Bitchin’ Video: Full Tilt Fly Bys From the Silver State Challenge
Sep 24, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Silver State Classic Challenge is a bad ass automotive competition that you’ve had to have been living under a rock not to have heard of. It takes place on a 90 mile stretch of desolate...
Craigslist Find: Sweet Van
Sep 24, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
CraigsList has shown down upon us once again, this time in the form of a fully customized 1976 Ford van. How fully customized? There’s multiple windows of various shapes and sizes, a roof wing,...
Blown Camaro Z/28 Confirmed for Production
Sep 24, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Oh Hell yes! There will be a Camaro Z28 after all and it will be packing the blown, 6.2L, 550hp motor that is currently found in the Cadillac CTS-V. We thought that the Z28 was a totally dead player....
Video: Killer ‘Vette Autocrosser
Sep 23, 2009Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
C4 Corvettes have been slowly growing on us around here. They are a capable platform to build a hot rod off of and can be made to do lots of stuff well. Braking and handling were good from the...
Route 66: Star of the Screen
Sep 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Driving on Rt 66 is something that should be on every gearhead’s bucket list. Sure it isn’t exactly the same as it was back in time, but it is still plenty cool and has some really great...
Ford Parts Inspired by the Cobra Jet Mustangs
Sep 23, 2009Chad ReynoldsNew Products
It’s almost like the 1960s again with Ford Racing stepping up to sell you the same stuff that was used to build last year’s Cobra Jet Mustangs. Those are the same cars that won Stock...
Bruton Smith’s Speedway Motors Inc. Sues City of Concord, North Carolina
Sep 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The love/hate relationship between the city of Concord, North Carolina and O. Bruton Smith’s Speedway Motorsports company has hit a new level with Speedway Motorsports filing a lawsuit against...
Jim Beam and Jack Daniels Leave NASCAR
Sep 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Two NASCAR teams were dealt serious blows on Monday and Tuesday as both Jim Beam and Jack Daniels have announced that those companies are finished sponsoring race cars in the series. Robbie Gordon is...
Event Coverage: 5th Annual South Pasadena Cruz’n for Roses Show 2009
Sep 22, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
The Fifth Annual Cruz’n for Roses Hot Rod & Classic Car Show was held Sunday September 20, 2009, to promote Pasadena’s annual float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Years Day....
How Ford Beats the Chicken Tax
Sep 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Ford uses factories in Turkey to build its little Transit Connect vans. The smallish utility vehicles were never sold in the US until recently. They have been a hit with urban businesses looking to...
A Swiss Junkyard Closes; Sad Video
Sep 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Here’s a sad bit of news from Switzerland, where a long running junkyard containing cars from the 1930s through the 1970s was forced to close and sell off what inventory it could. Authorities...
The Cash For Clunkers Tally Is In; Here’s What Sold
Sep 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The numbers have been tallied and it looks like the Cash for Clunkers program aided not only the sale of small economy cars, but also helped bump truck sales and even moved a few Hummers! As an...
Site of the Week: WaterCar.com, With Crazy Video and Chicks
Sep 22, 2009Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
When we say amphibious car, you think of the little weenie 1960s Amphicars. They are neat little creatures but are not all that great as cars and frankly worse as boats. The creations by WaterCar,...
Jeg’s Cool Radiator Expansion Tanks
Sep 22, 2009Chad ReynoldsNew Products
When the radiator is mounted below an engine’s water outlet, air bubbles can get in the cooling system. That’s when you need an expansion tank, and the tank gets mounted higher in the...
