The Coolest Pedal Car Known to Man
Dec 06, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Our buddy Jeff, the owner of the (formerly) Hack Job General Lee loves to hang out with his buds at the infamous “Bat Cave Body Shop”. These are the guys who painted the Hack Job and...
Show Coverage: We’ve got 250 photos from the 2010 John Force Racing Holiday Car Show
Dec 06, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
December means more than car parts under the tree for Southern California residents, it also means it’s time for the John Force Racing Holiday Car Show and Toy Drive 2010. Yorba Linda, home to...
Caption This Photo: One of the Coolest Drag Shots We’ve Seen in a Long Time
Dec 03, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
If this photo of a bad ass Chevy Nova heading east to west on a north to south drag strip doesn’t make you smile, check your pulse. The photo was posted on our Facebok page and we immediately...
eBay Carnage: A General Lee That Died With Its Boots On
Dec 03, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
Our soft spot for General Lee Dodge Chargers runs pretty deep and we’re not ashamed to admit that. We followed the epic rebuild of the Hack Job General Lee from the get go, and it was...
Video: The 2011 Camaro Convertible. We’ll take two.
Dec 02, 2010Chad ReynoldsCAR FEATURES, Videos
We’ve got a 1969 Camaro Convertible in the BangShift.com project car fleet, so it only makes sense that we’d be excited about the new 2011 Camaro Convertible. We got to see one in person...
Video: Wheelstanding Stock Eliminator 1969 Camaro
Dec 02, 2010Chad ReynoldsRACING & ACTION, Videos
Let’s face it, we like a lot of racing. But since we grew up around NHRA Stock Eliminator drag racing, and one of the family racers was a 1969 Camaro, we have a certain soft spot for first-gen...
Craigslist Truck Pick of the Week: 1969 GMC Long Horn C60
Dec 02, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
As an homage to our fearless truck and tractor aficionado, Brian Lohnes, we came up with this cool Craigslist Truck Pick which came to us via the BangShift bat phone. “Brn Agn” on the...
Video: Drag Car hits wall, comes apart, and almost takes out the camera man.
Dec 02, 2010Chad ReynoldsCRASH & BURN, Videos
Sean Melton, one of our loyal BangShift Forum members, sent us a link to video that he shot at Immokalee Dragstrip in January of 2010. The video is pretty crazy to watch as Sean found himself...
Video: Chad Introduces Ridetech’s New Triple Adjustable Coil-Over Shocks
Dec 02, 2010Chad ReynoldsNew Products, Videos
While at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, we showed you several new products on video, but we still had one in the bag. After making it’s debut at the SEMA Show, we are introducing...
Buick Video Bonanza: Buford Engines Making Power on the Dyno
Dec 01, 2010Brian LohnesENGINES, Videos
Yesterday’s look at the 409ci Chevy powered Riviera got us to thinking about Buick engines. The make has had some awesome power plants through the years and they’ve ranged from big inch...
Project Goliath Update and a Peek Behind the Scenes!
Dec 01, 2010Brian LohnesCHEVY, Project Cars
Things have been moving along on the mechanical side with our big, lovable truck Goliath. The 1966 C50 has reached the end stages of work on the mechanical side and we’ll soon turn our guns on...
Video: More Aussie fun at the 2010 Spring Nationals in Victoria
Dec 01, 2010Chad ReynoldsCRASH & BURN, Videos
While most of us are bundling up for a cold Fall season, our friends down under are enjoying Spring which means the 18th Annual Spring Nationals in Melbourne Victoria. And when we think Spring...
Neato Gearhead Gift: The New Drag Strip Girl Butterfly Steering Wheel Keychain
Dec 01, 2010Brian LohnesNew Products
Our pal Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian is no stranger to the readers of BangShift. Her company DragStripGirl Designs has supported out live streaming video efforts at the California Hot Rod Reunion and her...
Bill Simpson’s Impact Racing sold! Now MasterCraft Safety.
Dec 01, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
MasterCraft Safety, builders of some of the finest off-road safety equipment, announced today that they have purchased Bill Simpson’s Impact Racing. Impact Racing by MasterCraft Safety gear...
