Rough Start: This 1979 Mercury Bobcat Is Minty Fresh! Can You Say “Autocrosser”?
Dec 09, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, Craigslist Find, FORD
The poor, maligned, and forgotten Mercury Bobcat. The Ford Pinto got the fame, good and bad, during it’s run. By comparison, the Bobcat was like the other sister…they were present, but...
Morning Symphony: The Highland Park Hummingbird In The Wintertime
Dec 09, 2018Bryan McTaggartENGINES, MOPAR, Videos
FCA has done well in the horsepower war. They have a range that goes from sensible to seriously insane, have a lineup that includes a two-door, four-door, and an SUV wagon with 707 horsepower, trucks...
PRI Photos: The Performance Racing Industry Show Had A Jillion Things I Need To Add To My Christmas List
Dec 09, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Trade Shows
There are a few trade show and media events that we attend each year, but the Performance Racing Industry, PRI, Show is arguably the one that makes me drool over parts more than any other. The show...
Goodbye Camaro, Hello EV Development: Al Oppenheimer Joins GM’s EV Program
Dec 09, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, CHEVY
Ever since 2007, the name Al Oppenheimer has been synonymous with Camaro. He’s been the driving force behind everything, from bringing the concept car to the dealership floor, to bringing out...
The Ball Rolls Downhill: Nissan To Be Charged With Former CEO Ghosn In Financial Misconduct Case
Dec 09, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Ever since the arrest of Carlos Ghosn and Greg Kelly in Japan for financial misconduct, the scene among the three manufacturers that Ghosn had brought into an alliance – Nissan, Mitsubishi and...
The Small-Track Hit: Spectator Racing At New Smyrna Speedway Takes A Sacrifice
Dec 09, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, CRASH & BURN, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Spectator racing is one of those strange events that we aren’t sure if we approve of or not. Seeing a couple of ratty third-gen F-bodies try to outgun the other at a circle track in a spectator...
Military Truck Revival: Bringing A Kaiser Jeep Back To Life After A Long Nap
Dec 09, 2018Bryan McTaggartTECH, Videos
The Jeep Gladiator…good lord, if there was ever a tank of a pickup truck, the ones that Kaiser-Willys cranked out for the U.S. military were certainly fitting of the phrase. There are many good...
Final Pomona Swap Meet Of 2018: It’s Christmas…Shouldn’t You Get Yourself A Gift?
Dec 09, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift Galleries, Gallery, Swap Meets
There are carols, and tinsel, and little elves at the mall…holly and fruitcake and rum balls for them all. But you know what would really make you feel better about getting a box of socks for...
The 2018 PRI Show Is In Full Swing! Performance Racing Industry Parts, Cars, Drivers, And More!
Dec 08, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Trade Shows
Asphalt and Dirt Oval, Road Racing, Drag Racing, Off-Road, Boat Racing, Tractor Pulling, Diesel Racing, and so much more is represented by all the cool parts and pieces that you’ll find at the...
PRI 2018: Edelbrock and Pat Musi Team Up On 1,650hp Nitrous 632 Crate Motor For Sportsman Drag Racing
Dec 08, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 New Drag Race Products, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
It is always cool when partnerships have a lasting bond and that’s exactly what Edelbrock and Pat Musi racing engines have. The companies have worked together for years developing parts and...
NCM Motorsports Park Signs 10-Year Deal With SCCA – Will Host The Tire Rack SCCA Time Trial Nationals!
Dec 08, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
It’s been great to see just how far NCM Motorsports Park has come since the day they opened back in 2014. We’ve enjoyed every lap we’ve made on the course, have had great times at...
From Civil Servant To Slammed Super-Rig: This 1955 Chevrolet COE Gets Worked Over
Dec 08, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
(Photo: Cobblestone Customs) Let’s see here: we have a Chevrolet truck that is slammed down to the ground, sporting a Duramax/Allison powertrain, on air. That’s got Chad’s...
Take Up Falconry: This 1967 Ford Falcon Looks Like A Rowdy Good Time
Dec 08, 2018Bryan McTaggart1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, Craigslist Find, FORD
Everybody’s in Indianapolis for the PRI Show and I’m…not. I love the PRI Show, but after last year’s fun involving the Angry Grandpa Chrysler, a failed oil pressure sensor,...
The Proper Compromise: Legal Street Drags In Hartshorne, Oklahoma
Dec 08, 2018Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
If there is a sure-fire way to get opinions flying and tempers simmering up to a boil, it’s the discussion of street racing. Some have great memories of stoplight drags and the quiet street in...
