Friday’s Excuse Why I Went to Bed Early on New Year’s Eve
Jan 02, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The blog entries have been behind schedule the past few days thanks to holidays and Freiburger’s flakiness. I thought I’d use all that as a reason to skip the traditional Friday Excuse to...
CraigsList Pick of the Week: Kaiser-Jeep M-715
Jan 02, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Last week I was scheming on how to collect my M-715. About 8 years ago I sold my Army truck to a friend, then he sold it back to me a few months ago. I was employed and could pay for it back then,...
Pacergirl Makes the CarDomain Top 10
Jan 02, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Many of you know Anna Beth Lamkin from Hot Rod Power Tour events. She’s the girl with the Plum Crazy AMC Pacer that she built along with her dad, and it was featured in Hot Rod and also Mopar...
Chrysler Thanks America…And Gets Roasted For It
Jan 02, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Following President Bush’s agreement to loan money to the automakers, Chrysler posted this ad in newspapers starting just before Christmas. It seems that the “thank you” struck many...
Gearhead Destination: The Pomona Swap Meet
Jan 01, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Around SoCal we take the Pomona Swap Meet pretty much for granted, even if we do have to hear that it’s “The West Coast’s Largest” in every radio spot. Thing is, it’s...
Video of the Week: Hell Drivers
Jan 01, 2009Chad ReynoldsHISTORIC, Videos
Our first video for the New Year is an awesome two-part epic featuring the Hell Drivers at the ’64-’65 New York World’s Fair. The Hell Drivers thrill show had been around since the...
Fryblogger: My Very First Magazine Credit
Jan 01, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
A couple weeks ago, our Cool Old Press Photo featured a Jeep Forward-Control pickup, and in the process of bench racing about it, I introduced forum members to the site, FCConnection.com. In surfing...
