Awesome Video: New Action From the Norwegian Formula Off Road Series – Screaming Big Blocks and Flying Jeeps!
Jan 18, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
These nordic guys really know what’s up when it comes to crazy motorsports. In both Iceland and Norway there are roving groups of gearheads obsessed with defying the laws of physics and...
Question of the Day: What is Your Wildest Automotive Fantasy?
Jan 18, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
The earlier blog item about the California general contractor who is working on a home built 2,000mph car got me to thinking about my own far out fantasies in the automotive world. I have no desire...
Funny Video: A Russian Army Fire Truck Prank That Looks Incredibly Painful!
Jan 18, 2012Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, Videos
Once again, our electronic travels take us back to Russia, the land of crashing dash cam cars, insane river fording tractors, and the most painful pranks on planet Earth. We’ve all seen the...
Is a California General Contractor Really Building a 2,000mph LSR Car?
Jan 18, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Goal setting and achievement are pretty big parts of the car hobby. In most cases it is stuff like working towards getting your car into the 13s at the drags or looking shave a second off of your lap...
Aftermarket Breakthrough: American Powertrain Now Offering Electric Power Steering For Classic Muscle!
Jan 18, 2012Brian LohnesNew Products, Sponsor News
Our man Matt Graves gave BangShift the exclusive drop on American Powertrain’s newest and most exciting product yet, modern electric power steering for classic cars! They are currently offering...
Sad News: Jay Roach, Bucks Down and Inventive Top Fuel Crew Chief Dies at 75
Jan 18, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Jay Roach, a 100% BangShift approved, creative, inventive, and bucks down Top Fuel team owner and crew chief died at age 75 on January 16, 2012. Roach built, owned, and tuned the Top Fuel car driven...
NHRA Approves Camaro-ish Looking Body For Pro Stock
Jan 18, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
The NHRA has approved a Chevy Camaro body for used in Pro Stock this season. According to NHRA.com, the cars may appear as soon as the Gatornationals. That means that Ford will compete with the...
Weirdest Build Ever: Guy Builds Mustang Completely Out of Paper and Glue
Jan 17, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’ve told people to “get a hobby” before but this is the first time we think that someone should probably be told to stop having a hobby. As this crazy story goes, a man sold his...
Crash Video: Why Street Racing, Even on an ATV is Dumb
Jan 17, 2012Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
We’ve said it before and we’ll probably say it again about six bazillion times before going down for the count, but street racing is dumb. It is dumb in slow cars because well,...
Project Update: The East Coast’s Newest Nostalgia Nitro Flopper Nears Completion!
Jan 17, 2012Brian LohnesFORD, Project Cars
It has been a while since we last checked in with our friends Dana Hard, Jon Wall, and the rest of the henchmen at Custom Automotive Machine in Weymouth, Mass. The guys have been in the process of...
Saab to Auction off Contents of Entire Museum in Bankruptcy
Jan 17, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
In news that strikes us as kind of sad, it has been announced that SAAB will be auctioning off the entire contents of their company museum as part of their bankruptcy process. While we’re not...
eBay Find: A Fantastic 1965 Coronet AFX Recreation Packing 511 Cubes of Stack EFI’d Anger!
Jan 17, 2012Brian LohneseBay Find
The mid 1960s “Match Bash” cars were the last evolutionary step before Funny Cars with flip top bodies showed up on the scene and became the hot ticket to the winner’s circle. The...
Barnstormin’ : Stop and Smell the Submarines
Jan 17, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
I’ve written a lot over the last few years about how gearheads look at the world a different way than “regular” folks do. There’s a level of engagement with your surroundings...
BangShift Approved Mega Project: The Restoration of Evel Knievel’s Massive 1974 Mack Hauler
Jan 17, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Evel Knievel was one of the most well known human beings on Earth during the 1970s. His insane jumps and feats of daring endeared him to fans of all ages and in virtually every corner of the globe....
