Driving Green: It Doesn’t Look Any Better Than This Modified 1973 Plymouth ‘Cuda In The Forests!
Oct 23, 2018Bryan McTaggartMOPAR, Videos
Indulge me for a moment, I beg of you. The ultimate dream machine of mine, one that I firmly believe to be unapproachable for some time to come (at least) is a 1972-74 Plymouth ‘Cuda. It is a...
RCR Stories Covers Mickey Thompson, From The Beginning To The Brutal End And Beyond
Oct 23, 2018Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
Marion Lee Thompson was a man who lived, breathed and created speed. He raced land-speed cars, ran at Indy, off-road machines, drag racers. He created his own entertainment system that showed...
This 1968 GT500 Radial Mustang Is All About Nitrous and Grabbing Gears – Awesome Car
Oct 23, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, Racing Junk Find
Nope, there’s not a turbocharger, a ProCharger, or a Roots blower to be found. There’s a 582ci Thor headed big block ford that makes more than 1,4000hp BEFORE the nitrous guns are turned...
Missing That Roadtrip Life? Check Out This Movie On Drag Challenge 2017!
Oct 23, 2018Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
As the year winds down with the mercury in the thermometer, we start to approach the point where shows are done for the year, the final races are happening, and everybody starts to bed in for the...
More 2018 Vintage Drag Racing Action Photos From Little River Dragway In Texas
Oct 23, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Drag Races, Gallery
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It is funny how at every level of drag racing there’s a “strata” of events. In nostalgia drag racing you have big races like the March Meet or...
Project Raven Imperial: The Last Piece To The Puzzle Is Always A Pain In The…
Oct 23, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift Projects, Project Cars, Raven Imperial
The formal name for the place I live at, far as anybody needs to know, is simply BangShift Mid-West. It is my house, my land, my domicile. Then there is the small shop right off to the side of the...
More October 2018 Pomona Swap Meet Photos: Cool Cars Shining Under Gray Skies
Oct 23, 2018Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Wes Allison) – Isn’t it kind of weird what survives? When we look at these cars and trucks from the October 2018 Pomona Swap Meet we are seeing a tiny, infinitesimal look at...
BangShift Question Of The Day: If You Could Pick One Year To Visit And Snag 5 Cars From, Which Year and What Cars?
Oct 22, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift Question Of The Day??
This should provide some interesting answers. If you could pick one year to visit and snag 5 cars from what year and what cars? You do not have to go back very far in time, in fact you could pick...
This Chrysler Promotional Film For The Dodge Power Wagon Is Awesome – WWII Was Fresh On Their Mind
Oct 22, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
There are few vehicle nameplates that we associate more with WWII than Jeep and Power Wagon. There’s something just totally awesome about these tough as nails trucks that wee built to meet the...
Automotive Design Master Marcello Gandini Reflects On His Time With Alejandro de Tomaso
Oct 22, 2018Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
Marcello Gandini can pen a car’s beauty without thinking twice…his lifetime’s career work is a choice list of the best cuts from Italy: the Alfa Romeo Montreal, the Bugatti EB110,...
1959 Drag Racing Video: Industrial City Drag Strip In Henderson, Nevada Was Where Vegas Drag Racing Blew Up
Oct 22, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Industrial City Drag Strip was the second place that hardcore hot rodders plied their trade of speed in the Las Vegas area. Located in Henderson and built as a bare bones strip for completion by...
The Bullet Holes Add Character: Check Out The Story On This Valiant Pacer!
Oct 22, 2018Bryan McTaggartMOPAR, Videos
I’ve seen them in Washington, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and plenty of other locations: a car that for some reason or another, was absolutely killed, stripped of any semblance of...
