Event Coverage: Empire Nostalgia Gold Cup Drag Race. Once Again The Largest Gasser Gathering In The USA!
Aug 20, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES
That’s what they say anyway! We believe them, and thanks to Tim Ostrander we’ve got some photos from last weekend’s Empire Nostalgia Gold Cup to share with you. The vast majority of...
1320 Video TX2K12 3-Hour Blu-Ray DVD: 1600 HP On The Street And On The Track!
Aug 20, 2012Chad ReynoldsRACING & ACTION
The guys at 1320 Video have been bringing you the coolest on the edge, I can’t believe this is really going down, high horsepower video for years now, and have just released their first one,...
Event Coverage: HAMB Drags Wheelstands, Tire Smoke, and Wrenching Photos Thanks To Max Cackle
Aug 20, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races
Check it out! Chris and Tera over at Max Cackle Photography were at this weekend’s H.A.M.B. Drags and sent over some photos for you to enjoy. If you haven’t been to the H.A.M.B. drags...
UPDATE: Lee Sicilio’s 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Runs 283 MPH, Gets The Record, But No 300 YET
Aug 20, 2012Chad ReynoldsLAND SPEED RACES, MOPAR
Update Friday: Well it’s all over for Speed Week 2012, and Team Sicilio should be ultra proud of themselves. They came out with a brand new car and in less than a half dozen runs set a record...
Crash Test Video Bonanza: A Bunch of early 1980s Junk Gets Smashed to Bits
Aug 17, 2012Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
They don’t build ’em like they used to. Well actually they do, but only in China. This crash test footage from 1980 shows a Renault Le Car being walloped from behind at 35 mph. Pay close...
Insane Project Introduction: The Chicken Coupe – The Yin To Buford T Justice’s Yang
Aug 17, 2012Brian LohnesCHEVY, Project Cars
(Words and Photos by Matt Graves and Jon Clark) – (Editor’s Note – We got some flack when we decided to call our Caprice “Buford T Justice” because Buford drove Pontiacs...
eBay Find: A Custom Built Eight Wheel Drive Willys Jeep With Corvette Power and Eight Wheel Steering!
Aug 17, 2012Brian LohneseBay Find
Sweet mother of insanely awesome creations! Unlike the disaster of a Mercury we showed you before, this Willys Jeep built by Ed Roth’s former right hand man Dick Cook is 100% awesome. Created...
Craigslist Find: A 1982 Mercury Capri Custom Thing
Aug 17, 2012Brian LohneseBay Find
You know it is going to be something good when the first line of the ad reads, “First off its not everyone cup of tea I understand that.” We’re glad he understands that because...
Watch Larry Flynt’s Attorney Paul Cambria Run 8.88 In A Brand New COPO Camaro
Aug 17, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Due to our Bonneville fixation this week we’re late on the trigger with this one. Paul Cambria may be the finest First Amendment lawyer in the United States, having argued several cases in...
Video: That Last Great American Jet Car Show As You’ve Never Seen It Before
Aug 16, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Jet cars have been and will forever remain the drag strip owner/promoter’s greatest ally in the war regarding butts in seats. Simply put, nothing draws the general public into a strip like...
RacingJunk Find The Mother Load of 1930s Vintage Chevy/GM Steel – Traditional Rodder’s Dream World
Aug 16, 2012Brian LohnesRacing Junk Find
If you own a hot rod shop that specializes in old school builds, do we have a deal for you! There is a guy in Billings, Montana selling the most amazing collection of stock, rusty, patina ridden,...
Question of the Day: What is the Weirdest Automotive Subculture?
Aug 16, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
The loose definition of “car guy” fits everyone from the dude swapping a blower onto his Chevelle to the kid putting spinner hubcaps onto his Honda. We’re all part of the car...
Craigslist Find: A Horrendous Nova “Shortie” Convertible
Aug 16, 2012Brian LohneseBay Find
Not that there is any such thing as a “good” shortie style car, but for some reason we hate this one more than most, probably because we had the hots so badly for the L79 barn find car we...
Bonneville Speed Week Day Five: Big Records, A 21 Year Spin-Free Streak Is Broken, and More!
Aug 15, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, LAND SPEED RACES, Land Speed Races
Our coverage of day 5 of the 2012 Bonneville Speed Week wouldn’t be complete without a little ribbing, more photos, and records dropping like flies. We’ve got 80 photos for you to check...
