NHRA Winternationals History: The Incredible Story Of Eddie Hill’s 1989 Winternationals
Feb 05, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
It’s Winternationals week, baby! I’m excited to get started with my new job and I’ve been piling up notes and stories all winter. This one is basically without compare in NHRA drag...
Um…Domo Arigato? Robotic Parking At Airports Is Becoming Reality!
Feb 05, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
You know that we three travel quite a bit each year, often having to hop a plane to head off to the next race or show that we need to cover. Lohnes goes to Boston, Chad hits the nearest location in...
This Real 1967 RO23 Belvedere Is Immaculate And Powered By A Ray Barton Hemi – OOGA BOOGA!
Feb 05, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, Racing Junk Find
If you wanted to sell muscle cars to serious enthusiasts in the middle 1960s there was one place to do it, at the drags. Every company figured this out by the latter half of the decade and that is...
Solid Brown, Baby: Regular Car Reviews Takes On A 1976 AMC Gremlin!
Feb 05, 2019Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
The Ford Pinto exploded. The Chevrolet Vega self-destructed. The Volkswagen Beetle tweeted around like a songbird on meth, whistling it’s exhaust in what could almost be considered a middle...
Rough Start: Reliving Past Sins In A 1977 Chevrolet Impala Coupe
Feb 05, 2019Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, Craigslist Find
I got my first car when I was twelve, a mid-1970s Camaro that had more rot than potential. I went through a few rollers afterwards, mostly early G-body Cutlasses. Then came the Impala, the first car...
When A Trar Isn’t: This 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix Was A Semi-Factory Backed Off Road Racer!
Feb 05, 2019Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, BangShift XL, XL Online Find
Before you write this thing off as yet another unfortunate freak that we managed to find, hear us out for a second. This car, truck, thing is not a Trar in the traditional sense. No, this was a...
Taxi Grinder: Retrofitting a Vortec 4.2L Inline-Six Into A 1967 Checker
Feb 05, 2019Bryan McTaggartTECH, Videos
For you younger types, thinking of a taxi cab probably invokes the image of some kind of Ford Panther platform car that has been beat beyond reproach rolling up with a slapped-on paint job. Some of...
Make Winter Bend To Your Will With This M1078 Plow and Sander Combo
Feb 04, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, eBay Find, XL Online Find
With blizzards, the polar vortex, and every other crummy thing about winter happening in full force across the country, its officially time to gear up, BangShifters. The junk ass weather always...
Revitalizing A Classic: Glacier National Park’s “Red Jammers” Are Getting A New Lease On Life
Feb 04, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Truck News
I can’t say that I have been in Glacier National Park, but if it’s even half as pretty as western Montana on the whole is, you need to make it one of your bucket-list stops. For the...
Dave Connolly Joins KB Racing – Pro Stock Team Gains Another Champion Crew Chief
Feb 04, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
(Photo credit: Auto Imagery) – As we turn the corner on the week that brings us the official start of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello drag racing season, the news is still coming from teams making...
Money No Object: The 1955 Chrysler Ghia ST Special – The Banker’s Got Taste!
Feb 04, 2019Bryan McTaggartMonday Shopper, MOPAR
Chrysler’s Letter Cars got a reputation as the “banker’s hot rod” due to their impressive speed combined with their size and luxurious outfitting. Starting with the C-300,...
First Drive Video: A Big Block, Pro Street Chassis, and NOTHING ELSE
Feb 04, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift News
There’s nothing cooler than the first drive of a new project. Most of the time that drive comes when you are far from done with the car or truck. It comes when the thing has been running for...
Video: A Hung Throttle Sends This Drag Car The Wrong Way On The Strip At Full Throttle!
Feb 04, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CRASH & BURN, Videos
I can’t find the exact quote, but I know that on more than one occasion I’ve heard Brian explain that seeing a car coming back up the track under throttle is his nightmare fuel. He...
The Dirty Cougar: The Moment Of Truth – Would The $400 Mercury Survive King of the Heap?
Feb 04, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Event Coverage, Apex Project Cars, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, FORD, Project Cars, RACING & ACTION, Videos
If you missed the last update on the Dirty Cougar project, click here to check it out! So let’s recap on the progress we’ve made with the 1987 Mercury Cougar LS that has become a...
