BangShift Daily Tune Up: Chicken – The Cheers (1955)
Apr 26, 2019Brian LohnesBS Daily Tune Up
During the days of the “hot rod menace” in the early 1950s there was lots of hysteria in the streets about wild kids flying around in out of control cars and causing mayhem. Wally Parks...
Giant Video: Watch The Monster Kempton Park Triple Expansion Steam Engine Start And Crank 16 RPM!
Apr 26, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
There’s big and then there is BIG. When it comes to engines the massive triple compound steam engines at Kempton Park in England are among the most massive ever built. Weighing 800 tons, these...
The Parting Shift: Ripping A 4-Speed Lenco In An 8-Second Single Turbo Small Block Nova
Apr 26, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
As much as the world is fully on board the LS train, it should be noted that there are PLENTY of other great ways to make obscene horsepower these days and the tried and true, 23-degree headed small...
Old Fiat 500 Plus Hayabusa Engine Equals BangShift Approved! This Thing Is Evil!
Apr 26, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
Even before its recent relaunch into an automotive homage for suburban hipsters, the Fiat 500 has carried a reputation as a cutesy little car. The original Cinquecento was a miniscule city car with...
Not Good: Watch This Racer Suffer A Nitrous System Failure, Filling The Car With Gas!
Apr 25, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This is a crazy one right here. During a recent grudge race in the Carolinas, the driver of this Mustang quite literally got a face full of the very nitrous that was supposed to be headed into his...
Video: Looking For A Hardcore Spindle To Fit Your Hardcore Competition Car? The RideTech C5/C6 Track 1 Modular Spindle Is It!
Apr 25, 2019Brian LohnesApex New Products, Apex Sponsor News, Apex Suspension Tech, Apex Tech Stories, BangShift APEX, New Products
We’re loving this series of videos that RideTech is putting out to educate potential customers with regard to their products, the benefits of said products, and how they can be employed to make...
2019 Viva Las Vegas Photo Bomb: More Images From The Rockin’ Show In Sin City
Apr 25, 2019Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
Yes, our Viva Las Vegas 2019 coverage continues today! Here’s the thing. This is not a show populated by gazillion dollar hot rods that no one can afford. Just the contrary, actually. This is the...
64th Omaha Autorama Photo Coverage: More Photos Of The Midwest’s Finest!
Apr 25, 2019Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos and words by Scott Liggett) – The 64th Omaha Autorama rolled into town recently. Every March this show is a sign that winter is almost over and us gearheads will be able to start...
Attack Of The Mom Buggy: Watch This 5,000lb, Turbo Six Powered, All Wheel Drive Barge Run 9s At 140+!
Apr 25, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CAR FEATURES, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This is one of those cars that we have always wanted to know more about because it has evolved right before our eyes on the internet. Thanks to that same internet, we now know the full story behind...
This 1970 Dodge Video Compares The Charger Against The GTO and the Chevy Monte Carlo
Apr 25, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, Apex Video, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, Videos
A few days ago we showed you a Dodge promotional film for the 1972 Dodge Charger where they compared it to some other models. Well, this time we are taking you to 1970 and once again it is Dodge...
Joe Amato’s 1951 Mercury Lead Sled Is For Sale – Black Paint For Days And A 502 Under The Hood
Apr 25, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, Racing Junk Find
There’s nary a more iconic looking style car in hot rodding than a 1949-1951 Mercury done in the classic “lead sled” style. These cars appeal to the fabricators and metal workers of...
Money No Object: Look Twice At This Pro Street 1973 Chevrolet Camaro!
Apr 25, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, CHEVY, eBay Find
One of my favorite ways to search through eBay is to skip searching by make and model and instead, search by kind of build. “SCCA racer”, “Drag Car”, and so on. You cast a...
Plokhoye Semya: Stuffing A Lada With A V8 Out Of A Russian Work Truck!
Apr 25, 2019Bryan McTaggartVideos
The typical weight of a VAZ-2101 (read: the classic Lada) is about 2,100 pounds. It’s a tiny little speck of the former U.S.S.R., a Soviet bloc car that used to be the standard-bearer that most...
