October 2018 Pomona Swap Meet Photos: Cars, Parts, Trucks, and Hot Rods
Oct 18, 2018Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Gallery, Swap Meets
(Photos by Wes Allison) – There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing the power of hot rodding when all of its various facets show up at the same events. Whether it is SEMA, the Hot Rod...
This Ranger Gets Down The Strip With A Duratec 2.3L Four Making The Power!
Oct 17, 2018Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD, RACING & ACTION, TRUCKS, Videos
The old 2.3L “Lima” four-cylinder engine, when turbocharged properly, are eye-opening little monsters that can take stunning amounts of boost and stay together under pressure....
Rough Start: A Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 That Has Been Dormant For Three Decades
Oct 17, 2018Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find
When I put together the concept of Rough Start finds, one of the main things that I’ve rarely swayed from was the need for the vehicle in question to run and drive. Small repairs that were...
Boneyard Photo Gallery: The Motorama Museum’s Boneyard In Wisconsin Is Weird and Awesome
Oct 17, 2018Brian LohnesApex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Gallery, Museums
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Our recent visit to the Motorama Auto Museum in Aniwa Wisconsin was eye opening, to say the least. Marques I’d never heard of were everywhere. Our...
Money No Object: This 1974 Chevrolet K30 Stepside Fire Truck Is Too Cool!
Oct 17, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, CHEVY, eBay Find, TRUCKS, XL Videos
It’s a given: at some point in their lives, a kid wants to be a firefighter. They want to ride on the trucks, put out the flames, and to be the hero. Certainly you remember that point of your...
Doing It Wrong Video: This Promotional Video For The 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco Is Proof Of How Tone Deaf Car Companies Can Be
Oct 17, 2018Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, FUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, Videos
It is weird to have such a clearly made picture of just how horribly wrong Detroit was looking at the automotive world than this promotion video for the 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco. They attack Ford for...
RacingJunk Find: This Ray Barton Hemi Cranks Out 1,200hp With Some Spray
Oct 17, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, Racing Junk Find
When it comes to engines and the names associated with them, few are more entwined than Ray Barton and the Chrysler hemi. This is a guy who has been cranking them out of his Robesonia, Pennsylvania...
SEMA 2018 Preview: Chevrolet Performance Engine-Swap Display Vehicles Include This Sick 1973 Laguna!
Oct 17, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, CHEVY
(Photos: GM) GM usually brings an armada of vehicles to show off on the floor at SEMA. We’ve seen everything from the Chevrolet ZH2 military test vehicle to Hot Wheels edition Camaros to...
Morning Symphony: The Musclecars Of Finland! Get An Earful Of Expats Here!
Oct 17, 2018Bryan McTaggartMISC, Videos
We might be closing in on the weekend, but we aren’t there just yet. You still have to drag your hide out of bed and get cleaned up for another day of fun and excitement…or whatever...
BangShift Question of the Day: What Was Your First High Performance Automotive Modification?
Oct 16, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift Question Of The Day??
What was your first high performance automotive modification? The running theme when we ask most guys in the high performance industry tends to involve doing something that had no actual performance...
2018 Dutch Classic Action Photos: Super Stockers Reaching For The Sky!
Oct 16, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, Gallery
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re back with more cool action photos from the 2018 NHRA Dutch Classic. “The Dutch” is the last race of the Division One schedule and has been a...
