Rough Start “Tour Of Temptation”: 1999 Mitsubishi 3000GT
Jun 28, 2020Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, OTHER
As I’m typing this, I’m finally in Pueblo, Colorado. And am I grateful for that…if Great Bend, Kansas is qualified to be called “remote”, then everything in-between the...
Foreign Territory: Attempting A Diesel Revival Without Knowing Anything
Jun 28, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, Videos, XL Videos
I almost want to poke fun at Kevin for his current situation. He recently acquired two 1990s-era Ford wreckers, both diesel powered. Other than the likelihood of rusted fenders, thanks to his Iowa...
Adopt A Duck! Seattle’s “Ride The Ducks” DUKWs Are Going Up For Auction!
Jun 27, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Truck News
It’s not that there wasn’t a lack of interesting and curious things to see when roaming around downtown Seattle, but watching this lumbering thing that looked like the end result of a hot...
Out Of Sight, Not Out Of Mind: Going Underneath Vice Grip Garage’s Big-Build Crew-Cab Square-Body
Jun 27, 2020Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, Project Cars, TRUCKS
And here you were, thinking that Derek only played around with swamped Cadillacs, rusty Chevelles and a Monza Town Coupe so far gone that it was a miracle the car’s first noise wasn’t...
Where The Rubber Meets The Road, Part Two: Jim & Billie Philp
Jun 27, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift 1320
(Words: Donnie Andrade/Photos: Billie Lou Philp) As everyone is pulling into Denver to kick off 1320 Video – Rocky Mountain Race Week 2020 at Bandimere Speedway tomorrow morning, we wanted to share...
Rough Start “Tour Of Temptation”: 1994 Dodge Ram 1500
Jun 27, 2020Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, MOPAR, TRUCKS
Out of all of the trucks built since 1990, the 1994-2002 generation of the Dodge Ram is my favorite. When these things came out, they immediately made GM and Ford trucks look dated. The GM trucks had...
Watch Actual Broadcast Footage From The Day A Guy Stole The NASCAR Pace Car In 1986 – Unreal!
Jun 26, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
We saw the title on this YouTube video and thought we’d be watching some lame attempt at doctoring video to make it seem like someone stole a pace car at a NASCAR race and was driving it around...
Classic YouTube: The Promotional Video For The Lamborghini Cheetah U.S. Military Prototype
Jun 26, 2020Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
The idea of a Lamborghini-built military vehicle really does sound intriguing. Sure, it was the 1970s, but even then, between the Muira and the Countach, Lamborghini was quickly making a solid name...
Watch Don Garlits Cackle A Car Inside His Shop And Tell AMAZING 1960s Racing Stories – MUST WATCH
Jun 26, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Geoff Stunkard gets all the credit in the world for this amazing video of Don Garlits which was shot less at Big’s shop on the grounds of the drag racing museum in Ocala, Florida. In this...
Rough Start “Tour Of Temptation”: 1972 Ford Maverick Sprint
Jun 26, 2020Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, FORD
Out of all of the vehicles I’ve looked at for the Tour of Temptation, this 1972 Ford Maverick Sprint might be the most palatable, I think. I could’ve easily picked the 1989 Chevrolet...
Down In A Hole: How Do You Recover An XJ That’s Sinking To China?
Jun 26, 2020Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
Rule number one of off-roading: NEVER, EVER go alone! That was slammed into my head the first time I ever went on a poker run with my little Honda Trail 70 back in the day, and it became gospel when...
Did You Know? All Trick Flow GenX LS Cylinders Are 50-State Emissions Legal!
Jun 26, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News
After going through a process that we’re sure would make you grow hair on your teeth if you tried to fight through it, the guys and girls at Trick Flow have been granted 50-state emission...
On This Day: The Focke-Wulf Fw 61 Twin-Rotor Helicopter Is First Flown
Jun 26, 2020Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
Ah, helicopters…one million parts rapidly rotating around a major oil leak, waiting for metal fatigue to set in. Instead of floating on the wind, riding along like a fixed-wing aircraft does,...
This 1991 Dick Gulstrand GS80 Corvette Is The Last One Made, Has TRACO Power, and Big Meats On The Corners
Jun 25, 2020Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, Craigslist Find, eBay Find
Yeah, yeah, I know. I’m falling into the same trance that other guys of my general age bracket are with the C4 Corvette these days. Honestly, these things have been ignored, mocked, turned into...
