Video: Haulin’ Bob-Tail In a Racing Big Rig
Nov 19, 2009Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
This video showcases the driving ability of Markus Boesiger, a former European racing truck series champion. Markus is working his mojo behind the wheel of a racing big rig at a hill climb event...
Over 10,000 Vintage Drag Racing Photos!
Nov 19, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Wow! That’s all you can say to this mother-lode collection of drag racing photos from the ’60s to the ’80s. We’d advise you never to go to the DragRacersReunion web site...
Video: 101-Year-Old Buys a 2010 Camaro SS
Nov 19, 2009Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Here’s a great one for you. The GM public relations machine was hoping for young buyers for the new 2010 Camaros, but one guy just single-handedly brought up the average. He’s 101 years...
Event Gallery: The 2009 Shakedown at E-Town
Nov 18, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
The Shakedown at E-Town in Englishtown, New Jersey, is the baddest ass specialty door slammer drag race in the world. It is not a series, it is an annual occurrence that seems to reset the...
Cool Trucks, Cool Ads: An ’80s-tastic Jeep Ad
Nov 18, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The final entry in our “Cool Trucks, Cool Ads” feature today is a great Jeep commercial from the 1980s. One thing you could always count on in an ’80s ad is a song. It may be...
Cool Trucks, Cool Ads: International Scout
Nov 18, 2009Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
How about a cool, late-’60s, early-’70s ad for an International Scout? It seems that this one comes from across the pond as there’s a speaker who has a distinctly English accent and...
Cool Trucks, Cool Ads: The 1969 Dodge D-100
Nov 18, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This second installment of our “Cool Trucks, Cool Ads” feature today takes us back to 1969 and a great ad from “The Dodge Boys” featuring a guy in a gorilla suit and a D-100...
Cool Trucks, Cool Ads: 1986 Ford F250
Nov 18, 2009Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Yesterday we brought you the stink with our slew of “Awful Cars, Awful Ads” blog entires. Today we’re turning the tables to show you cool ads featuring the most American vehicle...
Event Gallery: Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2009
Nov 18, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
Bruce Larson, the 1989 NHRA Funny Car champion and long time legend, opens up his barn and property to the public every Fall for Dragfest. It’s part car show, part gathering of legends, and all...
Indy Motor Speedway CEO Looks to Make Sweeping Changes
Nov 18, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
By all accounts, Jeff Belskus, the guy who took over for Tony George as the CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its various holdings, walked into a mess. Belskus is now setting to work trying...
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...
