Beast Mode: Watch This 1,900lb Mercedes 190 Packing A 10,000 RPM Judd V8 Go HillClimbing For Fun!
Aug 14, 2024Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
If you had asked us who Reto Meisel was an hour ago we’d not have had an answer. Now? Now we know that this guy is a total boss who has a 1,900lb, tube chassis Mercedes that uses a 10,000 RPM...
American Bad Ass: This Video About The Life and Career Of Curtis Turner Is Fantastic
Aug 14, 2024Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
When we talk about NASCAR history, the name Curtis Turner looms large. One of the first true superstars of the sport, Turner was fast and loose in all aspects of his life. He made and lost millions....
Bitchin’ Video: Ride On The Scoop Of A 1971-Era Top Fuel Dragster From Push Start Through The Finish Line!
Aug 14, 2024Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Some videos will be cool until the end of time. I happened upon this magical four minutes of 1971 top fuel footage completely by accident and boy am I happy that I did. This clip is from the seldom...
What The Truck? This Hand Built 1960 Ford F850 Super Duty Crew Cab Took A Lot More Than You Might Think To Get This Cool
Aug 13, 2024Chad ReynoldsBangShift XL, Car Features, CAR FEATURES, FORD, TRUCKS, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Street Truck Feature, XL Truck Feature, XL Videos
I’m a big fan of crew cab trucks, and especially those that either didn’t exist or were super rare back in the 1960s. There are a couple of builders in the country doing C50 and C60 GM...
Influence and Impact – Car Audio History Part 2, Big Sound Systems, OEM Integration to Car Play, Car Stereo Systems Aren’t Just Radios Anymore.
Aug 13, 2024Chad ReynoldsHISTORIC, MISC, Videos
Marcel and Jason are back at it for Part 2 of the Car Audio history episode, and that means we’re going to hear about so many evolutionary and revolutionary steps in the area of automotive...
Newbern And The Boys Get All Of His Cars Ready For A Proper Goodbye To His Dad. God Speed Ronald Newbern, You Did Good.
Aug 13, 2024Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, CHEVY, MISC, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
None of us gets out of this life alive, but we sure hope to leave it better than when we got here. That’s not the case for everyone, but I hope it is for the majority. A special few make an...
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BARN FIND Anniversary Corvette Parked 37 YEARS! Will it RUN AND DRIVE Home For Derek? Or Will This Be A Vice Grip Garage Disaster?
Aug 13, 2024Chad ReynoldsApex Project Cars, Apex Spotlight, CHEVY, DRIVETRAIN, ENGINE, ENGINES, FUNNY STUFF, MISC, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Barn finds are awesome in general, but when you know the story behind the car and the people who owned it actually cared about it, it is something a bit more special than a car that was just parked...
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Better Burnouts Through Science! Finnegan Helps A Friend Make Cooler Air, And More Power, In A 10 Second Suburban Burnout Machine
Aug 13, 2024Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Spotlight, Apex Tech Stories, BangShift XL, ENGINE, ENGINES, Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Project Trucks, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
An LS Swapped squarebody GM truck is nothing new, even if this one is a 3/4 ton Suburban. But when you have a very simple, stock bottom end 6.0 in it that makes 800 at the tire then even this 4600 lb...
1974 Duster Walkaround with Steve Magnante: One Of Plymouth’s Coolest Muscle Cars Could Be Yours
Aug 13, 2024Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, Car Features, CAR FEATURES, MOPAR, Videos
As many of you know, our friend Steve Magnante nearly died from a brain infection he got last year, but has been making big improvements over the past few months. We would have loved seeing Steve...
BC Video: The 1982 Toyota Cressida Shows Us Life Before The Camry – It Was Another Hit For Toyota
Aug 13, 2024Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, FUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
When the “foreign invasion” of cars really kicked off in earnest, we all know what Detroit did. They ignored it. Eventually they simply gave up the ground of economy and compact cars...
Boosts Of Burden: This Video Profiles 10 Of The Coolest, Weirdest, and Most Interesting Boosted Race Engines Ever
Aug 13, 2024Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, Apex Video, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, ENGINES, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
This is an interesting collection of boosted engines. Before you drag racers out there get your dander up about not seeing a fuel engine in this collection, just know it’s mostly road racing...
Goofy Fun: Check Out The Destruction Of The Easy Evans Used Car Lot At The Houston Astrodome
Aug 13, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, FUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Truck News, XL Videos
Sometimes it’s about having fun, right? When you flip on the tube or click on a YouTube link, you want to be entertained. This is one of the best examples of the magic of Brock Yates and Steve...
Historic Gearhead Americana: Packard Car Haulers, Army Trucks, Big Rigs, Turn of The Century Car Shows, and More!
Aug 13, 2024Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, BangShift XL, Gallery, Historic Photos, XL Gallery
(Photos from Detroit Public Library Digital Archive) – I know some pretty tough people but I’m not sure even the modern toughies I know would thrive in the harsh realities of the world...
Chrome Pot Metal Step by Step Restoration. Can It Be Done, Or Is Pot Metal Not Able To Be Re-Chromed?
Aug 12, 2024Chad Reynolds1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, Metal Fabrication, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Tech Stories
One of the more frustrating parts of restoring a car or truck can be the trim parts. Stainless trim can be difficult to straighten and polish, plastic parts take a whole different set of skills, and...
