Get Your Kicks: The Kingman Rt. 66 Street Drags Are Now Open For Entry!
Aug 20, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
If you are unfamiliar with Kingman, Arizona, here’s what you need to know: It’s the first town you get to in Arizona after you leave Las Vegas and head south, it’s got a huge...
Get The Biggest Hammer: Cletus’s Aussie Burnout Camaro Is Getting Big-Boy Grunt!
Aug 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
We have to admire the audacity of Cleetus. Taking a third-gen Camaro and preparing it to be an Aussie burnout car takes some serious clanking bits, but to pull off the feat and hopefully do America...
The Straight-Eight Challenge: It’s Buick Vs. Packard…Which Engine Will Live First!
Aug 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartENGINES, Videos
What do you do when you have two cars from the 1950s that haven’t really moved since about 1970, that have an engine that seems to date back to the Thirties at your disposal? Why not divvy up...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Please Pull Into A Parking Space And Eat Inside!
Aug 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
This week at BangShift Mid-West, we have been celebrating all things related to the red paper wasp. No, wait…scratch that. We’ve been battling those angry little monsters while trying to...
In 1965 Ford Thought They Had A Better Idea Than The Steering Wheel – They Didn’t (Poorly Edited Video!)
Aug 19, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift News
Ford had a missile engineer design them a modern replacement for the steering wheel in 1965. As it turns out, we’re still using those pesky wheels but the “Wrist Twist” idea that he...
Just Nosing In: It’s Time For Another Shop Tour At Jay Leno’s Place
Aug 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartVideos
Every now and then Jay Leno puts out a vlog on what’s going on inside of his garage, and if nothing else, it is never just boring stuff. Leno might have the money to do whatever he wants,...
Project Raven Imperial: Ditching Some Sketchy Junk With Help From Lokar! New Throttle Cable And Kickdown Cable!
Aug 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift Projects, ENGINE, Project Cars, Raven Imperial, Tech Stories
In the last update, we got Raven, the 1983 Imperial that is doubling as my penance for something I did in a past life, up and running after the 367ci small-block Mopar ate a camshaft keyway. Happily,...
Finnegan’s Death Metal Charger Finally Hits The Streets. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?!
Aug 18, 2019Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, Apex Project Cars, Apex Spotlight, Project Cars
After a heap of work and realizations, Finnegan has finally got the Death Metal Charger on the road and driving. It is a miracle in many ways, considering the battles they faced just to get it...
Corner Horse: Ride Along With This Ford Pinto In An IMSA RS/SCCA 2.5L Challenge Race!
Aug 18, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Ford Pintos always seemed to get the bum rap. Ford’s entry into the subcompact market was met with fanfare initially, was the subject of a recall, then a very messy P.R. nightmare and lots of...
Even More LIVE Big Money Bracket Racing! $50,000 Is On The Line! It’s Like Brackets On Brackets On Brackets Up In Here!
Aug 18, 2019Chad Reynolds1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Videos
With just 300 entries allowed, the SFG 300 is going to be hotly contested for the 3rd race of the series at Piedmont Dragway. With a guaranteed Winner’s Purse of $50,000 yesterday, and $20,000...
LIVE $20,000 To Win Bracket Racing From The Numidia 150 In Pennsylvania! LIVE
Aug 18, 2019Chad Reynolds1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
Want to watch some great LIVE big money bracket racing this weekend? Well you are in luck because we have two of them to share with you right here at BANGshift.com, and the first one is the 2nd...
Rough Start: 1968 Chevrolet Corvair – The Last Of An Ambitious Experiment
Aug 18, 2019Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
Another day, another cheap car hunt and today, I’m raising the limit for the Rough Start search in a one-time rational decision. Here’s the thing…as buddy Luke Finley pointed out in...
Stepping Up: NASCAR Will Move To 18-Inch Wheel And Tire Packages By 2021
Aug 18, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
We joke about the many reasons why NASCAR racing machines don’t have the same character as race cars from the 1980s and older did. They are silhouette racers, template cars at best. For a long...
