Category Archive: BangShift XL, Videos, XL Videos
Classic YouTube: Wheels Up At Work Day Is Not Recommended.
Jan 28, 2019Bryan McTaggart3
Picture yourself as the mechanic that is in charge of the work on this Kenworth for a moment. You go over this truck like you do every other truck in the fleet. You take pride in keeping these rigs...
Totally 1990s: This 1993 Callaway C8 SuperNatural Needs To Hit An Airfield Half-Mile Event!
Jan 28, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
I’ll admit right now that I’m sure the first reaction that a lot of you will have over this Callaway C8 SuperNatural is a wince. Welcome back to 1993, folks, when aerodynamic design was...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Just Plain Vanilla…
Jan 28, 2019Bryan McTaggart5
Whoever decided to mess with the thermostat, knock it off…winter is cold enough without the kind of cold that has been hanging around this week. Not that we’re really fans of cold weather...
2019 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Winner: George Poteet’s 3-Penny 1936 Ford, built by Pinkee’s Rod Shop
Jan 27, 2019Brian Lohnes6
Big news tonight from Pomona, California as George Poteet’s 3-Penny 1936 Ford has won the 2019 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Award. The car was built by Colorado’s Pinkee’s...
Down To Earth: The Hoonigans Drop This C10 Into The Weeds Properly
Jan 27, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Down To Earth: The Hoonigans Drop This C10 Into The Weeds Properly
I’ve always entertained a thought: How would someone who normally isn’t interested in cars work over their first project car? I look at my friend Clay, who I’ve known for this kind...
Haulin’ Plenty: Trucks, Trucks And More Trucks From Urban Hillbilly’s Archives!
Jan 27, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Haulin’ Plenty: Trucks, Trucks And More Trucks From Urban Hillbilly’s Archives!
The split was explained early in my life: The car was for family trips and the truck was for work. That was that…if you didn’t need to haul anything around or didn’t need to tow...
The Unexpected Restomod: This 1972 Ford Econoline Has Quite A Bit Of Hustle To It!
Jan 27, 2019Bryan McTaggart3
My uncle Benjamin was a bit of a car hoarder. He had a gorgeous late 1970s Ford Camper Special, the 1976 Chevrolet Camaro Type LT that started my automotive sickness, and he had a van similar to this...
The Dirty Cougar: Safety Is Our Number One Priority Around Here!
Jan 27, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on The Dirty Cougar: Safety Is Our Number One Priority Around Here!
If you missed the last update on the Dirty Cougar project, click here to check it out! The 1987 Mercury Cougar LS dirt-cheap project is coming along nicely. The car was driving around a little bit...
Classic YouTube: The 2002 Camaro SS and Trans Am 35th Anniversary Editions
Jan 27, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Classic YouTube: The 2002 Camaro SS and Trans Am 35th Anniversary Editions
In 2002, I was 19 years old, had finished up my training and was at my first duty station for the Army, had a check coming in that beat the holy hell out of what I had made in past jobs, had more job...
Here Are The Contenders For America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2019 At The 70th Grand National Roadster Show
Jan 26, 2019Chad Reynolds6
2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the famed Grand National Roadster Show at the Fairplex in Pomona, home of the NHRA Winternationals and World Finals. Every year, thousands of hot rods, customs,...
Raising A Demon: Hagerty’s Time-Lapse Build Of A Challenger SRT Demon’s Engine Is Gorgeous!
Jan 26, 2019Bryan McTaggart3
The 840-horsepower Hemi that lies under the hood of the limited-production Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is going to go down in history as one of the all-time “f**k you, we’re going to have...
BangShift Tune-Up: “Black Honey” by Thrice (2016)
Jan 26, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
“To be everywhere is to be nowhere. People who spend their whole life travelling abroad end up having plenty of places where they can find hospitality but no real friendships. The same must...
Emerald Boomer: This 1995 Ford Thunderbird Is A Potent Package With A Supercharger On Standby!
Jan 26, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Emerald Boomer: This 1995 Ford Thunderbird Is A Potent Package With A Supercharger On Standby!
Okay, I’ll admit that my Thunderbird/Cougar kink has flared pretty hard since acquiring the Dirty Cougar, but even with that in mind, this 1995 Ford Thunderbird deserves a strong look. For...
Slumming It Proper: How To Fix A $300 Oldsmobile Need For An 850-Mile Roadtrip
Jan 26, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
When Kevin told me he was going to do evil things to some beater Oldsmobile (one such item included “drive it through a barn”, if memory serves me right) I had to facepalm just a little...






