Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Car Wash” by Rose Royce (1976)
As the theme song for the 1976 movie Car Wash, and the lead single on the soundtrack, this song would reach #1 on the Billboard Pop Charts. As a kid I remember this one for sure, and it always makes...
Caption This Photo: Uuhhhhhh I Don’t Even Know What Else to Say. Just Caption It.
We’re not sure what Mike Cook Jr. is doing right here, but everyone else on the team appears to be working. Either that, or none of the rest of the Dark Horse 2 crew wants to know either....
Sideways With Rodney Prouty: Who is “That Guy”? Wait, I Know, I Know…
Every week or two Rodney Prouty sends us his next edition of Sideways and we love them all. Great stories from a regular Joe hot rodder who races his daily driver ’68 Camaro as often as...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Hanous Cross Brand Violation You Have Ever Seen?
After the Mustang photo that we posted yesterday, with the Chevy Rally Wheels on it, I got to thinking about other weird cross brand violations. Of course engines are a big one that get people all...
Nostalgia Funny Car Testing Photos From Famoso: Stone, Woods, and Cook Plus More
Zane McNary and the Stone, Woods, and Cook Team were up at Famoso this past weekend for an open test and tune session in their Dark Horse II Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car. They weren’t the only...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Turn The Page” Bob Seger (1973) and Metallica (1998)
Bob Seger rules. I’ve been a fan since I was a kid, have seen him live, and applauded when Chevrolet decided to use his song for their ad campaigns. And anyone that ever saw Tom Cruise lip sync...
Guess What’s Wrong: What Is Wrong With This Mustang? Tell Us For Fame And Glory
We hit the Pomona Swap Meet yesterday and, as usual, saw some weird stuff. A van with a whacky body lift that was like 30 inches tall, and other strange stuff, along with tons of cool cars and parts....
Video: StangKilr 1200+ Horsepower 2010 Camaro On The Street Racing All Comers
We’ve all seen a lot of really fast 5th Gen Camaros, but when you start talking about big power like this, it’s a whole other world. The StangKilr Camaro has enough turbo for 1500+...
Video: Big Burnout…On A Trailer! Yes, Smoking The Tires, While On A Trailer
We’ve seen just about every kind of burnout imaginable. We have done most of them ourselves! But this one made us shake our heads. Unfortunately the car doing the burnout is front wheel drive,...
Street Racing Extravaganza!: Cash Days VII and VIII DVD Trailer From 1320 Video
If you haven’t heard about Cash Days, then you are missing out on one of the greatest street races ANYWHERE. And before you start whining about street racing being illegal and dangerous, and...
1320 Video Sunday: A 1000 Horsepower Turbo Ford Lightning Tearing Up The Track In Houston
Lightning’s have been Ford’s baddest truck for a long long time, but there are a lot of them out there with turbos instead of the factory installed supercharger. The whole Turbo vs...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “American Pie” by Don Mclean (1971)
I can’t believe we haven’t run this song as a Daily Tune Up yet! We suck, cause this song rules. I mean how can you go wrong when your song talks about driving your Chevy to the levee....
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Copperhead Road” by Steve Earle (1988)
According to Steve Earle, “Copperhead Road” was the World’s first blend of Heavy Metal and Bluegrass. I think it just kicks ass. The song is all about Shine, Horsepower, and Pot,...
