Weird Ad: A 1984 Ford LTD Hits the Road Course
Apr 27, 2010Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Our grandparents had a mid-1980s Ford LTD station wagon for a long stretch through the 1980s and 1990s. It was a complete and total barge, good transportation, but slower than a fully laden mule...
Boondoggle: Lawmakers Accuse GM of Paying Government Back With Government Money
Apr 27, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’re idiots. Really, we were dumb enough to believe that GM was repaying its government loans ahead of schedule because of better business practices and increased sales. Stupid us. We should...
Celebration of Mickey Thompson’s Life and Accomplishments at NHRA Museum on May 15th
Apr 27, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Pal of BangShift and executive director of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum Tony Thacker dropped a note letting us know that the museum will be hosting a great event celebrating the life and...
Cool Old Jeep Video: The Autobiography of the Jeep circa 1943
Apr 27, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
While we showed you the soft side of the Jeep with the whimsical 1960 Surrey version, the vehicle made its bones and its reputation fighting WWII. Churned out by the hundreds of thousands and...
AutoTrader Classics Find: A 1960 Jeep Surrey
Apr 27, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
There are few vehicles that scream late ’50s and early ’60s more than the Jeep Surrey. These little buggers were created first by a California resort as fun vehicles for their guests to...
Awesome Sleeper Video: An Aussie Plumbing Van That Goes Low 11s at 126 MPH!
Apr 26, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
There are lots of great sleepers out there. The amazing farm truck that surfaced a couple years back still leaves our heads shaking, but this plumbing van from Australia ranks right up there with it....
RacingJunk Find: A Crazy Rare 1963 Chrysler New Yorker Station Wagon
Apr 26, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
We may have found one of the most limited-production station wagons of all time with this RacingJunk.com find. It is a 1963 Chrysler New Yorker Wagon and, depending on whether or not it seats six or...
Event Gallery: The Spring 2010 NEATTA Truck and Tractor Show
Apr 26, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, OTHER
We braved some junk weather to attend the 2010 Spring New England Antique Truck and Tractor Association Show at Francis Farm in Rehobeth, Massachusetts, last weekend. The drizzle and dreary skies...
Barnstormin’: All in the Family
Apr 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Recently my wife Kerri and I had occasion to road trip with her parents down to the lovely burg of West Chester, Pa for a family party celebrating the upcoming wedding of my sister in law to her...
Dumbass Video: Smart Car Attempts a J-Turn
Apr 23, 2010Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Ah, the J-Turn. For those of you unfamiliar, it is the act of accelerating your car in reverse, cranking the wheel to one side and while the car is spinning around, jamming it into a forward gear and...
Former Nitro Funny Car Standout Kenney Goodell Passes
Apr 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Kenney Goodell, one of the hardest charging Northwest Funny Car racers of the late 1960s and 1970s, passed away on Tuesday following complications related to a heart attack he suffered a week before....
Coolest Video Ever: A German Dude Runs a 1970 Challenger At Full Tilt on the Autobahn
Apr 23, 2010Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Holy friggin’ awesome. This video ranks in the top three of the coolest we’ve ever spied on YouTube. It’s in-car footage of a guy taking his very healthy 1970 Dodge Challenger out...
Event Coverage: Walneck’s Motorcycle Swap Woodstock, Illinois
Apr 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, OTHER
The newest member of the BangShift.com photo militia, Greg Rourke, recently attended the Walneck’s Motorcycle Swap Meet held in Woodstock, Illinois, and sent us back a photo dispatch from the...
Craigslist Find: A Homegrown 1976 Ford Monster Mudder Truck
Apr 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Massive homebuilt trucks have a strange appeal to us. Take this giant ass 1976 Ford that was constructed by someone in the Omaha, Nebraska, area. It has half a mile of lift, a body that appears to...
