This Look At The Buda Engine Company In WWII Is Spectacular – Horsepower History
Jun 13, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, ENGINES, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
The cycle of business and industry is a fascinating one. Companies can rise to the level of colossus in their particular segment and then slowly fade into the sand dunes of time. Such is the case...
Cool Video: The Story Of The Honey Bee, A Homebuilt 500hp Monster Of A Tractor
Jun 13, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
Farmers are just plain awesome. It does not matter where they are, what they are growing, or how long they have been in the business, they all share some common bonds. One of them is the ability to...
Listen Up: NHRA Insider Podcast With Antron Brown, Stevie Fast Jackson, and Tony Pedregon
Jun 13, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
One of my responsibilities as part of the NHRAonFOX team is to make a podcast about the world of NHRA Mello Yello Championship drag racing. I’ve treated each one of these like a blank slate and...
Pro Mod History Video: Watch Killer Action From The 1990 IHRA Fall Nationals At Bristol
Jun 13, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This weekend the biggest names in pro modified drag racing will be at Thunder Valley, competing on the historic surface at Bristol Dragway for NHRA Wally. Back in 1990 the pro mod class was brand new...
Money No Object: Kind Of Want A Root Beer After Looking At This 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Jun 13, 2019Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, eBay Find
Ignoring my personal fixation on the weird and unloved for a moment, ask yourself something: have you found yourself looking at something that ten, twenty, thirty years ago you would’ve avoided...
Morning Symphony: This Group C Mazda RX-7 Will Scream Until You Wake Up!
Jun 13, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Full transparency: it’s 1:52 in the morning as I write this. And it’s going to be a relatively early morning when I wake up, because that’s just how this week is going to go. I have...
Monster’s Ball: Semi Tractor Burnouts At The Great Lakes Big Rig Challenge
Jun 13, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
In 1991, my brother and I got the chance to ride with my father up to Montana in the Kenworth he was driving at the time. From the sleeper section of the cab, we got to see more states than we had...
Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour 2019 at Kentucky Speedway: Show And Shine For Miles!
Jun 13, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
It’s difficult to grasp the scale of what the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour is like if you haven’t been on one yourself, so let’s put it like this: Kentucky Speedway is a NASCAR...
Historical Footage: The 1980 Fiat Strada Review By Bob Mayer – Wait, They Sold These Here?
Jun 13, 2019Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
I’ll let my age shine through a bit: I knew that Fiat sold cars in the United States. I’ve dealt with the “fun” of a Fiat 124 Spider and I’ve seen Fiat X1/9s, usually...
The Ultimate Odd Project: Be Adventurous, Grab A Wienermobile!
Jun 13, 2019Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, OTHER, TRUCKS
Is there anything more wholesome that rolls down the Interstates of America quite like the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile? These rolling hot dogs travel the country with college seniors, known as...
Mission Troll: The Car Bros Are Trying To Get Their Fierri To Monterey Car Week – Want To Help?
Jun 12, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, FUNNY STUFF, MISC, Videos
We have followed along with the hilarious exploits of the Car Bros since their channel became a thing a few years ago on YouTube. They have gone to some of the biggest automotive events in the...
Buick Nailhead Redline Rebuild Update: New Donor Engine, Same Piston Hammering Results – Video
Jun 12, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift 1320, ENGINE, ENGINES, Tech Stories, Videos
We LOVE the Hagerty Redline Rebuild videos and we especially love the fact that they do not shy away form showing all the details that surround the seemingly magical engine teardown and reassembly...
RacingJunk: This Dual Quad Intake And Carb Setup For A 1967 428 Shelby Mustang Has Never Been Out Of The Box!
Jun 12, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, Racing Junk Find
There are not many cars cooler in our book than the late 1960s Shelby GT500 Mustangs. Those things are big block equipped, hot rodded, and they had big swinging’ status on the streets back in...
