eBay Pick of the Week: 1968 Torino GT 390
Jul 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
After our wreck of a Craigslist pick on Friday, we needed to atone for ourselves and drop a tasty morsel in your collective laps. This 1968 Torino GT 390 hit us in the gut as we’ve recently...
Event Coverage: 2009 Bay State Antique Auto Club Show
Jul 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
When you combine an old estate and more than 1,000 muscle cars, classics, and trucks, you’re bound to see a few things that catch your eye, make you cringe, or simply make you fall in love on...
Monday Time Killer: Holden Heaven
Jul 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Holden is GM’s Australian wing and the people who brought us cool stuff like the recent GTO (may it rest in peace). The company has a neat history, starting off as a saddle making enterprise in...
81-Year Old Qualifies for NASCAR Race; Finishes Mid-Pack
Jul 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Hershel McGriff qualifies as a living legend, well he already did, but now it’s a no-brainer. The 81-year old McGriff whose racing career has spanned decades and has included four wins in the...
Attila the Jav: New Parts Spotlight
Jul 18, 2009Brian LohnesENGINE, Tech Stories
We’re making plodding progress with our project 1968 Javelin that we’ve named Attila after the legendary warrior that scared the pants off the Romans way back in the day. Attila was kinda...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Lutz Says Caprice is a No Go; We Say All Hope is Lost
Jul 17, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
After getting the gearhead world all cranked up with news that the defunct Pontiac G8 may survive as a Chevy Caprice, it now seems that’s not going to happen. By our stopwatch, it only took...
Mr. Norm is Building 2009 Challenger Convertibles, and They’ve Got Kenne-Bell Blown Hemis
Jul 17, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Chicago’s “Mr. Norm” Krause has not lost his verve for hopping up Mopars. Back in the 1960s his Grand Spaulding Dodge dealership was a performance leader. Guys nationwide were...
Craigslist Pick of the Week: Basket Case 1978 Turbo Buick
Jul 17, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
In 1978 Buick sold a ton of Regals. Nearly 250,000 of them went home from dealers with happy new owners. Of that 250,000, 30,508 were equipped with a turbocharged V6. The tubocharged cars could have...
It’s on Like Donkey Kong: Mayfield Making Wild Accusations After Failing Second Drug Test
Jul 17, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
After failing a second NASCAR drug test, Jeremy Mayfield is lashing out at everyone who he sees as having done him wrong. This would include, but is not limited to Brian France, NASCAR in general,...
Summit Racing Equipment and NHRA together through 2012
Jul 16, 2009Chad ReynoldsDRAG RACES, Event Coverage
During a period when every sponsorship or sanctioning body announcement seems to involve one or the other going away, we were thrilled to hear that our friends over at Summit Racing Equipment have...
Good Salt and Three Tracks for 2009 Bonneville Speed Week
Jul 16, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Word broke late yesterday on the Southern California Timing Association web site that the surface condition at the Bonneville Salt Flats is perfect for racing and ready to be prepped. The better news...
Video of the Week: Home Brewed Enginuity
Jul 16, 2009Chad ReynoldsMISC, Videos
Yeah, we know it’s really spelled “ingenuity,” but here at BangShift.com we are coining a new phrase. Enginuity refers to the creative utilization of automotive parts in the pursuit...
Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: Rear-Engine ’40 Ford
Jul 15, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This one certainly shocked us. It’s yet another find from Lead East 2008 and it qualifies very high up on the crazy scale. The Deluxe grille and classic look of the 1939 and 1940 Fords are...
Cash For Clunkers: Ready or Not It’s Here
Jul 15, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’ve moaned and complained about it. We’ve picked it apart and shown it’s fatal flaws, but Cash for Clunkers is here and the manufacturers are getting ready for it. We like the...
