Maximum Motorsports Bolt-In Rollbars for New Mustangs
Apr 14, 2009Brian LohnesNew Products
Have a new Mustang and want a roll bar but don’t want to hack up the interior of the car? No problem. Maximum Motorsports of San Luis Obispo, California, has constructed a bolt-in bar that is...
The Hack Job General Lee: Update, Light at the End of the Tunnel
Apr 14, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
It’s been a while since we updated you on the progress of the Hack Job General Lee, a car that looked great in online photos but that turned out to be one of the all-time greatest works of...
Vintage Race Car of the Week: The Golden Submarine
Apr 14, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Barney Oldfield was one of the first guys we profiled in our Gearhead Guys You Should Know series. He drove all kinds of neat stuff, but the car that most people remember him by was the Harry Miller...
Book Review: Camaro, A Legend Reborn
Apr 14, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Camaro: A Legend Reborn, by Larry Edsall, is inside baseball, a book for the true lover of the automotive industry and for someone who is a total nosy Nancy that needs to know every last detail of...
NASCAR Teams Spending $1 Million a Year to Develop Oil
Apr 14, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We were tipped off to a story in the Wall Street Journal about the lengths that NASCAR teams are going to develop the oil in their race cars. Joe Gibbs Racing supposedly spends over $1 million a year...
The Lohnes Wreck Files: The Come-Backer
Apr 14, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The most nightmarish accident scenario at the drag strip is a so-called “comebacker” or a car that is involved in a wreck, remains under power, and the driver is unable to stop it as it...
F-Bomb Camaro Clone from Fast and Furious Movie Sells for $27,500
Apr 14, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Last week we reported that one of the clones of the F-Bomb Camaro from the new Fast and Furious movie was up for auction on eBay Motors. Well, that auction ended late yesterday. The winning bid was...
Barnstormin’: Are Computer Cars all Bad?
Apr 13, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The travails with my wife’s steaming pile of human refuse daily driver are well documents on the forum portion of the website. It’s the worst car we’ve ever owned, and probably ever...
Event Coverage: 159 Photos from the 2009 Viva Las Vegas Car Show
Apr 13, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
As promised last week when we posted this gallery of 66 retro custom cars, BangShift.com spent Saturday in Las Vegas for the 12th Annual Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender. The event is now held at...
eBay Pick of the Week: The World’s Fastest Viper
Apr 13, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Here’s a flat nasty piece of machinery. It’s the SVS Stryker Viper, with twin turbos, 1,500 hp, and actual, undisputed time-slips that back up the claim that this is the world’s...
Spectre Performance Truck and El Camino Stolen
Apr 13, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This kind of stuff makes our blood boil. Our friends over at Spectre Performance have suffered the theft of not only a bitchin’ car, but also the truck used to haul it. Please read below for...
Monday Time Killer: DragList.com
Apr 13, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This week’s time killer is one that transcends a single day. Bill Pratt started the drag list, way back in the day when the internet was just becoming a place to find all kinds of neat...
Plug and Play Injection: New EZ-EFI From FAST
Apr 10, 2009Brian LohnesNew Products
This new “self tuning” efi setup from FAST seems like the ticket for a mild street motor and an owner who’s interested in ditching his carb but isn’t comfortable with tuning a...
Gearhead Destination: The Half Moon Bay Drag Strip Reunion
Apr 10, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
On April 26, 2009 at the Half Moon Bay Airport, the Pacific Coast Dream Machines show will take place. The airport, located about 20 miles of San Francisco, was once home to a legendary drag strip of...
