Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320

This Is What It Looks Like Inside A Pro Mod When The Clutch Explodes – WOW!

Clutch explosions are some of the most fearsome and dangerous catastrophes a drag racer can face. Obviously things have gotten a lot better since the days of the 1960s when drivers were maimed or...

These Hot Rodded Big Rigs Lay Down Some Impressive Numbers At Famoso! Fast Muscle Car Territory

Today we have for you some large and lovely quarter mile entertainment that was captured at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California at the National Hot Rod Diesel Association drag races a couple of...

Funny Car Video! This Footage From Atco In The 1970s Is A Brilliant Window Into How It Was

It has been a while since we delighted your senses and showed you some classic drag racing footage. The good news is that we recently ran into an amazing video that was taken back in the 1970s at...

Watch The Rear Axle Get Ripped Out From Under A Top Fuel Dragster On The Launch! Old School Wild Footage

Tommy Johnson Jr. is having a pretty good weekend here at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia. His “Make A Wish” funny car has qualified strongly in the field and he seems to have shaken...

The Legend Of Roy Hill – This Long Form Interview With Hill Is Great! Petty, Illiteracy, Success, and Secrets

Roy Hill is one of drag racing’s most interesting characters. He grew up in poverty and discovered the sport in the early 1960s. He managed to fake a birth certificate and get his...

Classic YouTube: A Pontiac-Powerd AMC Pacer That Moves Out!

Harrel Lamkin might be the only person we can think of who would be proud to be the owner of an AMC Pacer. You know one of the weird little fishbowl AMCs that he’s connected to: his daughter...

Dodge’s New “Brotherhood Of Muscle” Ads Are The Tire Smoking Anthesis To Lincoln’s Horrid Campaign

When we saw the release about Vin Diesel being brought in by Chrysler to head their “Brotherhood of Muscle” ad campaign we kind of cringed. Between the name and the whole announcement it...

Relive The Fun Of The 1981 NHRA Southern Nationals With This Cool TV Broadcast Of The Event

This weekend the NHRA completes its first “threefer” of the year with the 2017 running of the vaunted Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia. The triumvirate of races...

Watch This Plymouth Belvedere Suffer A Rear Suspension Fail On The Launch – Sub-Par Welds Appear To Be The Cause

If there is one thing that you can never really put a value on it is quality craftsmanship. You can certainly put a value on work that is not up to snuff and that value is both monetary and...

Nice Try Video: Dude Nearly Saves His Opel Drag Car But Ends Up on Lid Anyway

Over the past couple weeks we have featured some great driving work in the form of drag cars being dragged back from the brink of wreckage by their drivers. Well, just to show you that not all of...

Now THAT’S What You Do With A Lamborghini! Watch These Psychotic Machines Rip Eight Second Quarters!

They make great poster cars. They are wonderful to use in a video game. And yes, they look impressive and amazing. But in our world, a Lamborghini anything is nothing more than rolling jewelry:...

Killing Honda Jokes, One At A Time: This Is The Most Evil Integra On The Planet!

The little green Acura Integra that is best suited for hurting feelings at roll racing events is back, better than ever. The “Gringotegra” is one of a select few front-wheel-drive Honda...

This Rambler American Has A Turbocharged Jeep 4.0L Inlinx Six, A T-5, And Our Admiration

This is so BangShifty we can hardly stand it. Thanks to Erich Von Dussen we have this amazingly clean and awesome Rambler American to show you. On the outside the thing has 100% factory looks with...

Trackhawk What? This Jeep SRT Goes After The WK2 Record!

Am I still drunk on hearing late-model Mopar engines at full song? Yep, and I’m not the least bit sorry about it either. Hearing all sorts of seriously built screamers tear the backside out of...