eBay Find: The Restored (and lightly Modified) 1973 Custom Body Enterprises Dodge Challenger Funny Car
Jun 06, 2012Brian LohneseBay Find
When it came to east coast funny cars in the 1970s and 1980s, few were feared more than Utica, New York’s own Castronovo brothers and their string of “Custom Body Enterprises”...
Power Tour Adventure Blog Update: The Valiant is Retired But the Edsel Wagon Keeps on Keeping On! Plus Free Stuff For BS Power Tourers!
Jun 06, 2012Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, ROAD TRIPS
(Words and photos by Matt Graves) – Well our 5-speed install on the Edsel worked out flawlessly. We drove up to Detroit with about 3 hours of sleep. Other than a crappy suspension and back...
Gearhead Guys You Should Know: George Hurst
Jun 06, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
George Hurst was one of the founding kingpins of the modern performance automotive aftermarket. He had a rare mix of business savvy, mechanical skill, and promotional genius. Many people have one or...
Watch a Hot Rodded Duramax Diesel Break Itself Off of an Engine Dyno During a Pull!
Jun 05, 2012Brian LohnesENGINES, Videos
The guys at Nitrous Express have always been into diesels. We all remember their bitchin’ Duramax powered Mustang that went on Drag Week and knocked down insane elapsed times with killer...
2012 Hot Rod Power Tour Gallery: Tons of Photos From the Muskegon Stop!
Jun 05, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
(Photos by Chris Chenlo) – As you all know, the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour got underway a few days ago and the massive group of cars is working their way through the center of the country to...
Watch a Wild Tractor Tired Chevy LUV Truck Catch Huge Air and Slog Through Mud Bog Pits!
Jun 05, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Owning a gnarly truck that rolls around on tractor tires is definitely on my “to do” list and after watching this video, it will probably be on yours too. What you’ll see is an old...
Ridetech Releases New Suspension Packages For 78-88 General Motors G-Bodies
Jun 05, 2012Brian LohnesSponsor News
The world seems ready to embrace something we have known for some time and that’s the fact that the G-body can be a great platform for building a car that can turn well. They were made by the...
Question of the Day: Who is the Most Sympathetic Figure in Automotive History?
Jun 05, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
I keep seeing ads for an upcoming documentary on the Discovery Velocity channel that will analyze and study the horrifying 1955 LeMans crash that killed more than 80 people and sent shockwaves...
Private Mack Attack: An Awesome Look at a Private Collection of Ancient Mack Trucks
Jun 05, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery, Truck / Tractor Events
(Photos by Greg Rourke) – It is always cool when one of our contributors shoots an email in saying, “I’m not sure if you want to use these photos but…” because it is...
Watch Chris Holbrook’s Massive Cobra Jet Wheelie From the ADRL St Louis Race – Super Car Showdown Action!
Jun 05, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Chris Holbrook got some SERIOUS hang time during the ADRL Gateway Drags last weekend. He and his Cobra Jet Mustang were competing in the ADRL’s Super Car Showdown class. Having seen and more...
Kurt Busch Suspended by NASCAR For One Week After Threatening Reporter
Jun 04, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Kurt Busch’s tough talking stupidity at Dover last weekend has earned him a week off and could potentially end his already shaky driving position with car owner James Finch. As you’ll...
Not Surprisingly The Weirdest Automotive CraigsList Ad Ever Is For a VW Van (Bus Transporter)
Jun 04, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
There are ads on Craigslist for everything. Looking at just the gearhead realm there are tens of thousands of cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, and parts listed in virtually every major...
Barnstormin’:The Little Drag Strip That Could, Did…After Almost 50 Years
Jun 04, 2012Brian LohnesBarnstormin'
It will go down as the coolest gearhead non sequitur I have ever seen. Walking up to the old Boston city hall building, deep in the heart of downtown and seeing Bob Tasca III’s nitro funny car...
