Classic YouTube: When The Chutes Don’t Come Out, Just Take Turn One!
Jul 12, 2018Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Whether or not you realize it, you develop a pattern when you operate machinery every day. You get in the car, key the ignition, make sure the engine is running, select gear and drive. When you park,...
Pro Luxury Find: This 1978 AMC Matador Barcelona Is An Awesomely Interesting Faux Touring Car – So Clean!
Jul 12, 2018Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, eBay Find
In the year 2018 it is hard to be unique in the automotive world. It is hard to have something that people either cannot identify or simply gawk at in wonder. If you buy this 1978 AMC Matador...
Cummins Ramcharger – The Factory Oversight Can Now Be Yours To Own!
Jul 12, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, Craigslist Find, XL Online Find
In 1985, Dodge sent a red-and-white Ram D350 straight to Cummins with a request: figure out how to make the 5.9L inline-six diesel live in this beast. It was a move that Dodge desperately needed to...
Think Travis Pastrana Is A Bad Ass? This Video Featuring 1920s Daredevils Will Show You What Insanity Looks Like
Jul 12, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift XL, HISTORIC, Videos, XL Videos
There has been a lot of talk about daredevils and stunts over the last few days because of the awesome Travis Pastrana Las Vegas extravaganza that millions of Americans watched on Sunday. We’re...
Buy Now SAVE BIG! AutoMeter Rebate Program In Place For Purchases Made By August 31st!
Jul 11, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Sponsor News, Apex Sponsor News, Sponsor News, XL Sponsor News
Bam! We love it when companies give back to their customers. AutoMeter apparently loves it as well because they have announced their summer rebate program which awards customers who make a purchase...
Need A Hemi IN Your Life? This 1955 DeSoto Firedome Could Be The Cheap Way In
Jul 11, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
Fellow NHRA announcer and pal of mine Alan Reinhart sent this gem along for all of you in BangShift National desperately seeking a hemi but without major league fundage. You are looking at a 1955...
Six Speed Showdown: Two 1960s Icons Throw Down At 2018 Rocky Mountain Race Week!
Jul 11, 2018Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
The death of the manual transmission has been a subject of conversation for years now. Many old-school types make it out to be the end of an era, while there is a growing contingent of people who...
2018 NHRA New England Nationals Action Photo Coverage: Wheels Up And Hauling At The Old Track In Epping
Jul 11, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, Gallery
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – It was the most attended drag race in the 52 year history of New England Dragway and the fans on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday got one heck of a show. From wheels up...
Ready To Rock: A 1972 Chevrolet Camaro That Is Begging For The Corners!
Jul 11, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, Craigslist Find
A rollcage, sidepipes, and fenders flared enough for some wide-by-huge steamroller-style wheel and tire packages, all combined onto an early second gen Camaro makes for a lot of potential fun. This...
2018 Hot Rod Power Tour Photos: More Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods, and Cruisers on The Road
Jul 11, 2018Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Mike and Jon Brooks) – Back when the first Power Tour happened in the 1990s, no one could have possibly understood the impact that the event would eventually have on modern hot...
Lead By Example: Ken Block Tears Up The Hoonigan Shop’s Lot With His Rally Fiesta!
Jul 11, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Sideways, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Leading by example…one of the many lessons that years in the Army drilled into my head. The difference between a leader and a loudmouth barking orders and hoping nobody will tell him to pound...
Vintage Drag Photos: These Images Were Taken By A Happy 13 Year Old Kid Working In The Parking Lot Of US30 Drag Strip!
Jul 11, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
(By Greg Rourke) – Imagine being 13 years old and getting a job at US30 Dragstrip in Indiana. I recently met a man who did exactly that. His job was assisting in the parking lot, but this also...
Money No Object: Find A More Perfect 1953 Studebaker, We Dare You! This Caddy-Powered Beauty Is Dream Material!
Jul 11, 2018Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
Of all of the cars I took in during my one trip to Bonneville nearly ten years ago, only a handful made any real impact on me at the time. That’s not to say I wasn’t looking…I was...
This 1975 Chevy C30 Dually Truck And Camper Combo Are Beyond The Pale! How Much Did It Fetch?
Jul 11, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift XL, eBay Find, XL Online Find
By the time most of you read this blog item, the eBay auction for one of the most magnificently awesome truck and camper combos we have ever seen will be over. We’re wondering right now as we...
