The Tokyo Trans Am: This Classic Celica Is Just Tool Cool
Dec 14, 2019Bryan McTaggartVideos
In person, this Celica is a dream machine. Yeah, I said it, dream machine. I actually appreciate Toyota Celicas, so long as they aren’t front-wheel-drive. The original first-gen machines were...
Fire Man: Here’s How You Keep A Steam Locomotive Hot And Happy!
Dec 14, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
The image of the steam locomotive in action is a romantic sight, isn’t it? Puffing and chugging along the tracks, the plume of steam puffing along, the hissing and chuffing of the engine as an...
Morning Symphony: The Wild Rides Of 2019 As Seen By Urban Hillbilly Videos!
Dec 14, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CRASH & BURN, Videos
Those of us who are willing to stand right next to the track barriers for the sake of bringing you great photos and awesome video coverage have a pretty unique bond. When things on the track go down,...
Makin’ The Clouds – In The Skidpad At Cleetus And Cars!
Dec 14, 2019Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
Alright…you’ve feasted on the turkey, you spent another few days noshing on the leftovers…which are finally gone, right?…and now we are looking at Christmas right in the...
The Challenger Revival, Part 7: Patching Up The Perforated Floor
Dec 14, 2019Bryan McTaggartMOPAR, Project Cars
Work continues on Dylan McCool’s 1973 Dodge Challenger project machine. While it’s been about a month since we’ve last heard from McCool’s garage, it’s also been the...
Money No Object: 1971 Plymouth GTX Hemi – The Most Expensive Hemi-Powered Car Sold New
Dec 14, 2019Bryan McTaggartMonday Shopper
When you are in the military, and you come to a point in the road where you know that from the next step forward until you return home, your life expectancy has more than halved, it leaves you with a...
Classic YouTube: Take A Look Back At The First Live Televised NASCAR Grand National Race In 1971!
Dec 13, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, Videos
For a racing series that had been operating since 1948, you would have thought that NASCAR racing of any sort would have been a television staple well before the 1980s. It was, but unlike sports like...
Wicked Little Sleeper: This 4G63-Swapped Eagle Summit Beats Up On A Nissan GT-R And A Viper
Dec 13, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Am I being a little bit evil in saying that the Eagle Summit wagon/van thing was a dumpy little car? Nope. From first sight, there was no way that the Mitsubishi Colt copy was anything but a tiny...
Build & Battle: Bringing A K20-Swapped Nissan and LS-Swapped Camaro To Life!
Dec 13, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
We’re digging the Hoonigan’s Build & Battle series simply because it’s team vs. team car building that is focused on the cars and not on the drama that goes on behind the...
On This Date: The Final Time Man Walked On The Moon In Apollo 17
Dec 13, 2019Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
Eerie to think about, isn’t it? You eliminate all of the breathable air, locking you into an air suit you hope to God doesn’t fail. You slide open the door that is protecting you from the...
Christmas Gift Idea: The Christine Cube! Play Doo-Wop Music And Freak Out Your Friends!
Dec 13, 2019Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
Hey there, BangShifter! Are you running out of ideas for gifts for those hard-to-shop for friends of yours? It’s easy for most other people…some good-smelling stuff for her, something...
Snow-Romp: The Power Wheels Camaro Gets Finished Up!
Dec 12, 2019Bryan McTaggartTECH, Videos
I’ve been personally waiting for this video since SEMA. When I talked with Ethan at the show, he was musing about how he needed to finish up some of the work on the Power Wheels Camaro build...
Leroy Meets The Windtunnel: How Aerodynamic Is Cleetus’ Race Car?
Dec 12, 2019Bryan McTaggartTECH, Videos
“Leroy the Savage” is a very appropriate name for Cleetus McFarland’s stripped C5 Corvette. We’ve seen this tube-framed wonder machine rip down the strip and it’s...
Old Farm Trucks Rule: Waking Up A Dentside Ford After Years!
Dec 12, 2019Bryan McTaggartENGINES, Videos
If you’ve driven anywhere between the Rocky Mountains and …oh, let’s say Ohio, where rust and rot become absolutely plague-like, you’ve probably seen the old truck sitting off...
