Rotary Kei Truck Project: Work Continues On The Suzuki Carry Build!
Feb 27, 2019Bryan McTaggartProject Cars, TECH, TRUCKS, Videos
If you’ve ever seen a kei truck in person, you are probably like me in one sense: you looked at it and wondered how fast it truly is. These tiny trucks are a staple in Japan where they fit...
High Stakes Bet: Loser Gets Their Mitsubishi Crushed!
Feb 27, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Why anybody would build a Mitsubishi Lancer (read: Mirage) is beyond us. It’s probably because in the States, the Mirage was a penalty box, the car you bought because you felt that you deserved...
Canadian Flavor: This 1966 Beaumont Sport Deluxe Droptop Is Cruise-Ready
Feb 27, 2019Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, CHEVY, eBay Find
Looking at a Beaumont is like looking at a car in the Grand Theft Auto series of games: overall you know the shape, but there are enough detail differences that you have to stand there for a minute...
Drag History: This Story Documenting The History Of Richmond Dragway Is Awesome
Feb 26, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
Drag racing is a sport that we know and love around here, especially its history as it pertains to tracks that have withstood the shifting stands of time and continue to operate today. Richmond...
Pretty Pantera: Is The OG 1970s Italian Super Car Still As Cool As It Once Was?
Feb 26, 2019Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, Racing Junk Find
There are things in life that are timeless. The little black dress, the sound of a solid lifter camshaft equipped V8 engine, the looks of a 1941 Willys. These are all things that long after...
Thrifty Luxury: The Home-Built 1959 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa On The Streets!
Feb 26, 2019Bryan McTaggartMISC, Videos
Make no mistake about it, there is no such thing as a “cheap Ferrari” that is worth owning. None. Not even a beat-up Mondial is going to be easy on your pocketbook, so suffice it to say...
Holley’s STS Turbo Brand Is Coming In Hot With Wastegates, Blow-Off Valves, and Intercoolers
Feb 26, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 New Drag Race Products, 1320 Sponsor News, Apex New Products, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, New Products, Sponsor News
Many people may have missed the memo that Holley acquired STS a little while back. As part of the Holley family of brands, STS opens Holley up to the boosted market moreso than they ever have been....
Rough Start: The Underrated Olds Quad 442 Is One To Check Out!
Feb 26, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find
From the first time I rode in some kid’s example back when I was attending Wasson High in Colorado Springs, I’ve had a shred of respect for the Oldsmobile Quad 442. I’m not going to...
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2019 Cincinnati Cavalcade of Customs Photo Bomb: Our Last Group Of Cool Images From The Event
Feb 26, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, Apex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We started off this coverage stating we didn’t keep the photos in order they were taken. This gallery has them from late morning to late at night. ...
Twin Engined Lada Testing: This Straight-Eight Freakshow Runs?!
Feb 26, 2019Bryan McTaggartENGINES, Videos
When Garage 54 slapped two Lada four-cylinders together to create a 2.7L straight-eight, everybody had suspicions…including the hosts themselves. Turning two engines into one isn’t a...
Garage Art: This Antique Steering Wheel Would Look Bitchin’ Hanging On The Wall
Feb 26, 2019Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
I’ve yet to go into a shop and not see some sort of decoration. I don’t care how Billy Bad-Ass someone is, if they have a shop and give a shred of a care about a car, there is something...
Video: Boost and Nitromethane For The See Through Engine! Hand-chanical Fuel Injection
Feb 26, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, ENGINES, FUNNY STUFF, Videos
We have been following the saga of the guy with the YouTube channel and the obsession with Briggs and Stratton engines for some time now. He first kind of burst onto our radar when he ran one of his...
Morning Symphony: The Rally Masters At Monza – Group A, Group B, and Group 4 On Track!
Feb 25, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Is it fair that we pay so much attention to the Group B era of rally racing? No, it’s not. Sure, Group B has the stories, the unhinged factor of both the cars and the races themselves, where...
Pinch Buggy: 1320Video Found The Stubbiest VW Beetle We’ve Ever Seen!
Feb 25, 2019Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
We’ve seen numerous shortened cars before. Just off of the top of my head, I can remember a shrunken Nova, a stubby Chrysler Fifth Avenue and a chopped early 1990s Chrysler minivan. In most...
