Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD
But Will It Haul The Christmas Tree Home? This Ford Station Wagon Romps!
We like fast wagons. We like fast Fords. We can appreciate anybody who can take one of Ford’s fullsize Panther platform cars and make it move out like Ford never considered. But a wood-paneled...
Would You Rather, The Trucks of Mecum Edition! Which Old Hauler Suits You Best?
The Mecum auction that will go down in Kissimmee, Florida is STACKED with good choices. Seriously. You can buy Dick Landy’s A/FX Coronet. You can buy a Motion GT Corvette. You can buy a 1994...
This 1973 Chevrolet El Camino 4×4 Will Handle The Winter Weather In Fine Form
One of the best and worst cars I’ve got in my record is a 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle that came to me via my stepfather and his family, who had owned the car for quite some time before he did. I...
Morning Symphony: This Basic-Looking Subaru Impreza Revs Like A Sport Bike!
The Subaru EJ series engine is a potent little four-pot. Anybody who has ever toyed with a worked up WRX or STI knows this. The engines can make great power but they do not make great noise. Even the...
Ripping Gears In Georgia: The Street Nite Stick Shift Class At The Last Event Of The Year
This late in the season, you’d think that guys would have their racecars down for repairs, freshening up or would at least be so busy with the holiday season that they wouldn’t be focused...
Rough Start: Blowing The Budget On A Mexican Ramcharger
In the United States market, the Dodge Ramcharger was killed off at the end of 1993 and…that’s it. The focus was on the introduction of the new-for-1994 Dodge Ram, and it had been deemed...
PRI 2017: Hammerhead Performance Engines Has Hemi Head Options For Your Small Block Ford and LS Engine
When it comes to hardcore parts and innovations for making horsepower, cylinder heads are really where it is at. Advances in materials, advances in engineering, and advances in machining capability...
Dude, Perfect: Someone Is Stuffing A C6 Corvette Chassis Into A Buick Roadmaster Wagon To Make A Time Attack Car
WHOA. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Ok, I’m sure there are still plenty of you that are upset about the Duster-meets-Corvette creature I featured in this year’s LS Fest coverage. (If you want a...
This 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix Is A Half Century Old And As Cool As The Day It Was Built – 428 Power!
Back when Buick debuted the awesome Riviera, Pontiac’s John Delorean knew that he needed something similar. He needed a car with styling, performance, and a feel that was upscale and cool. The...
Bob Glidden Has Died At 73 – One Of The Most Singularly Dominant Drag Racers In History Is Gone
Bob Glidden, the 10-time NHRA pro stock champion, an IHRA pro stock champion, a native of Whiteland, Indiana, and one of the greatest drag racers of all time has died at age 73, surrounded by his...
If You Could Choose Any Car To Build Into The Ultimate Pro Touring Machine, What Would It Be?
I’ve been announcing at or hosting Optima’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational since its inception. And since the first event, I have said that nobody has actually built the Ultimate Street...
A Brit In Baja: Watch As Carfection Gets A Trial Run At Baja – Just A Taste Of The Off-Road Masterpiece!
The British and Mexico haven’t had the best of relationships. There have been trade disagreements, expropriation of properties, and of course that one time that Richard Hammond from TopGear...
The Farm Girl: This 1967 GMC Packs Duramax Power And Nitrous Just For The Fun Of It
You had to hunt for this one at the 2017 PRI show. I didn’t even know the truck was there until my last couple of hours walking around. But there it was, sitting on the carpet, plain as day...
#BACONSHIFT Is Back! American Powertrain’s Bacon To The Future Sale Is On. FREE BACON!!!
That’s right, the World Famous, always talked about, sometimes mimicked, American Powertrain Bacon to the Future Sale is on!!! Free Bacon with an American Powertrain transmission package! Not...