NHRA’s AAA Fall Nationals Friday Qualifying Results With Video Are Right Here!
Oct 19, 2019Chad Reynolds1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
The NHRA AAA Fall Nationals are in the Lonestar State this weekend at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis. The world’s first All Concrete Dragstrip, has had a lot of record runs over the years and...
This 1977 Chevrolet Vega GT Is Clean And Cool As Is, But Imagine If You…
Oct 19, 2019Chad ReynoldsCraigslist Find
Vegas are cool. When Chevrolet came out with them and the Monza, along with several other little GM variants, it didn’t take long for folks to realize that the little packages made for awesome...
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Is LIVE Right Here! Dragsters, Funny Cars, and Door Cars Oh My!
Oct 19, 2019Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing is the sportsman division and is full of awesome racing. We’re talking Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars, Competition Eliminator, Stock, Super Stock, Super Comp, Super...
RWD Converted, 11-Second 1993 Ford Escort: So Much Win In One Unexpected Package
Oct 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartCar Features, FORD
When we first showed off Jordan Newbury’s 1993 Ford Escort, we didn’t have much to go on, except a low-grade YouTube video showing the car burning the back tires off with a soundtrack...
Classic YouTube: The 1985 Oldsmobile FE3-X Project Cars – The Road That Should Have Been Taken
Oct 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
Pontiac wasn’t the only GM brand that had struggled with a performance versus luxury brand identity. Oldsmobile was just as bad, if not somehow worse. Case in point: in the 1960s, Oldsmobile...
Morning Symphony: Top Fuel Drag Boats – Shattering The Calm Of Just About Anywhere They Race!
Oct 19, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
You know what I think of when I picture a boat? A small little john-boat in the middle of a calm lake on a day where I don’t have to answer to anyone, at any time. I told people I was...
Tech Video: How To Swap An LS Engine Cam – Every Step From Start To Finish – Big Power For Not A Ton Of Work
Oct 18, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Sponsor News, 1320 Tech Story, BangShift 1320
The reason that the LS engine is so dominant in the world of hot rodding today is the same reason that the flathead V8 was dominant in its day, and the traditional small block was dominant in its...
A Perfect Fit: Uncle Tony Checks Out The Straight-Axle Mafia At The NDRL Fall Classic!
Oct 18, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
There was no surprise whatsoever seeing Uncle Tony and Kathy at the NDRL Fall Classic. It felt like their kind of scene…laid back, older iron, lots of home-brewed items. It seemed to be a fine...
New Light Formula: This V6-swapped Trans Am Packs A Downsized Punch!
Oct 18, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, Racing Junk Find
Like any other pony car, most of the buying public who had interest in the third-generation Pontiac Firebird ticked the box with the V8 option and went about their way. Anyone who bought a V6 model...
Forcing The Hand: SEMA Files A Lawsuit Against NHTSA Over The Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturer’s Act!
Oct 18, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Last year they threatened action, and this year they’ve pulled the trigger. According to Hemmings Motor News, SEMA has filed a lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California...
Honey, I Bought A Convertible: You Need This AM General 5-Ton In Your Life!
Oct 18, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Whenever that music plays that cues the flashback to my military career, it usually winds up with me bitching about HMMWVs, waxing poetic about Kiowa Warriors, or fawning over LMTVs. But there was...
Big-Block Barina: The Little Australian Crapcan That Can Gets Dyno-Checked And Beat On!
Oct 18, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
122 horsepower in most cars at the wheels isn’t something to dance a jig about. Ok, it’s not. We wouldn’t be bragging on that number to anybody for anything sized larger than a...
Hemi Heaven: There’s A Virtually Complete (disassembled) 1964 Chrysler Race Hemi For Sale on eBay
Oct 17, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, eBay Find
All Hemi engines are not created equal. While we respect the early Gen I hemi, love the mighty 426 beast that reigned supreme from 1966-1971, and certainly have some good feelings for the Gen III...
