Fiat Freaked Out by Chrysler’s Vanishing Value
May 26, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
By a general consensus, most gearheads feel that the Chrysler takeover by Fiat will end in some sort of disaster. The question is only if it will be long-term disaster, short-term disaster, or the...
Drag Racing’s Chuck Finders Passes
May 26, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’re late out of the blocks with this news, but Chuck Finders who raced with the Stone, Woods, Cook team, along with running many of his own cars, has passed away. Chuck has been a recognized...
Weird Fact of the Day
May 26, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
David Reutimann’s name will be etched in the history books because, when he won the rain-delayed Coca-Cola 600 yesterday, he became the first driver in NASCAR history to win a points race with...
Video: Blown Doorslammers in Action at the 2009 March Meet
May 22, 2009Chad ReynoldsDRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Videos
And the hits just keep coming! Heavy hitters, that is, like the supercharged A/Gassers from the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series race that opened the 2009 season at Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield,...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: We Enjoyed a Jeremy Clarkson Column
May 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Normally, Jeremy Clarkson, made famous by the BBC hit show Top Gear, is known for bashing the daylights out of American cars and anything that has to do with them. He comes off as arrogant, elitist,...
Video: 1,400 Horsepower 565ci Rat Motor on Nitrous!
May 22, 2009Chad ReynoldsENGINE, Tech Stories, Videos
You want to see some real big-boy power? Check out this 565ci big-block Chevy with Big Chief heads, twin Dominators on a sheetmetal intake, dry-sump oiling, and something like 650 hp worth of...
Motorized Freak of the Week: The Oscar Meyer Weinermobile
May 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
If you’ve read the BangShift.com Motorized Freak column long enough, you knew this was coming at some point. One of the most recognizable vehicles in the history of vehicles, the Oscar Meyer...
CraigsList Pick of the Week: Cool 1971 Chevelle Wagon
May 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This week we head up north, way the hell up north, to the permafrost of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We scouted out a beautiful, big-block powered, 1971 Chevelle wagon that is the perfect mix...
FAST Rolls Out a New Catalog
May 22, 2009Brian LohnesNew Products
Looking for EFI stuff? Want something to leaf through when you are supposed to be working at your desk? FAST has just the thing for you. The company has just rolled out a new 32-page color catalog of...
Video: Vintage Nitro Funny Cars from the 2009 March Meet
May 21, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Videos
On Monday we blogged up the fact that we’ve got more video coming and told you that a bunch of drag racing action was headed your way. We started off with a general action reel, then posted a...
Great Garage Sale Coming to the San Diego Area
May 21, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Our computer guys at Namtra Media are tight with the rod builders at Hot Rods & Custom Stuff, a shop that won the Ridler award a few years ago and that cranks out tons of killer iron. And...
It Came from the Fab Shop: The End of Cheap Old Car Parts?
May 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
(By Loren Krussow) – A few weeks ago, BangShift.com member Rebeldryver (Scott) posted a link to a CraigsList ad for a ’59 Chevy bench seat. For a tattered original with nothing usable...
Cool Old Press Photos: 1957 Dodge Custom Lancer
May 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Chevy seems to get all the design credit for the 1957 model year, and don’t get us wrong, the 1957 Bow Tie offerings were great looking pieces. But many people forget that the late-1950s Dodge...
Mayfield Lawyers Up in an Attempt to Clear His Name
May 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Jeremy Mayfield, the NASCAR driver indefinitely suspended for violating NASCAR’s drug testing policy, has hired a lawyer in an attempt to clear his name. Apparently he has also acquired a copy...
