Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Remember When Guy Fieri Was A Pitchman For Flowmaster? Neither Did We! (Video)
I’ve got to thank Jeff Lee and give props to the website Eater.com who recently ran the videos you will see below of Guy Fieri “before he was famous” serving as the talent in some...
Wheelstands Aplenty: Round One Of The Australian Pro Street Association’s Championship at Calder Park!
You want to know where the thunder truly is Down Under? Visit any of the local tracks, you’ll find plenty of it, especially now that the Australian Pro Street Association’s 2016...
Viper ACR Versus A Hellcat Challenger With Bolt-Ons In The Half-Mile…Place Your Bets!
From the second that the Hellcats were unveiled, Dodge was rather quick to remind us that they play in a different arena than the Viper did. And, naturally, most people don’t bother with that...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Let’s Get Our Lenco On!
This weekend, I’ll be calling the action at Hot Rod Magazine Drag Weekend. Over the course of a couple of days we’re going to pinball from Phoenix to Tucson and back to Phoenix again with...
Classic YouTube: Behold, The Granborghini! Whipping The Snot Out Of A Nissan Skyline R33 With A Riding Scooter!
A Nissan Skyline R33 can hustle, even if it is the GTS-T and not the GT-R model. Your average riding scooter does not. Not even if a horse jockey who might blow away in a slight breeze is riding on...
Violent Alcohol Funny Car Wheelstand! Wheelie Bar Breaks On Starting Line.
It’s not often you see an Alcohol Funny Car standing on the bumper, but that’s exactly what happened here when the wheelie bar breaks on the Crossroads Racing Alcohol Funny Car in...
Buy it NOW! There’s A Real 1968 Hurst Hemi Dart For Sale On eBay – Restored, Original Block, Heritage!
Few singular cars have had the impact on the sport of drag racing that the 1968 Hurst Hemi Dart and Barracudas did. When we look at the roots of today’s small tire racing and putting tons of...
Watch Video Of Rob Valden Setting A New Drag Radial Record At 3.856 At Denton!
We were there streaming all the action live, and it was still hard to believe that Rob Valden set a new Drag Radial record at 3.856 seconds at over 212 mph! The car, a bitchin Corvette owned by...
This Ford XE Falcon Doesn’t Look Like The 9-second Quarter-Mile Car That It Is!
If it weren’t for the small aftermarket hood scoop on top of this Ford Falcon, you’d be forgiven for thinking that it was just a wicked-up street car. It makes a nice, cammed idle and...
Watch A Staging Duel Turn Into Starting Line Drama – Choke Holds And All!
As long as there has been drag racing there have been people willing to try to get a psychological or mechanical edge on their opponent at the starting line. There are a million ways to do it and...
Kaboom! This Nissan’s Differential Makes A Grand Exit On The Starting Line At TX2K16!
Test and tune runs aren’t supposed to be brutal on parts unless you just flat-oh didn’t bother to tune up your ride. You line up, make a pass and double-check your setup…not...
Not Quite The Easter Bunny: This Violent Volkswagen Is Hopping Around Like A March Hare!
When building a racing car, starting with the lightest possible platform is always a good way to go. A first-generation Volkswagen Golf (Rabbit for us Yanks) is a great platform: it weighs as much as...
Watch Big Chief Run 4.033 In Memphis – Quickest/Fastest Full Bodied Pontiac Ever?
We have to give major props to Big Chief for his amazing 4.022/186mph charge which was made at the Outlaw Street Car Reunion III at Memphis last weekend. The run is astoundingly quick for anything to...
Saturday Movie Matinee: The Awesome 1970s Drag Racing Flick American Nitro
When it comes to drag racing films, the 1970s was really the best time to catch them. Thanks to a tip from BangShifter Anthony Castillo, we have for you the full length film American Nitro below....