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Sport Sedan 90s Style: This Motorweek Review Of The 1995 Mercedes-Benz C36 AMG Is A Neat Slice Of History

Apr 12, 2021Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos

Sport Sedan 90s Style: This Motorweek Review Of The 1995 Mercedes-Benz C36 AMG Is A Neat Slice Of History

The idea of a sports sedan is something that has been present and accounted for in the modern sense of the American automotive market for about 40 years at this point. The BMW M3 broke the mold, the Taurus SHO brought it to the common man, and Mercedes was comparatively slow to enter the came, dropping the E36 AMG in the middle 1990s. Now since those days, the idea has morphed with more horsepower and more hardcore performance but as you will see in this video, when the Mercedes came into the fold, everyone took notice.

It’s kind of a quaint thing to think about but this car with its 268hp, 15.3-second quarter mile times, and beefier suspension was really a rock star back then. They were sold in really limited numbers as you’ll hear. Yes, only 1,000 were going to be built over the planned three year run of the car which was a partnership between Mercedes and AMG. Today you can buy a Toyota Camry that would bury this thing in about every respect. That said, the E36 AMG is still cooler.

There’s no turbocharger, there’s no active driver controlled suspension adjustments, hell there isn’t even a manual transmission on the option sheet! We’d still like to have one of these cars because when we were teenagers they were a hot ticket. Remember when these came out? What did you think back then? What do you think now?

Press play below to see this fun review of the 1995 Mercedes C36 AMG –

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Battling Themselves: This Look At The Chevrolet Equinox vs The Chevrolet Bolt EUV Is Interesting

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Making Six Out Of Four: Watch England’s Allen Millyard Create A Set Of Kawasaki Z1 Six Cylinder Jugs!

Feb 22, 2021Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, ENGINES, MISC, TECH, Videos

Making Six Out Of Four: Watch England’s Allen Millyard Create A Set Of Kawasaki Z1 Six Cylinder Jugs!

We have been showing you some cool videos recently shot by a guy named Allen Millyard in England. This dude creates wild, factory-looking custom motorcycles in his little garage and shed and he does it all basically by hand. In this video we see him take a couple sets of Kawasaki Z1 four cylinder jugs and make a six cylinder set for an engine he is custom creating. The process is fascinating, cool, and something that he makes look really easy but certainly isn’t.

Millyard is a hot rodder of the highest level and his medium is motorcycles. From building a 5-liter V-twin engine and riding it around on a custom chassis to doing stuff like this, he always has neat ideas and has the time, the guile, and the knowledge to make them all work. It’s all so simple on paper, right? Cut some stuff up, weld it back together, and just go ahead and make it perfect so that they fit onto a block you also modified. No sweat! We love his videos because they are really step by step trips through the process of his many, many builds.

We’re going to keep following this one and frankly, having seen this part of the process we should probably show you how he modified the block, tomorrow. Right? Smart guy with basic tools and a really awesome approach. What’s not to love here?

Press play below to watch more magic from Allen Millyard –

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The 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 Is The German Version Of A Muscle Car – Stripped Down, Fast As Blazes, Still Big Bucks

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Barn Find 1932 Ford: A Hot Rod Build From The 1950’s That Was Never Finished But Ultimately Pulled From The Barn For A New Lease On Life

Feb 03, 2021HISTORIC, MISC, Videos

Barn Find 1932 Ford: A Hot Rod Build From The 1950’s That Was Never Finished But Ultimately Pulled From The Barn For A New Lease On Life

Eastwood’s Parked series is kinda cool, and this is one of the stories from it. The idea behind the series, titled Parked – Automotive Adventures, is to have you hot rodders out there submit your stories of cool automotive adventures. There is no production crew, there is no script, just you sending in an email to tell them about your adventure. They choose some cool ones, get photos and video, then shoot a skype video with you telling the story of your find or whatever. In this case, Brant Halterman is telling a story of a mysterious 1932 Ford that had been forgotten, but not forever.

This barn find all starts from stories that a friend of his dad’s would tell, of his 1932 Ford 5-window coupe and the adventures surrounding it. When Brant’s dad passed, it wasn’t very long before the friend did too. And then one day there was an ad online for a 1932 Ford. When he saw the photos it didn’t even register in his mind, but after talking to the seller he realized he was talking to the family of his dad’s friend and that this was the 1932 Ford he’d been told about for years.

I’ll let him tell you the rest of the story, and show you where it was and how it got out of that little old barn. If you have your own story to share with the gang at Eastwood, then for the love of god send them a message and see if you can get your story told on Parked. All you have to do is email them at [email protected] and make sure to tell them that Chad from BANGshift sent you!

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Future Swap Rod: Little Did Nissan Know In The 1990s But Their 240SX Was Destined For Modern Greatness

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Flying Fords, Furious Noise: Here’s The 10 Best Ford Moments From Goodwood SpeedWeek 2020

Jan 07, 2021Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos

Flying Fords, Furious Noise: Here’s The 10 Best Ford Moments From Goodwood SpeedWeek 2020

Ford’s history in motorsports is very well documented. From the earliest days of Henry taking on Mr. Winton and kicking his ass to guys like Barney Oldfield setting speed records on ice in the 999 to the incredible 1960s wen the company’s “Total Performance” era was set on nothing short of global domination, racing has been the lifeblood of Ford. In many ways, this continues today. Road racing, NASCAR, NHRA drag racing, small tire stuff, etc. Fords can be found throwing down.

In this video from Goodwood SpeedWeek 2020, we get a look at the top 10 Ford moments from the event. Like everything at Goodwood, these are varied and cool. From rallying Escorts to 1990s Trans-Am Mustangs, there’s a wide array of Ford power and beauty on display.

We’re not sure if the world of 2020 still has the same mindset when it comes to automotive rivalries that other decades had. Ford vs Chevrolet was it for decades. We’re just not so sure that is true. It’s like every company for themselves and Ford continues to be a player.

This celebration of their history in motion and at wide open throttle is fantastic.

Press play below to see this awesome video with the 10 best Ford moment of 2020!

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Watch This Odd Hand-Plane and Chisel Combo Tool From 1878 Get Made From The Original Patent Drawings!

Nov 19, 2020BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, Tech Stories, Videos

Watch This Odd Hand-Plane and Chisel Combo Tool From 1878 Get Made From The Original Patent Drawings!

Normally when we check in on the Hand Tool Rescue channel there is some sort of awesome old apparatus being brought back to its former glory. We have seen all manner of things from saws to massive clamps reinvigorated and given a new lease on life but this is a new one on us. You are going to see Mr Hand Tool Rescue create this odd hand-plane and chisel combo tool from 1878 using the patent drawings that were filed by the inventor! Using raw stock, raw materials and applying this wood working, machining, and other talents we see bar stock become handles, flat stock become blades, and all of it come together in a pretty beautiful finished product.

There is even a really cool payoff at the end which serves as kind of closure and as kind of a plot twists as well which made us smile. This is one of the videos that has some narration along with it, which we dig. Getting into the mind of the guy doing the work beyond just seeing his hands is cool and informative.

This is craftsmanship and we dig that around here. Old school methods resulting in the fine old school product that was envisioned from the beginning!

Press play below to see this awesome video featuring the creation of this tool –

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Begrudgingly Good: Looking Back To The 1994 Chevrolet S-10 And GMC Sonoma