Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Happy 3/22! Today’s The Day We Celebrate The Little 322ci Buick Nailhead V8 Engine
The little Buick 322ci engine was the second smallest (preceded by the tiny 264ci version) in a line of engines that Buick introduced during the 1953 model year. The Fireball V8 had many of the same...
1973 Footage From US 30 Dragstrip Has Top Fuel and Pro Stock Legends
Here’s some really awesome video featuring action from the 1973 season at US 30 Dragstrip located in Gary, Indiana. The video is actually part of a bolt media program that the track had during...
TX2K 2024 Day 1-5 Video: Unexpected CHAMPIONS Were Crowned At The TX2K Drag Racing FINALS!
Here’s our final TX2K 2024 video from our friends at 1320 Video is below. If you missed the previous videos, don’t worry because they are all below. With the sale of Houston Raceway Park...
Awesome Video: This 1967 Piece By Coca Cola Called “Pit Stop” Highlights Every Major Form Of Racing
Back in the late 1960s the United States was absolutely gaga for motorsports of all kinds. Stock car racing, drag racing, sports car racing, open wheel racing, and motorcycle competition were all...
Turbo The World: This Yamaha TZR125 Is Straight Up Hateful With A Turbocharger!
Turbocharged two stroke engines, especially of the gasoline burning variety are not things that we see with regularity. Of course forced induction works on a two stroke, just ask Detroit Diesel, but...
The American Powertrain Wednesday Shift: Ripping Gears At Santa Pod In A 4-Speed, Small Block, ’55
When you have a car called the Crowd Pleaser, you best live up to your name and we can assure you that this dude does. Using a small block, a 1955 Chevrolet, and a four speed to produce wheels-up,...
The Whine And The Roar: This 6-71 Blown 427 Ford Cranks Out Over 700hp On The Dyno
It has been too long since we have featured a good old knuckle dragging, blown, screaming big block making great power on the dyno. Yeah, we have shown some small blocks recently but there’s...
Drag Racing Time Machine Video: This 1965 8MM Footage Shot At The NHRA Winternationals Is Amazing!
We have showed you film from the 1965 NHRA Winternationals before and told you the story of the race. As a quick reminder, this one was known as the “One Day Wonder” as days and days of...
Happy 3/20! Let’s Take A Look At The 320ci Buick Straight Eight – Fireball Power!
From 1931 through 1953 the Buick straight eight really made its mark in the American automotive landscape. They were made in varying displacements and even varying block sizes but the one most people...
Fuel System Tech Video: How To Size Holley Fuel Cell EFI Pump Modules For Your Application.
It has never been easier to build horsepower than it is today, and that’s partially because of engine technology and partly because of all the support systems that are now available for those...
Naked and Unafraid: Check Out This Video of Guys Shaking Down A Car Sans Body At George Ray’s In The 1980s
This right here is awesome. Imagine taking a drag car stripped of every unnecessary thing outside of the engine, chassis, transmission, axles, and wheels and placing it on a drag strip that has been...
Happy Y-Block Day! We’re Celebrating The Lincoln 317 On This Fine March Day!
Like yesterday’s look at the little 316ci Pontiac, the 317ci Lincoln Y-Block is not exactly history’s most celebrated engine. The mill as introduced in 1952 and produced trough 1954. It...
Happy 3/16! Here’s Some Love For The Little Pontiac 316ci V8
This is another of those dates where most people think that there’s no gearhead connection but those people would be wrong! In 1956 and for one year only Pontiac offered a 316ci V8 engine. A...
