BangShift Exclusive A 13-Original Mile 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350 Emerges
Jul 30, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
We were recently tipped off to what may be the lowest mileage Third-Gen Firebird on Earth by our pal Berserko Bob. The car was bought brand new with the intention of being turned into an NHRA Super...
The Parting Shift: Pulling Lenco Levers With the Front End in the Air!
Jul 29, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Steve Clukey is a long time New England drag racer. He’s owned his Duster since it was brand new, and he has been beating it like a rented mule from day one. It has always been a stick shift...
Killer Video: Mike Ryan Wheels His Freightliner Up Mount Washington!
Jul 29, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Jason Lewis has done it again. The first time we saw Lewis do his thing with Mike Ryan we fell in love with the video, called “Size Matters”. It is Ken Block meets a hot rod Freightliner...
Vote for Kyle Tucker! BFG “Select the Seats” Baja 1000 Voting Starts Now
Jul 29, 2011Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Detroit Speed’s Kyle Tucker is once again in the hunt for a seat in the famed Baja 1000 and thanks to BFG you can help him get there. Voting has started on BFG’s Facebook page, and there...
Feedback: Take the MSD Survey and Tell ’em How They’re Doing!
Jul 29, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Proud BangShift sponsor MSD Ignition is a company that spends lots of time interacting with their customers. From scouring the country with their massive tech trailer at NHRA events, truck pulls, and...
The Rest of the Story Behind Grumpy Jenkins 1977 Match Race Wreck at Oswego Dragway
Jul 29, 2011Brian LohnesNew Products
Earlier this week we ran an item that highlighted a cool website centered around the history of Oswego Dragway. One of the photos on the site was of Grumpy Jenkins’s Pro Stocker mangled...
Caption This Photo: What the Hell Happened? Seriously, What the Freaking Hell Happened?
Jul 29, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Holy wild photo Batman! BangShift photo contributor Greg Rourke nailed this shot of a completely mangled Chevy truck teetering on a bridge girder recently. We don’t want to skew the captions on...
20 Minutes of Engine Pornography: A Look at 25 Motors from Nelson Racing Engines
Jul 28, 2011Brian LohnesENGINES, Videos
No matter what you think of Tom Nelson and his engines, there’s no denying that the man understands how to promote his business. His “NRE TV” channel on YouTube draws tens of...
eBay Find: A Ford F-2/4/650 on a Military Frame and 52-inch tires that packs big diesel power
Jul 28, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
Nervous about our debt ceiling? Fearing that the end of the world is coming in 2012? Worried that zombies are going to attack your town and escape will be futile? We’ve got the answer and in...
Elliot Handler, Creator of Hot Wheels Dies at Age 95
Jul 28, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
The man who created the most influential automotive toy of all time, the Hot Wheels brand of cars has died in California at the age of 95. Launched in 1968, it is estimated that more than 41 million...
It’s just Wrong: A Caddy Wearing Truck Parts or a Truck Wearing Caddy Parts?
Jul 28, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Of all the bizarre junk we have posted on these electronic pages before, nothing trumps this. Nothing. We apologize in advance if you have eaten recently or have a fondness for either 1980’s...
Roadside Find: Vintage Dodge Big Truck Goodness
Jul 27, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Stuff like this is the reason we never leave home without our camera. We were cruising to a cookout on Labor Day weekend when we rolled by a small fire station and spotted this neat Dodge LCF. After...
Caption This Photo: Is he really small or is that truck really big?
Jul 27, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
In the next day or two, we’re going to tell you the story of an odd and cool Canadian monster truck junkyard. Before we get to that, we wanted to share a photo from the man who went to the...
Racing Junk Find: A Quarter-Million Dollar Horde of Vintage Racing Tires
Jul 27, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
When Firestone introduced the “gold stripe” racing tire in the late 1960s it basically made everything else used for dry asphalt racing obsolete. The tire was the first real...
