Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD

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...

We Found A 1984 Ford XE Falcon With A 460 Under The Hood For Sale In Boulder, Colorado…Interested?

Many people are aware that Ford built some awesome cars in Australia that we didn’t get here in the States. While we built Mavericks, Granadas, Fairmonts, and such, Ford Australia stuck with...

Roadkill! Old Meets New When Harry The Tow Truck Meets Pigpen, The Junkyard GMC!

Given the typical run of success that Freiburger and Finnegan have on their Roadkill adventures, we are kind of amazed that they only just now have gotten around to picking up an actual, honest tow...

Rental Car Heaven: Ford, Shelby American And Hertz Team Are Bringing Back The Shelby GT-H!

(Lead Photo: Shelby American) “Rent-a-Racer”. The first one was the 1966 Shelby G.T. 350H, a package group of 1,001 Shelby Mustangs allotted to the Hertz rental agency for their Sports...

Up, Up And Away! This Mustang Stands On The Bumper And Still Takes The Win!

There are wheel stands, and then there are those moments at the launch of a race that you suspect that the driver might have stepped a touch too far over the line of caution. In the case of this Fox...

Rough Start: Capitalizing On Someone Else’s Bad Day – What Would You Do With A $1,000 Fox Body Mustang?

Fox-body Mustangs are at an interesting point right now: they are certainly classics, excellent hot-rod fodder, and are finally starting to surge up in value, yet are still very approachable in...

Bench Racing: How Would You Prepare This 5-speed 1987 Mercury Cougar?

If there is one thing I know that BangShifters are good for, it’s spending other people’s money when it comes to a project car build. And I’m amazed that we don’t exploit that...

It Came From Craigslist: The Ford Ute We Needed, Not The One We Deserve!

The basic plan for the two major American ute designs was to take the station wagon body, give it the coupe doors and turn the rest of the area into a bed. It’s a solid plan, it’s a cheap...

This Nitrous-Equipped Mustang Went Up In Flames At TX2K16!

It makes you sick to see this happen to a fellow racer, but one of the best ways to bring the realities of the dangers of racing is to see, without a doubt, just how quickly it all can go wrong. This...

Rough Start: What Happens When You Combine A Ford Thunderbird And A Chevrolet Camaro?

The second I saw this 1994 Ford Thunderbird, I couldn’t wait to see the reactions from you guys. Seriously…we all have heard Lohnes’ take on how much he seriously enjoys four-seat...

This Pro Street Ford Maverick Is Everything A Car Needs…It’s Black, Nasty And Stout!

I’m just a sucker for a fast black Ford. Can’t explain it any other way than that. It all started with a spray-bombed 1973 Mercury Comet GT and ever since then, I equate a flat-black Ford...

Work Truck Greatness! This 1973 Ford F350 Is The Parts Hauler Dream!

Brutal, basic and useful…that’s how I like my trucks. Give me a vinyl bench seat that isn’t going to kill my spine, an engine that has mountains of torque, a manual trans, and a...

Rough Start: Going Dirt Cheap With A 5.0-Powered 1991 Ford Thunderbird!

Lohnes hates them, but I love ’em. The MN-12 era Ford Thunderbirds and Mercury Cougars are dirt-cheap platforms that have quite a bit going for them: they are roomier than a comparable Mustang,...

Rough Start: Begin Your Own Anti-LS Campaign With This 460-powered Ford Fairmont Wagon!

So you are sick and tired of the “Ford Tough With Chevy Stuff” stickers? Hate the fact that we have Blue Oval products in a lot of the pictures from LS Fest? Have avoided YouTube videos...