Money No Object: 1973 AMC Javelin AMX – Echoes Of A Cop’s Dream Machine
Apr 09, 2020Bryan McTaggartMonday Shopper
In 1971 and 1972, the State of Alabama utilized the AMC Javelin as a state trooper vehicle. You might think that the 5.0 Mustang SSP program was the first time a pony car got tagged for cop duty, but...
QuarantinePiece Theater: Fifty Years of Sideways – An Hour and a Half of Epic Video In The World Of Rally
Apr 09, 2020Brian LohnesApex Racing News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, Videos
It was a few years ago that dinner with our BangShifty pal Bill Caswell resulted in us learning about a film called “50 Years of Sideways. Caswell went nuts telling us about this film and how...
Buried Alive: The Former PA Route 61 Known As “Graffiti Highway”
Apr 09, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
(Lead photo: Associated Press/Jimmy May) It seems that nobody can really come to a consensus on when the Centraila Coal Mine Fire actually started. Was it part of a garbage burn? Was it spontaneous...
RUN! This Video From A Street Race In Belize Is Hilarious Because No One Got Killed – Not Really Smart
Apr 09, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, FUNNY STUFF, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Street racing is dumb. We have been over this a billion times. People get hurt, people die, and what’s the end result? Those people who love cars all suffer for the bad publicity, increased...
Straight Pipes and Olive Drab: This Early 1980s AM General Built M-915 A1 Rig Is Awesome And We Want It
Apr 08, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, eBay Find, XL Online Find
I have owned some cool old trucks but I have never owned a semi-tractor and that will be a thing someday. I have been letting my mind wander a little bit like all of us have over the last few weeks...
Morning Symphony: Project Angry Grandpa Awakens From A Restful Period
Apr 08, 2020Bryan McTaggartAngry Grandpa Chrysler, BangShift Projects, Project Cars, Videos
If I’m going to be stuck at home and I’m not allowed to play Grand Theft Auto the whole time, then I’m going to put the shop to good use. And I have…the 302 meant for the...
Cruise Ships: This Film Comparing The Dodge Monaco, Plymouth Fury, Ford Galaxy, and Chevy Impala Is Great
Apr 08, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
Now this is some 1970s goodness. You are going to see a film comparing the Dodge Monaco, Plymouth Fury, Ford Galaxy, and Chevy Impala against each other. Ok, not really. You are going to see a film...
Stock Cars Racing: A Driver’s Eye View Of The Freedom 500 Invitational Race!
Apr 08, 2020Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
For any doubters that thought Cleetus McFarland only bought a track for stupidity and YouTube stunts…well, here’s your crow to eat. Recently he ran what he dubbed the “Freedom...
Go Play In The Dirt: The Gambler 500 Presents HooptieX at Oregon City
Apr 08, 2020Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Eliminate the cones, the ropes, the caution tape, the timing equipment and the guy telling me when I’m allowed to go, and you pretty much have my early driver’s education experience...
COMP Performance Group Is Offering FOUR Weeks Of Savings Across Their Brands – COMP, F.A.S.T, Powerhouse, and TCI!
Apr 08, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Sponsor News, BangShift 1320
It’s not business as usual anywhere across America right now but the good thing is that this country and the high performance industry are still doing business and the COMP Performance Group is...
QuarantinePiece Theater: The Anatomy Of Auto Racing Is A 1973 Film That is Simply Amazing! From Can-Am To Indy To SCCA
Apr 08, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Sears Tire and Auto Centers, remember them? Back in 1973 Sears was raking in money as one of the most massive retail chains in the world and because of that they were looking to promote their other...
Random Car Review: 1984-86 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta “Starship”
Apr 08, 2020Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, Videos
It started in 1973…that’s the year that the Super Sport went on a long hiatus, one that it would not return from until 1996. In it’s place was a new name, Type LT (luxury touring),...
