Sing For Your S#%t Box: Improving Then Killing The Barra-Swapped Miata
Mar 06, 2020Bryan McTaggartENGINES, Videos
By all accounts, a Barra-swapped Mazda Miata running strong turbochargers should easily be more than enough for anybody to enjoy. Would you like a good, easy 300 horsepower at the wheels of the...
Antique Airbrushing: Watch As This 1920s Era Paint Sprayer Undergoes A Full Restoration!
Mar 06, 2020Bryan McTaggartTech Stories
Painting…now there’s something I should be doing more of. One of my first large-scale products involved painting an early 1980s Mercury Capri and over the years I’ve done occasional...
Holley Announced New Wheel Brand: HyperKenetic Wheels Give Modernized Classic Looks, Cutting Edge Performance
Mar 06, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 New Drag Race Products, 1320 Sponsor News, Apex New Products, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, New Products, Sponsor News
It is to everyday that we’re talking about a new brand of wheels hitting the market but that’s the story that Holley dropped this week with the introduction of HyperKenetic (HK) Wheels....
Field Day: Russian Tractor Racing, The Cure For Farm-Boy Boredom!
Mar 06, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
Remember field day in grade school? In my time, it meant that as soon as a warm-ish day that wouldn’t have rain was possible in the Spring, the teachers would prepare for a half-day of fun and...
In Memoriam: Rosalind P. Walter, The Original “Rosie The Riveter”
Mar 06, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
The iconic image of Rosie the Riveter, the working woman who was in the factories supporting the war effort of World War II while the men were off to the fight, has been an inspiration for women ever...
The New Crop Of McLarens Are In And There’s No Better Pound For Pound Performance Car On The Planet
Mar 06, 2020Brian LohnesApex Car Feature, Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
(Words by Tom Lohnes – Photos by the manufacturer) – Think back 10 years. You probably had no clue what a McLaren was. You probably remember their racecars and the iconic F1, but have...
The 2020 Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S Are German Strongmen Who Continue To Adapt To The Times
Mar 05, 2020Brian LohnesApex Car Feature, Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
(Words by Tom Lohnes – Photos by the Manufacturer) –The Porsche 911 Turbo is an icon of the 80’s. Its turbocharged flat six-cylinder was a very potent engine at the time of its...
A Master At Work: Watch Jim Kramer Race Bigfoot, Sled Pull Bigfoot, and Then Climb The Truck Like A Jungle Gym While It Moves!
Mar 05, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
This right here is what a rock star looks like. You are going to watch Jim Kramer attack a car crushing course, pull a sled, and the do something we have never seen anyone else do before. Kramer is...
The Warm One: This 1975 Pontiac Ventura SJ Sprint Was About As Good As It Got In 1975 – Neat Car, Strong Money
Mar 05, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, Craigslist Find, eBay Find
We often talk about the “performance” cars of the 1970s and kind of mock them for what they were. The thing is that some of them were actually pretty decent cars and while they were not...
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Hot Rod Hullabaloo Photo Coverage: The Muscle Car Era Hotness From The Show – The Machines We All Love!
Mar 05, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, Apex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The first muscle car era is next and that has become the most-plentiful group at most open events. The Hullabaloo had been more of a traditional meet...
Rough Start: 1978 Ford Fairmont Box Top – It’s Done, Just Buy The Damn Thing!
Mar 05, 2020Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
Five thousand dollars all-in doesn’t stretch as far as many of us would like it to. Things add up. Tires, for example, will take a humongous bite out of that budget if you have to throw down...
Cars Are What You Make Them: This Video About A Woman And The Toyota Previa Van She Loves Is Awesome
Mar 05, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, FUNNY STUFF, MISC, Videos
Niki Byrne is an up and coming screenwriter and director and someone who loves cars. In particular, she loves a 1991 Toyota Previa van that has been in her family since it was brand new. Now with...
BangShift Question Of The Day: When Did You Last Teach Yourself A New Driving Technique?
Mar 05, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
Nobody was home. Our nearest neighbor wasn’t home. Even my pain-in-the-ass tattletale of a brother wasn’t home yet. And the yard was pretty much loose turned dirt with a bit of moisture...
Awesome Video: Check Out This Video Featuring The Options Chevrolet Offered In The Early 1970s
Mar 05, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
From Posi-Traction to Four Season air conditioning, to the Comfortron climate control, the names and offerings of Chevrolet options in the early 1970s were wide-ranging and well named. This video is...
