eBay Pick of the Week: Monster Truck with Creature Comforts
Feb 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
We spotted this ad, saw the 66-inch tires, and thought of all those great monster truck events we went to as kids. This thing is not as it first seems, though. In looking past the tires we happened...
Monday Time Killer: Barn Finds, Canadian Mopar Style
Feb 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
There are bitchin’ cars hidden in barns all over the world. We don’t have a hammer lock on them just here in the States. This week’s Time Killer site proves that there is coolness...
Roadside Find: 1987 Suburban Dually
Feb 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
I so want to own this. Talk about the best tow rig ever! It’s two-wheel drive, in beautiful shape, I think it has a big-block in it, and best of all is the narrowed 14-bolt and dually tires in...
Chadmouth: Hot Rodding with the Glass Half Full
Feb 21, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News, ChadMouth
I’m a cup-half-full kind of guy. Some people aren’t, and that’s okay, but I prefer to go through life with a smile on my face and the wind in my hair. I prefer to hang out with...
It Came From the fab Shop: The $5.00 3D Chassis Model
Feb 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Welcome to a new weekly recurring feature here on the site. It Came From the Fab Shop is being written by Loren Krussow, who is known as KSO4 on our forums. Loren has a fabrication business and along...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Government Bans the Sale of Kids’ Dirt Bikes
Feb 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The AMA is pleading with its members, motorcycling enthusiasts, and general gearheads across the land to get on the horn and work to lift the ban on the sales of kids’ motorcycles before it has...
Motorized Freak of the Week: Sammy Miller’s Rocket Funny Car
Feb 20, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
In 1975, nothing on a dragstrip was quicker or faster than Sammy Miller’s Spirit of ‘76 Mustang II. It was the very first rocket powered Funny Car. Motivated by a hydrogen peroxide...
GM Performance Division Disbanded: Not as Drastic as First Reported
Feb 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
After a day of burning up phone lines, sending e-mails, reading other online reports, and launching flares up into the sky, we’ve got some more information for you with regard to...
Ford Romeo Plant Has Produced Its 10-Millionth Engine
Feb 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Romeo, Michigan Ford engine plant recently produced its ten millionth engine since production was started there in 1990. The factory supplies V-8 motors to Ford trucks and Mustangs. The first...
Jay Leno Introduces Some Cool 3D Scanning Technology
Feb 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
While we know the whole rapid prototyping thing has been around for a while, it still blows out minds and leaves us scratching our heads every time. Check out this video with Jay Leno dropping...
CraigsList Pick of the Week: GMC Topkick Pickup
Feb 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This week’s Craiglist pick is our dream tow rig for our newly relocated Javelin. It’s a 1993 GMC Topkick pickup truck and beyond that, it’s totally awesome. Sure it’s gaudy,...
Cool Old Press Photos: ’57 Dodge Sierra Spectator Wagon
Feb 19, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We can honestly say that we have never, ever, seen a 1957 Dodge Sierra wagon and with a total production run totaling 32,000 cars spread over five different variants in 1957 we guess it isn’t a...
Gearhead Destination: The Petersen Museum
Feb 19, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
The number of car-related attractions in Southern California is staggering, but the Petersen Automotive Museum, founded by Hot Rod magazine’s Robert and Margie Petersen, is definitely toward...
Bombshell! GM Performance Dead (For Now)
Feb 18, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Automotive News is reporting that General Motors has killed off the GM Performance Division. This is crushing news to fans of domestic performance vehicles and the decision appears to have been made...
