Epic Read: Let There Be Steam – The 1969 Sports Illustrated Story About Bill Lear’s Steam Powered Indy Car and Business
Sep 17, 2021Brian LohnesApex Online Find, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift XL
Yesterday we told you about Bill Lear’s crazy late 1960s dream of building steam powered passenger cars and a steam powered race car for the Indy 500. We told you about how the whole thing...
Watch Hot Rod Drag Week 2021 HERE! Live Streaming Coverage – THE LAST DAY!
Sep 17, 2021Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Oh yes, Hot Rod Drag Week is back! With nearly 400 entries starting the crazy week of drag n’ drive competition, the first day had its fair share of oil downs and delays. Day two is when that...
Canadian Largess: This 1988 Peterbilt 379 Has A 4,000hp Compound Turbocharged C15 Caterpillar In It!
Sep 17, 2021Brian LohnesBangShift XL, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
We love the old saying that, “there’s a fine line between hobby and mental illness,” because it kind of defines hot rodding and hot rodders in general. Take Mario Monette from...
4-Stroke, 4-cylinder, 3.2 Hp And It All Fits In The Palm Of Your Hand – Check Out The Toyan FS-V400
Sep 17, 2021Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, Apex Video, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, ENGINES, MISC, Videos
The Toyan Engine company is a name that we had never heard before until, well, today. That’s when we stumbled upon a large group of videos showing off various miniature engines. We did some...
The Parting Shift: Ride Along In A 1955 Chevy Powered By A Rev Happy 283 Small Block
Sep 17, 2021Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
So we’re at St. Louis and then heading to No Mercy shortly after that. Boy there are some HUGE engines and HUGE power on display here. Whether we’re talking the monster motors in top...
LSFest 2021 Photos: We’ve Got More Car Show Coverage! Muscle Cars, Boats, Trucks, Wagons, And Imports!
Sep 16, 2021Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
(Photos by Wes Allison) Holley’s LSFest East is in the books, and we got a ton of cool photos from the show, drag racing, autocross, dyno, drifting, and more. There is so much going on at this...
This 1992 Short Bed Is Sport Truck Heaven, And A Throwback To All That Was Right In The 1990s
Sep 16, 2021Chad ReynoldsBangShift XL, Facebook Marketplace Find, XL Online Find, XL Spotlight
When I saw this thing on Facebook I knew I just had to share it with all of you. This truck represents everything that the entire sport truck movement was based on. It’s lowered, has slightly...
FBI Film: Examination Of Stolen Cars Is An Awesome Watch Full Of Neat Machines From The Late 1960s
Sep 16, 2021Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
Auto theft is still a massive problem around the country but during the late 1960s and through the 1970s it was a national plague. The mafia was in on the racket in many major cities and there were...
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Ridetech Offers New, Innovative StrongArms Control Arms for Various General Motors Vehicles
Sep 15, 2021Brian Lohnes1320 New Drag Race Products, 1320 Sponsor News, Apex New Products, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift XL, Sponsor News, XL New Truck Products, XL Sponsor News
Ridetech is always looking for ways to serve their customers in new and helpful ways. Over the years we have seen the company innovate, reinvigorate, and even drive the market forward. Using their...
A More Handsome Godzilla: The 2021 Nissan GT-R T-spec Is One Of The Final Special Editions Of A Special Car
Sep 15, 2021Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift Road Test
(By Tom Lohnes) – Even after Nissan announced its discontinuation for 2022 last year, the Nissan GT-R continues to exist, and it even gets a special edition for its final few months. Meet the...
Garage Find Z/28 Camaro! This 1980 Z/28 Has Been Sitting For Years But Is Driving Now!
Sep 15, 2021Chad ReynoldsCar Features, CHEVY, ENGINE, OTHER, Tech Stories, Videos
Everyone loves a good barn find or garage find story. Some car that has been sitting for years, with the same owner, and a story about why it is where it is, always makes for a cooler purchase. This...
