More Ultimate Street Car Association Photos From California Speedway
Oct 06, 2018Chad ReynoldsApex Spotlight, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries
(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Here is our second gallery of photos from Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car event at California Speedway. USCA puts the hottest pro touring machines in America,...
Cruisin’ The Coast Photos: The Gulf Coast’s Biggest Hot Rod Party Is One You Don’t Want To Miss
Oct 06, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows
(Photos by Kaleb Kelley) It’s the 22nd Annual Cruisin’ The Coast event, and the entire week has been full of fun and excitement, and we’ve still got all of the weekend left to go!...
If You Were This Bad At Welding Wouldn’t You Seek Some Professional Help?
Oct 06, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??
Luckily most of the welding that we see is clean and neat looking. That doesn’t mean those welds are necessarily the strongest, but for the most part they are at least acceptable. But then...
Project Binky: The Electrons Are Flowing Now! Wiring And Electrical Systems Get Sorted
Oct 06, 2018Chad ReynoldsTECH, Videos
If you haven’t been following Project Binky, then you are missing out on one of the coolest projects we’ve seen in a long time. For the past 4 years we’ve been watching this Mini...
This Home Made Tool Will Make Bending A Radius Into Sheet Metal Simple And Easy
Oct 06, 2018Chad ReynoldsOTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Ron Covell is one of the most famous metal masters of our time, so when he says that this is a tool you need in your workshop, I believe him. When I saw this video, and the tool in question, I...
We Don’t Know Why Everyone Thinks C4 Corvettes Aren’t Cool
Oct 06, 2018Chad ReynoldsCraigslist Find
While everything 80’s seems to be cool again, we still wonder why the venerable C4 Corvette is not growing in favor with gearheads everywhere. They are cheap, have suspension that is good from...
This 1969 Documentary About NASCAR Dodge Charger 500 Competition Rules
Oct 05, 2018Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
The Dodge Charger 500 is a really cool car and it was sent into production because the earlier Charger body style was a complete mess aerodynamically. Using a Coronet grill in the front and flush...
Killer Video: Watch The Very First Passes Ever Made At The Texas Motorplex In 1986 – Invite Only Night, Bare Concrete!
Oct 05, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
So today is the second day of racing at the AAA of Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, an event that’s been part of the schedule for decades. In fact, it was 32 years ago that the Texas Motorplex opened...
Stick Shifters! This Early 1970s Toy Commercial Has Us Thinking These Were The Best Drag Toys Ever
Oct 05, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
I had some really fun car and truck toys when I was a kid. Stuff that would drive and crawl and make noise, etc. Those were exceptionally fun days back then, using your imagination and playing with...
RacingJunk Find: Blue Oval Brute – This 1968 Ford F-350 Is A Mud Slinging Beast
Oct 04, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift XL, Racing Junk Find, XL Online Find
If you only think a hot rod needs to sit low to the ground and hustle down the asphalt aisle as quickly as possible, you are really missing the point. Why? Because you’d never think that stuff...
Awesome Video: Saving A 1934 Plymouth Hot Rod That Was Hidden In The Basement For Decades!
Oct 04, 2018Brian LohnesApex Car Feature, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, CAR FEATURES, MISC, TECH, Videos
(Words and video by Tommy Lee Byrd) – In a time when it seems every barn, shed or field has been scoured, looking for the next great “barn find”, we’re pleased to announce that old cars...
Watch Justin Martin And His Nova Make The Quickest Limited Drag Radial Run In History 4.09!
Oct 04, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Justin Martin was a solid player in the Limited Drag Radial category of competition at Diamond Pistons No Mercy last weekend. The car was rattling off numbers in the low ‘teens despite the...
2018 Cruisin’ For A Cure Car Show Photo Gallery: More Sunny Southern California Cars and Trucks
Oct 04, 2018Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Drag Races
(Photos by Wes Allison) – Admittedly I have always been kind of obsessed with Southern California as this kind of promised land for hot rodding and stuff. Stripping away the “real...
