Rough Start: This 1979 Ford Mustang Is A Great Start To A Late-Model Restoration…Period Correct Looks And All!
Jul 16, 2018Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
If you want to stay out of the traditional 1964-72 musclecar era machines, but are interested in a neat project car that you can actually put together for decent cash, you’d be hard-pressed to...
This 1963 Former Civil Defense International Scout Is Freaking Awesome! Buy IT!
Jul 16, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift News
Old International Scouts are awesome in basically any form you can find them in but this one? This 1963 model that was first ordered by the US Government and then turned over to a volunteer fire...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Woodchucks And Melting Roads!
Jul 16, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Enjoying the summer? You should be! We’re all busy here at BangShift and are running from event to event! Here at BS Mid-West, we are especially excited, because this week, come hell or high...
2018 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour Photos: Mike Brooks and His Brother Jon Got Great Stuff On The Banks!
Jul 16, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Photos by Mike and Jon Brooks) – One of the thing the guys who like to talk smack on the Power Tour fair to realize is that this is an event about using your car and not just parking it in a...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Opinion On Automotive Restoration Apprenticeships?
Jul 16, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
(Photo: Wiltshire Times) Within the last few years, there has been a kickback against the “go to college, get that degree, make that money” line of thinking that has persisted for...
A Lesson In Sportsmanship: Checking On The Other Guy After A Big Crash
Jul 16, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, CRASH & BURN, Videos, XL Videos
Sportsmanship is a virtue that tends to get lost in translation when it comes to racing. To the outside perspective, the individuals in the machines are rivals and are locked in a kind of combat...
Driveway Cacklefest: Watch Al Weich Fire Up The Restored Dunn and Reath Rear Engine Funny Car At His House!
Jul 16, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift News
(By Greg Rourke) – Most of us here have annoyed the neighbors at some point. I sure have. The angry neighbor lady banging on my door because parts cars in my driveway scared away potential...
Morning Symphony: How Expensive Is A Real-Deal Shelby Daytona? Who Cares When It’s Being Beat On Like A Rented Mule!
Jul 16, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Videos
$7.25 million dollars. That’s the kind of sum that one of the six real-deal Shelby Daytona vehicles that the chicken farmer cranked out has pulled at an auction. That’s a hell of a lot of...
NEWB: We Sent Tony Sestito To His First NHRA National Event With No Direction And A Camera – Here’s His Report
Jul 16, 2018Tony Sestito1320 Event Coverage, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
As you’ve probably seen by now, the NHRA brought their rolling tour of mega horsepower to New England Dragway in Epping, NH for the New England Nationals last weekend. It was an action-packed...
Halfway To China: This Buried Chevy Found Some Of The Nastiest, Grippiest Mud In Arkansas!
Jul 15, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, Videos, XL Videos
One of the biggest fears when going off-road is getting stuck. Yeah, it’s half the fun, but it’s also a problem, especially when you find yourself buried up to the rockers and in search...
Are You More Or Less Likely To Buy A Street Car That Is Doing A Burnout In The Ad Photo?
Jul 15, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??
While looking through Craigslist for something interesting yesterday I came across this 3rd Gen Camaro doing a burnout in one of the photos in the ad. And it wasn’t one of like 10 photos, but...
Shaggin’ Van Restoration? Jeff Dunham Shows Off The Restoration Story Of His Ford Cruising Van!
Jul 15, 2018Bryan McTaggartFORD, FUNNY STUFF, TRUCKS, Videos
Van culture is well before my time. And I consider that a good thing. Look, I love a good restored or exceptionally well-kept 1970s era machines, but in the grand scheme of things there is a good...
Purge Welding Stainless Tubing Doesn’t Have To Be Nearly As Difficult As You Might Think. Watch This.
Jul 15, 2018Chad ReynoldsTECH, Tech Stories
If you are building headers or exhaust or something from stainless tubing you might wonder if you need to purge, or back gas, the tubing so that the welds are stronger and prettier? What we mean by...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Little Crapcan Would You Like To Make Rock?
Jul 15, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
Yes, I’m still fascinated by the Aston Martin “V8 Cygnet” that showed up at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. The engineering that went into building this one-off...
