Rough Start: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice – Something Seems A Touch Off
Feb 12, 2020Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
We kick GM quite often for missing the mark or some vehicles, or their habit of getting a product right just to summarily execute the model when things are finally going good. From the last Pontiac...
Classic YouTube: Merton Grundy And His Sweet Ford Van
Feb 12, 2020Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, Videos
The 1970s were bad, if you were into honest-to-God performance, muscular car designs, or hated the opera, where it seemed that everybody was going to wind up at if they had class and high social...
American Powertrain and Yukon Gear & Axle Are Here To Cover Your Rear!
Feb 12, 2020Bryan McTaggartSponsor News
So you built the engine that’s going to earn you HOA complaints, excessive display of acceleration tickets, and miles upon miles of smiles every time you crack the taps open. You’ve got...
NHRA Top Fuel Champion Torrence To Return At Phoenix: Team Releases Statement Explaining Pomona Absence, Return To Series
Feb 11, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
There were many questions surrounding the decision made by the Torrence family to park their Capco Racing team for the NHRA season opening Winternationals in Pomona, California that lead to rampant...
Odd Rod: This 1973 VW Thing Has A 300hp Corvair Flat Six, and Modern Touches To Make It Fun and Functional
Feb 11, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, eBay Find, XL Online Find
The VW thing has its roots in the military as many people know. The Thing was sold under different names in different countries and was basically a beefed up, lifted up, and strengthened version of...
Turbo (Not So) Twins: These Late 1980s Odd-Ball GM Imports, The Chevy Sprint Turbo and Spectrum Turbo Are Weirdly Fun
Feb 11, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, FUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
Who knew that in 1987 Chevrolet was selling not one but two different turbocharged cars?! Long forgotten by most (us included) is the fact that Chevrolet was importing an Isuzu sedan with a...
2020 NHRA Lucas Oil Winternationals Photo Coverage: Images From The Pits In Pomona!
Feb 11, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Wes Allison) – The true magic of drag racing, for many fans, does not come on the track but rather in the pits where the service work and thrashing is done on the cars. Since the...
Watch Dan Horan Jr’s High Speed Trip Into The Catch Net At The 2020 NHRA Winternationals – 262mph And No Parachute!
Feb 11, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, CRASH & BURN, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
There are certain things that one just kind of intrinsically knows about drag racing. The cars are loud, the cars are fast, and Pomona is short. It has been short for a very long time and...
Money No Object: 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 Hemi – The Art Of Subtlety
Feb 11, 2020Bryan McTaggartMonday Shopper
In the 54 years since the Street Hemi was unleashed onto an unsuspecting public, just associating the name with a car conjures up images: a row of neon rainbow-colored wings over the trunklids of...
Classic YouTube: An Early Commercial For The Jeep Wagoneer!
Feb 11, 2020Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
Take note, folks: It’s not a crossover, or a sport-utility vehicle, or a lifestyle vehicle, or an off-roader. It’s a station wagon. Yes, the 1962 Jeep Wagoneer was more truck than...
Pebble Beach For Penguins: GP Ice Race Fun At Zell Am See
Feb 11, 2020Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
Snow. Ice. Two things that require something of great interest to me to be present before I layer up and head outside. I’m not a fan of the colder weather, and I’m seriously not a fan of...
Project Bottle Rocket: Uncle Tony’s Four-Gear Coronet Is Out Of Hibernation!
Feb 11, 2020Bryan McTaggartProject Cars
Over the winter months, I’ve popped down into Tennessee to join Tony DeFeo on his Sunday night Facebook Live Q&A sessions. Oddly enough, for someone who loves to highlight himself as a...
Pushing Boundaries – Speed Records And Attempts Through Time
Feb 11, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift 1320
This video is awesome for a couple of reasons. The first being all of the wonderful and historic newsreel footage that is is comprised of and the second being the variety of vehicles, speeds, and...
