Great Sleeper: A Buick Regal GS Laying Down Twelves On A Tune Night
Aug 20, 2020Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC
I know that people I used to work for and with back in my military days read the stuff I write. They have ever since I posted up my ode to the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter that I used to wrench on...
Historical Footage: Head-To-Head Crash Testing A 1982 Mustang Vs. A 1982 Plymouth TC3
Aug 20, 2020Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, FORD, HISTORIC, MOPAR, Videos
Digging through old NHTSA footage brings up a strange trend in the early 1980s: these guys loved to crash-test Fox Mustangs into whatever car they could nose up against it. Why the Mustang? Was it...
Spinning In The Rain: When NASCAR Put The Drivers In The Wet
Aug 20, 2020Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
It’s the running joke against NASCAR: How can a sport that has history dating back to good ol’ boys from the American South, moonshiners and the like, wind up scared of a spot of rain?...
NASCAR Nitrous Party: Cleetus Takes The Dale Truck To The Dragstrip!
Aug 20, 2020Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
“If you don’t cheat, you look like an idiot. If you do it and you don’t get caught, you look like a hero. If you do it and get caught, you look like a dope. Put me in the category...
8 Ton Sledge: Gar Wood’s 7,000hp Miss America X Boat Owned The World In ’32 and ’33 (Video)
Aug 20, 2020Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
If there is one giant in the history of American speed that I’d give anything to meet it would be Gar Wood. The guy made immense amounts of money in his life inventing stuff like the hydraulic...
Carlisle Ford Nationals 2020: From The Basic To The Baddest
Aug 20, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos: Joe Grippo) Fun fact: not every car on the planet needs to be a rolling testament to testosterone, roid rage and loud rock music to be interesting. Most cars aren’t. Plenty are...
The Last Dinosaurs: The Story Of The Northwestern Steel and Wire Steam Locomotives That Worked Until 1980!
Aug 20, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
(By Greg Rourke) – Long after steam was dead on most railroads, a few soldiered on. No, we don’t mean on tourist trains and such. These were working hard in a very non glamorous task....
Fun Video: Look Through These Clear Valve Covers To Watch Rocker Arms Working At Idle
Aug 20, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
(Video Credit: Victory Red Colorado Channel) – We love videos like this. Nothing crazy fancy, nothing over the top, just pure gearheaded entertainment. What you are going to see is pretty...
Holy Rocks: A BangShifty Look At The Evolution Of How Man Learned To Drill Rock
Aug 20, 2020Brian LohnesXL Videos
Mastering the world around us has been a constant quest of mankind since the first quasi-humans started grunting at each other and living in caves. Rocks have always provide an amazing array of...
Hagerty Redline Rebuild Time: Davin Pulls Down A Mystery 440 Destined For A Project Car
Aug 19, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, Apex Video, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift XL, ENGINES, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
We love us some Hagerty Redline Rebuild series around here and there’s a new one coming. How do we know? This behind the scenes video that shows him pulling down a 440ci Chrysler big block that...
Get Your Goat: This 1970 US Army Gama Goat Is Running, Driving, and Pretty Awesome
Aug 19, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, eBay Find, XL Online Find
The history of the Gama Goat may be one of compromise to the point of nearly being ineffectual but let’s not be negative here. Roughly 15,000 Gama Goat trucks were built and the reason for...
Speed Week 2020 Photos: More Images From The Salt – Motorcycles, Streamliners, Cars, Trucks, and More!
Aug 19, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Event Coverage, Gallery, Land Speed Races, LAND SPEED RACES, OTHER
Here’s out last fresh batch of Bonneville Speed Week 2020 photos. It has been a real pleasure brining you the images from the starting line, the pits and around the salt this year. Speed week...
MAHLE Motorsport Introduces Two New Porsche 911 2.7L – 2.9L Piston Kits Designed for Nickies™ Performance Air-cooled Cylinders
Aug 19, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 New Drag Race Products, 1320 Sponsor News, Apex New Products, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, New Products, Sponsor News
If you’ve got yourself a Porsche with a 2.7-2.9L engine that needs to be refreshed or expanded for more performance, MAHLE Motorsport has you covered with two new piston kits that are designed...
