Videos: Hines, Anderson, Hight, and Billy Torrence Take Home Hardware From 2019 NHRA Sonoma Nationals
Jul 30, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
The second stop of the 2019 NHRA Western Swing brought the tour through some of the most beautiful scenery in the United States. Sonoma, California was the scene for the 2019 NHRA Sonoma Nationals...
Regular Car Reviews Meets The Tata Nano, And Realizes That Not Every Car Deserves Love
Jul 30, 2019Bryan McTaggartVideos
You want a car that all three of us mutually agree to hate? It’s the Tata Nano. Somehow in production for ten years, the little Indian two-cylinder wonderturd underscored everything wrong with...
Classic YouTube: Ford For 1976 – When The Blue Oval Reached Pinnacle Malaise
Jul 30, 2019Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
Every one of the Big Three touched on every last bastion of the Malaise era traits: at least one gigantic car that was huge beyond huge; a mid-size class car that was still a monster; poser...
The Race Or The Experience? 1320Video Found Out That At Santa Pod, It’s Both!
Jul 30, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We’re gearheads and car people first and foremost…if we didn’t have the automotive addiction that everyone who stops by BangShift shares, we wouldn’t be doing this job, now...
Morning Symphony: AA/GS At Byron Dragway – The Gasser Soundtrack!
Jul 30, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Old cars, big engines, drivers with big brass ones that clang like church bells when they walk…you’ve heard the stories, read the writings of people who have done a much better job than I...
Money No Object: 1958 DeSoto Fireflite – From Peak 1950s To Dead By 1961
Jul 30, 2019Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
It’s 1958. Chrysler’s Forward Look cars had a barnburner of a year in 1957…but that was before customers started adding the phrase “quality control” to their lexicon as...
Just Keep Wrenching: Watching Hoonigan’s Audi Come To Life Proves That Patience Is A Virtue
Jul 29, 2019Bryan McTaggartVideos
The last time anything was really mentioned about my project Imperial coupe, it wasn’t pretty. In fact, I was back on the fence about ripping out the engine, transmission, and bits I could...
Unhinged: The Beaten Horse Project Concept
Jul 29, 2019Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
The first time I saw the 1973 Mercury Comet GT, it was bright red with blacked-out trim. And that was the last time I saw it with any sort of red showing whatsoever. I’ve referenced this...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Don’t Do It, Chevrolet!
Jul 29, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
I’d write a paragraph here, but honestly I’ve spent two days giving myself heat exhaustion while giving the Raven Imperial the mechanical equivalent of CPR. The good news? It runs again,...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Plenty Of Room For Innuendo In The Back!
Jul 29, 2019Bryan McTaggartUPCG
This is your official warning…there be innuendo ahead. Not afraid? Read on. Not interested? Check out another story! Work doesn’t always suck. There’s the days where you and your...
The “WTF?!” Files: A Violent Mud-Bogging Camaro/HMMWV Hybrid
Jul 28, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
Chopped-up first-gen Camaro, check. LS swap, check. Mud tires on a Camaro trar that has the words “The Honky Donk” across the spoiler, check. Cue up the hate mail, today’s the day....
Unhinged: There Will Be No Motorcycles Racing The 2020 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Jul 28, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX, Unhinged
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has prestige, has international appeal, and above all else, has danger…racers blast up the side of Pikes Peak in Colorado, stopping at the summit....
Finnegan Shows Off The Death Metal Charger, Lights Stuff On Fire, And Wonders If His Stuff Will Blow Up Or Not
Jul 28, 2019Chad ReynoldsENGINES, FUNNY STUFF, TECH, Videos
I feel for Finnegan on this one, because I’ve broken a car and been too dejected to deal with it at the time, only to find out later that more stuff was broken when it is time to get it done at...
Speedhunters’ “Project Yankee” Dart Is Up On The Auction Block! Move Quick For This 3G Hemi-Powered A-body!
Jul 28, 2019Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
When I learned that this particular car was going to be at the 2016 SEMA show, I sought it out. I had been watching the build on Speedhunters, from the moment that Mike Garrett dragged the 1975 Dodge...
