Video: The Most Insane And Hilarious Russian Dash Cam Footage We Have Ever Seen
Jan 29, 2013Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, Videos
Thanks to BangShift tipster Ray Johnson we have the greatest Russian dash cam video ever. It features angry Russians, bad driving, and intentional malicious damage to another car. This thing is...
PHOTO COVERAGE: Cars, Parts, and More From The Long Beach Swap Meet
Jan 29, 2013Chad ReynoldsGallery, SWAP MEETS
The Long Beach Swap Meet is my favorite. I know that Pomona is bigger, but if you want deals, and don’t want to weed through toys and crap, then the Long Beach Swap Meet is the place to go....
Nothin’ But Race Cars: From The Grand National Roadster Show Special Displays
Jan 29, 2013Chad ReynoldsCAR SHOWS, Gallery
The Grand National Roadster Show is all about glitz and glamor and cars that, in some cases, are too pretty to drive. But thanks to Robert Rey of Los Angeles who did all the leg work to gather this...
Bonus Grand National Roadster Show Gallery: Customs, Trucks, Lowriders, and More Outside The Halls
Jan 29, 2013Chad ReynoldsCAR SHOWS, Gallery
Even though we had crappy weather here in Southern California for this past weekend’s Grand National Roadster Show, it was still THE place to be. And despite the rain a lot of folks still drove...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Have You Ever Had A Shop Disaster? Are You Prepared In Case Something Happens?
Jan 29, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Yesterday’s coverage of the explosion and destruction at Bill Kuhlmann’s race shop got me to thinking about shop safety and preparedness. I work on my junk outside for better or for...
Drag Video: Watch An Insane Naturally Aspirated SRT8 Jeep Grand Cherokee Pull Huge Wheelies and Run Deep Into The 10s
Jan 29, 2013Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Well this is totally nuts. Eric Koll is the owner and driver of this wild Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8. As best we can tell, the machine is powered by a stroker modern hemi that displaces somewhere...
Gallery: The 2013 North American International Auto Show Photo Highlight Reel By Ken Cox
Jan 29, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Ken Cox) – While we were running around like lunatics at the Grand National Roadster Show with an army of photo contributors and friends, BangShift Detroit correspondent Ken Cox was...
Sad News: Super Stock Hemi Hero Ken Montgomery Passes – Campaigned The Famed “Triple Nickle” For Almost 50 Years!
Jan 29, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
One of the great competitors in the history of sportsman drag racing has died. Ken Montgomery who purchased his 1965 Plymouth Belvedere A990 Hemi race car new from a dealer in 1965 and went on to...
eBay Find: EJ Potter’s Last V8 Bike – Widowmaker #7 – Awesome Drag Racing History You Can Ride!
Jan 29, 2013Brian LohneseBay Find
I’ve never hidden my unabashed admiration for EJ Potter. He was one of the coolest guys I ever got the speak to for interviews and general conversation and I believe that he had one of the...
Video:Doorslammer Legend Bill Kuhlmann’s Shop Explodes – No One Hurt – Shop And All Cars Inside Destroyed
Jan 28, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Photo Credit: Brook Hasch) – Bad news out of Missouri today as the workshop of famed drag racer “200mph” Bill Kuhlmann was reduced to rubble after a massive explosion leveled the...
Basic Brake Tech With Baer: How To Bleed Your Brakes
Jan 28, 2013Brian LohnesSponsor News
There are certain things that all hot rodders and gearheads just HAVE to know how to do, and how to do right. Bleeding brakes is one of those things. Unless you are rolling around in an ancient Model...
The Suede Palace: The Cool Kids, Traditional, Corner Of The Grand National Roadster Show
Jan 28, 2013Chad ReynoldsCAR SHOWS, Gallery
If the measure of being cool is that other folks want to be cool like you, then Axel’s Suede Palace at the Grand National Roadster Show is where the cool kids hang out. And don’t for a...
Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Fat Fenders, & More: Bob Chiluk Photo Gallery From The Grand National Roadster Show
Jan 28, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Gallery
Bob Chiluk, and his father in law, are die hard gearheads. And thankfully Bob also knows how to shoot really nice photos! So when Bob said that they were coming out from Chicago to get away from the...
Nitro Video: Watch A Top Fuel Bike Fire Up And Rip Off A Burnout….INSIDE THE SHOP!
Jan 28, 2013Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, RACING & ACTION, Videos
I’ve often thought that the men and women who race Top Fuel motorcycles are all part of a small group of escaped mental patients that somehow fell into the same hobby. Seriously, to see one of...
