Great Rant: Transcript of Peter DeLorenzo’s Speech to the Milwaukee Region SCCA Banquet
Nov 18, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Peter DeLorenzo is the man behind Autoextremist.com and has penned many a good rant about one automotive topic or another, but this one may be his finest yet. The rant is actually a transcript of a...
Bizarre eBay Find: 1967 Oldsmobile Limo
Nov 18, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
BangShift.com member 1988MonteCarloSS found this insane 1967 Olds Toronado limo for sale on eBay. We had to share it because it is quite possibly the weirdest thing we have ever seen. At first glance...
Video: The Old CarJunkieTV Blown Big-Block Chevy
Nov 17, 2009Chad ReynoldsENGINES, Videos
I’m sick as a dog today and am just sitting around surfing YouTube. I found this old video we did back the days of CarJunkieTV.com and realized that it shows us dyno testing the same blown...
Awful Cars, Awful Ads: The Yugo
Nov 17, 2009Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Next on the docket of junk that is comprising our Awful Ads, Awful Cars fun today is the venerable Yugo. There are a bunch of people who will defend the little car that was sold for less and $4,000...
Awful Cars, Awful Ads: The 1983 Renault Alliance
Nov 17, 2009Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
The next member of our Awful Cars, Awful Ads hall of shame is the Renault Alliance. This putrid heap of shoddy French engineering was sold through AMC dealers after Renault took at 46 percdent stake...
Awful Cars, Awful Ads: The 1985 Plymouth Reliant/ Dodge Aries
Nov 17, 2009Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Continuing with our Awful Cars, Awful Ads theme today, we have the 1985 Plymouth Reliant/Dodge Aries one-two punch. More like gut punch. Yes, these cars effectively saved Chrysler from sliding under...
Awful Cars, Awful Ads: The 1984 Cadillac Cimarron
Nov 17, 2009Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
On the heels of reading Rob Kinnan’s great editorial entitled “Crappy Cars” in the January 2010 edition of Hot Rod magazine, we were inspired to act on a crappy car impulse we were...
Crazy Turbine Powered Honda Motorcycle
Nov 17, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
BangShift.com forum member Eagle Kammback posted a link to this totally wild Boeing T-50 Turbine powered Honda motorcycle in the forum section and we just had to throw it up here on the front page....
Buy Jeremy Mayfield’s Stuff Online
Nov 17, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
On November 20th, the will be an auction of former NASCAR racer Jeremy Mayfield’s estate and personal items. Up until now, you’d have had to have been on site to buy stuff. Now, through...
Book Review: The Complete Book of Shelby Automobiles by Colin Comer
Nov 17, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Say the name Carroll Shelby among a group of car guys and the response you’ll get will be as varied as the day is long. There are the worshipers, the haters, the historians, and those who...
Australian Hoon Driver Uploads Incriminating Video Complete with License Plate Number
Nov 16, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
When will these guys learn? Yet another Australian driver has gone out tearing around town with his video camera and then uploaded the video on YouTube. Problem? Hell yeah, because the video...
Louisiana Schools Adding Trade Education Option
Nov 16, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
In a laudable move, some schools in Louisiana are adding trade education classes back into their curricula in an effort to stem dropout rates. The classes, featuring stuff like welding, are part of...
Brad Kaselowski Read Riot Act by NASCAR Before Race
Nov 16, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Brad Kaselowski was called to a private meeting with NASCAR officials before Sunday’s race, according to an Associated Press story. The meeting centered around Kaselowski’s agressive...
Event Coverage: Pistons and Paint Numero 8
Nov 16, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
Big thanks to BangShift.com forum member BigDad for providing us this gallery from the Pistons and Paint Numero 8 show in Denton, Texas, on November 14, 2009. The show has humble origins as a small...
