Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD
The Unwelcome Three-Wheel Motion: Watch As The “Black Betty” Zephyr Gets Wild At American Outlaws Live!
May 12, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on The Unwelcome Three-Wheel Motion: Watch As The “Black Betty” Zephyr Gets Wild At American Outlaws Live!
The moment you realize you’ve gone too far with your car’s tune is the moment you proceed to scare yourself on a run. Stacey Kinney learned that lesson this weekend at American Outlaws...
Morning Symphony: Listen To These Legendary Ford Sierra Cosworths As They Hang The Tail Out!
May 12, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
Ford Performance’s current surprise for the U.S. market is the Ford Focus RS, a car that has a lineage more in common with the older rear-wheel-drive rally Escorts and this particular car, the...
How Well Can A New Truck Handle The Weight Of A Slide-In Camper? Check Out How Ford Tests The 2017 Super Duty’s Roll Stability Control System!
May 11, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
You often hear how a manufacturer runs their new, upcoming vehicle through batteries of tests before the first vehicle is ever sold to the public or even lent out to the press. What you don’t...
What Would It Look Like If Ford Built A No-Rules Test Mule? Jay Leno Takes A Look At Steve Strope’s 1967 Ford Fairlane!
May 10, 2016Bryan McTaggart5
In the mid-1960s, Ford and Chrysler were at war, period. GM might have been working the field too, but on the banked NASCAR tracks and on the NHRA drags trips, the Blue Oval boys and the gang from...
Top 11: The Best “Decal GT” From The 1970s – When Looks Mattered More Than Performance!
May 08, 2016Bryan McTaggart4
It’s a new phrase in my lexicon: “Decal GT”, coined by Jim Wangers, the guy better known for Pontiac performance, but is responsible for some of the most well-known examples of...
Ford And The National Inventors Hall Of Fame Museum Have Partnered To Display This Combination 1965/2015 Ford Mustang!
May 07, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
(Photos: Ford Motor Company) No, we aren’t messing with your eyesight…each photo is of the one same display. Ford and the National Inventors Hall Of Fame Museum in Alexandria, Virginia...
eBay Find: This 1965 Ford Econoline Pickup Is As Sweet As They Get! Who Wants A Snub-Nosed Pickup?
May 06, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
Didn’t these used to be everywhere at one point or another? I’ll confess that I’m not a fan of snub-nosed vans in particular, but the Ford Econoline/Falcon vans seemed to be pretty...
There’s Dare To Be Different, Then There Is This 1973 Mercury Montego With A Rare “Split-Top” Roof Treatment And Inline-Six!
May 03, 2016Bryan McTaggart5
We’ve been saying it for years: the cars are out there, you just have to go looking for them. And some flexibility is needed when looking. There’s a reason why a rusted, rolling shell of...
A Beautiful Day Two Car: This 1964 Mercury Comet Is As Comfortable Cruising As It Would Be At The Strip!
Apr 30, 2016Bryan McTaggart6
For the most part, this 1964 Mercury Comet looks to be a beautiful restoration. The bright Carnival Red paint, rich and deep, goes well with the white inset trim and beautiful chrome. The interior...
Classic YouTube: This 429-Powered Ford F-100 Finishes Off A C5 Corvette At Mason-Dixon!
Apr 29, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
The best kind of sleeper is the one that really hurts people’s feelings. You might get a little annoyed when the kid with the turbocharged LS-powered Camaro on nitrous takes your lunch money,...
4/29 Celebration: This 1969 Mercury Monterey Is The Villain Car Of Our Dreams!
Apr 29, 2016Bryan McTaggart6
Bad guys drive Dodge Chargers, right? Meh. Sorry, but as badass as the Charger is, that role is played out. Everybody and their mother can name at least one movie role that Mopar’s legendary...
Money No Object: A Custom 1957 Ford Packing A 428 And A Five-Speed Manual!
Apr 28, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
It’s not everyday I like a car from the Fifties. I’ve got my tastes, and Ford products usually aren’t on the menu. I get the draw to the early Customlines and Mercury bodies, but...
Morning Symphony: A 427 Mustang Goes Up Against 427 Corvettes At Pacific Raceway’s Road Course
Apr 27, 2016Bryan McTaggart5
You want the soundtrack to 4/27? Here it is, in pure, unadulterated glory. You are riding along in a Holman-Moody 427-powered Mustang at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington. We know very little...
Take A Ride In Jay Leno’s Ford Festiva Shogun – America’s Take On The Group B Rally Psycho-Hatch!
Apr 26, 2016Bryan McTaggart4
This 1989 Ford Festiva Shogun is often seen in the background of Jay Leno’s car videos, and has been featured before. Purchased new in 1989, Leno had to have one after he was shown the initial...