BangShift Daily Tune Up: The Star Spangled Banner – The Boston Crowd Takes This One Over
Jul 04, 2019Brian LohnesBS Daily Tune Up
With today being Independence Day we thought it only right to feature the most important song in our nation’s history, the Star Spangled Banner. Our national anthem gets performed thousands of...
Amazing Video: Watch A Tiny V6 Engine Made Of Paper Run With Compressed Air
Jul 04, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
We have showed you lots of videos featuring miniature engines over the years here at BangShift but this one may take the cake. Why? Mainly because it is made of paper. I guess paper AND a small...
4th of July Safety: Having A Magnesium VW Engine Block Fire Tonight? Please Don’t Chuck Water On It (Video)
Jul 04, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Across America today and this evening people will be burning stuff and blowing stuff up for fun. Whether it is a beach bonfire or a brace of blasting ballistic bombs in your back yard, Independence...
Drag Video: Check Out This Early 1980s Funny Car Match Race Footage From New England Dragway
Jul 04, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
This weekend the NHRA Mello Yello drag racing series rolls into Epping, New Hampshire and will compete on the historic grounds of New England Dragway. The track is celebrating its 53nd anniversary...
2019 Hot Rod Power Tour Images: More Shots From The Road, From The Venues, and The Fun!
Jul 03, 2019Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re back with more Mike Brooks shot 2019 Hot Rod Power Tour photos. These images are awesome because Mike’s a Power Tour veteran at this point and knows...
A Culture of Competition, Innovation, and Winning: Steve Matusek Talks About Aeromotive’s Success
Jul 03, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Sponsor News, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift XL, Sponsor News, XL Sponsor News
There are certain people in any industry that are easy to look up to. They are successful in their business, they are successful outside of it, and they take the time to lend a hand, an ear, or...
Retro Review: This Look Back At The 1991 Mitsubishi Diamante Will Refresh Your Memory On A Segment Busting Car
Jul 03, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, FUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
The Germans never knew what hit them. The 1990s brought on an absolutely avalanche of Japanese sedans that were designed from top to bottom to compete with every luxury, near luxury, and non-luxury...
Clay Millican and Austin Prock Spill Their Guts On The Newest NHRA Insider Podcast – Listen Here
Jul 03, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
The NHRA returns to my home track of New England Dragway this weekend for the 2019 NHRA New England Nationals and that’s why I decided to have Austin Prock, a top fuel rookie who has never...
What Old Car Would You Most Like To Outfit With All Of Today’s Technology?
Jul 03, 2019Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??
We featured a Hoonigan video today of a 1971 Trans Am that has a roots blown LS under the hood connected to a Nissan GTR front and rear suspension. It’s the best of GM and the best of Nissan,...
In Memoriam: Lido A. “Lee” Iacocca – One Of The Titans
Jul 03, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
A thought: Lee Iacocca’s first work in the automotive field happened in 1946 when he was hired on at Ford Motor Company to work in their engineering department. Seventy-three years from that...
DIY Tailgate Storage: This Is A Cool Way To Get More Room For Your Stuff, And It’s Cheap!
Jul 03, 2019Chad ReynoldsHack of the Week, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
I’ve built stereo subwoofer enclosures into tailgates before, and have built a few storage tailgates for work and maintenance trucks, but this simple and fun project is a cool way to get some...
Finnegan And David Get The Nova Back Up And Running. Or Do They? And Why Doesn’t It Have Doors?
Jul 03, 2019Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
Mike Finnegan and David Newbern both made it through Drag Week 2018 but not without hurting a lot of stuff. In fact, David’s 1971 Nova finished the week with a different engine than it started...
This Extended Cab OBS Truck Is Throwback Perfect And We’d Drive It Daily!
Jul 03, 2019Chad ReynoldsXL Online Find, XL Spotlight
OBS, Old Body Style, GM Trucks are the hottest of the hot right now and since I lived through the 1990’s when these things were also the hottest of the hot, I tend to like the ones that look...
Supercharged All-Wheel Drive 1971 Trans Am? Yes, It’s That Bad Ass!
Jul 03, 2019Chad ReynoldsApex Spotlight, Apex Video
This car makes me happy, mostly because a couple of us have been talking about doing this with a 2nd Gen Camaro for a long time. I wouldn’t do it exactly this way, but I certainly can’t...
