Barn Find Stash! We “Investigate” A Rumor And Find Super Cool Stuff We Want. Detective Work Starts Now.
Nov 12, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
After a buddy of ours told us that there was a barn full of “Fairlanes, and Cadillacs, and a Vette, and all kinds of stuff”, we just had to check it out since we were somewhat close. Of...
Event Photos: Goodguys Autumn Get-Together in Pleasanton, The Home Of Goodguys
Nov 12, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows
While announcing the autocross at the 23rd Goodguys Autumn Get-Together in Pleasanton, we grabbed some photos for you to enjoy. Hot rods, street rods, pro touring Camaros, Pro Street, and more were...
Junkyard Gallery: Fleming’s Junkyard – Egg Harbor, New Jersey – Lots Of Neat Rusting Stuff!
Nov 12, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Earlier today we showed you a great gallery from the famed, and yearly Pumpkin Run at Fleming’s Junkyard in Egg Harbor, New Jersey. In that gallery we showed you...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Last Week’s Answer And Today’s Inliner Challenge!
Nov 12, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Last Friday we threw a photo out for the rabid BangShift readership to identify. We may as well have thrown some rare steaks into the lion pen at the zoo. You all knocked the snot out of that one and...
Gallery: Fleming’s Pumpkin Run 2012 – One of the East Coast’s Coolest Gearhead Gatherings!
Nov 12, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Harry Fleming is a South Jersey legend and every year in early November he and his friends put on what is quietly becoming one the best attended, unique car...
Jeff Lutz Goes 6.909/215-MPH In His 1957 Chevy at NMCA Houston, Texas Event On Saturday
Nov 11, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Photo by Justin Oney) – Just a quick note of congratulations this Sunday to Jeff Lutz and his son Jeffrey on their titanic 6.90/215-mph lap during the NMCA Houston event this weekend. That was...
Evan Knoll Arrested On Bond Violation Ahead Of Sentencing In Federal Fraud Case – Firearms and Intimidation Involved
Nov 09, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Evan Knoll, the one time “king” of drag racing and the man who plead guilty to a multitude of federal tax-fraud charges was arrested on November 8, 2012 for violation the conditions of...
eBay Find: A Certified Bill Thomas Cheetah Continuation Car – Looks Perfect!
Nov 09, 2012Brian LohneseBay Find
The Cheetah was a Chevrolet supported and Bill Thomas spearheaded effort to build a car that could take on the mighty Shelby Cobras that were making a huge impact on the international road racing...
Fantastic Video: Great Action, Jumps, Power Wheelstands, and Fun In Wild Machines At The Silver Lake Sand Dunes!
Nov 09, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
The Silver Lake Sand Dunes in Michigan are a mecca to fans of sand rails, big trucks, quads, dirt bikes, and anything else that can sling sand and propel its occupants to insane speeds. This video by...
Killer Vintage Video: 1964 Ford Total Performance Promotional Film – Stock Cars, Pikes Peak, and FE Love!
Nov 09, 2012Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
Ford’s so-called Total Performance campaign of the 1960s was probably the most ambitious and widespread motorsports and competition effort of any automaker in the 1960s and possibly ever. From...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s Unobtanium Answer and Today’s Challenge!
Nov 09, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Yesterday we showed you a V8 block being machined and asked you to ID it and tell us what was special about that specific mill. Quickly the Chevy W-guesses came pouring in and they were correct. That...
Friday Moment of Zen: A Never Before Published Photo of Jungle Pam Hardy In The Pits At New England Dragway In The Early 1970s
Nov 09, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
“Jungle Pam” Hardy continues to be a part of the drag racing scene today appearing at shows, nostalgia meets, and other racing events to hang out, be part of the action, and reprise her...
Project Buford T Justice Update: Drag Strip Thrash Squashed By Ma Nature – We Learn Stuff – Plan B!
Nov 09, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Projects, Buford - 9C1 Caprice, Project Cars
We had the parts, the car, the tools, and the rough plan. Mother Nature had the upper hand. A couple of Sundays back we left well before daylight broke with Buford T Justice on the trailer, heading...
Video: Watch Jack Beckman’s Nuclear Funny Car Explosion From the NHRA Finals in Pomona!
Nov 08, 2012Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Fast Jack Beckman is one of the best funny car drivers in the business and his skills were on full display at the 2012 NHRA Finals in Pomona on Thursday as he suffered a nuclear level explosion on...
