Project Update: The Chicken Coupe Cadillac Gets A Revealing Roof Peel and The Work Mounts
Oct 24, 2012Brian LohnesOTHER, Project Cars
The Chicken Coupe Project Intro The Chicken Coupe Tear Down (Words and Photos by Matt Graves) – Meanwhile back at Chicken Coupe HQ… Last time we ripped out the pimp-tackular interior...
NHRA Lowers The Boom On Nostalgia Top Fuel After Major Oil Down Delays At The California Hot Rod Reunion
Oct 24, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Steve Gibbs of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum has issued a memo to the competitors in Nostalgia Top Fuel following the 2012 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion that addresses the concerns the...
Industry News: PBM Performance Group Acquires World Products Automotive Division
Oct 23, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Some big industry news is breaking today with the announcement that PBM Performance Group has acquired World Products Automotive Division from Bill Mitchell. Of course World produces high performance...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Name This Interesting Block and Cylinder Head!
Oct 23, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Last week’s run of block and cylinder head identification challenges was such a big success, we went back to Custom Automotive Machine in Weymouth, Massachusetts for more material. Thankfully...
Event Gallery: 65th Annual Rio Vista Bass Derby, Festival, and Car Show
Oct 23, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) – Every small town in America throws a festival of some sort to celebrate the uniqueness of their little town and the people who live there. Rio Vista, CA...
Driveway Tech: How To Swap A Jeep Steering Shaft Into Your GM B-Body or G-Body Car With A Trashed Rag Joint
Oct 23, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Projects, Buford - 9C1 Caprice, SUSPENSION, Tech Stories
We’ve been piling up the miles on Buford T Justice, our 1987 Chevy Caprice project recently. Having completed the suspension upgrade and installed the new wheels and tires, the thing is a riot...
Cruise Gallery: The Mass Cruisers Association Bass Pro Shops Cruise – Foxboro, Massachusetts
Oct 23, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
It was a fine end to the cruising season here in New England last week as the Mass. Cruisers Association held their final massive get together at the Bass Pro Shops store located at Patriot’s...
2012 NHRA CHRR: Pit and People Photos From Bakersfield
Oct 22, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Zane McNary) – While the cars provide the thrills and chills on the track, the major reason that we and so many other people love the sport of drag racing is because of the people....
2012 NHRA CHRR Photos: All of Our Doorslammer Action Photos!
Oct 22, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Zane McNary) – While the Funny Cars get lots of love from everyone, it is the cars with doors that make up the true foundation of events the like the 2012 NHRA CHRR. From the slower...
2012 CHRR Photos: All Of Our Photos From The Killer Car Show At The Patch
Oct 22, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Drag Races
Along with the awesome drag racing action at the 2012 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion, a section of the pits at Famoso is cut out to host a car show which fills up with lots of clean, cool, unique,...
2012 CHRR Photo Galleries: ALL OF OUR FUNNY CAR PHOTOS FROM BAKERSFIELD!
Oct 22, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Zane McNary) – There’s no doubt that the hottest class in nostalgia drag racing is the Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car category. With more than 30 of these 5-second nitro swilling...
2012 CHRR GALLERIES – ALL OF OUR AWESOME PHOTOS! CACKLEFEST AND EVERYTHING ELSE!
Oct 19, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery
We know you’ve been watching our live video from the 2012 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion and here’s another dimension to our coverage, fantastic still photos. We have a couple of dudes...
