Photo Caption Contest: Dude Under a Dually
Jan 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We run across great gearhead photos all the time, so we’re going to start throwing some of them up to be captioned by you out there in readerland. We’ll lead off with this gem. To post a...
Great Read: An Interview with Drag Legend Tommy Ivo
Jan 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Tommy Ivo is true racing royalty. One of the most famous drag racers in the history of the sport, his story is well known. In short, he was a child actor who for 20 years appeared on the stage, in...
Killer Drag History: Detroit Dragway
Jan 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Detroit Dragway was open from 1959 to 1998. During that time it served an important role in the history of the sport due to its proximity to the headquarters of the domestic auto companies. In 1959...
Introducing Project Fat Lane, ’64 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt Clone From Hell
Jan 04, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Welcome to installment one of Project Fat Lane, a 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt look-a-like that is being constructed to compete in the Heavy Street class at races like the Shakedown at E-Town and...
Video: Off-Road Truck Out-Jumps Travis Pastrana With a 301-Foot Record
Jan 04, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
The marketing made it seem like the world was watching on New Years Eve when Travis Pastrana jumped a rally Subaru 269 feet onto a barge anchored in Long Beach harbor, a distance record for rally...
BangShift.com Welcomes Gear Vendors As A New Sponsor
Jan 04, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
We are proud to announce that Gear Vendors, the only overdrive that can handle 2000 horsepower, has joined the BangShift.com family of sponsors. Gear Vendors’ reputation for the highest R&D...
eBay Find: Killer Competition Coupe
Jan 04, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
Competiton Coupes were an interesting breed back when that class was run at drag strips across America. Boiled down, there were basically front engine dragsters with heavily hacked up coupe bodies...
Project Car: Complete Buildup Photos of the First F.A.S.T. Mopar in the 10s
Jan 04, 2010Brian LohnesMOPAR, Project Cars
Regular readers got to know BangShift.com member Joel Nystrum several weeks ago when we had a video of him powershifting his 30,000-mile original Hemi GTX on an 11-second pass. That was one 1967...
The 75 Best Photos of Girls With Cars
Jan 04, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
The BangShift.com forum post called “Ladies Posing With Cars…” is the most-viewed thread ever. It now has hundreds of photos of women with cars. Far more people view that thread...
Photo Gallery: Donut Derelicts Cruise, January 2010
Jan 04, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
Back in 1986 a few buddies started getting together with their hot rods on Saturday mornings in Huntington Beach, California. Over the years, this weekly gathering of cool rods, muscle cars, trucks,...
Video: Camaro Outruns BMW in Insane Swedish Snow Race
Jan 03, 2010Chad ReynoldsRACING & ACTION, Videos
This is one of the best races known to man. It happens in Sweden, where BangShift.com member Gasfot Sweden races his beater second-generation Camaro in events that are like road races or...
The Tale of the Hot Rod Murder Case in 1949
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
The St. Petersburg Times in Florida has posted on its web site a story written recently by the reporter who was on the beat way back in 1949 when a hot rod was used to identify the murderer of a...
Vintage Drag Video: Legendary American Racers Running at Santa Pod Raceway in England
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
Santa Pod Raceway in England opened up as the first permanent drag racing venue in Europe on Easter, 1966. It has been going strong ever since as the awesome video we have unearthed proves. It was...
Gallery: Great Historic Car Photos from the Library of Congress
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
As it turns out, you can get free stuff from the government. In this case, that something is a bunch of great old historic photos that are available through the Library of Congress. We spent many...
