Troy Ladd’s Hollywood Hot Rods: Behind The Scenes Presented By Comp Cams
Jan 04, 2013Chad ReynoldsMISC
We’re lucky enough to know Troy Ladd pretty well, and love what comes out of his famed Hollywood Hot Rods shop in Burbank, California. It’s not the biggest place, it is certainly not the...
Caption This Photo: The WTF Were They Thinking? Edition
Jan 04, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Our pal Danny Popp put this one up on his facebook page, and we couldn’t resist. Words can’t even describe it. I especially like the way that the holes were reinforced. I don’t know...
Question of the Day: What’s Your Best Field Repair Story? (On A Car or Truck…Unless You Have One Involving A Tank Like These Guys)
Jan 04, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Following up on Chad’s question from yesterday, which had you sharing your best stories of parts and pieces falling off of your car, I’m here today to raise your spirits from the depths...
Good News: Firebird International Raceway Looks To Have A Future – NHRA Planning on 2014 Event
Jan 03, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
A recent memo from the operator of Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Arizona is being refuted by news reports and statements from Tom Compton. The facility published a memo quoting Charlie...
PowerShift LIVE: REPLAY AVAILABLE NOW. CLICK HERE. It’s the Chad and Brian Show!
Jan 03, 2013Chad ReynoldsFUNNY STUFF, TECH
It’s our first PowerShift LIVE of 2013, and we’ve got plenty to talk about! Join us for an hour of recap on what’s going on in the motorsports world, here on BangShift.com, and in...
BIG NEWS: All New COPO Camaros Will Be Holley Equipped! HP EFI Is Standard
Jan 03, 2013Chad Reynolds1320 NHRA News, Sponsor News
We are huge fans of the new COPO Camaros around here, although I am still pissed that one of the COPO owners has not let me make some passes in one, so we were super excited when we got the press...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Worst (Most Embarrassing?) Part To Ever Fall Off Your Car?
Jan 03, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??
After two days of video showing driveline parts falling out of, or being ejected from, race cars, it seemed appropriate to have our BangShift Question of the Day be about parts falling off your car....
Project Fat Lane Update: The Tin Is Going In and Go Fast Parts Arrive
Jan 03, 2013Brian LohnesFORD, Project Cars
Project Fat Lane, the 2,500hp Ford Fairlane drag car being built at Tube Chassis Designz in Hanson, Massachusetts is on the move yet again. Actually it is still on the chassis table, but the project...
Here’s The Answer To Our “What The Hell Is This” Challenge From Yesterday – Tons of Info and Photos!
Jan 03, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Yesterday we showed you photos of an odd looking like trucklet thing. Well, the owner of that odd looking little trucklet thing is one Brian Earp and Brian was kind enough to send us a ton of info,...
Photo Highlight Reel: Bob Chiluk’s Favorite Photos From 2012 – Top Fuel, Pro Touring, and Barn Finds!
Jan 03, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – My interest in cars and anything with wheels always presided over my interest in photography. But those grade school days reading Hot Rod magazine and seeing...
BS Daily Tune Up: Crawlin’ From The Wreckage – Dave Edmunds (1979)
Jan 03, 2013Brian LohnesBS Daily Tune Up
Dave Edmunds’ 1979 ode to automobile wreckage didn’t make the charts in the United States, but it did manage to climb to the number 59 spot on the British charts that year. Some claim...
eBay Find:A 1974 Vega Racer With A Full Boogie Suspension, Built Up Cosworth Motor, And History!
Jan 02, 2013Brian LohneseBay Find
Sweet mother of cone crushing, apex clipping, slaloming, coolness. This 1974 Vega is set up to rip, has a totally documented and cool racing history, a Cosworth engine that was run at Bonneville on...
10% OFF Everything Sale At American Powertrain Through Jan 12th!
Jan 02, 2013Chad ReynoldsSponsor News
So many of you BangShifters bought stuff from American Powertrain during their two end of the year sales in 2012 that they decided they might as well do another one. And you guys are the ones that...
Gallery: Burnouts! A Collection of Cool Burnout Photos From The BS Photo Archive
Jan 02, 2013Brian LohnesGallery
(Photos by BS staff and contributors) – Boiling the bolognas, frying the hides, laying patch, doing a smoke show, etc. The practice of roiling your rear tires goes by many different names and...
