Result for: SEMA 2019
FCA Unveils The Price Of Power: $29,995 For The Hellephant 426 Hemi
Apr 27, 2019Bryan McTaggart9
Last SEMA, FCA rolled out a 1,000 horsepower, 950 Ft/Lbs monster of a 426ci third-gen Hemi to the world and proudly boasted that it would be for sale as a crate engine. Dubbed the...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Is There Any Hope For Late Model Driving Joy?
Apr 25, 2019Bryan McTaggart11
It doesn’t have the soul. It doesn’t make the noise. It doesn’t have the right smell, the right feel, the right sensation that takes you back to the year your nostalgia level peaks...
For The Sporting Sir: The 1962 Ford Thunderbird Phantom Station Wagon
Mar 25, 2019Bryan McTaggart6
According to Lohnes, Ford screwed the pooch with the 1958 Thunderbird and from that moment forward, the model as a whole is dead to him outside of certain individual cars that earned their keep...
High Roller: Mickey Thompson Offers Its First Off-Road Only Tire – It Is Bad Ass
Feb 15, 2019Brian Lohnes2
When one thinks of an “off-highway” performance tire, you’re likely seeing a drag racing slick in your head. What if we told you that Mickey Thompson has just released the off-road...
Unhinged: The Five-Year Plan Review – It’s Really Been That Long Since I Started?!
Feb 10, 2019Bryan McTaggart7
I’m starting to type this at 3:18 in the morning. I have a mix of Deftones music playing in the background (you can find it on YouTube by searching “Deftones Mix – Outer...
When A Trar Isn’t: This 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix Was A Semi-Factory Backed Off Road Racer!
Feb 05, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on When A Trar Isn’t: This 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix Was A Semi-Factory Backed Off Road Racer!
Before you write this thing off as yet another unfortunate freak that we managed to find, hear us out for a second. This car, truck, thing is not a Trar in the traditional sense. No, this was a...
Money No Object: The 1955 Chrysler Ghia ST Special – The Banker’s Got Taste!
Feb 04, 2019Bryan McTaggart5
Chrysler’s Letter Cars got a reputation as the “banker’s hot rod” due to their impressive speed combined with their size and luxurious outfitting. Starting with the C-300,...
Apex Predator: A 1995 Pontiac Firebird That Is Dying To Hit The Apexes!
Jan 17, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
In nature, the contrast of black and a bright, vibrant color is usually a form of aposematic coloring. Big word, I know, but you know what it means. When you see a black and white furry animal that...
Droptop Dreaming: This 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Is Packing The Grunt It Needs To Move Out!
Jan 13, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
When you are perusing a car catalog online, such as the docket for the Barrett-Jackson auction that kicked off yesterday, there is a good chance that you can overlook a gem simply because you are...
BangShift Top 11: McTaggart’s Highlights From 2018!
Dec 30, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on BangShift Top 11: McTaggart’s Highlights From 2018!
As far as BangShift is concerned, 2018 is over in my world. The presents have been opened, the photos have been stored away onto the storage hard-drive and the work to prepare for 2019 has all but...
Barnstormin’: An Overnight Success Talks About How Long The Night Really Was
Nov 19, 2018Brian Lohnes52
(Lead photo by Courtney Enders) – Perhaps by now a few of you have heard that I was offered and accepted the job of being the lead play by play guy for the NHRA on FOX in 2019 and beyond. I...
Meet The “Hellephant”: 426 Cubic Inches, 1000 Horsepower, 950 Ft/Lbs Of Torque!
Oct 30, 2018Bryan McTaggart11
In Mopar lore, a 426 cubic inch Hemi-headed engine was trouble, pure and simple. It didn’t matter what body it was shoved into…from the absolutely ferocious Hemi Darts and A-body...
Wait, WHAT? Chevrolet Unveils eCOPO Camaro – 8-9 Second Capable Electric COPO Camaro!
Oct 30, 2018Brian Lohnes21
This was one we never, ever saw coming. Hell, it sounds like something straight out of an April Fool’s story. Instead, it is very real, Chevrolet has created an 800-volt eCOPO concept that they...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Lots Of Ford Talk!
Sep 03, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
We’re still in summer, but the Fall rush is about to really kick in. LS Fest East, Mid-West Pro Mod events, and some other special events are coming down the pike! We are busy working to bring...