Angel In Overalls: This WWII Film Designed To Keep Aircraft Industry Workers On Task Is A Tribute To The P-38 Lightning
Sep 29, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
It’s always interesting to look back into WWII and see how the media was used to help bolster spirits, inspire work, and inform the public. In this film called “Angel In Overalls”...
Tractor Pull Drag Race: Watch Two Multi-Engine Tractors Drag Race Heads Up On Dirt With Sleds!
Sep 29, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, BangShift XL, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
When we first started making Put Up or Shut Up I had this idea for the ultimate episode and it was going to be a pair of pulling tractors sitting side by side, weight sleds attached, and the goal...
Video: Getting It Done At The Gators – Here’s All The Professional Finals From Gainesville Last Weekend
Sep 29, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
It was an awesome, odd, and ultimately memorable running of the 51st NHRA Amalie Oil Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida. Awesome for the fact that the fans showed up in numbers we have not seen...
Stickin’ It To Them: Ford Announces Available Seven Speed Stick For Sasquatch Package Broncos – Crawler Gear Coolness
Sep 29, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Spotlight, XL Truck Feature, XL Truck News
(By Tom Lohnes) – Recently if you wanted a Ford Bronco with the maximum capability of the optional Sasquatch package, you needed to have a 10-speed automatic no matter what. Now, after seeing...
Classic YouTube: This 1970 Mercury Cougar Is Providing Services To The Community!
Sep 29, 2020Bryan McTaggartFORD, HISTORIC, Videos
You might not believe us, but the owner of this 1970 Mercury Cougar is providing many different public services with his actions in this video. Oh, sure, on the surface it appears that all that...
Morning Symphony: The Last Burnout Before The Restoration
Sep 29, 2020Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
One of the most influential vehicles that I knew from my days at “the yard” was a 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu. It came in on a trade for an older Chevy pickup hot rod that had enough...
Build A Manic Power Wheels, Part 2: You’ve Gotta Be Able To Steer It!
Sep 29, 2020Bryan McTaggartVideos
Okay, so you’re on board with building a monster Power Wheels kit like the guys at Grind Hard Plumbing Co. have been doing for a bit. Cool…we hope your life insurance is paid up!...
The Barra-Powered Granada Goes Racing! How Does The Disco Sleeper Do?
Sep 29, 2020Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
I still don’t like Ford Granadas. I still think that they’re a Ford Falcon dolled up with every ounce of gingerbread that Iacocca-era Ford could conjure up just before Lido and Henry the...
When LeBaron Meant Class: Jay Leno Dives Into The History Of His 1930 Deusenberg
Sep 29, 2020Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
When you hear “LeBaron”, how many of you picture a totaled-out droptop with John Candy and Steve Martin inside? No? Maybe Aunt Kathy’s old droptop that she never put the top down...
Goofy Video: Little Car Makes a Big Mess And Nearly Kills Driver In The Process
Sep 28, 2020Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
For starters, we have no idea what country this video was filmed in but we know it is the land that torque forgot. The brain trust involved has a tiny little car hooked up with a chain or some sort...
Morning Symphony: The 2004 Shelby Cobra Concept At M1 Concourse
Sep 28, 2020Bryan McTaggartVideos
Ford and “retro” were the perfect pairing in the 2000s. The S197 Mustang did a great job of blending classic lines with a fully redesigned pony, the first full-tilt redesign since 1979....
Video: A Bill Thomas Cheetah Returns From The Grave To Tear Up The Track – Win!
Sep 28, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
Few cars have the interesting history that the Bill Thomas Cheetah does. Designed to be Chevrolets answer to the Shelby Cobra, it was an odd looking car that while fast, never had the success on any...
The Most Terrifying Way To The Sevens We Know Of: One Seriously Wicked Turbocharged Hayabusa!
Sep 28, 2020Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We’ve always watched the drag bike guys with a bit of wonder and amazement, mostly because it must be an absolute bitch to straddle the tank when you have an exorbitant amount of courage in...
Project Phantom, Part 3: Time To Call In The Professionals On Our Project Mustang!
Sep 28, 2020Bryan McTaggartFORD, Project Cars
(Words and photos: Joe Grippo) When we last left the saga of Project Phantom, our revival of my wife Stacey’s 1969 Mustang GT, we had made the tough choice to send our ’65 Dodge Coronet down the...
