Shop Tour: Jet Hot High Performance Coatings Visits Petty Garage… Yeah, Like Richard Petty… The King
Aug 29, 2012Chad ReynoldsEvent Coverage, OTHER
When Cheryl, Gordon, and Tim from Jet Hot told us that they got to go tour Petty’s Garage we were pretty jealous. But, they made up for it a bit when they sent us some cool photos of the place...
$200 Hauler Update: We Give It A Butt Lift With Some New Chrome And Ghetto Bodywork
Aug 28, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
In our last installment of the $200 Hauler build you saw us replace our broken grille, bashed lower valance, and boring bowtie which cleaned up our front end a lot. In fact, we’re not sure...
Insane Roadside Find – A Crew Cab Ford Pickup Mounted On A Massive 6×6 Truck Chassis – Zombie Apocalypse Certified!
Aug 28, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Photos by Albert Heiles/Autobahn Auto News) – This is pretty much the roadside find to beat all roadside finds. BangShift reader and automotive blogger Albert Heiles spotted this monster...
Follow Along As A BangShifter Attempts to Road Trip His Old, Long Sitting, Big Block Powered Truck From Arizona to Cape Cod!
Aug 28, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
So here’s the deal, BangShifter Caveman Tony is a pal of mine from here in Massachusetts. Tony was in the Air Force and spent time stationed in Tuscon, Arizona. While there, he had a 1974 GMC...
Cobra Mustang Or ZL1 Camaro? Comp Cams Asks: Which Would You Rather Drive?
Aug 28, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Comp Cams has a new Facebook question up asking which you would rather drive. The new Mustang Cobra, or the new ZL1 Camaro. My choice is clear, but that’s because the front of that Mustang...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Are Hot Rodders Worried About Their Carbon Footprint?
Aug 28, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??
Are you worried about your carbon footprint? On the surface it seems like such a simple question. In reality, it’s a fairly complex one. To keep it simple, I’ll say that yes I’m...
eBay Find: The Craziest Monster (Street Legal) Dually We’ve Ever Seen – Six 54-Inch Mickey Thompsons!
Aug 28, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
Yes, this is apparently a street legal truck in Ohio. We need to move to Ohio. This nearly 11′ tall 2003 Dodge Ram dually sports an astounding six 54″ Mickey Thompson Baja Claw tires and...
Eargasm Video: An Awesome Collection of Exhaust Sounds From Exotics to Hot Rods to Modern Muscle Cars!
Aug 28, 2012Brian LohnesENGINES, TECH, Videos
Our pal and video maven Jason Lewis is back with another great piece of work. We’ve showed you Jason’s kick ass V10 Maverick project, some of the work he has done with stuntman Mike Ryan...
Video: Victor Cagnazzi Owned, Dave Connolly Driven, Grumpy Jenkins Tribute COPO Dive Bombs The A/Stock Auto Record in Testing
Aug 28, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Pure COPO porno, that’s what this is. A gritty, short, no nonsense video shows Dave Connolly, the multi-time NHRA national event Pro Stock winner at the wheel of Victor Cagnazzi’s new...
Watch the Hot Rod Thump Truck Kenworth Dump Truck Dominate At the Big Rig Drags in Canada!
Aug 27, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
We featured Leon Smith’s crazy ass Kenworth dump truck last winter and the interwebs went wild for it. Leon sent us a note recently that he was racing up in Canada at another of the awesome big...
BangShift Interview: We Talk To Scott Monty, Ford’s Global Head of Social Media
Aug 27, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
There are lots of interesting jobs in the automotive world, especially at the OEM level. Scott Monty has one of the neatest in our opinion as Ford’s Global Head of Social Media. Monty’s...
Disney’s Art of Animation CARS Resort – America’s Coolest Gearhead Hotel (Big Photo Gallery!)
Aug 27, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News, Gallery
Last week, Chad did a killer job pulling the shift lever on the blog while I escaped to Florida for a family vacation with my wife Kerri and my sons, Tom and Jack. It just so happened that we...
Event Coverage: Tiki Highway Car Show and Cruise At Don The Beachcomber Tiki Bar
Aug 27, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows
Don The Beachcomber is a bar that is not only famous in Southern California, but also on Waikiki Beach, and is credited with being the first Tiki bar ever. Sure it’s not in the original...
Event Coverage: Surf City Garage Car Show, Shop Tour And Super Bitchin Car Collection
Aug 27, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows
The Surf City Garage Car Show and Shop Tour, in Huntington Beach, was super duper cool! Not only was it a great show that featured hot rods and customs stretched out for blocks around their...
