1320 Video’s Coverage From Rocky Mountain Race Week 2020 2.0 Starts Here!
Sep 19, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
2020 has been one hell of a strange one, with events cancelled, quarantine’s happening, and people being ordered to stay at home. But thanks to the determination and fortitude of a few drag...
We’re Cooler Than Ever! Installing a Flex-A-Lite Radiator in a ’64 Chevelle
Sep 19, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, OTHER, Tech Stories
(Words and Photos by Todd Ryden) It’s summertime, it’s a hot one and there’s a severe shortage of events, however that doesn’t mean that you can’t hit the road and cruise! When it comes to...
Morning Symphony: The Sounds And Sights Of What “Maximum Attack” Is
Sep 19, 2020Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Videos
You don’t half-ass racing. You just don’t. The point of competitively driving against other people is to prove, without a shadow of a doubt to anybody watching, that you earned that first...
Roadtrippin’: Seeing Outside The Obvious…Fire Truck Dreams
Sep 19, 2020Chad ReynoldsXL Spotlight
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) Ever come across a vehicle or an old building and see right past the obvious, to what it could be with just a little imagination? An old abandoned gas station...
Let Nicky Grist Tell You A Tale About Colin McRae: A Trashed Escort And A Sketchy Jump!
Sep 19, 2020Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
Rally drivers are a special breed. They have to be masters of car control that do not possess a self-preservation instinct. This is what it takes for a man to hop into an overpowered rocket and go...
Big Caddy Power Upgrades Continue: Dominator? Big Valve Aluminum Heads? What Kind Of Power Can We Make?
Sep 19, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, ENGINE, Tech Stories
Our friend Richard Holdener has been hanging out in New Mexico with Courtney and the guys at Cad Company, doing some killer dyno testing on a 500 cubic inch Cadillac recently. They put together a...
How Honda Forced General Motors To Eat Their Words, A Story Of Pride Going Before The Fall
Sep 19, 2020Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, ENGINE, OTHER, Tech Stories
General Motors has often found itself suffering from a sharp case of foot-in-mouth disease as the years pass on. From such fun issues as the X-body screwup and badge-engineering a Chevrolet Cavalier...
Listen To A Cool And Rare Detroit Diesel 1-71 Fire Up And Clatter Away – How Neat!
Sep 18, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
When we talk about Detroit Diesel engines here at BangShift, typically we’re talking about the mighty 6/8/12 and larger variants of the two stroke family that gained life in the late 1930s and...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Meet America’s Most Unique Truck – The Three Trans Equipped Holy Smokes!
Sep 18, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift XL, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
Well, after 34,000 blog items, today stands as proof that there’s still an infinite universe of new and unique stuff to find out there. This time it is a 1966 Ford flatbed with a 390ci engine,...
Historical Footage: The 1970 American Motors Model Lineup Commercial – “What Would You Do?”
Sep 18, 2020Bryan McTaggartAMC, HISTORIC, Videos
This wasn’t a swipe at the famous speech from the movie “Patton”, now was it? You can’t blame American Motors for reaching to whatever length they felt they needed in order to...
Check This Out: A Visual Timeline Of The Build Of This Mustang/Integra Mashup!
Sep 18, 2020Bryan McTaggartTECH, Videos
Two Integra stories in one day…I’ve got to be losing my marbles. What is the likelihood that I find two BangShift worthy Integras? These are cars that I grew up hating! I can’t...
Awesome Historical Video: The Industrial Use Of Caterpillar Tractors – Mechanical Awesome From 1926
Sep 18, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Well this is perhaps one of the coolest things I have ever found on YouTube. You are about to watch a silent film (not apologizing for the lack of sound) called The Industrial Use of Caterpillar...
Respect Your Elders: Watch This 1927 Bugatti Type 35B Absolutely Scream At Goodwood 2017!
Sep 18, 2020Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
If, by some amount of sheer luck, I make it to my 90th birthday, I will not be the solid, stable human that I am today, much less the unhinged, over-caffinated, unleashed wild child that I was when I...
Listen To This 202ci Holden Red Inline Six Scream Out More Than Twice It’s Stock Horsepower Naturally Aspirated
Sep 18, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
This is awesome. So when we talk about inline six engines from Australia we often find ourselves yapping about the “Hemi six” that stood out as one of the most well know and celebrated...
