Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, ENGINES, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos

This BMW Pro Mod Is Our Favorite Argentinian Drag Car – Low 4s In The 8th With BMW Power!

The sport of drag racing has never been bigger in Argentina than it is right now. We have watched over the last few years as the videos coming from the country have shown ever faster cars, ever nicer...

Ford Historic Video: This 1957 Film Promotes The New Workmaster and Powermaster Tractors – Icons In The Tractor World

It is a commonly recognized fact that Henry Ford loved tractors more than cars. Seriously. The guy was a farm boy who never forgot where he came from and the massive tractor business that Ford built...

Wild Video: Watch A Pilot In A 1950s Fighter Jet Slide Off The End Of A Carrier And Get Saved

Here’s some wild footage for you on a Thursday. You are going to see a 1950s Navy F-9 Cougar jet fighter come in for a landing, seemingly do everything right, and then slide off the front of...

Heavenly Noises: Watch This Big Block Camaro Super Stocker Run To The Redline On A Hub Dyno

This is some fantastic video here. Lyle Barnett, the multi-time NHRA pro mod winner has a great YouTube channel and he captured this car on the hub dyno at Modern Racing. The car is a SS/B 427...

Cool Video: Watch This Early 1970s Crash Testing Film That Features A Corvette…With Air Bags!

Few people remember that General Motors was the major pioneering force in the develop of air bags in passenger cars. They actually offered them as an option on several models for a couple year stint...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The West Coast Classic Bracket Racing LIVE From Famoso Dragstrip

West Coast Bracket Races is celebrating 10 years of events this year with the one that started it all once again visiting the famed Famoso Dragstrip near Bakersfield California. Famoso is home to the...

Three Wheeled Motion: Watch This Crazy Video From The 1979 Dutch GP Starring Gilles Villeneuve And His Ferrari

This is some pretty wild video from an era of Formula One which abounds with it. We’re headed to the 1979 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort and this video will feature the travails of...

The Beast And The Paper Tiger: Two Cars Get The Body and Tuner Treatment In 1986, One Is Truly Awesome

The one crummy thing about today’s automotive landscape is that there’s little “wow” factory left for us. That’s not me being jaded, that is me being real right now....

Dare To Be Different Video: Watch This Blown 4.3L V6 Make More Than 450hp and 400 lb-ft On The Engine Dyno!

Today I am definitely feeling the alternative engine family flow. From the little sleeper Pinto earlier to this killer V6, there are so many fun ways to make horsepower it’s almost...

Amazing Video: The Wonderful World Of Wheels Hits Every Aspect Of 1960s Gearhead Life!

Few films we have ever seen capture such a wide swath of 1960s geared America as this one does. “The Wonderful World of Wheels” was made by “Pete” Petersen’s production...

How To: Section The Hood On The Top Chop 1953 Chevy Truck Project. Radical Change In Looks On This Cool Project

If you missed Part 1, 2, or 3 of this 1953 Chevrolet truck chop, we’ve got a link below to make sure you see them too. But now that the top is chopped, it is time to section the hood as well. Some...

Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Installing Hood Trim & Shaving The Hood Handle. It Is Starting To Look Complete!

In this update on the Iron Trap Garage 1938 Ford Convertible project, Matt and the crew are adding the hood trim and “shaving” the hood handle. This is an old hot rod build after all, so...

Classic Truck Performance Went To Taiwan To See How Sheet Metal Restoration Parts Are Really Made! Watch The Video Here!

While I like the idea of using products that are made in the USA, especially when working on older American hot rods and trucks, the reality is that we live in a global economy where things are made...

The Days When Car Companies Staged Street Races And Used Them To Sell High Performance Cars Were Better Than Today (Video)

This video is so good. So good that it makes me want to just grab every person that reads BangShift and say, “WATCH THIS…SO GOOD….SO, SO DAMNED GOOD!” I do realize that in...