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BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Weirdest Engine Swap You’ve Ever Seen?
Aug 24, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift Question Of The Day??28
The engine swap is a tried and true part of hot rodding history. Back in the day, pulling the boat anchor six out of your father’s Chevy and slapping a Cad, Olds, or Buick motor in was hot...Awesome Video: 27 Minutes Inside a Chevrolet Plant Circa 1936
Aug 24, 2011Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos3
Recently, a nine-minute video of life inside a Chevrolet plant in 1936 has been making the rounds on the internets. You know what we say about nine minute videos? Screw ’em! Why? Because...Killer Cruise Gallery: The John Haines Collection and Cruise-In
Aug 24, 2011Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage1
As it turns out we weren’t the only ones in BangShift nation scoping out killer old trucks and equipment last week! Joe Grippo attended the John Haines Collection and Cruise-In which is a...BangShift Question of the Day: Should “New” GM Be Responsible for Old GM’s Recall Repairs?
Aug 23, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift Question Of The Day??17
Recently, a lawsuit has brought to light an interesting situation facing General Motors. When the company went into bankruptcy in 2009, a new entity officially called, “New GM” came out...Good News: Memphis International Raceway Opens For Weekly Racing Again!
Aug 23, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift NewsComments Off on Good News: Memphis International Raceway Opens For Weekly Racing Again!
Hold onto your hats, kids, we have good news for you! The track formerly known as Memphis Motorsports Park, now called Memphis International Raceway is alive once again. The track shut down after...Hard Landing Video: What Happens When the Wheelie Bar Breaks While Launching Your Fuel Altered
Aug 23, 2011Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos4
Our pal Kyle Loftis was at the World Fuel Altered Nationals in Eddyville, Iowa last weekend. The event normally draws some of the wildest short wheelbase, front engined, nitro burning iron that North...eBay Find: The Caresto T6 R – The Swedish-built 2004 Hot Rod of Year
Aug 23, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find2
In 2004, for the first time in history, a foreign built hot rod won the coveted Hot Rod of the Year award. That car, the Swedish fabricated Caresto T6 R is now for sale on eBay. The car was certainly...Stroll Through a Texas Junkyard Via Bad Ass 360-degree Panormaic Photos
Aug 22, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News5
Denton, Texas is the home of a junkyard known as the CTC Auto Ranch. Chances are, you’ll never get to Denton, Texas, but we’ve got a way for you to look at lots of the inventory at this...Cool Video: The Most Artistic Drag Racing Video We’ve Seen In a While
Aug 22, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos7
We’re usually bringing you videos of stuff wrecking, exploding, and generally self-destructing on the drag strip. Today, for this brief shining moment, we’re going uptown, kids! The guys...Chadmouth: Bonneville Speed Week 2011. Can we do it again next week?
Aug 22, 2011Chad ReynoldsBangShift News, ChadMouth5
Bonneville. That single word makes anyone who has ever been fast, or dreamed of going fast, envision the mythical great white salt. It’s the unchecked box on more bucket lists than you can...BangShift Question of the Day: Have You Ever Built Something Wild and Crazy Out of Scrap Parts and Pieces?
Aug 22, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift Question Of The Day??5
While cruising around the 2011 Rough and Tumble Thresherman’s Reunion, BangShifter Gene and I saw the below pictured tractor and stopped dead in our tracks. Built by a couple local young dudes,...Kick Ass “Redband” Trailer For Car-Centric Movie Drive Released: Movie Looks Killer
Aug 22, 2011Brian LohnesMISC, Videos3
You’ve undoubtedly heard some stuff about the upcoming movie, “Drive” starring Ryan Gosling. The premise of the movie pretty much rules. A Hollywood stunt driver supplements his...Event Gallery: The 2011 Rough and Tumble Thresherman’s Reunion – Kinzer, PA
Aug 22, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, OTHER, Truck / Tractor Events3
While Chad was making his way home from the Bonneville Salt Flats, home to the world’s fastest and most powerful cars, I was heading due south with my family to Kinzer, PA home of one of the...Truckin’ Awesome Video: True Monster Truck Drag Racing at Englishtown
Aug 19, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos2
We can hear the hate mail now. “MONSTER TRUCKS ON A DRAG STRIP?! Like our condoning or celebration of such a kick ass event is out of place. The whole sport of drag racing, especially on the...