Historic Drag Video: Judy Lilly and Dave McClelland at Bowling Green in 1978
Jun 16, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
Judy Lilly enjoyed a long and successful career as a Super Stock drag racer campaigning for Mopar. Early in her career she was behind the wheel of rare, factory built Hemi racers, and along the way...
RacingJunk Find: A Killer 1962 Ford F-100 Gasser (look) Truck
Jun 16, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
We were all set to go digging on RacingJunk.com to find some kick ass nostalgia drag race car when all of a sudden our eyes fell on the ad for this totally awesome 1962 Ford F-100 gasser-style truck....
Vintage Drag Video: The Day a Turbo V6 Pro Stocker (almost) Slayed the Mountain Motor Field
Jun 15, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
When Buddy Ingersoll brought out his twin-turbo Buick V6 powered Pro Stock race car in 1986, no one gave a second look. By the end of the season when the 200ci motor was running with the 700ci IHRA...
Pure Hell AA/FA to be Part of Fuel Altered Match Race at 2010 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion
Jun 15, 2010Brian LohnesDRAG RACES, Event Coverage
Pure Hell, one of the most fearsome, and feared AA/Fuel Altereds of the 1960’s, will be at the 2010 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion this weekend in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The car will be...
Power Tour Day 6: Show Cars and the RideTech Street Challenge Autocross
Jun 15, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
Yes, we’re late with it, but we have one final blow-out gallery from our coverage of the 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour. On day six of the adventure, the action shifted to Birmingham, Alabama and...
Spread the Word! BangShift.com Live Video of the 2010 Holley/NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion
Jun 15, 2010Brian LohnesDRAG RACES, Event Coverage
BangShift.com will bring you live streaming video coverage of the Holley/NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, Kentucky, June 18-20. We’ll have photo coverage each day as well, with...
Historic Drag Video: Fuelers, Floppers, Pro Stocks, and epic Linda Vaughn footage
Jun 15, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
Anyone who has ever attended a packed out drag race at Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, North Carolina can tell you that when the atmosphere is right and the cars are flying, the place feels about...
Awesome eBay Find: 1965 Impala with NASCAR Racing History
Jun 15, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
We were tipped off to this totally awesome 1965 Chevy Impala stock car by BangShift.com forum member Blazerteam (who lives in Norway!) and immediately fell in lust with this cruddy hulk of a former...
Vintage Drag Racing Video: A Whole Lot of Hemi Love
Jun 14, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
We’re gearing up for our epic live broadcast of the 2010 Holley NHRA Hot Rod Reunion this weekend and decided to seek some vintage Hemi footage for a reason. One of the facets of the race...
AutoTrader Classics Find: A V6 Powered 1948 Austin A40 Sedan
Jun 14, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Austin is kind of a forgotten sister when it comes to the gasser era. Willys, Thames, and Anglias get most of the love in old photos, and vintage video. While a rare sight back in the...
Caption This Photo: A Buick That’s Had Some Eye Surgery
Jun 14, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
When we saw this photo, originally posted by BangShift.com forum member Smack, we had to share it with the world. According to Smack, this car was sitting at a center where driver’s license...
Dyno Video: Tuning a BangShifter’s Kick Ass Road Racer on the Rollers
Jun 14, 2010Brian LohnesTECH, Videos
BangShift.com member Bob Holmes, along with his teammates competes in the NASA American Iron road racing series. The team competes with a Mustang, but not in the configuration you’d expect....
11 Low Points in the History of Automotive Design and Engineering
Jun 14, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Editor’s Note: Matt Cramer is one of the super smart dudes over at DIY AutoTune.com, the fine people who brought the world the MegaSquirt EFI system. He’s a tech support guy over there...
Event Coverage: The 2010 Nantasket Beach Car Show
Jun 14, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
The 2010 Nantasket Beach car show was held last weekend and we were looking forward to checking it out because seeing 600-700 cool cars parked along the beach in Spring is about as good as it gets....
