Crazy Fail Video: Aussie Guy Almost Runs Over The Starter While Doing a Burnout
Apr 06, 2010Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
This is about as close a call as you’ll ever see at the strip. We can say that this is the only time we’ve ever seen a starter actually jump for his life to get away from a wayward car....
Columnist Tells NHRA to Ditch Four-Wide Racing, Drivers Seem to Agree
Apr 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Now that the dust has settled on the four-wide NHRA national event and the opinions of racers and fans are making their way to the limelight, some of the heavy hitter media members who cover the...
Historic Drag Video: Awesome Old Footage of 427-Powered Comets and Fairlanes
Apr 05, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
After continuing to lust after the RacingJunk find Comet Cyclone we showed you a while ago, we went searching out cool Comet videos on YouTube and managed to hit the mother load. Ronnie Sox, Dyno...
RacingJunk Find: A Super Clean 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone
Apr 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
We have to admit to a strange, macabre fascination involving Mercury Comet Cyclones. When we were just little BangShifters, there was a fatal accident involving one of these cars in our home town....
Event Coverage: The Chicks of Viva Las Vegas
Apr 04, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
There are always chicks at Car Shows, but at Rockabilly shows like Viva Las Vegas 13, there are tons of them dressed up in all the cool, old, sexy garb. Since we were there for the car show anyway,...
Event Coverage: 868 Bitchin Photos from Viva Las Vegas 13
Apr 04, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
We were seriously going to start this blog item off with Viva Las Vegas song lyrics, but decided against it. Instead, we’re not going to waste any time getting to the point, which is 860-plus ...
The Parting Shift: Street Driving a Pro-Shifted T5
Apr 02, 2010Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Being a gearhead is often about making sacrifices. Take this video for example. The guy driving the car obviously races it and because of that he had the T5 transmission “Pro-Shifted” by...
Groovy Video: 1970 Firestone Tires Commercial
Apr 02, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
Decades before the Ford Explorer debacle that would cost the brand dearly (and more than they deserved) Firestone was cranking out tires at a blinding rate for all different types of vehicles. Their...
New National Demolition Derby Series Launched, Already Dwindling Supply of Full Sized Cars Doomed
Apr 02, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
In news that we see as both good and bad, a new national demolition derby series called the “Demolition Cup” is set to take flight this summer. The good is that this series will create a...
Impact Racing Products Made in 2009 and 2010 Will Not Be Decertified
Apr 02, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
In a joint press release Impact Racing Products and SFI have come to an agreement that will allow Impact products made in 2009 and 2010 to remain certified. This is a big break for racers who have...
Craigs List Find: A 1968 AMC Rebel With an Awful Secret
Apr 02, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We were delighted to find a kick ass (looking) 1968 AMC Rebel for sale on Craigslist. Our elation was elevated by the fact that the car was located just a town over from our east coast offices. We...
New BangShift.com Project: The 1992 Donkayota Wagonmaster
Apr 01, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
BangShift.com is proud to announce a new in-house project that we’re calling the Donkayota Wagonmaster. It is the brain child of both Brian Lohnes and Chad Reynolds, the two guys behind the...
Hilarious Video: The Old Driverless Van Trick
Apr 01, 2010Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
We’ve obviously been having some fun with it being April Fool’s Day and all, but this clip from a Canadian comedy television show is truly good stuff. A troup of people manipulate a...
Six Turbo Ford EcoBoost on the Way to Fight GM Entry
Apr 01, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Ford boss Alan Mulally was front and center at a media day conference at the 2010 New York Auto Show yesterday, revealing plans for a six turbo EcoBoost engine that will “kick the snot”...
