Bargain-Basement Fun: Cheap Beaters Can Be A Blast If You Don’t Worry About Being Pretty!
Apr 01, 2020Bryan McTaggartMOPAR
In 2009, I bought a beater. I paid $650 for a 1981 Dodge Mirada that, upon first sight, just about everybody I knew disliked in some way. It was old, ugly, cheap. The interior was 1980 Chrysler...
Cynthiana Rod Run Photo Extravaganza: Here’s One Final Collection Of BangShift Worthy Cars And Trucks
Apr 01, 2020Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Mid-afternoon had arrived and while folks were beginning to disperse I tried to catch any large areas I hadn’t already seen. Still, much was missed,...
Rough Start: 1977 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Wrong Year, But Give It A Chance!
Apr 01, 2020Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
Generally, the 1974-77 Camaro is the wrong year. Unless you have the misfortune of finding one of the Iron Duke-powered third-gens, a shovelnosed second-gen Camaro is the low point. Weak power...
A Teen’s Take: A 13-Year Old Kid’s Opinion On The Cars That Defined The Decades From The 1950s To Today
Apr 01, 2020Brian LohnesApex Car Feature, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
(Words by Tom Lohnes) – With the semi-recent change of decade and newer designs covering up those of the 2010’s, I decided today was a good day to look at what cars embodied and symbolized...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: A Top 11 Of Worksite April Fools’ Pranks
Apr 01, 2020Bryan McTaggartTop 11, UPCG
Welcome to April Fools’ Day, the one day a year where every comedian in the shop or store sacks up and decides to test the limits of the phrase, “…it’s just a prank,...
Own A Subaru? Hooker Blackheart Has New Subaru Components and Systems To Make Your Car Sound WRC Ready!
Apr 01, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 New Drag Race Products, 1320 Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, New Products, Sponsor News
If you ae a Subaru owner who loves they car, loves the all-wheel-drive performance but doesn’t love how quiet it is, Hooker Blackheart has good news for you. The company has just released a...
Morning Symphony: Outlaw 4×4 Pulling Trucks Screaming At The 2019 Southern Showdown
Apr 01, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
Which came first, the pulling tractor or the pulling truck? I personally am not sure. Either way, you know that it all started with a couple of hayseed farm boys who might have had what Vice Grip...
Theoretical Fun: How The Bloodhound LSR Car Would Do In A Drag Race Against An F1 Car, A Bugatti, and A Normal Road Car
Apr 01, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, FUNNY STUFF, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
We’re a few weeks into this whole lockdown deal and one of the impressive things that’s happened is that people in the automotive media world have gotten pretty freaking creative on how...
The LeManster, Part Two: Going From A Flooded Hulk To A Real Car!
Apr 01, 2020Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Project Cars
When Kevin told me that he was actually committed to bringing the well-flooded Pontiac LeMans back to life, I’ll admit that I was skeptical. This car has been sitting next to a creek that liked...
