EAA Airventure 2022 Photo Coverage: Hotrods That Fly & Plenty More To See In Oshkosh
Aug 04, 2022Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, Gallery, Historic Photos
(Words by Jim McIlvaine) There are more than a few parallels between hotrods and airplanes, starting with the obviously similar trait of the internal combustion engine and the speed that comes along...
Insane Carnage: Steve Morris Goes Into More Detail On The 8 Exploding Connecting Rods In His Engine
Aug 04, 2022Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Tech Story
This is the 2nd part in the series talking about Steve’s engine that ate itself because of 8 connecting rods that failed. The carnage is second to none, read below and watch. And if you missed...
Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: Brush Painting This Bad Boy Black Means It Is Almost Done!
Aug 04, 2022Chad ReynoldsBangShift XL, CAR FEATURES, FORD, Hack of the Week, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Project Trucks
Matt and the guys are all about keeping patina when it fits and making sure that their projects use as many original and period-correct parts as possible. If a car or truck has earned a really good...
Bigger, Badder…Better? The 2023 Chevrolet Colorado Looks Good On Paper And In The Styling Department
Aug 04, 2022Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Truck Feature, XL Truck News
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Chevrolet Colorado has a very short history, but has been a very major player in Chevy’s truck fleet since it came out in 2004, and returned from the dead in 2016....
Get A Free White Lightning Shifter From American Powertrain Through August!
Aug 04, 2022Chad Reynolds1320 Sponsor News, 1320 Spotlight, Apex Sponsor News, Apex Spotlight, Sponsor News, XL Sponsor News, XL Spotlight
If you like snappy shifts, full throttle shifts, and banging gears in general, then the White Lightning shifter from American Powertrain is going to be something you love. This is a shifter that not...
Small Town Car Show Tour Photos: The Royal Coachmen’s Car Show Coverage Continues Right Here.
Aug 04, 2022Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
Here is our fourth gallery from the Coachmen’s Car Show! Last summer, Scott Liggett brought us pictures from some of the car shows he hit up in the small towns near his home in Nebraska. And...
Classic Ads From the Pages of Motor Trend Circa 1969
Aug 04, 2022Brian LohnesBangShift News
Today is what we would call a “slow news day”. There is just not a lot happening out there and that’s pretty much the trend through the dog days of August. Since it is so quiet we...
Columbus Goodguys Show Photos: Goodguy’s Most Prestigious Event Did Not Disappoint
Aug 03, 2022Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
Here’s Mike’s seventh gallery of photos from the show, and if you missed the previous photos you can click the link below to check them all out. We’ve still got a ton more photo...
Better Or Worse: The 2024 Blazer Will Be A Full EV With Up To 557hp – Less Shameful Than Current Model?
Aug 03, 2022Brian LohnesApex New Products, Apex Spotlight, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Truck News
(By Tom Lohnes)- The Chevrolet Blazer is sadly in the same club as the Mitsubishi Eclipse. Although less severe than the Mitsubishi, it was once a very cool vehicle that slowly dwindled into...
Into The Fray: Is Toyota Planning On A New Sports Car That Will Allow Them To Go GT3 Racing?
Aug 03, 2022Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift Road Test
(By Tom Lohnes) – Toyota’s GR department is red-hot right now. Surprisingly one of the only performance sub-brands without an SUV available, GR has three new models, all available with a...
Car Features, CAR FEATURES, DRIVETRAIN, ENGINE, ENGINES, MOPAR, MOPAR, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Barn Find 1958 Plymouth! Will It Run, Drive, Live? Let’s Find Out!
Aug 03, 2022Chad ReynoldsCar Features, CAR FEATURES, DRIVETRAIN, ENGINE, ENGINES, MOPAR, MOPAR, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
I’m not a Moparsman… I’m a GM guy. Chevrolet in particular. But I love the cars and trucks that came out in 1958. Seriously, 1958 had awesome cars and trucks from just about every...
OPGI Car Show Photos: Killer SoCal Rides And Killer SoCal Weather
Aug 03, 2022Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Wes Allison) Nearly 300 cars packed the grounds at OPGI’s headquarters in Seal Beach, California and the cars ranged from racers to street machines, to incredible restored iron like the...
