Category Archive: 1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
This Awesome Old 1960s Gasser Is Perfectly Preserved In Race Form And Has An Engine You’ll NEVER Guess
History tends to favor the really fast stuff in drag racing and we suppose that it is only human nature. The cars the wowed crowds with crazy performances and feats of strength are the ones that...
Rapid Fire: A Former Sand Dragger Go 8s At The Strip And Sniff 200 On The Salt With a Poncho ‘Banger!
Roger Manson’s Rapid Fire is so BangShift approved we can hardly stand it. This car started life as a sand dragger, was bought by Roger who then put it on the drag strip, got it to go 8.70s...
Ohio Mile Coverage: Unique Cars And Weirdo Engines From The ECTA
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Getting to the site of an event when it first opens is usually a great time to walk around and catch some really good photos as the sun comes up....
American Sleeper Video: Watch A Hammered Looking Dodge Ramcharger Nearly Bust Into The 12s At Englishtown!
Yesterday we showed you a cool Aussie sleeper station wagon that looked like a grandmother left it in the church parking lot but went 10s. Today we’re back on our own shores and looking at an...
This 1966 Ford Econoline Van Has Big Block (Chevy) Power And Is Totally BangShifty
1960s Ford Econoline vans are pretty awesome. Those bread boxes on wheels were based on the Falcon and sold like hot cakes for Ford. This is a kind of ratty looking Econoline van and Ford people will...
Ohio Mile May 2015: Cool Non-Race Vehicles (Or Bits From The Land Speed Pits!)
(Photos and words by Doug Gregory) – Anytime you visit a land speed event you are bound to see some interesting stuff that isn’t going to run the track. As we check out the competition we...
2015 FE Race And Reunion: Here’s Our Last Blast Of Wheels Up Photos From The Strip
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re back with a final installment of drag strip photos from the 2015 FE Race and Reunion at Beaver Springs...
Fuel Delivery: The Value Of Sumps Over Pickup Tubes In The Tank Of Cell Of Your Hot Rod From Aeromotive
We talk a lot about how we’re spoiled living in today’s world of seemingly limitless access to horsepower in our street machines and race cars but the reality is that with the increased...
Unlucky: A Compilation Of 13 Major League Drag Racing Crashes From Urban Hillbilly Action Video
Sean Melton at Urban Hillbilly Action Videos went face first into his massive archive again and came up with 13 spine tingling, weird, and altogether nasty wrecks from his extensive collection of...
BangShifters We Need To Help This Racer: He Doesn’t Want Money, Sympathy, Or Votes – Let’s Help Him Find A Body!
Earlier today we showed you some racers catching bad breaks at the strip and bending up their cars. Well this story is totally along those lines but there is a slight plot twist and we’re...
Most BangShift eBay Find Ever: This Turbine Engine Comes Mated To A VW Transmission – BUY THIS NOW
Thanks to eagle eyed BangShifter Matt DuCharme, we have this amazing eBay find to show you. What you are looking at is a Garrett GTP-70 turbine engine that has been mated to a VW transmission by way...
2015 Ford FE Race And Reunion: More Great Action From The Strip – Flying Fords Everywhere!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – As we continue to work through Joe Grippo’s massive collection of photos from the 2015 FE Race and Reunion at Beaver Springs Dragway one thing keeps coming up....
Gone In Five Seconds: Andy Frost Talks About Losing The Street Car Record And The Quest To Get It Back
There are a handful of people on the planet that are seeking to achieve the ultimate bragging right in the world of street legal drag racing. That’s the title of “world’s quickest...
VP Racing Fuels Joins Forces With The Real Pro Mod Association and Jegs – Get Your VP Madditives From Jegs Now!
It is always great news when two solid organizations hook up and strike a deal where everyone wins, even you. Such is the case with the announcement that VP Racing Fuels has partnered up with the...