Winner: Worst Appropriation of a Car-Guy Term
Nov 24, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Here’s a total buzz kill. The “young voters demanding bold action on climate and energy in 2009” have ripped off a perfectly good car-guy term in naming their web site:...
1967 Mustang Currently Leading East African Rally
Nov 24, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
How cool is this? Ian Duncan, at the wheel of a 1967 Mustang packing a 351 and a four-speed, is currently leading the 2009 East African Safari Classic Rally. From the looks and sounds of it, the...
Camaro May Outsell Mustang By Year End
Nov 24, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
It hasn’t happened since the mid-1980s, but there is a chance that the Chevy Camaro might actually outsell the Ford Mustang this year. Even Chevy executives are a bit suprised how well the car...
Book Review: The Corvette Factories by Mike Mueller
Nov 24, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Mike Mueller’s latest work, The Corvette Factories: Building America’s Sports Car is a cool look back, not just on the history of the Corvette, but on the history of how we build cars....
US Soldiers Get VIP Treatment at Qatar Unlimited Hydroplane Race
Nov 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
It wasn’t just the drag racers making big horsepower in Qatar last weekend. The unlimited hydroplane guys got invited over by the Sheik to compete for the first time in the country’s...
Great Thread: Cars on the Ocean Floor
Nov 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Internet is an amazing place to find all sorts of automotive stuff you may never have thought of and that’s really fun and entertaining. Like this: how about a bunch of photos of cars at...
Video: RM Auctions General Lee Delivered to New Owner, Upside Down!
Nov 23, 2009Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, Videos
Here’s a video you thought you’d never see: a car from a high-end auction sale delivered on its roof. This is one of the cars used in the 2005 Dukes of Hazzard movie, and it’s...
National Dragster Vintage Drag Photos Column, Part 2
Nov 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
A little over a week ago we posted an item about a column that National Dragster editor Phil Burgess had written about how vintage drag photos tend to circle the Internet. The best part of the column...
eBay Pick of the Week: 1951 Kaiser Henry J
Nov 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This week’s eBay pick has us in a bit of a quandry. Is a 1951 Henry J, admittedly unhacked, but without an engine, is it worth $4,000? It is the perfect foundation for a Gasser project, and...
Wisconsin Mopar Guy Indicted for Fraud and Money Laundering Through Car Sales
Nov 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Sometimes you have to wonder where all the money comes from in high-stakes muscle car buying and selling. In this case, it may have all gone into a big shell game played by Fred Englehart of...
Super Chevy Show Sold: Something Interesting Is Happening Here
Nov 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
When we heard the news the other day that the Super Chevy Show had been sold, we figured some promotions or event company bought it and the event series was on the short road to extinction. Then we...
Jeremy Mayfield Interviewed During Auction of His Property
Nov 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
BangShift.com member Bobby Kincade tipped us off onto a great interview with ousted NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield that was actually done while his personal property was being auctioned off last week....
Monday Time Killer: The New CarsInBarns.com
Nov 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Looking to burn some hours while you’re on the clock at work? Check the new version of CarsInBarns.com. As the title promises, the site is loaded with photos of derelict muscle cars resting...
Photo Gallery: 60-Plus Shots from the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals, Sunday
Nov 23, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
We’ve had another sleep deprived night here in Las Vegas at the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals, and it’s not because we’ve been partying on the strip. In it’s fifth...
