Random Car Review: The 1993 Chevrolet C-1500 “Coolside” Factory Concept…Because What Compliments A 510ci Big-Block Better Than All-Wheel-Drive?
Apr 29, 2020Bryan McTaggartCar Features, CHEVY, TRUCKS
At the dawn of the 1990s the auto manufacturers were still in the “early awakening” process, barely stirring, just starting to figure out that smog equipment, emissions laws, computers...
Video Proof That Awesomeness Has No Borders: Ride In A Finnish Built 1966 Dodge Dart Road Racer As It Burns Corners!
Apr 29, 2020Brian LohnesApex Pro Touring Tuesdays, Apex Video, BangShift News, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Horsepower, thumping engines, lateral g-forces, the smell of burning rubber, hot brakes, and spent race fuel are all internationally recognized as being awesome. During a time when hot rodders around...
The Big Boy: Going In-Depth In Ryan Anderson’s “Son-uva Digger” Monster Truck!
Apr 29, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
Monster trucks of today are the closest thing there is to a cartoon in the real world. They weigh as much as four average cars and are pushing well over a thousand horsepower. The tires are just...
Cash For Clunkers 2? Regular Car Reviews Takes A Look At The Potential Second Wave
Apr 29, 2020Bryan McTaggartVideos
Anybody who happily tells me that a car is a “clunker” automatically pisses me off, especially when they start breathing heavily over the program from a decade ago that might have handed...
The Shop Toy, Part 1: Dusting Off A 1989 Mustang To Put Back Onto The Street
Apr 29, 2020Bryan McTaggartFORD, Project Cars
The Introduction The story of this car, from my perspective, starts with meeting the woman who is now my wife. After meeting face to face at the 2010 SEMA show, the next proper step was for me to...
Shop Tour: Take A Stroll Through The Tucson Workshop Of The NHRA’s Alan Reinhart – Cars, Parts, and Cool Tools
Apr 28, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
One of the reasons that Alan Reinhart and I hit it off when I first went out on the NHRA tour is because we’re both really into cars. Not just drag racing, but cars in general. Alan’s...
Cartoon Break: Tiny Toons Takes On “Duel” With The Same Red Plymouth And One Unlucky Little Coyote!
Apr 28, 2020Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
Ah, Tiny Toon Adventures. I’ll admit that nothing will take the place of the original Looney Tunes for the ultimate Saturday Morning Cartoon, but Tiny Toons was a sarcastic, wit-fueled breather...
Still Out There: This Disassembled 1969/70 ZL1 427 Aluminum Big Block Is A Chevy Performance Treasure Trove
Apr 28, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, eBay Find
With the 50th anniversary of the NHRA pro stock class (and 51st of the AHRA version) coming up next month, it’s kind of neat to find some parts that would have been at the top of the wish list...
Money No Object: 1974 Pontiac Trans Am 455, Looking Cool In White
Apr 28, 2020Bryan McTaggartMonday Shopper
The color list for the 1973-74 Pontiac Trans Am SD455 cars was exceptionally small: Cameo White, Buccaneer Red, Brewster Green for 1973 only, and Admiralty Blue for 1974 only. The only color rarer...
This Early 1980s NHRA SummerNationals Commercial Made Us Smile – The Music, The Attitude, The Voice!
Apr 28, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Sometimes it is the simple things, right? On a day when I’d give my left arm to be at the drag strip a friend send a link to the video below. This is a television ad that ran in the New York...
Regular Car Reviews Checks Out The Toyota Previa, The Automotive Rolling Russet
Apr 28, 2020Bryan McTaggartVideos
You would think that Lee Iacocca would’ve just snorted in a huff and moved on. In 1990, Chrysler had not only flipped death the bird, but had come back stronger than ever thanks to an idea that...
American Bad Ass: Listen To The Incredible Story Of Art Arfons As Told By Humpy Wheeler, Vintage Audio, Tim Arfons, and More!
Apr 28, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
We all have our heroes, right? We all have those people that seem to personify some aspect of ourselves that we value. For me, Art Arfons is the greatest backyard hot rodder that ever lived and...
BangShift Tune-Up: “4 AM (Adam K & Soha Mix)” by Kaskade (2007)
Apr 28, 2020Bryan McTaggartBS Daily Tune Up
Most of my Tune-Up offerings are usually rock music based. It’s what I was raised on and it’s what most of my music library is composed of. But there is a strong secondary favorite,...
