Motorized Freak of the Week: The World’s Fastest Tracked Vehicle
Feb 06, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Last week’s Freak, the ol’ Lombard Steam Log Hauler, was a tracked vehicle built in Maine. The insane death machine known as the Howe and Howe Ripsaw is also a tracked vehicle built in...
Dave Wallace Does the Grand National Roadster Show
Feb 06, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
The Grand National Roadster Show is the grand daddy of all indoor hot rod shows as it carries the weight of awarding the title of America’s Most Beautiful Roadster on one entrant. Truth be...
Would You Care About F1 If…?
Feb 06, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
There is mounting buzz about a legitimate Formula One entry from the US. Currently the team name is the inventive USF1. The team is raising capital, signing sponsors, and preparing to hit the track...
Craigslist Pick of the Week: Pro Street Toyota Starlet
Feb 06, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Man, we saw this little guy and started drooling. It’s a Toyota Starlet with a bad-ass cage, all the tin work done, and just needing a motor and transmission to terrorize the land. Sure...
Red Ball Express: Update on the Cross-Country Bucket Brigade of Our ’68 Javelin
Feb 06, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The great gearhead bucket brigade known as the Red Ball Express is well underway with our now infamous ‘68 Javelin being relayed trailer-to-trailer to deliver it from California to Boston. This...
Truck Kills the Christmas Tree at the Winternationals
Feb 06, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Well, the NHRA Winternationals washed out today in Pomona, but not before some crazy action went down in Stock Eliminator. John Irving, a competitor making a qualifying run in his M/SA Dodge truck...
Cool Old Press Photos: A ’57 Dodge-Load of Girls!
Feb 05, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
It’s funny to think there was actually a time in this country when a man could ask the question, “How many women would fit in the trunk of a ’57 Dodge?” without someone...
Gearhead Destination: Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry
Feb 05, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Located in Chicago, Illinois, the Museum of Science and Industry is a wondrous place that any wide-minded gearhead would love. Featuring exhibits like an actual German U-Boat captured during WWII,...
More Info Coming Out on Brett Stevens’ Drug Arrest
Feb 05, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Brett Stevens, the Australian drag racing mega-star who was recently scooped up in a police drag net against illegal drugs seems to be in some major league trouble. First, he shocked the drag racing...
Video of the Week: 7 Minutes in Can-Am Heaven
Feb 05, 2009Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
After writing about the Lola T70 and thinking about the sheer awesomeness of the old Can-Am series, we remembered that there are probably lots of people who’ve never seen those wild old cars in...
Rad New Nitto NT05: A Big, Sticky Tire for Guys Who Need Big, Sticky Tires
Feb 04, 2009Chad ReynoldsNew Products
Nitto’s latest offering is a summer max-performance tire that immediately caught our eye when the guys from the tire company revealed it to us last week. This tire is for the guy who really...
Site of the Week: Good Old RVs
Feb 04, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
This is cool. We thought we were the only ones who thought there was a certain coolnees to old ’70s motorhomes and campers. Perhaps it’s because they are the only ones we could afford if...
Hot Rod Magazine 2009 Drag Week Schedule is Here!
Feb 04, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Well, it’s time to put on your daddy pants again and start preparing for the most brutal test of man and street-legal (barely in some cases) machines ever devised: it’s Hot Rod Drag Week...
Vintage Race Car of the Week: The Penske/Donohue Lola T70 Mk3B
Feb 03, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
You know what they say about the really beautiful girls. They’re temperamental, flighty, unpredictable, and often times, more trouble than they’re worth, but damned it if we aren’t...
