Vintage Toy Video: The Tamiya Clod BusterBy Brian Lohnes Posted 09/2/2010
Remote control cars were a big part of our gearhead childhood. We had bunches of them and for a time there was even an R/C racing facility by us that we'd check out with our dad. The one R/C vehicle we craved was a Tamiya Clod Buster. It is a bad ass monster truck with four wheel steering, four-wheel drive, and... Read More >
The Parting Shift: Power Shifting Four Gears Down Main St.By Brian Lohnes Posted 08/13/2010
As we prepare to bring the Bonneville coverage thunder this weekend and into next week, we're leaving you with a short but entertaining Parting Shift this week. It is a Chevelle with a four-speed and... Read More >
Video Bonanza: Fun With Military Deuce and a Half 6x6 TrucksBy Brian Lohnes Posted 08/12/2010
The M35 family of trucks that have been serving the military for decades certainly do not get the amount of love that the little WWII-era Jeeps get with respect to their vital role in the service, but these big guys have been doing yeoman's work since 1951. They've been... Read More >
Video Bonanza: Evel Knievel, the Good, the Bad, and the UglyBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/28/2010
Evel Knievel is an interesting character study. On the one hand there is the guy with the panache, guts, and skill to fly a too heavy motorcycle over too far a distance in front of tens of thousands of people. On the other hand there is a man who did many questionable things in his personal life and really never lived up to the message that he preached to his followers. Personal faults... Read More >
Video Bonanza: Great 1980's TV Car StuntsBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/27/2010
There wasn't a better time in world history to be a stunt man than the 1980's. Long before the advent of computer effects and complex filming processes, stunt men made it happen. If you wanted a large 1960's sedan to be wrecked in huge fashion, you hired a stunt man and pointed him in the direction of the stuff you wanted him to hit. He probably did a little cocaine and set right off to complete the job. Oh yes... Read More >
Greatest Videos Ever: A 650cc Van-bodied Lawn TractorBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/20/2010
The is the most dangerous, ill-conceived idea ever. It is 100% BangShift.com approved and we're jealous that it is not in our own driveway. Taking a lawn tractor chassis, mounting a 650cc motor cycle engine on it and then placing a small van body over the whole works? We've got... Read More >
The Parting Shift: Two Tasks With One HandBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/16/2010
If something can be both inspiring and scary, this video is it. Featuring a driver whose right hand was apparently damaged in some sort of accident, this video is both impressive (because of how he shifts) and scary (because of how he shifts). We can't... Read More >
GM Promo Video: The 1987 Pontiac FieroBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/15/2010
Smell that? It's cheese. This video produced by Pontiac to teach dealers and salespeople about the "all new" 1987 Pontiac Fiero is late 1980's perfection. Featuring two stiff, fake news people and some really campy skits and acting to promote the car, you just can't help but watch. The Fiero... Read More >
Hydrocar Video: On Land and in the Water for the First TimeBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/12/2010
Here's some video of Rick Dobbertin's Hydrocar both on the land and running around in the water. Seeing it in action is pretty cool and we really think this car could have been/should have been at the center of a 1980's action series. It looks and sounds capable of kicking... Read More >
Bitchin Roadtrip: Coast to Coast in a $1000 BeaterBy Chad Reynolds Posted 07/9/2010
When our boy Chris (65longroof on the BangShift.com forums) told us about a killer website featuring cars for sale that are all under $1000, we were intrigued. Hell, we like cheap junk, just look at our garages! But when he also told us that a couple guys bought one of these $1000 beasts and drove it from coast to coast, we were honestly aroused. I mean who doesn't dig a road trip where... Read More >
Cool Video: A Crown Vic With a 5-Speed and Open Pipes Gets ThrashedBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/1/2010
This video is cool as hell and makes us smile in the face of the bad news regarding the fact that Crown Vic production is going to stop in about a year. The video shows a guy thrashing on his late model Crown Vic that's been upgraded with a 5-speed crash box... Read More >
Crazy Video: A Twin-Engine 1956 Ford TruckBy Brian Lohnes Posted 06/22/2010
Some projects make us scratch our heads and wonder why on Earth the builder spent the time and energy to stick it together. Then there are those projects so totally crazy that they have to be respected for their over-the-topness. This twin engine powered 1956 Ford truck qualifies as the latter. Read More >
Video: Gary and Pam Beineke's 1971 Dodge Daytona in the A2 Wind TunnelBy Brian Lohnes Posted 06/17/2010
Gary and Pam Beineke's series of 1971 Chrysler wing cars are all based on early 1970s Chrysler documents that showed the company had tested scale models of aero '71 cars in the wind tunnel. These reports were kept secret for decades, and once unearthed, served as inspiration for Gary and Pam to build several of the "never built" cars. Their latest is a 1971 Dodge Daytona built in the likeness of the Bobby Issac driven, K&K Insurance sponsored 1969 Daytona. Instead of just doing a show car tribute, the pair built a real land speed racer and have attacked Maxton, with plans for Bonneville this year as well as Loring, Maine. They went the... Read More >
The Parting Shift: Ten Grand on the Tach and Five Gears on the FloorBy Brian Lohnes Posted 06/11/2010
This week we're taking an in-car lap with Comp Eliminator competitor Jim Warter and his Tird-Gen Camaro. He bends a 10,000 rpm tach all the way over and pulls the shifter handle like a pro. This is... Read More >
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Video: BangShift.com and Ridetech present BBQ Bologna Bash 2010 for the Forum Freaks!By Chad Reynolds Posted 06/9/2010
Check it out! Video from the First Annual BangShift.com Ridetech Forum Freaks BBQ Bologna Bash! You'll dig it. Read More >
The Parting Shift: Three Minutes of Cruising a Jeffco Planetary Transmission on the StreetBy Brian Lohnes Posted 06/4/2010
We've made it clear in the past that we find few things more awesome than street driven cars with planetary transmissions like Lencos and Jeffcos. We'd be lying if we knew the intricate differences between the Lenco and the Jeffco, and frankly we don't care. Watch this video of... Read More >
The Parting Shift: Robert Schmitt's Killer 1967 ChevelleBy Brian Lohnes Posted 05/28/2010
We're checking out for the long holiday weekend, but before we abandon our battle station on the blog we wanted to leave you with some good ol' fashioned gear rowing. Robert Schmitt's 1967 Chevelle, with its aluminum big block and stick box, ranks... Read More >
The Parting Shift: Grabbin' Gears in a Mustang at AtcoBy Brian Lohnes Posted 05/21/2010
This week's Parting Shift takes us to Atco Raceway in New Jersey for some good old fashioned four-speed abuse. The Mustang featured in this video sure seems like a runner as it takes no time at all for the driver to... Read More >
Insane Project Video: Tom Cotterill's Rocket II -- A Blown Hemi Custom TrikeBy Brian Lohnes Posted 05/19/2010
Some vehicles totally defy description. Artist Tim Cotterill's "Rocket II" trike is one of them. It's a freaking trike powered by a blown Hemi. See, we told you. Words do it no justice. Luckily we were tipped off to some... Read More >
Hearing Test Video: Is the BRM V16 The Best Sounding Race Motor of All Time?By Brian Lohnes Posted 05/18/2010
The idea of a 1.5L V16 seems hilarious by modern racing standards, especially to us in the land of BangShift where 900-cube V8s are prowling drag strips. That being said, in the world of Formula One racing back in the early 1950s, engine designers had a choice... Read More >
