This ProCharged, Manual-Swapped Chrysler 300C’s Hillclimb Story Is Too Cool!
Dec 04, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, MOPAR, RACING & ACTION, Videos
First off, I’m happy that I get to add another manual-swapped Chrysler to the list in my head. This car joins the V-10-swapped drift machine in the U.K., and both of the Chryslers that...
Unhinged: The Difference Between A Simple Project And Mechanical Hell With Boxes Of Parts
Dec 04, 2018Bryan McTaggartUnhinged, Videos
My first project car was my fourth car, a 1979 Chevrolet Caprice coupe. I was at the younger end of fifteen years old and I had this image in my head for how I wanted the car to look, act and feel....
Wait…A What? This Four Door 1978 Cougar Is A Rare Find – Maybe Not A Good Find But Certainly A Rare Find
Dec 04, 2018Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, Craigslist Find
(By Greg Rourke) – When I (an almost 60 year old gearhead) think of the Mercury Cougar, I think of the first cousin to the Mustang. Dyno Don’s funny cars and Fast Eddie’s Pro...
Morning Symphony: 10,000 RPM Track Attack With A Group B Mazda RX-7
Dec 04, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Mazda’s place in rally wasn’t well established in the early 1980s. It didn’t take long to realize that the company had effectively brought a knife to the kind of gunfight where an...
Down But Not Out, Round Two: Country Classic Cars In Illinois Gets Struck By A Tornado
Dec 04, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
(Photos: St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Last August, the scene in Staunton, Illinois was nightmare fuel for any gearhead: Country Classic Cars, a dealership that specializes in classic vehicles with a...
2018 Houston Autorama Photos: Some Of The Baddest Cars In The Lonestar State Right Here!
Dec 04, 2018Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – There are a few things we know about Texas. They love drag racing, they can BBQ like nobody’s business, and hot damn can they build a hot rod or two! Our...
The Little Red Death Wagon: Just In Case You Wanted A Project Idea For The Winter!
Dec 04, 2018Bryan McTaggartENGINES, Videos
Not counting the one time I tried to steal my aunt’s Mustang II when I was in kindergarten, I feel confident in saying that most of us got at least one of, if not our first driving lesson, at...
History In Motion: This 1922 Video Shows The Paris Fire Brigade In Action – Gutsy Frenchmen!
Dec 04, 2018Brian LohnesHISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This is an interesting video for many reasons. The first being the fact that it was made about 100 years ago, the second that it shows mechanized fire fighting in that time period, and the third is...
Beater Battle: Mr. Gasket’s King Of The Heap 2018-19, Round One From NCM Motorsports Park
Dec 04, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, OTHER
Winter boredom does not need to exist for gearheads who are within a reasonable drive from Bowling Green, Kentucky. The King of the Heap racing series, sponsored by Mr. Gasket, has kicked off for the...
Cool Drag Video: This 1981 Footage From A Track Rental At OCIR Is Awesome!
Dec 04, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
This is the type of drag racing video that you really have to kind of be a dork to fully enjoy, BUT, anyone that was live in 1981 will appreciate it as well. You are going to watch some shockingly...
More Gearhead History: Another Batch of Vintage Drag Race and High-Po Parts Ads
Dec 03, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
As we continue to delve deeper into the cavernous BangShift historical archive of old school drag mags and papers the hits just keep on coming. These ads with their hand drawn graphics, simple...
