eBay Find: Vintage Dick Landy Industries Dual Plug Hemi Pro Stock Heads
Mar 19, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
Oh boy did we stumble onto some vintage Pro Stock awesomeness on eBay this time! How about a set of factory Chrysler Pro Stock Hemi heads! The crazy part is that they’re not all that...
Carnage Video: Bus Driver in Taiwan Plows Through Cars on Highway
Mar 18, 2010Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
We’re not sure if the driver of this bus loses his mind or his brakes, but either way the amount of destruction caused is epic. You’ll never look at one of those big buses barreling down...
Damn You Australia: Aussies Get Revived G8 GXP and G8 Sport Truck
Mar 18, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
This certainly qualifies as salt in the wound. The guys over at Motor Trend are reporting that the Pontiac GXP and G8 ST (sport truck) will be produced in Australia as Holdens, produced by Holden...
Burnout Video: Crazy Aussie Smokes the Tires For a Quarter-Mile
Mar 18, 2010Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
This quarter mile burnout is cool for a couple reasons, the first is because it’s done by a 440 Ambassador. The second is because that Ambassador is a wagon. While it appears that the driver is...
Your Kid May Be Driving the Last All-American Made Car
Mar 18, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’re proud to say that both our three- and one-year-olds are driving cars built 100% in America. Sure, they happen to be Little Tikes Cozy Coupes, but we’re happy to know that the cars...
Truck Pull Carnage Video: Sled Failure Ends Badly
Mar 18, 2010Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Forgive our recent fascination with carnage video from pulling events, but it’s just so weird and cool, we have to share. This video shows the sled itself failing, which results in a jack knife...
Book Review: Growing Up NASCAR by Humpy Wheeler and Peter Golenbock
Mar 18, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
When we finished Humpy Wheeler’s tell-all book about his life and times in NASCAR we were left thinking that Wheeler wasn’t done being the sport’s most renowned promoter. The book...
BangShift.com Forum Freaks T-Shirts and Hats on Sale Now
Mar 17, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Start Shopping boys and girls!!!! Forum Freaks gear is for sale right now on the BangShift.com store. Click here and you’ll see everything there is available for you Freaky Deaky Freaks. We...
Caption This Photo: The Big Weiner Bug
Mar 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We have not done the caption contest in a while, but the concept needs no introduction. Just click on “Post Your Comment” at the lower right to give us your best zinger, and join up as a...
Videos: Big Willie Robinson and the Brotherhood of Street Racers
Mar 17, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
We were thinking about Big Willie Robinson’s 1969 Daytona being posted on eBay and thought to go looking for some background on the man and on his Brotherhood of Street Racers organization. We...
eBay Find: Big Willie’s 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Street Racer
Mar 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
There are not too many cars you can name from the West Coast that are famous for street racing, but here is one of them. It is the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona that is one of three that were supposedly...
Carnage Video: Dude Crashes in Street Race, Posts Video, Gets Hit For Insurance Fraud
Mar 17, 2010Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
If you’re not familiar with the Nissan GT-R supercar, it’s an import-car legend that, in 2009 US trim, is packing a twin turbo V6 with 480 hp. It weighs 3,800 pounds and can run 190 mph....
BangShift.com Will Have Live Video From the WCHRA Race March 27-28, 2010
Mar 17, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Breaking news! BangShift.com is proud to announce that we will be broadcasting live video from the West Coast Hot Rod Association season opener at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield March 27th...
Historic Video: Mickey Thompson Becomes the First American over 400 MPH
Mar 17, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
A few weeks ago our Southern California division posted a bunch of photos of the Mickey Thompson display at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. What we didn’t know at the time is that...
