Family Vacation: The LS-Swapped Mitsubishi 3000GT And It’s Rocky Mountain Race Week Adventures!
Jul 21, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
How many of you have some kind of horror story about the long road trip you took when you were a kid? The one where the air conditioning in the Caravan crapped out, you were seconds away from...
Classic YouTube: The F-14 Tomcat In Action, Without What’s-His-Name…
Jul 21, 2019Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
I had the Nintendo game. I played Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” in my grandfather’s New Yorker many, many times over. Sure, the song was on the cassette that came with the...
Which Butt Is Best? Judge For Yourself And Tell Us Which Corvette Has The Best Rear!
Jul 20, 2019Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??
The most iconic cars in history all have distinctive design cues that define them. Jaguars are known for their cool grills, Camaros have those distinctive quarter panels and front ends, and the list...
Brute In A Suit: The Iso Grifo Was A Corvette For The Italian Set
Jul 20, 2019Bryan McTaggartVideos
It seems fitting to look at the Iso Grifo now that the world has the word “Corvette” on their lips. The basic premise of the Grifo works like many American-European hybrids: take a...
Copart Cadavers: This 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Was No Match For Iowa Floodwaters
Jul 20, 2019Bryan McTaggartMonday Shopper
Every time we dive into Copart.com, we brace ourselves for the worst. Sometimes there’s a gem that just needs a new fender or some paint, and all is happy. Sometimes, you look at the auction...
Angry Toddler: This Fiat 126 Is Packing A Small-Block Chevy Somewhere In That Body!
Jul 20, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, HISTORIC, Videos
“That’s not a car, it’s just a container to protect the engine from the weather.” First comment on this video…and they are not wrong in the slightest. If you don’t...
A Fox With Hips: This SCCA-Ready 1991 Ford Mustang Is Race Ready!
Jul 20, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, Racing Junk Find
The Ford Mustang’s star might have burned bright in drag racing, but the original pony car got it’s start in road-course racing. From the moment that Walter “Buhlie” Ford III...
Top Gun Maverick Is Coming Soon! Here’s The First Trailer For This Iconic Sequel
Jul 20, 2019Chad ReynoldsRACING & ACTION, Videos
When Top Gun came out in May of 1986 it received mixed reviews but quickly became an absolute blockbuster hit that has become as iconic as any American action film out there. With a budget of $15...
Yep, It’s Dead: Pulling Truck Engines That Have Just About Had It (And A Couple That Are Totally Done)
Jul 20, 2019Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, ENGINES, Videos
As amazing as it is to see an engine live up to it’s full potential, it’s nothing short of to-the-bone painful to see and hear one pack up and quit in spectacular fashion. The first...
More Photos From Optima’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car At Pike’s Peak International Raceway
Jul 20, 2019Chad ReynoldsAutocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries
(Photos by Cole Reynolds) I’ve been to Pike’s Peak International Raceway a couple of times and can tell you that it is one hell of a facility. Cole went for the recent Optima Ultimate Street Car...
Amen Brother! You Don’t Need 37 M’fers To Go To The Starting Line! Tim McAmis Rules All.
Jul 20, 2019Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
I often get sideways looks of disgust when I talk about how it annoys me that everyone nowadays needs someone to pull them into the staging beams at the dragstrip. If you are sitting within a couple...
2019 NHRA New England Nationals Photos: Scenes From The Pits On A Serene Sunday Morning
Jul 19, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, Gallery
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – I am an early riser by nature. I like to get to the track early, eat lunch early, basically that’s my life. Dave Nutting is the same way, so when he got to New...
Apex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
2019 Goodguys PPG Nationals Photo Coverage: Ohio’s Monster Show Is Unending Gearhead Heaven
Jul 19, 2019Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re back with more coverage of the 2019 Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus. For 22 years this has been a growing monster of an event and the this year’s...
