ZEX Nitrous for New Challengers
Apr 22, 2009Brian LohnesNew Products
Just scored a brand new Challenger? Need some more umph? ZEX has the answer as the company has just rolled out a nitrous kit specifically for new Dodge Challengers. From the sounds of things, this is...
Lohnes Pic of the Week: Whoop-Ass Gasser
Apr 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
I’m very short on details regarding this car. So short, in fact, I don’t even really know what type of body sits on it. Here’s what I do remember. The photo was taken at the 2002...
Site of the Week: ClassicPonyCars.com
Apr 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This week we’re directing your attention to the history of the Ford Mustang and a website dedicated to just that subject. ClassicPonyCars.com is a catch-all source for everything that has to do...
Epic Fail: Toyota Hybrid Pace Car at Select NASCAR Events
Apr 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This is not a late April Fools joke. It is the truth. A freaking Toyota Camry hybrid will act as the pace car, the official pace car, of upcoming NASCAR races. It will first appear at the Coca-Cola...
Event Coverage: The 5th Annual Jeg’s NHRA SportsNationals
Apr 22, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
The 5th Annual 2009 Jeg’s Pacific SPORTSNationals presented by K&N on April 18-19 in Fontana, California, was hot and fast, and we’re not just talking about the weather. While the...
2009 Mopar Spring Fling in Van Nuys this Weekend
Apr 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
So-Cal guys and gals, don’t forget that the gala Spring Fling all-Mopar show and more is coming this weekend, April 25-26 at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California. Actually it’s closer...
Video: The Popular Hot Rodding Project X 1957 Chevy
Apr 21, 2009Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
There’s currently a discussion on the BangShift.com message boards about the merits and influences of various magazine feature and project cars over the years. Whenever that topic comes up,...
Hotchkis Performance Now Offers Mopar Suspension
Apr 21, 2009Brian LohnesNew Products
The Mopar guys can finally get bolt-on suspension upgrades from Hotchkis Performace, including tubular upper A-arms and front and rear antiroll bars. The stuff fits B-bodies (like Chargers and Road...
Mecum Auction Packed with Killer Vintage Drag Machinery
Apr 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
There is some significantly awesome stuff that will be crossing the block at the upcoming Mecum Auction in Indy on May 13-17, 2009. Among the stuff we’re fixated on, there’s a real 1965...
Vintage Race Car of the Week: The Scarab Mk1 Chevrolet
Apr 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This week’s Vintage Racer is one that was born in the late 1950s road racing renaissance here in the good ol’ USA. As more and more people imported Eurpean race cars to compete on courses...
2009 MSD Car Show and Employee Appreciation Day Coming May 1
Apr 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We got a note from our buddy Todd Ryden over at MSD Ignition and he told us about the employee appreciation day and car show that’s going down on May first. If you live in the El Paso, Texas,...
Book Review: The History of NHRA Pro Stock
Apr 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
NHRA Publications is a relatively new deal for the Glendora, Califorinia-based sanctioning body, and this book, The History of NHRA Pro Stock, is its second published effort. If you are a fan of the...
What if General Motors Has to Change Its Name?
Apr 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
What if GM is legally required through its restructuring to change its name? That’s the query behind a new poll at the Automotive News web site. The names offered for selection are GM Inc.,...
Edelbrock’s New Entry Level E-Street Aluminum Heads
Apr 21, 2009Brian LohnesNew Products
Edelbrock just posted a page on its site about the new, entry-level E-Street line of aluminum cylinder heads being offered for small-block Chevy and Ford applications. They sell for under $1,000 a...
