Freaky Good: This 1960s GM Safety Film Called Unrestrained Flying Objects Is All About Seatbelt Safety
Jun 11, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, FUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
Now this is weirdly entertaining. You are about to watch a film called “Unrestrained Flying Objects” and it is a GM safety piece that is designed to educate people on the benefits of...
Oh No COPO: Jesse Alexandra’s Wild Ride After The Finish Line In Topeka Was Scary To Watch
Jun 11, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CRASH & BURN, RACING & ACTION, Videos
If there is one thing that I tell aspiring announcers looking for advice it’s, “look out the window”. Seriously, the most basic advice you can give. Some guys gets all transfixed on...
Watch Jeremy Ray’s Terrifying Pro Mod Crash From The NHRA Heartland Nationals In Topeka
Jun 11, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Jeremy Ray is one of the good guys on the NHRA Mello Yello drag racing series tour. Competing in the E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod series, he runs a lean operation, racing with his wife, mom, and dad. He...
Necropsy: Street Machine Reviews The Death Of The “Turbo Taxi” Falcon’s Barra Six!
Jun 11, 2019Bryan McTaggartENGINES, Videos
Every auto media outlet has their beloved project car, at least one. Roadkill has the General Mayhem Charger. Popular Hot Rodding had the Project X 1957 Chevrolet. Mopar Action has the “Green...
Figure It Out: This 1969 Beaumont Is The Special Way To Speak A-body!
Jun 11, 2019Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, CHEVY, eBay Find
My trip into the eastern side of Canada didn’t radically open my eyes to the country north of the United States. Neither did my forays into British Columbia years ago when I used to visit...
Classic YouTube: Bobby Allison’s Win At Darlington In An AMC Matador
Jun 11, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
It’s easy to picture American Motors fighting it out in Trans Am racing back in the 1970s. Mark Donohue did wonders promoting the brand and the red-white-and-blue Javelins and AMXs. But AMC...
Rough Start: The Wagon Queen Family Truckster, Now In Hit-The-Bricks Red!
Jun 11, 2019Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, FORD
It’s still a surprise that the Wagon Queen Family Truckster, that slice of early 1980s automotive hell that came to fame in the film National Lampoon’s Vacation has developed the cult...
BangShift Tune-Up: “Nitro Sexy” by Granny 4 Barrel (2019)
Jun 11, 2019Bryan McTaggartBS Daily Tune Up
Consider this more of a true test drive, because this song is about as new as it gets. In the world of new music, most automotive references can be found in rap music as a hat tip to luxury brands or...
Video: Forget Everything Else, We Need To Go To A Rally Legends Event, Like NOW
Jun 10, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
There’s a load of stuff that we want to do in the world of cars and motorsports like RIGHT NOW but after seeing this video, getting our asses to a Rally Legends event is what we want to do...
Video: The Scarab Was America’s First F1 Effort – A Glorious Failure Then But A Vintage Winner Now!
Jun 10, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
America has had an interesting past when it comes to success on the international racing stage. Back in 1921 the biggest and arguably first international win for an American car came when Jimmy...
Little Giants: Here’s A Video Looking At 10 Of The Smallest V8 Engines Installed In Cars
Jun 10, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
We have been, will be, and won’t ever apologize about being V8 centric around here. We love all kinds of engines here at BangShift but there will never be anything that’ll supplant the V8...
Beech Ridge Spectator Drags: Semi-Civilized Lap Racing For The Delinquents Of Maine!
Jun 10, 2019Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
We return to Beech Ridge in Maine for their take on the Spectator Drags scene. If you are unfamiliar with how this system works, it’s a lap of a short asphalt oval with two cars racing in an...
Vintage Promotional Video Win: Watch Ford’s Big Red Turbine Big Rig In Action
Jun 10, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Spotlight, XL Videos
Over the years we have posted lots about Chrysler’s turbine program and talked about how it was the most robust automotive turbine program that any of the OEM companies had embarked on. While I...
Video From The 1976 Hulman Classic Captures Some Of The Coolest Old Sprint Car Action
Jun 10, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
By the time this film was made in 1976, the Tony Hulman classic had become one of the most prestigious and profitable sprint car races in the world. Started in the early 1970 and held every year in...
