Old Man Out: This 1961 Buick Skylark Sent Supercars Packing At TX2K19!
Mar 27, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
TX2K is a race you go to if you want to see some exceptionally wicked machines. GTRs, Vipers, Corvettes, built Mustangs, and whatever rowdy machines show up that have what it takes will hit the strip...
Axle Necropsy: How Badly Did Finnegan Kill The Ramp Truck’s Dana 70?
Mar 27, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, TECH, Videos, XL Drivetrain Tech, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Finnegan’s original car hauler, the Roadkill Ramp Truck, has been enjoying a pretty solid build. It’s gotten a full Cummins swap that’s nicely wicked up via a compound turbocharging...
You Might Not Need A Thousand Ways To Die…Just This Turbo V8 Garden Tractor!
Mar 27, 2019Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
I first encountered a garden tractor when I was eight. Up until that point, everybody had the typical gas-powered push mower, except for the one time my dad borrowed a fancy powered push...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Engine Would You Use For A Light Airplane?
Mar 27, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
Powered human flight doesn’t require a monster turbofan jet engine and an aircraft the size of a small Midwestern town. Twelve horsepower was all the Wright Brothers needed in order to get the...
Pocket Rocket: This Unassuming Ford Fiesta ST Is A Giant-Killer!
Mar 27, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD
A couple of years ago, I made an argument that pretty much anything that had a chromed bumper could no longer be considered a sleeper. Nobody is going to believe that a 1970 Nova that is at the strip...
Save The Race Track: Onondaga Dragway In Michigan Battles For Its Life – Here’s How To Help
Mar 26, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
Michigan’s Onondaga Dragway, which was reopened after years of wrangling and has been providing a place for hot rodders to gather and have fun is under assault, legally, again. The track is...
3Dog Garage Tour Gallery: A Look A The Second Floor Of America’s Most Jaw Dropping Collection
Mar 26, 2019Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Car Shows, Gallery, Museums
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) –Let’s continue our walking tour of the private collection of the 3DOG Garage. I had visited 3Dog in the past, but the collection recently has expanded to...
2019 NHRA Gatornationals Sportsman Action Photos: Beautiful Cars, Horrible Wreck
Mar 26, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by David Whealon) – As much as we have talked about the pressures and awesome performances of professional racers at the 2019 Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals, the fact that there were...
1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, Apex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift XL, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery, XL Event Coverage, XL Gallery
Car Show Photo Coverage: 2019 Summit Racing Equipment Piston Powered Expo – This Show Rules!
Mar 26, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, Apex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift XL, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery, XL Event Coverage, XL Gallery
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re back with more of the awesome and incomparable Piston Powered Expo in Cleveland. This show is open to everything and anything that is powered by a piston...
The Cash For Clunkers Story: How The Car Allowance Rebate System Was A Failure
Mar 26, 2019Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
I won’t hesitate to express my venom over the Car Allowance Rebate System. For the duration of the program, you had dealerships everywhere proudly proclaiming that what was a very capable...
Just Gone: M2K Motorsports’ Ford GT Runs 300.4 MPH At The Texas Mile
Mar 26, 2019Bryan McTaggartFORD, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
You want to know what a truly fast street car looks like? Meet your current goal: a 2006 Ford GT that is ran by M2K Motorsports. At the Texas Mile, the Gulf-colored GT trapped out the mile at 300.4...
The White Elephant: The 1949 Bristol Brabazon –
Mar 26, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, HISTORIC, Videos, XL Videos
Look at a Boeing 747 or an Airbus A380. Two aircraft that are very similar and very different at the same time. The Boeing is the elder frame, being a product of the late 1960s, yet proving to have...
