Morning Symphony: Good Chevy Gone Bad – This Turbo Caprice Sends Everyone Home!
Sep 20, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Happiness is a Chevrolet Caprice that comes out swinging with genuine menace. The boxy shape, the authoritative face, the mannerisms of a monster street racer all work for us. Think of it as the car...
Money No Object: 1976 International Scout Rallye – The Ultimate Shorty Pickup
Sep 20, 2019Bryan McTaggartMonday Shopper
I’m a longbed dually kind of truck guy. And, according to most people, that’s wrong. I should be looking at shortbed trucks because they “look right” or are more sporting. I...
Rough Start: 1995 Ford Mustang GTS – All Killer, No Filler
Sep 20, 2019Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
Most Fox-body freaks revere the Mustang LX notchback. It was the bare-bones special that everybody claimed that they wanted: crank windows, basic stereo, 5.0L V8, manual transmission option. All of...
BangShift Power Laggin’ Project Truck Update: Fixing More Hackery And Making Some Improvements!
Sep 19, 2019Tony SestitoBangShift News, BangShift XL, MOPAR, Project Cars, TRUCKS, XL Project Trucks
Welcome back to our coverage of Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside attraction to...
Life At Full Speed, An Exhibit On Jessi Combs, Will Be At The Petersen Museum Next Week!
Sep 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Losing Jessi Combs was a heartbreaker to the entire automotive community. She brought life and light everywhere she went. She was an inspiration to many, including young women and girls who looked up...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Big Power In Big Bodies – How Would You Do It?
Sep 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
Recently, I got a note from reader Andy30thZ in my inbox, directing my attention to a video that simply said, “1,100 horsepower big block into a ’72 Mercury Marquis”. The only ways...
Cool History: A Look Back At GM’s Fremont Assembly Plant In Vintage Photos
Sep 19, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift News
GM’s Fremont Assembly Plant has cranked out millions and millions of cars over the years since it was built and started working in the 1960s. We’re talking lots of A-body stuff, trucks,...
Watch The Gnarly Brazil Based Opala Metal Run 7.30/195mph – Turbo Inliner and a Stick!
Sep 19, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
This is by far NOT the first time that a car known as Opala Metal has appeared on the pages of BangShift. It is however the quickest elapsed time we have ever shown and according to the video it is a...
Are You A Plumber Named Mario? BFGoodrich Wants To Help You Get A Free Set Of Tires!
Sep 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
September 20th, 2019 is National Tradesman Day, and BFGoodrich is throwing a contest in celebration. The rules are actually quite simple: are you an employed plumber named Mario? Then you can enter a...
Rough Start: Snow Eagle – This 1985 AMC Eagle Is The Nicest You’ll Find For The Money!
Sep 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
It’s gotten to the point that I can tell you what color an AMC Eagle will be before I see it. Unless it’s been touched by Rutledge Wood, at which point it’s silver, black trim with...
Ride Along For Some Hot Laps Of Mont Tremblant In A Killer Little Shelby GT350 Mustang
Sep 19, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
The Mont Tremblant road racing circuit in Canada has been a staple in the world of bendy road competition for decades. It was the scene of perhaps the worst Trans Am crash in history back in the late...
Gravity Always Wins: Motocross Plinko At The Andler Hillclimb!
Sep 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
Over the years, we’ve shown you videos of both rockbouncers and Formula Offroad racers doing their thing. We’ll happily admit that both disciplines are about as mental as it...
Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2019 Photos: A Wet But Fun Monday In Virginia Started The Week
Sep 18, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
(Photos by David Whealon) – Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2019 got off on an interesting foot at Virginia Motorsports Park last Monday. Mother Nature decided to make the first day a test wills,...
Gas Leak: What Happens If A Leaking LPG Tank Blows Up In Your Car?
Sep 18, 2019Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
In 2004, I tried to buy an propane-powered Dodge Diplomat. The price was right, the car was complete, and the seller claimed that I was able to pick the car up when I returned from Iraq. Care to...
