Speedy Delivery: A Jeep DJ-5 That’s Been Hybridized With A Grand Cherokee
Mar 05, 2020Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
One of the happiest memories I have is being a little kid, running outside to greet the mailman. At the time, I was living with m grandparents, who were getting on in years and were finally starting...
Awesome LSR Video: Don Vesco 1975 Quest For 300mph With Ken Squier and Dave Despain – So Cool!
Mar 05, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We love old land speed racing videos because they are normally really good. This 1975 profile of Don Vesco and his Silver Bird streamlined motorcycle is even better than that because both Ken Squier...
Video: Can You JB Weld A Briggs and Stratton Connecting Rod Back Together Again And Run It Successfully?
Mar 05, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News
Thanks to Matt Cramer we have a definitive answer to one of life’s great questions. Can someone actually use the miracle product known as JB Weld to stick a connecting rod back together? In...
Hot Rod Hullabaloo Photo Coverage: A Collection Of Images Concentrating (Mainly) Of The Iron Of The 1950s!
Mar 04, 2020Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
(Photos and words by Doug Gregory) – This group is dominated by 50s stuff and of that the Tri-5s are the most-plentiful, but it’s not limited to that era. With a few exceptions this stuff...
2020 Lone Star Throwdown: The Grand Finale Of Our Truckin’ Awesome Photo Coverage Here!
Mar 04, 2020Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’ve covered a show or two here at BangShift, thousands actually and when we see images like we have seen from the lens of Mike Brooks all this week and last...
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American Powertrain Introduces New GM to TREMEC® Magnum Bellhousings
Mar 04, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 New Drag Race Products, 1320 Sponsor News, Apex New Products, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift XL, New Products, Sponsor News, XL New Truck Products, XL Sponsor News
We love the companies in the aftermarket that create solutions to problems and make the lives of hot rodders easier. American Powertrain is one of those companies and their products prove it. The...
Mongoose, Panther And More: A Look At DeTomaso’s History From A Specialist
Mar 04, 2020Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
The DeTomaso Pantera is the most well-known example of the brand. How can you not appreciate a Pantera? Ford V8 mounted in the back to a ZF five-speed , the wedge-look that Italy was cranking out at...
Cop Motors, Cop Tires: This Australian Bluesmobile Tribute Gets Down!
Mar 04, 2020Bryan McTaggartMOPAR, Videos
Let’s not get into a discussion about the difference between a 1974 Dodge Monaco and a later 1970s Chrysler Valiant. The Valiant platform is the basis of the bones that make up an Australian...
NHRA Insider Podcast: The Gator Hunters! Coughlin, Matusek, and Alky Funny Car Champ Talk Shop!
Mar 04, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This week’s edition of the NHRA Insider was fun to make! Having a chat with the likes of Jeg Coughlin, Steve Matusek, and alky funny car dominator Sean Bellemeur is always a good time,...
The “WTF?!” Files: Racing Combines Up The Côte de Holtz Hillclimb in Luxembourg
Mar 04, 2020Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Ten years have passed since this this running of the Côte de Holtz hillclimb was filmed. Ten years ago, some dude with a radically-overbuilt Claas combine that he willfully named the “Green...
Watch The 1990 NHRA Gatornationals Right Here: Darryl Gwynn’s Final NHRA National Event Win – Delco’s Only!
Mar 04, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
The 1990 NHRA Gatornationals were an interesting race for reasons no one really knew at the time it was happening. The neat thing about looking back at these old races is that we have a 30 year...
Almost To Pretty To Run: This Guy Built His Own Billet Holden 202 Six Cylinder!
Mar 04, 2020Bryan McTaggartENGINES, Videos
One car that has an infamous history in my past wasn’t my car…it was my mother’s. I first saw the 1975 Oldsmobile Omega two-door in 1991…everything from the windshield forward...
Chew ‘Em Up and Spit ‘Em Out: The 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Is An AWD, Family Hauling Version Of Thor’s Hammer
Mar 04, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Cars With Doors Feature, Apex Car Feature, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift Road Test
There are many, many things one could spend $99,500 on in this life. Homes, boats, jewelry, companionship in a city filled with casinos for, well we guess that depends, but nothing you can spend...
