Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Last Week’s Answer Revealed and Today’s Challenge Laid Out
Nov 26, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Last week we showed you an interesting looking intake manifold and challenged you to tell us what engine families it fit. In true fashion several of you nailed it. The intake is a reproduction of a...
Dyno Video: Watch A Turbo LS Engine Sing To Nearly 8,000 RPM and Make Over 1,000hp in the Process
Nov 26, 2012Brian LohnesENGINES, Videos
As I sit here waiting for some new head gaskets to arrive for Buford T Justice that I ordered from Summit, dreams of turbocharged LS goodness have crept into my brain. It isn’t any secret that...
Found For Sale: The Greatest Sleeper On Earth Or An Owner Making Outlandish Claims? (We Know What We Think)
Nov 26, 2012Brian LohneseBay Find
When we were tipped off to this ad for a 1979 Olds Cutlass that the seller claims has gone 7.89 at 172mph we were interested to check it out. When we discovered that he claims to have run this...
Cruise Gallery: Bob’s Big Boy – Toluca Lake, California – SoCal Cars and Weather
Nov 26, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – When we heard our Southern California man on the scene, Scott Liggett, got this Friday afternoon off from work we didn’t hesitate to tell him to grab his...
Mad Skills Video: German Guy Sets Guinness Record For Tightest Parallel Park – 14cm Margin
Nov 26, 2012Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, Videos
The Germans, outside of their love for David Hasselhoff have a large amounts of national pride in the fact that they are the best parallel parkers in the world. That pride was challenged some months...
Drag Gallery: Gassers At Greer Dragway – Period Correct, Gear Jamming Greatness! Must See!
Nov 26, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Daron Gray) – Recently, the grounds of Greer Dragway in Greer, South Carolina served as the backdrop for one hell of a nostalgia drag race featuring 12 of the baddest ass period...
Sneak Peek Gallery: The 2012 Houston Autorama – Load In Night
Nov 23, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Early next week we’re going to have some boss hoss coverage of the 2012 Houston Autorama from our own Charles Wickam. The other night Charles donned his his...
Video: AMX-Cess Featured on Big Muscle – Watch This Pro Touring Machine Carve Up the Canyons!
Nov 23, 2012Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Both Chad and I are friendly with Jimi Day the owner of the car featured in this video, an AMX he has dubbed AMX-cess. The car is really neat with a full boogie Ridetech Suspension, a large but...
Show Gallery: Jalopyrama 2012 – Gallery 2 — Cool Rod, Racers, Customs, and More!
Nov 23, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Dan Grippo) – A few days back we brought you the first half of the photo pule Dan Grippo shared with us from Jalopyrama 2012, held in Annapolis, Maryland. The show is open to...
Best of BangShift: EPIC CARNAGE PHOTO FROM ROGER RICHARDS – ONE MANGLED HEMI!
Nov 22, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Roger Richards is one of the great modern day drag racing photographers. He’s been shooting races for years and has amassed an amazing library of images. He’s also one heck of a nice guy...
Best of BangShift – Insane Engine: A 12-Rotor – Twin-Turbo – 5,000 Plus Horsepower Monster
Nov 22, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Over the coming days, you’ll see some stuff you have probably never seen before but few things will make your jaw drop like this thing. We caught up with the guys from Smith Power this morning...
Best of BangShift – Roadside Find: A 1947 GMC Suburban Carryall That Andy Dufresne Would Hate
Nov 22, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
While we’re full-blown car dweebs here at BangShift, we’re also minor league movie dweebs as well. That’s why we nearly drove off the road on a recent family day trip to York,...
