FOLLOW ALONG: FREIBURGER AND FINNEGAN ARE ON THE WAY TO ALASKA IN THE HOT ROD RANCHERO
Dec 13, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Well Freiburger and Finnegan departed the semi-comfy confines of So-Cal yesterday and have been hauling north toward their ultimate destination of Alaska, where the plan to ice race the 1968 Ford...
COOL OR NOT: A CUMMINS DIESEL POWERED FUNNY CAR
Dec 12, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’re back with another installment of your favorite opinion game, Cool or Not? This time we’re taking a look at John Robinson’s Cummins diesel powered funny car. Robinson has been...
NHRA ANNOUNCES 2012 HERITAGE SERIES SCHEDULE – LOTS OF NITRO AND SPORTSMAN ACTION
Dec 12, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
The NHRA has announced the 2012 Heritage Series schedule and it looks pretty swell to us. All the big races you know and love, the March Meet, National Hot Rod Reunion, and California Hot Rod Reunion...
PRI 2011: BOMBPROOF FABRICATED FORD 9-INCH HOUSING FOR 2005-2011 MUSTANGS FROM S AND W RACE CARS
Dec 12, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, New Products
S and W Race Cars has been in business since the late 1950s. Their operation is impressive in both the scope and quality of work that they churn out. From the large line of parts they manufacture...
SHOW GALLERY: THE LONG BEACH SWAP MEET – DECEMBER 2011
Dec 12, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Swap Meets, Uncategorized
While most of the country is feeling the cold of winter, the Bang Shifters of SoCal just keep right on cruising in the warm weather. It’s OK to hate them cause in the first eleven days of...
NMRA ANNOUNCES CREATION OF COYOTE STOCK – SPEC ENGINE DRAG CLASS
Dec 12, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
We didn’t plan for this to be Ford Coyote V8 Monday here at BangShift, but it seems to be shaping up that way! On Friday, the NMRA announced the creation of the “Coyote Stock” drag...
PROJECT UPDATE: PROGRESS ON THE FORD COYOTE POWERED THUNDERBIRD BUILD
Dec 10, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Last weekend I loaded the boys into Brutus the wrecker and headed down to Tube Chassis Designz to catch up on the very cool classic Thunderbird build Jon and John are working on. The last time we...
EVENT COVERAGE: MOONEYES X-MAS PARTY SHOW AND DRAGS 2011
Dec 10, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Drag Races, Event Coverage
Every December here in Sunny So Cal, every car junkie worth his salt is looking forward to the Mooneyes X-Mas Party Show and Drags, and this year did not dissappoint. Beautiful whether in the...
THE PARTING SHIFT: A SUPER STOCK 289CI 1965 MUSTANG BUZZSAW!
Dec 09, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
It has been weeks since we last ran the weekly homage to manual transmission prowess called, “The Parting Shift”. There have been shows, live broadcasts, and holiday weekends in the way...
Mountain Motor: A Closer Look at the 1005ci – 2100hp Naturally Aspirated Monster From Sonny Leonard
Dec 09, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Of all the engines at the 2011 PRI show, none were spoken about more or with more wonderment than this one. This is a motor that Sonny Leonard Racing Engines calls, “The Godfather” and...
CAPTION THIS PHOTO: BERSERKO BOB PROVES ONCE AND FOR ALL HE IS THE STRONGEST ANNOUNCER IN THE WORLD
Dec 09, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Lots of stuff has changed in the sport of drag racing over the years but one thing remains constant, rain outs suck. Well, they suck because no racing will happen, but if they happen early enough in...
Epic Wheelstand Video: One For the Record Book at Sanair Dragway in Canada
Dec 09, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
This is the wheelstand video to end wheelstand videos. Personally, my favorite before I laid eyes on this one was Steve Blue’s epic wheels up run from the Byron Power Wheelstanding World...
New BS Shirts for Sale – Just in Time for the Holidays!
Dec 09, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
After muddling along for a couple of years with our standard “logo” shirts, Chad and I hooked up with proud BangShift sponsor Snooky’s and enlisted their services in coming up with...
Amazing Find: An All Wheel Drive 1965 Mustang Built in 1965!
Dec 09, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
The famed Irish engineer and businessman Harry Ferguson is best known for creating the modern farm tractor as we know it. Ford’s amazingly popular N series of tractors were based on lots of...
