GM Built The World’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Vehicle In 1966 And We Found Video Of It – Sweet Van!
Jun 27, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Truck Feature, XL Videos
This unassuming GMC Handivan is actually one of the great feats of automotive engineering in the history of the disciple. Known as the “Electrovan” this was the first vehicle that ever...
The American Powertrain Thursday Shift: Watch This Guy In A Classic Ford Rip Three Shifters Through Like 100 Gears
Jun 27, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Well this is interesting. What we have below is a classic Ford truck that has been equipped with a manual transmission, some sort of a manual gear splitting transmission, and then a Brownie overdrive...
Roadside Magic: Watch These Young Guys Craft A Fresh Radiator Out Of Pieces From An Old One
Jun 27, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, MISC, TECH, Videos, XL Videos
“We have done so much with so little for so long, we can now do anything with nothing.” – Dave Marcus had this saying posted above the door of his shop and while we have read it a...
FASTEST PASS Day 1 Rocky Mountain Race Week 2024! Bryant Goldstone’s 6-second Twin Turbo AMC Javelin!
Jun 26, 2024Chad Reynolds1320 Cars With Doors Feature, 1320 Drag Racing Feature, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Bryant Gladstone is a bad ass. Not only because he has a pretty bitchin 6 second street car, but also because he’s doing back to back Drag and Drive events this year to prove just how hardcore...
Watch Ken “The Carolina Hooker” Regenthal Make A Lane Swapping Run At Shuffletown Dragway Circa 1989
Jun 26, 2024Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
This video was shot almost 33 years ago and it shows one of the coolest cars in what we’d call the second southern door slammer renaissance in the form of Ken Regenthal’s Carolina Hooker...
Vintage Racing Video: In The Face Of Challenge Is A 1975 Open Wheel Racing Masterpiece
Jun 26, 2024Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
It was known as the triple crown. Ontario, Indy, Pocono. These three races, some of the longest and fastest on the USAC trail tested both the bravery of the drivers and the gumption, skill, and...
So Cool Video: Watch This Guy Take A V-Twin Compressor and Turn It Into A V-Twin Gas Engine
Jun 26, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, ENGINES, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
This is 100% a “because you can” project and that is why we’re kind of in love with it. You are about to watch a guy take a V-twin style air compressor and turn it into a V-twin gas...
Awesome Video: The Story of The Royal Bobcat Package As Told By Jim Wangers
Jun 26, 2024Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
I really dig Pontiacs. I grew up with a dad who liked them and there’s something that the brand really captured in the 1960s that still speaks to me today. Jim Wangers was one of the guys...
Who Makes The Best Wheel & Tire Cleaner? Are They Actually Worth Buying? Let’s Find Out How They Really Compare.
Jun 25, 2024Chad ReynoldsMISC, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Do you ever find yourself standing in front of a rack full of wheel cleaners at O’Reilly Auto Parts wondering which one actually works worth a darn, and whether you should buy the one for $7.99...
Taking It To The Street: Watch These Pakistani Truck Mechanics Rebuild A Massive Diesel V8 On The Side Of The Street
Jun 25, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, ENGINES, MISC, Videos, XL Truck News, XL Videos
We love celebrating the real-guy heroic feats found at events like Drag Week, Sick Week, and others. People overcoming long odds to get a job done in a hard environment where it seems like all the...
Video: Awesome Action From Lions Drag Strip Back In 1966 – Wheels Up, Tire Smoking Fun
Jun 25, 2024Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Now this video is AWESOME. Taken from the stands by a fan in what is reported to be 1966, it captures plenty of full quarter mile tire smoking runs and more importantly it captures some of the...
Remember The Awesome Shorty Top Fuel Dragster Of Diamond Dave Miller? This Video Rules
Jun 25, 2024Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
If there’s a more BangShifty story from the world of 1980s top fuel racing than that of Illinois racer Diamond Dave Miller, we have no idea what it is. A cool guy, a car that defied every known...
Watch Warren Johnson Take On Lee Shepherd In One Of Our Favorite Pro Stockers Ever
Jun 25, 2024Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
There have been lots of neat pro stock cars through history. Harry Scribner’s Mercury Cougar, the famed four door Tijuana Taxi, AMC Gremlins, and more but there are a select few that stand...
