RacingJunk Find: A 1972 Deuce and a Half on 53-inch Tires
Jun 24, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
Old military deuce and a half trucks rule all. Sure they’re big and slow and ride like Fred Flintstone’s car, but the word unstoppable keeps coming to mind when we think of them as well....
Melted Car Gallery: A 1957 Chevy Wagon Cooked Well Done
Jun 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
After spending the weekend surrounded by kick ass race cars, hot rods, and muscle machines, it is only natural that we’d be giddy to check out a 1957 Chevy wagon that was half melted in a fire...
Detroit Power Video: The Greatest Truck Pull Footage Ever
Jun 23, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
If this were just a video of an International big rig pulling a weight sled it would be cool. If that International weren’t four wheel drive and equipped with what appear to be monster truck...
Caption this Photo: No Sleeping on the Job!
Jun 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Man, good help is hard to find! As Chad and I prepared for last weekend’s Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky, we were thinking that with the...
Book Review: The Man Who Supercharged Bond by Paul Kenney
Jun 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We like expanding our automotive horizons when possible, so after we were told that a copy of the limited release book, “The Man Who Supercharged Bond: The Extraordinary Story of Charles...
Auto Trader Classics Find: A Historic 1970 Pontiac Firebird Road Racer, The BFG Tire Bird
Jun 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
It’s OK, you can stop looking. We’ve found the coolest 1970 Pontiac Firebird in the world. This restored racer has some interesting history under its belt, like being the first production...
Crazy Video: A Twin-Engine 1956 Ford Truck
Jun 22, 2010Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Some projects make us scratch our heads and wonder why on Earth the builder spent the time and energy to stick it together. Then there are those projects so totally crazy that they have to be...
Caption These Photos: Chad Attempts Non-Verbal Communication
Jun 22, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
While shooting photos on Saturday of the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, we looked across the track to see our man Chad apparently having some sort of seizure. As it turns out he was trying to...
Barnstormin’: Heat, Sweat, and The Nitro Time Machine
Jun 22, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
My clothes no longer reek of nitro, the SPF 90 sunblock has finally left my pores, and another memorable weekend in Bowling Green, Kentucky has drawn to a close. The 2010 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod...
Founding NASCAR Legend Raymond Parks Passes at 96
Jun 22, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
The last living participant in the meeting that founded NASCAR, Raymond Parks, has died at the age of 96. Parks was an early car owner and quickly established himself as the head of the finest racing...
Wrap Up: BangShift.com’s 2010 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage
Jun 22, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Drag Races, Event Coverage
The dust has settled, our clothes don’t smell like nitro anymore, and we’re getting ready to repair a blown out flip flop. It’s going to be tough to beat this year’s...
300 Photos from the 2010 LA Roadsters fathers Day Show
Jun 21, 2010Chad Reynolds1320 Suspension Tech, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
It was a big weekend for retro events! In the East there was the National Hot Rod Reunion, and our West was the 46th Annual L.A. Roadsters Fathers Day show at Fairplex in Pomona, California. The L.A....
Video: Saturday’s Cacklefest at the 2010 National Hot Rod Reunion with Bitchin’ Garlits Interview
Jun 21, 2010Chad ReynoldsDRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Videos
Saturday at the 2010 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion was filled with tons of flat out bitchin’ nostalgia drag racing, and the record crowds braved the heat and humidity all day to make sure...
Gallery: Saturday Car Show and Pit Action from the 2010 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion
Jun 20, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Drag Races, Event Coverage
Saturday is the biggest day for both racers and car show participants at the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, Kentucky. With car show awards being handed out and final...
