Category Archive: 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 New Drag Race Products, BangShift 1320, BangShift XL, New Products, Sponsor News, XL New Truck Products, XL Sponsor News

PRI 2017 Coverage: New Blocks For Ford, Chrysler, and GM – Something For Everyone In Here

Much like a house, an engine is only as good as its foundation and that foundation is the block. There has been a pretty interesting surge in new blocks hitting the market or at least debuting over...

More Craigslist Win: This Ad For A 1989 Bronco Is As Irreverent As It Is Beautiful

Man, two in one week! BangShifter Ry Crash sent us this link after seeing our post about the Silverado “King Of The Meth Lab Edition” we ran earlier in the week. While the Bronco here is...

Tesla vs. Land Cruiser Tug Of War: Who Wins, Toyota’s Tank Or Elon’s Wonder Wagon?

The battle of the SUV heavyweights goes on and on, it seems, but here in Norway, a battle between the old way of thinking and the newest available option is about to meet up head-to-head to see who...

Your Winter Moment Of Zen: Whipping A HEMTT Around In The Snow

Far and above, the largest vehicle I’ve ever operated that didn’t fly was an Oshkosh HEMTT. These mothers are huge…Over twenty tons unladen at the lighter end of the scale,...

BangShift Truck Tech: We Install A Ridetech Level Tow System On A 2015 F250 Super Duty

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – When I took delivery of my 2015 F250 Super Duty a few years ago and immediately put it into service as a tow vehicle for my race car, the first thing I...

Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: Holley’s Show Of Force Was On Full Display!

Consider this partially a shameless plug for Holley’s “Happy Holley Days” sale that’s going on through the end of the year, and a visual walk-through of the good stuff that...

This 1955 Chris Craft Cobra Is An Absolute Beauty, Absolutely Rare, and 100% BangShift Approved

There are certain things in this world that will be cool until the sun explodes and swallows the Earth. Steve McQueen, Bigfoot 1, Ed Iskendarian, and Chris Craft boats. Even among that group of...

Craigslist Hilarity: Meet The $800 2001 Silverado “King Of The Meth Lab Edition” – This Is All Time

So it has been a hot minute since we last found some truly hilarious stuff on Craigslist but thanks to a tip from reader Barry Joseph we have what may be our favorite ad of the year. This is an ad...

Performance Racing Industry 2017: Moroso Brought A Whole String Of New Products!

Moroso is one of those legendary names in the automotive aftermarket. Even if you have no idea what they make or what they do, there is no doubt that you’ve seen the “moroso”...

Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: Powermaster Can Bring Your Machine To Life And Keep The Energy Going!

Two things that will annoy any gearhead: having to change either a starter or alternator out because it’s dead on arrival. Want one more thing no gearhead wants to do? To replace the starter or...

Wanna Go Big Riggin’ For Cheap? This 1951 Brockway Runs and Drives And You Won’t Have To Find The Diesel Pump!

If you are someone who has wanted to own a vintage big rig but has not wanted to break the bank on a huge dollar restored truck we have found your rig. This 1951 Brockway 260 is for sale and while it...

The Square-Body That Hauls: This 1978 Chevrolet Is Ready To Work In Country Comfort!

It’s been an interesting last couple of days around these parts, hasn’t it? Chad is still in the honeymoon phase with his recently-acquired square-body dually. And after reading my piece...

Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: MAHLE Motorsport Rolls Out New Rings, Pistons

The Performance Racing Industry Show 2017 is being hailed by many industry insiders as the largest in the 30 year history of the event. The guys and girls at MAHLE Motorsport were inhabiting their...

eBay Find: This 1962 International Harvester C110 Is Fully Restored And Really Awesome

International Harvester did a heck of a job with their line of trucks and SUVs over the years. The company simply did not give into to the idea of “softening” things up for the general...