Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift XL, CRASH & BURN, MISC, Videos, XL Videos

KABOOM: Watch This Hot Rodded Nissan Patrol Shred A Tire On The Chassis Dyno

Here’s chapter 3,324 in the great big book of how to get mangled on the dyno. We’re not saying that these guys did anything wrong, just that there’s so much going on any time you...

Minivan Makeover: Giving A Chevrolet Astro A Bit Of Purpose In Life!

The big three of minivans: The Dodge Caravan and it’s offshoots, the Ford Aerostar, and the Chevrolet Astro/GMC Safari. Which one did you get stuck riding around in? By sheer mercy, I...

How It Should Be: This Twin-Turbo Hellcat-Swapped Chrysler 300 Storms Atco!

You want to know what is more annoying to a Mopar owner than a very rednecky, “HEY – that thing gotta Hemi in it?” It’s being the owner of a Chrysler 300C and hearing the...

RideTech Comparo Video: Bone Stock, StreetGrip, and Coil Over A-Bodies On The Test Track

Over the years we have watched RideTech grow and evolve into one of the premier suspension companies in the automotive aftermarket. From their days as an air-specific company to their development of...

Function Before Beauty: Get An In-Depth Look At The “Hoodrat Hot Rod” Malibu!

We know this 1979 Chevrolet Malibu well. Nevermind that the primered A/G body Malibu with one red fender and a Northwest Territories “Polar bear” license plate up front can be spotted...

MORE: CHEVY, Videos

Snow? Ice? HA! Nails, Wheels And A Welder Can Combat Anything Winter Has To Offer!

How is winter going for you so far? Have you had any kind of measurable snow or ice yet? Luckily, around BangShift Mid-West, we haven’t…nothing more than a dusting that was melted by noon...

Over, Under, Sideways, Down: A Year Of Launches, Close Calls, Tire Smoke, and Wheelies!

Our pal Tommy Lee Byrd is an awesome writer and photographer. During the 2018 drag racing season he decided to up the ante and shoot video and many of the events he attended. As Tommy gets around his...

Morning Symphony: Six In A Row Will Make This Nova Go

Are you a V8 or die kind of gearhead? I’ll admit I am. I’ve had great experiences with a supercharged Buick V6 that was a riot to wheel around in, but I still regarded that car as a a fun...

MORE: CHEVY, Videos

Crushing Video: Watch A Varied Pile Of Old Cars Meet Their End With Hydraulic Pressure – Ouch

Ya know, a part of me really struggled with this. Should I share a video from a channel that has a load of them that depict the workings of a wrecking yard car crusher? Does this run against every...

Don’t Mess With A Good Thing: Regular Car Reviews Looks Over A K5 Blazer

Behold, the true basis for every sport-utility vehicle that is on the road today. Look, nit-pick all you want about Jeeps and Jeep variants like the Willys Jeep station wagon, or even the...

What Does A 200,000-Mile Truck Engine Like About Big Boost? NOTHING! Cleetus KILLS The Auction C6 Corvette!

Following the story of the “Auction C6” Corvette that Cleetus bought at the end of last year has been kind of fun, actually. What started out as a knee-jerk impulse buy that left a strong...

Best of 2019: Watch The Awesome ‘Ole Tater Hauler 1951 GMC Wheelstander Make A Wheels Up Rip At The Dragstrip

There are some things that are better left unchanged. Your grandmother’s recipe for mashed potatoes that requires three pounds of butter, and original hemi engine inside a 1960s muscle car, and...

Best of 2018: James Brolin Racing An AMC Spirit AMX At The 24 Hours of Nurburgring In 1979

Two AMC Spirit AMXs on the starting grid of the 1979 24 Hours of Nurburgring in the Group One class. Six drivers would run the two AMXs: Gary Witzenburg, a journalist; James Brolin, an...

Best of ’18: Watch Conway Witten’s Incredible Comp Eliminator Crash From Topeka 1993

While we have been telling you about some of the crazy things that happened at Topeka in 1993 because of the fact that the NHRA tour is racing there this weekend, there’s one story that’s...