Cruise Gallery: The Kemah Cruise – Kemah, Texas
Aug 29, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
Charles Wickam, our talented embedded Texas BangShift photographer has been laying low as of late. The oppressive summer heat in Texas tends to slow the scene down for a couple months. Now that it...
Introducing Project Brutus – Our Totally Sweet 1968 C50 Wrecker!
Aug 29, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Well, I’m doing it wrong again. After bringing my 1966 Chevy C50 Goliath back to life and spending all summer running around in it, I’ve really grown to love the big lug. That’s why...
Fun Video: The General Lee and The Bandit Firebird In a High Speed Chase!
Aug 26, 2011Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, Videos
In the realm of fantasy car chases there isn’t a match up cooler than this one! The guys over at Hot Rod Magazine got a General Lee and a Bandit Firebird together for a good old fashion romp...
eBay Find: A Cool Straight Axle 1964 Plymouth Valiant
Aug 26, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
Normally when thoughts drift to the genre of straight axle drag cars, we’re talking Willys, Henry Js, and ’55-’57 Chevrolets. Not this time though. We were tipped off to a very cool...
BangShift Project Car Video Update: Awesome Video of an 8-Second 1968 Impala From England
Aug 26, 2011Brian LohnesCHEVY, Project Cars
Talk about large and in charge! BangShift member NeverAgain recently began sharing photos of his totally kick ass 1968 Chevy Impala drag car. This monster has a big block Chevy in it and goes 8.80s,...
Big Show Gallery: 2011 Goodguys East Coast Nationals – Rhinebeck, NY
Aug 26, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
Back in June, the Goodguys Rod and Custom Association held the 20th annual East Coast Nationals in Rhinebeck, NY. Doug Garrison who has been pummeling us with photos, sent us nearly 200 from one of...
Killer Historic Stunt Video: The Astro Spiral Jump Circa 1972!
Aug 26, 2011Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
Yesterday we asked what the coolest car related stunt you’ve ever seen was. One reader tipped us off to a rather legendary jump made back in 1972. Using the appropriate AMC Javelin, American...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Best Car Stunt You’ve Ever Seen?
Aug 25, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift Question Of The Day??
Back in the early 1980s, we saw the Joie Chitwood stunt show for the first time and were immediately convinced that we were watching the greatest automotive spectacle ever. That’s saying...
Drag Gallery: Flashback Friday at Beaver Springs Dragway – August 2011
Aug 25, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
If you are a drag racing fiend, Beaver Springs Dragway should be on your personal bucket list of tracks to visit. Easily one of the coolest drag strips in the country, the place is retro-awesome to a...
Huge Museum Gallery: The Northeast Classic Car Museum Summer Exhibit – August 2011
Aug 25, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, Museums, OTHER
Jeremy George recently went to check out the Northeast Classic Car Museum’s summer exhibit which focuses on cars and bikes names after animals, either directly (think Studebaker Hawk) or...
Show Gallery: The 2011 Lebanon Classic Car Show – Lebanon, PA
Aug 25, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
Doug Garrison is our newest photo contributor here at BangShift and he’s bringing the thunder with this awesome gallery from the recently completed Lebanon Classic Car show, held in the...
Toyota Unveils the Lamest Pace Car in the History of the Genre: Camry to Pace Field at 2012 Daytona 500
Aug 24, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Someday when we’re old and puttering around with our fellow gearhead buddies the topic will turn to trivia and the question will be, “What was the lamest pace car of all time?” In...
KaBOOM Video: The Spectacular End to a Cummins Powered Dodge Pulling Truck
Aug 24, 2011Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
If truck pulling has an equivalent to cars like Larry Larson’s six second street legal Nova and other of that ilk, it’s the street legal pulling classes. With advancements in diesel...
Kyle Busch Loses License for 45-Days: Lawyer Mounts Nauseating Defense
Aug 24, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Remember Kyle Busch’s 128mph blast down public roads behind the wheel of Toyota’s new LF-A sports car? The court system in North Carolina sure did and a judge handed down a sentence of 45...
