Plenty Capable: The Buick With The Handicap Plate Has Something For You!
May 29, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC
For a few years, I ran a hustle that involved a 2001 Buick Regal GS. The car surprised the hell out of me when I first test-drove it. And if it surprised me, naturally, it would surprise the holy...
Rough Start: Hold Yer LS-Swappin’ Horses. This 1980 Ford Fairmont Futura Deserves An EcoBoost Four Instead.
May 29, 2019Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, FORD
Take note of any Ford Fairmont or Mercury Zephyr with that weird, JC Whitney-looking hood bulge on it…it means that there’s a good chance the 2.3L turbocharged four-banger was shoved...
Top 11: The Merger List – With FCA, Nissan and Renault Talking About Getting Together, What Models Should Stay?
May 29, 2019Bryan McTaggartTop 11
So Renault and FCA are considering going together on a merger, and from what we’ve been seeing so far, Nissan is on board. While there will be a wait to see if this potential tie-up will...
Give It A Listen: Ron Capps and JR Todd Talk Pedaling Funny Cars and Craziness On The NHRA Insider Podcast
May 28, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
Ever wonder what it is like to try and pedal an 11,000hp nitro funny car? Ever wonder what goes through a driver’s head when he or she is sitting there watching the cars ahead of them blow the...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Automotive Vision Of The Future That Never Came To Be Are You Happiest Or Saddest About?
May 28, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Designers and engineers are always coming up with new ideas that could represent the future of cars, personal transportation, and anything of that ilk. It has been this way throughout history and...
10 Questions With Bret Voelkel – Here’s A Great Look At The Past, Present and Future of Ridetech
May 28, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Sponsor News, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift XL, Sponsor News, XL Sponsor News
There’s always something interesting about getting the backstory of the movers and shakers in the hot rodding industry straight from their ow mouths, right? In this case we have Bret Voelkel...
Fun Video: Steel vs Aluminum, vs Carbon Fiber vs A Massive Hydraulic Press – Which Is Strongest?
May 28, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, FUNNY STUFF, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
It has been a while since we checked in on the fun at the Hydraulic Press Channel. As it tuns out, they are still squashing stuff to great acclaim and we had plenty of stuff to pick from in terms of...
Absolute Freakshow: The Wildest Thing On eBay Right Now Is A Rear Engine, Pusher, Burma Jeep Rat Rod
May 28, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, eBay Find, XL Online Find
We’ve all but abandoned the phrase “rat rod” around here over the last few years but sometimes things pop up and we have no choice but to break that name back out again. This truck...
Morning Symphony: The Spirit Of The 1960s At Goodwood
May 28, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Some cars you immediately recognize: Corvette Stingrays, Shelby Mustangs, Cobras, Jaguar E-Types. Others you might need a little bit of help: the Ginetta, the TVR Griffiths, the Porsche 904s and yes,...
Van Go Wherever: This 1982 Ford Econoline Quadravan Beats An RV!
May 28, 2019Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, FORD, TRUCKS
I don’t have a problem with a recreational vehicle per se…a mobile home-away-from-home has appeal. I would like a vehicle that has a small refrigerator, a place to sleep, and even a...
FCA And Renault, Together? The Breakdown Of The Potential Partnership Redux!
May 28, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, MOPAR, OTHER
As of press time, the automotive world is digesting the announcement that came from FCA: On May 27th, 2019, FCA had delivered a non-binding letter to the Board of Groupe Renault that proposed a 50/50...
This Student Truck Driver Does Unspeakably Horrible Things To The Transmission In This Truck
May 27, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Wow. That’s the honest and true reaction we had to watching the video below. We’re sure that the comments section will erupt into an argument regarding the merits of a driving school...
