BangShift Daily Tune Up: Boss Barracuda – The Surfaris – (1966?)
Jun 06, 2019Brian LohnesBS Daily Tune Up
With tunes proclaiming the superiority of SS396 Chevelles, Little Cobras, GTOs, and Mustangs, it is about time we heard from someone standing up for the Chrysler set. We dug up this gem from the...
Watch John Force Lose His 4th Final Round Appearance At The 1983 NHRA World Finals In Heartbreaking Fashion
Jun 06, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
John Force has more funny car wins than anyone in history and has garnered more accolades for his funny car career than are humanly possible to tabulate. That’s a long way from the 1970s and...
Wasn’t Expecting That: Check Out This 3.6L Pentastar-Powered Dart Swinger!
Jun 06, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Project Cars, BangShift APEX, MOPAR, Project Cars
Chrysler’s A-body lineup has a lot going for it: they’re still very affordable for builds, they’re relatively light, the aftermarket makes parts for them and plenty of models have...
Watch The Two Most Famous Caesar’s Palace Fountain Jump Fails Ever – Evel and Gary Wells
Jun 06, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
So we’re getting ready for the 2019 NHRA Menard’s Heartland Nationals in Topeka, Kansas and got to thinking about Evel Knievel. See, the Evel Knievel museum is in Topeka right down the...
“Regular Car” Nothing: Take A Walk Around The LARC-LX That Is Parked Behind The Lane Automotive Museum!
Jun 06, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, HISTORIC, Videos, XL Videos
In person, the LARC-LX is a monster. In footage, it’s a monster. The scale at which the amphibious mobile barge appears isn’t hampered by anything…it’s huge with whatever...
This Film From The 1947 National Air Races Is Astonishing – People, Airplanes, Wrecks, More
Jun 05, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This is one of the most awesome gearhead films we have laid eyes on in some time. Made by Kendall Oil, it is a fascinating account of the 1947 National Air Races held in Cleveland, Ohio. What’s...
Ride Along In A Period Perfect Road Racing Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt
Jun 05, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
I’d rank the Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt near the top of the coolest cars of the 1960s. These things opened the floodgates for factory drag racing specials (we know they existed before but the...
Brute Strength Meets Big Speed: Watch Mega Trucks And Mud Bog Rigs Run A Sprint Course While Dragging A Massive Tire – Big Blocks Screaming!
Jun 05, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
The rise of what we now call “Mega Trucks” has been pretty interesting. These things began as cobbled together rigs that were stiffer than a school bus and about as interesting to watch....
Watch The Final “Quality Control” Work Being Done On An East German Trabant – Worker Kicks, Punches, and Hammers Car!
Jun 05, 2019Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, Videos
The Trabant is an awful little car that normally heads anyone’s list of the worst cars ever built. The little East German wonder was produced for more than 30 years with virtually no upgrades,...
Watch This Awesome Straight Piped, 12V-71 Detroit Diesel Powered John Deere 5012 Have Fun Hooked To The Pulling Sled
Jun 05, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Now this is our kind of hot rod! Shoving a huge 12V-71 Detroit Diesel engine in the front of an old Johen Deere tractor for the purposes of tractor pulling is logic that we’ll get behind all...
Ride In The Rip Roaring Hill Climb Monster Of Kevin Mackrell – AWD, V8, 800hp, Datsun 260!
Jun 05, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
In this video we take you to the country of Australia and more specifically the Mt. Alma Mile Hillclimb, an event that has been going on for about 10 years. Like many hillclimbs, this is a short...
No Margin For Error Is An Awesome Film From The 1957 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Jun 05, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
Since 1916 racer have been sprinting up Pikes Peak in one of the longest running and hardest core races in the world. The scene at Pikes Peak has evolved over the years and now the course is...
Have Interest In The Slant Six? Here’s Solid, In-Depth Information On The Leaning Tower Of Power!
Jun 05, 2019Bryan McTaggartENGINES, Videos
Until 1987, the Slant Six was Chrysler’s go-to workhorse. The 318 made for a nice V8. The 360 provided grunt. Anything else provided thrills and smiles. But the Slant Six, be it the 170 cubic...
Crazy Close Call Video: Fluid On A Tire Causes A Near Disaster At Santa Pod – Wow!
Jun 05, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
If there is one nightmare no racer wants to face it is any sort of fluid leaking on to a drag slick when a car is launching or heading down the race track. With typically locked rear axles one tire...
