Cool or Not: A Traditional, West Coast 1962 Impala Low Rider
Nov 17, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Here’s one that may split right down geographic lines. This 1962 Chevy Impala was parked outside of the 2011 SEMA show and caught our eye while walking past it one afternoon. Low riders were...
Video: Big Rigs Racing On an Oval Track – Major Wreckage Involved!
Nov 17, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
While big rig oval track racing has been dead here in the United States for a couple of decades, the intrepid racers in Canada have never stopped…or at least up until 2005 they hadn’t...
Epic Fail: Austin Formula One Race and Race Track Both Appear Dead
Nov 17, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
In news that the dead corpse of Ray Charles could have seen coming, it appears that both the Austin, Texas 2012 Formula One race is dead and with it, the racing facility the event was to have taken...
Show Gallery: The 2011 Vintage Specialties Open House – Gettysburg, PA
Nov 16, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Shop Tours
The late fall show galleries just keep on rolling! Here’s a nice gallery from Pennsylvanian shooter Doug Garrison. Doug recently attended the 2011 Vintage Specialties open house event in...
Nuclear War: 2013 Shelby GT500 to Have 650hp – 200-Mph Capable
Nov 16, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Leaping lizards! Ford has announced that the 2013 Shelby GT500 Mustang will have 650hp and will be capable of going more than 200mph. They also made a point to mention that the 5.8L DOHC blown V8...
Event Gallery: Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2011
Nov 16, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
Pennsylvania’s Bruce Larson is one of the most accomplished Funny Car racers in the history of drag racing. He was a hitter from the earliest days of the class with his awesome 1966 Chevelle,...
Firepower: A Look at the Red Jacket Firearms Jeep JK8 by V-Werks
Nov 16, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
There were some killer Jeep JK8s at SEMA this year, but one really jumped out at us and we’re going to tell you more about it. The particular Jeep we’re talking about was built by a new...
Major Ford Eye Candy: Killer Builds Happening at Tube Chassis Designz
Nov 15, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
It has been far too long since we darkened the door at our pal Jon Sandahl’s shop, Tube Chassis Designz. As usual, he is rocking on several awesome builds. If you are a Ford fan, you’ll...
Bitchin’ Video: The induction of Gray Baskerville into the SEMA hall of fame
Nov 15, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Gray Baskerville’s induction into the SEMA Hall of Fame was certainly well earned. He was one of the most familiar and widely read voices in the realm of hot rodding for decades. He was at the...
BangShifty Barn Find: A Low Mileage, Pristine Condition, 1961 VW Beetle
Nov 15, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Cool barn finds are an awesome part of the car hobby. Finding one is like hitting the gearhead lottery and in some cases it is like hitting the actual lottery. For BangShift reader Jeremy Holt, his...
Crash Video: Helmet Cam Footage of a Violent Karting Wreck!
Nov 15, 2011Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Long before we knew better, we laughed when heard guys say that they raced karts. We then drove one and soiled our racing suit, so to say that we have lots of respect for the people who race these...
Cool or Not: The Ring Brothers Dragon 1970 Mustang
Nov 15, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
The genre of the “high end” muscle car build tends to be polarizing. Lots of guys identify more with the “bleeding in the driveway homebuilt car” end of the hobby and look...
Racing Junk Find: A 1950 Plymouth Business Coupe That is All Business on the Strip
Nov 15, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
Back in the days of yore, most manufacturers sold some variation on the “business coupe”. Designed with a minimum of options and luxury but lots of trunk space, these were cars designed...
Cool New Product: Global West Suspension Blackline Suspension Bushings for 2005-2012 Mustangs
Nov 14, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Chad and I had been hearing some buzz around the show floor at SEMA regarding Global West Suspensions and their new “Blackline” series of products. The Blackline name signifies that all...
