The Parting Shift: Rowing Gears in a 455 4-Speed Buick Skylark
Jan 15, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’ve left you hanging without a good BangShift.com Parting Shift for a couple of weeks, but we’re back strong with this torque monster Buick clip. In it, we take a trip down the asphalt...
Former F1 Driver Piquet Jr. Heads to NASCAR, BangShift.com Lends Advice
Jan 15, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Nelson Piquet Jr., whose most notable accomplishment in an 18-month Formula One career was crashing his car on purpose, will be competing in NASCAR for 2010. Piquet has not revealed which team he...
Contents of Shuttered Delaware Chrysler Plant Up For Auction
Jan 15, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Talk about conflicting emotions. On one hand we’re saddened by the fact that the Newark, Delaware, Chrysler plant is closed and will never produce another automobile. On the other hand we think...
Gallery: Van Nuys Blvd. Cruise Night, January 2010
Jan 15, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
On Wednesday night we headed to Van Nuys, California, for the new tradition of the revised cruise night on famous Van Nuys Blvd. It was the first one of the new year, and it was ice cold for So Cal,...
We Don’t Get It: 2010 Camaro Synergy Green Edition
Jan 15, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Chevrolet announced a special edition Camaro for the 2010 model year. The “Camaro Synergy” is an odd paint and stripe package on a 1LT V6 Camaro that also includes some green interior...
Don Garlits Talks With Junior Dragster Kids
Jan 15, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Some Florida junior dragster kids got the thrill of a lifetime recently when Don Garlits himself spoke with them and offered sage advice on how to be successful in the sport. The 78-year-old Garlits...
NHRA Adds Class For Legends Cars
Jan 15, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
For anyone not familiar with what a Legends Car is, think of a shrunken, old school, jalopy-style circle-track car powered by a motorcycle engine. They are exceptionally cooler than that short...
Craigslist Pick: Full Tilt Pontiac 455
Jan 15, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We found this rompin’ stompin’ Pontiac 455 for sale on the Illinois Craigslist. We’re drooling on the computer screen as the seller is claiming a laundry list of killer components...
GM Shocked at Profitability of Camaro, 8 of 10 sold are V8 Powered
Jan 14, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
The 2010 Camaro is proving to be far more profitable for GM than they could have imagined, according to a story published by the Toronto Star. That paper managed to catch up with Bob Lutz at the...
Shop Tour: Accufab Manufacturing and Racing with John Mihovetz Himself
Jan 14, 2010Chad ReynoldsENGINE, Tech Stories
We were blown away last weekend when we showed up at Accufab in Ontario, California, with our buddy Larry Larson. We expected the “no camera policy” to be in full effect, but it was just...
The Next Hi-Impact Color for 2010 Dodge Challengers: Panther Pink (or Furious Fuschia)
Jan 14, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Yes, the next special color for the 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T will be Panther Pink, but they are calling it Furious Fuschia and, according to insiders, it will be metallic, unlike the optional color...
Ford Uses Nelly To Unveil Mustang, and We Don’t Mean Par
Jan 14, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Parnelli Jones is an American racing legend and a guy who drove a Mustang in Trans-Am action during the early 1970’s. Nelly is a rap star who apparently has an endorsement deal with Ford. Guess...
From the Archive: The Best License Plate Ever
Jan 14, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Earlier this week, I posted a photo that my wife took in the bathroom at Thompson Drag Raceway, in Thompson, Ohio back in 2002. I had forgotten that she took another photo a couple years before that...
War on Racetracks: Social Circle, Georgia, Citizens Group Gearing Up To Kill a Drag Strip
Jan 14, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
The “Concerned Citizens of Social Circle” Georgia, otherwise known as the villagers with flaming torches, are ramping up their efforts to defeat a proposed drag strip project in their...
