SEMA and Others Form the Save the Salt Coalition
Apr 22, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Bonneville Salt Flats stand as one of the most historic and important places in the history of hot rodding and motorsports in general. The health and long term survival of the place is of...
A BangShift Approved Cake? Hell Yeah!
Apr 22, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Apparently there is a television show called, “Cake Boss” centered around the custom cake shop of one Buddy Valastro. While this would be of interest to us exactly 0% of the time, the...
Proof That the Hill Jack Ramp Truck Photo is Real!
Apr 21, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
The photo we ran earlier today of what can only be called a hill jack ramp truck has really grown some legs. We’ve seen it pop up in a few other places and there are lots of people questioning...
Drag Gallery: Test-N-Tune Action From Byron Dragway
Apr 21, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
Byron Dragway is one of the legendary drag plants in the USA. Owner/operator Ron Leek is the man that many people credit with fostering bracket racing through the early days of life, as well as the...
Project Goliath Update: The Floors Get Done, The Gas Tank Gets Replaced and We Terrorize Town
Apr 21, 2011Brian LohnesCHEVY, Project Cars
Last we left you, Goliath our 1966 Chevy C50 truck, had been dropped off at Tube Chassis Designz to have the cab floors replaced. There were holes literally large enough for a small child to fall...
Bitchin’ Movie Trailer: A Sweet Sickness – The Flathead movie (Coming This Summer)
Apr 21, 2011Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Just when you thought the, “Fast and the Furious” was the only car movie coming down the pipe, we’ve got a trailer to brighten your spirits. This cool flick, called “A Sweet...
Car Show Gallery: The 2011 Embry Riddle Motorsports Association Car Show
Apr 21, 2011Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
Our second gallery of the day brings us to sunny Arizona and the Embry Riddle Motorsports Association car show. The guys that put on this show are all students at Embry Riddle and they comes from all...
A Photo That Begs the Question: Ballsy or Just Stupid?
Apr 21, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
This photo was posted in our forum section by BangShift member HPA-Bodies. He said that this potential disaster on wheels happened by him, and since we know he lives in NY and the truck has NY plates...
Shop Tour Gallery: We Check Out Overland Journal’s Arizona Shop
Apr 20, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Shop Tours
(Words and photos: Bryan McTaggart) A hard core BangShifter can spot Michigan manufacturer plates a mile away. The plate is a dead giveaway for a manufacturer’s mule vehicle, the one they test...
Caption this Photo: Don’t Worry Boys, It Won’t Bite
Apr 20, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
During our evening with Caswell, we saw a ton of photos and heard a pile of awesome stories. One particular photo stuck out to us, especially after hearing how some of the pro teams and racers took a...
Lame Canadian University Suspends Formula SAE Team for Bikini Photo
Apr 20, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
For the Formula SAE team at Canada’s Waterloo University, this is a real life version of “Wormer dropping the big one” as their team has been suspended because of a bikini photo...
Bitchin’ Historic Drag Racing Barn Find: The Dean Bontrager-Jay Wilbeck Special Devin
Apr 20, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Devin sports cars were born from the fertile mind of Bill Devin. Dubbed the, “Enzo of Okie Flats” by magazines back in the 1960s, his sports cars were designed to compete against all...
Video: Watch the Raybestos GTO-R build here at BangShift.com, and signup to Win It.
Apr 19, 2011Chad ReynoldsBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Project Cars, Videos
Check it out! Following in the footsteps of their killer Hollywood Hot Rods built Giveaway 1932 Ford Roadster Pickup, which will be delivered to its new owner at the upcoming Indianapolis 500,...
We can’t believe it either, but we’re actually defending Donks, Bubbles, and Boxes!
Apr 19, 2011Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
We will readily admit that of all the customized cars that exist on the planet earth, Donks, Bubbles, and Boxes are the worst. I know, I know, to each his own. In fact, we are usually of the mindset...
