DEAD: THE LAST FORD RANGER ROLLS OFF A MINNESOTA ASSEMBLY LINE TODAY
Dec 16, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
The body count continues to rise for classic Ford models. Crown Vic? Dead. E-Series vans? Marked for Death. Ford Ranger? Hasta la Pasta. The Minnesota plant that builds the trucks will send the last...
THAT WAS CLOSE: HOW TWO PHOTOS ALMOST ENDED UP AS A MAJOR LEAGUE BANGSHIFT/RIDETECH SCREW UP
Dec 16, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
So I am a pretty mild mannered guy. It takes something pretty big to get me rattled enough that I go into spastic reporter guy mode. I got something “pretty big” from Chad yesterday via...
Buy It Now: Killer Deals from RideTech on Billet Gas Caps and Suspension Components!
Dec 16, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, Sponsor News
The guys and girls at RideTech have got some good stuff rolling in the form of sale prices and special deals for the month of December. They’s knocked $50 off the price of their billet fuel...
INCREDIBLE HISTORIC VIDEO: PRE WW2 DRY LAKES HOT ROD RACING – NEVER BEFORE SEEN
Dec 16, 2011Brian LohnesHISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This is truly historic video. This is some of the earliest known footage of early hot rodders racing their stuff on the dry lakes in the western portion of the country. There are amazing roadsters,...
SAD NEWS: KEN NELSON – LEGENDARY WHEELSTANDER PILOT PASSES
Dec 16, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Ken Nelson, one of the greatest wheelstander drivers in drag racing history has passed away. Best known for his last and probably greatest creation, the “Cool Bus”, Nelson ran several...
FRIEBURGER AND FINNEGAN BUY 1955 CHEVY AND WILL FLAT TOW IT HOME BEHIND THE HOT ROD RANCHERO
Dec 16, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
As we told you yesterday, Freiburger and Finnegan were heading to Colorado Springs, Colorado to pick up a car that they had purchased sight unseen. The boys did not reveal the car until they went to...
BREAKING NEWS: EVAN KNOLL FOUND FIT FOR TRIAL BY FEDERAL JUDGE – PLEADS NOT GUILTY ON 10 COUNTS
Dec 15, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
A federal judge has ruled that Evan Knoll is mentally competent to stand trial on a host of charges that could land him in prison for more than 50 years. The ruling came just hours ago in the Grand...
BANGSHIFT PROJECT CAR SPOTLIGHT: AN AMC GREMLIN WITH A ROAD RACING PAST GETS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
Dec 15, 2011Brian LohnesAMC, Apex Car Feature, Project Cars
There may be a law on the books in the great state of Wisconsin that every gearhead must own at least one AMC project during their life. BangShift member Mike is proving that he’s totally...
GEARHEAD VIDEO: A SUSPENSION EYE VIEW OF THE DETROIT SPEED 1970 CAMARO TEARING AROUND CAROLINA MOTORSPORTS PARK
Dec 15, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, TECH, Videos
This is one of those videos that gearheads find fascinating and the rest of the world wonders what’s wrong with us. Proud BangShift sponsor Detroit Speed and Engineering put a Replay XD camera...
RUMOR: KURT BUSCH TO DRIVE THE NUMBER 43 FOR RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS?
Dec 15, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
There is a rumor making the rounds that Kurt Busch, recently fired from the team of Roger Penske may land at Richard Petty Motorsports as the driver of the iconic number 43 car. Despite his attitude...
HANG EM HIGH: THREE ROGUE TOW TRUCK DRIVERS BUSTED IN CHICAGO – STEALING CARS FROM ACCIDENT VICTIMS!
Dec 15, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Police in Chicago have arrested three rogue tow truck drivers for stealing cars from parking spaces, streets, and worst of all, from people who had been involved in accidents. Police believe that...
COOL OR NOT: A PRO TOURING SEVENTIES ERA CHEVY C10
Dec 15, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
The 1973-1987 Chevy/GMC truck line will forever go down in history as one of the most versatile ever designed. Never again will a car company keep the same basic architecture under a vehicle family...
WALLY PARKS MUSEUM TO HOST FORD – COBRA – SHELBY REUNION THIS APRIL
Dec 15, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
If you are a fan of the Shelby Cobra and the other Shelby and Ford products, you’ll be wanting to mark April 19-21, 2011 on your calendar. That’s the weekend that the Wally Parks NHRA...
THE FREIBURGER AND FINNEGAN ALAKSAN MISADVENTURE HEADS TO COLORADO
Dec 15, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Ok, so yesterday Freiburger and Finnegan revealed what their “Plan B” was after diverting their mission to Alaska south. Apparently they have purchased a car sight unseen in Colorado...
