have started in the early 60’s, there are few cars immediately recognized as muscle cars like the ’68-69 Chevelle. They have big hips, often a “Come at me bro!” rake and...
Video: 1940 Ford Film Touts Factory Parts and Service – Talking Components!
May 17, 2018Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, Videos
We’re suckers for old-timey news reel style movies from car companies. This gem from Ford was made in 1940 as a device to tell people how great their factory replacement parts and service was....
