Photo Gallery: NHRA Museum Christmas Cruise Night
Dec 06, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
Say want you want about California, but our cruise season ends December 2nd with the Christmas Cruise at the NHRA Motorsports Museum and picks up again like 20 minutes later. BangShift member Newell...
Boring NASCAR Champ Not Looking Too Bad Right Now
Dec 04, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
With the recent disaster that has surrounded golfer Tiger Woods, columnist Jim Pedley at SportingNews.com has penned a piece about how Jimmy Johnson’s unassuming self isn’t such a bad...
The Parting Shift: A Reminder Why Actual Gearheads Prefer BangShift.com
Dec 04, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Do any of you ever look at Jalopnik.com? It’s the web site where pseudo car guys write snarky blog items about stuff that pseudo car guys might care about. They get some good scoops on new cars...
Just Because: Original Dukes of Hazzard Bloopers
Dec 04, 2009Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, Videos
It’s hard to argue that the Dukes of Hazzard influenced every BangShifter one way or another, if only through today’s dire shortage of 1969 Chargers. Well, here’s a clip of Dukes as...
Not Bangshift Approved: The SoundRacer
Dec 04, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We thought the fake turbo whistler tailpipe insert was the lamest thing we had ever seen. The good news for the people that make it is that they have been knocked off the top spot. The SoundRacer is...
Just When You Thought We Couldn’t Find a New Reason that Cash For Clunkers Sucks…
Dec 04, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This dead horse just keeps kicking. The latest news on the effects of the colosal fail of Cash For Clunkers has been reported by Aftermarket News. It seems that another backfire of the program was...
Wall Street Journal Column Says GM Made the Right Move Ditching Henderson; Company Needs Culture War
Dec 04, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Paul Ingrassia covered GM for the Wall Street Journal and earned a Pulitzer Prize for the work he did on the subject. Ingrassia has a book coming out in the near future, and yesterday he wrote a...
Massive Online Savings at Edelbrock.com
Dec 04, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Claiming “Holiday Saving Time,” Edelbrock.com is having a blowout sale with some truly significant deals. There are diesel exhaust systems that have been whacked down under $100 and...
Not Bangshift Approved: Worst Gearhead Gift Idea List Ever
Dec 04, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Click here to see a non-car-guy’s view of what car guys want for Christmas. The only beneficial function of this list would be to use it as a “stuff I do NOT want for...
Wild Video: Suzuki Submarine
Dec 04, 2009Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
The Suzuki Samurai was a much maligned little 4×4 back when Consumer Reports got one to “roll” on its test course. Turns out that the little bastards are great off-road trucks with...
Great Read: How a New York Foundry Came Together and Saved Itself
Dec 04, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Oberdorfer LLC is a 134-year-old foundry located in DeWitt, New York. Like all other business in the manufacturing sector, it have been hit very hard by today’s economic woes. The company was...
MSD Ignition Store Now Online
Dec 04, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
BangShift.com sponsor MSD Ignition is reminding you about its online store where 1,000s of part numbers are available to purchase instantly. Lots of those part numbers are for T-shirts and hats and...
Hang ‘Em High: Arsonist Destroys British 1950’s Museum Full of Cars
Dec 04, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
These are the stories that make our blood boil. The BBC is reporting that a 46 year old man was arrested after a fire ripped through a 1950s museum in Denbighshire, England. The museum had a large...
Breaking News: GM’s Bob Lutz to be Reassigned
Dec 04, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Minutes ago it was announced that Bob Lutz, along with several other high-level executives within General Motors will be “reassigned” to new positions today. The official announcement...
