Project Car: Fatlane, the Chevy-Powered, ProCharged 1964 Ford Fairlane. Update: Suspension Fabrication
Feb 08, 2010Brian LohnesFORD, Project Cars
ABOUT PROJECT FATLANE This project car is a 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt look-a-like that is being constructed to compete in the Heavy Street drag class at races like the YellowBullet Nationals,...
Not BangShift Approved: A PT Cruiser That is Supposed to Look Like a Cat
Feb 08, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
This is a true automotive abomination. Combine the lame-ass PT Cruiser with large fiberglass appendages in an effort to make it look like a cat? Congrats, you have managed to create the worst looking...
Cool Video: Charles Taylor’s One-Wheeled Vehicle
Feb 08, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
One of the neat things that we’ve come to expect here at BangShift.com is the unexpected. Learning about stuff that we never knew existed is pure awesome to us, and when we were tipped off...
EBay Find: Killer 1973 Checker Aerobus 8-Door Limo
Feb 08, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
Over the last year or so, we’ve not only been introduced to the coolness that is an airport limo, we’ve also begun to really dig them. We got tipped off to this totally neato 1973 Checker...
Speedy Says: Here are the Rules NASCAR Should Adopt
Feb 08, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
The mere suggestion that NASCAR is going to drift away from the hated “Car of Tomorrow” toward something that looks more like a production car has spurred a huge debate among...
Monday Time Killer: NorwoodArena.Com
Feb 08, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Norwood Arena, a long dead quarter-mile oval track loacted in Norwood, Massachusetts, was for decades considered one of the top short oval tracks in America. Originally the facility was built to...
The Parting Shift: Jerico 4-Speed Action at Greer Dragway
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
This week we’re taking our Parting Shift blog item down south. We’re headed to historic Greer Dragway in Greer, South Carolina. We’ll make things even sweeter by telling you that...
Fun Video: Killer Vintage Camper For VW Beetles
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
File this one under, “ain’t never seen that before”, for us anyway. We were tipped off to this cool video featuring a camper from the mid 1970’s designed for use by small...
Former Head of Professional Bull Riders Named CEO of IRL
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Randy Bernard, the former head of the Professional Bull Riders Inc., has been named the new CEO of the Indy Racing League in a move that will either be heralded as a great moment of the series or...
Video: Blastro, The Pro Mod Astro Van
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Blastro is a blown, alky swilling, tube-chassis version of a Chevy Astro van. It’s bat poop crazy and we love it. After dropping the video of the A-Team van on you yesterday we needed a little...
Michigan Sheriff Turning Confiscated Cars into Police Vehicles
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Police departments seizing the property of drug dealers is nothing new. The idea of using cars taken from dirtbags as some type of community vehicle isn’t new either. One sheriff in Saginaw,...
Report: Robby Gordon to Build a Monster Truck
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
During a recent interview on Sirius satellite radio, racer extraordinaire Robby Gordon said that he will build a monster truck at his shop and compete with it in 2010. He is doing this along with...
Great Read: A Brief History of the Detroit AutoRama
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Detroit AutoRama is set to happen on Feb. 26-28 at Detroit’s Cobo Hall. The show is one of the premier indoor car shows in the country and is home to the much coveted Ridler Award. The...
Craigslist Pick: Big Buck 1952 Ford Truck
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
This 1952 F1 truck, for sale in Athens, Georgia is a nice piece. It is sporting a flat head, a C4, and what seem to be Mustang Bullitt wheels. It is also equipped with a major league price tag of...
