2009 SEMA Show Car Sneak Peeks from SEMA.org
Oct 30, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Project cars being unveiled is the most anticipated part of the annual SEMA Show. The trade organization just posted a blog item with a lot of sneak peeks all in one place. We’ve cut and paste...
American Hero to Receive Dream Car Thanks to Local Help
Oct 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Brendan Marrocco is a true American hero. As a soldier fighting in Iraq, Brendan was riding in a truck that was struck by an IED. He sustained major injuries and had to have all four of his limbs...
Seriously? Kool Aid Drinking NASCAR Journo Defends Series
Oct 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We need to get into a NASCAR press room one of these days. They have to be doing something good for the writers who follow the series because the majority seem to be incapable of acknowledging the...
NEAT! Ford to display 400hp Eco-Boost powered ’34 Ford at SEMA
Oct 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This car just went straight to the top of the list of stuff we need to see upon our arrival at the 2009 SEMA show. It is a steel 1934 Ford packing a 400hp, 3.5 liter, Ecoboost V6. The car is a joint...
China May Impose Import Tariffs On American Made Cars
Oct 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This should get your blood pressure kicked up a notch. China is “investigating” the possibility of putting import tariffs on vehicles made by GM, Ford, and Dodge. Experts believe that...
Video of the Week: Swedish Guys Review A Pro Street 1972 Lemans
Oct 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We stumbled across this video over on Streetfire.net. It was made by guys calling themselves Getaway in Stockholm and it is an objective road test review of a gnarly Pro Street 1971 Pontiac Lemans....
Mother Mopar’s Monster 2009 SEMA display
Oct 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Despite their horrific financial conditions, the big three are all coming to SEMA with cool stuff to display. Chrysler is going to showcase several cars and trucks that range from totally bad ass to...
Video: Chevrolet Pre-Event Teaser for 2009 SEMA Show Cars
Oct 29, 2009Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
It’s a good thing we have a true GM insider as a BangShift.com member, because we got tipped off to this latest Chevrolet teaser video on YouTube before hardly anyone had seen it. Check it out...
New Truck Class at Goodguys Street Challenge Autocross
Oct 28, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Earlier today we announced the Goodguys 2010 show schedule, but then we were looking at the Goodguys web site and noticed more news. There will now be a class for pickup trucks at the Street...
New LS1 and LS2 Intake From Edelbrock
Oct 28, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Edelbrock has a new, cool-seeming intake manifold for LS1 (cathedral) and LS2 (rectangle-port) GM V8 engines. This really looks like something we’d like to try! Watch for more Edelbrock news...
2010 Goodguys Show Schedule is Here
Oct 28, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association has announced its 23-show schedule for 2010, and BangShift.com hopes to be there to cover as many of them as possible, especially the ones with the Street...
The Top 11 Largest Automotive Aftermarket Companies of 2009 by Global Sales
Oct 28, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
With SEMA approaching, we got to thinking about who the real players are in the car-guy aftermarket. Apparantly there’s an organization to answer that question, the Automotive Aftermaket Status...
Carnage Video: Six Minutes of Drag Strip Thrills, Chills, and Spills
Oct 28, 2009Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
This is one killer piece of video! It is non-stop action for more than six minutes and contains more wrecks, wheelies, and close saves than you could possibly imagine. It seems like the majority of...
GM Performance Parts Pre-SEMA Teaser Video: A Crate Engine that Changes the Industry?
Oct 28, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
BangShift.com has been invited to a 2009 SEMA unveiling where GM Performance Parts is showing a crate engine that they claim will make a huge impact on the entire hot rod industry for years to come....
