Historic promo video: The Olds Jetfire Turbo V8
Feb 08, 2013Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
We’ve been on a kick for old promotional videos lately and this one, featuring the “new in ’62” Olds Jetfire turbocharged V8, is totally cool. Touting the performance and...
Dyno Video: Watch 173ci Make 963hp — Seriously
Feb 08, 2013Brian LohnesENGINES, Videos
Let’s face it, most of us won’t ever own an engine that makes more than 960hp on the dyno. It is a simple fact and it makes those engines something pretty special to check out. What makes...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Car Guy Movie or TV Quote?
Feb 08, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??
Given our BangShift Daily Tune Up is a song that we all grew to relove in Days of Thunder, a movie that has a ton of great lines to quote, we figured it would be fitting to have our BangShift...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Gimme Some Lovin’ by The Spencer Davis Group 1966 – A Days Of Thunder Favorite
Feb 08, 2013Chad ReynoldsBS Daily Tune Up
Gimme Some Lovin’ rules. It was #2 in the UK in 1966, #7 in the US, and is Rolling Stone Magazine’s #247 of the top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. We can’t argue with that, because...
Chris Alston’s Chassisworks Has A New Facebook Page: LIKE THEM NOW!! NO I MEAN IT!
Feb 07, 2013Chad ReynoldsSponsor News
The guys at Chris Alston’s Chassisworks put up a new facebook page at the end of last year and have been getting everything set and ready to roll and now it’s got some good stuff on it....
Watch A 3,000hp Ice Dragster Run 170-Mph In 1,000ft From A Standing Start!
Feb 07, 2013Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
At base, most gearheads are lunatics just trying to get out. Most of us are bound by our own lack of skill or resources, but there are those among us unhindered by such trivial worries. Those are the...
Click here to Watch PowerShift – Our Weekly LIVE SHOW Will Be On At 6PM Pacific/9PM Eastern – Tune In!!
Feb 07, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’ve got a killer show lined up for this week’s edition of PowerShift, BangShift’s LIVE weekly adventure starring Chad and Brian. Chad will be on location from a cool shop, Lohnes...
Rocket Racing Wheels New Catalog Sneak Peek and A Look At Their Late Model Designs
Feb 07, 2013Brian LohnesSponsor News
Our pals at Rocket Racing Wheels have been working hard on a new catalog and they recently leaked out a photo of the cover and it looks great. The photo also served as the perfect reminder for us to...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Your Personal Definition Of A “Big” Car?
Feb 07, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
The one thing I get a lot when talking about the Buford T Justice project is people talking about how big the car is. The words tank, boat, barge, etc get thrown around near the beginning of every...
Wild Videos: The High Flying Antics Of Icelandic Formula Off Road Racers – Big Power and Big Air!
Feb 07, 2013Brian LohnesTECH, Videos
Every time I watch or post video from Icelandic Formula Off Road events, I lament the fact that I’ve never seen one of these gatherings in person yet. I added the yet because I am going to get...
Craigslist Find: A 1942 Dodge School Bus Mounted On A Deuce And A Half Frame With Chrysler Power
Feb 07, 2013Brian LohneseBay Find
This completely awesome Craigslist find was just one day late for yesterday’s question of the day that asked you what vehicle you’d most want to drive in a Max Mad or zombie invasion type...
Video Bonanza: Hoods Flying Up and Off – Or – Where Are The Effing Hood Pins?
Feb 06, 2013Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
If you’ve spent any time at a race track, or just screwing around with cars in general you’ve either forgotten to install the hood pins in a car, forgotten to completely latch the hood,...
Watch Aussie Mark Sheehan’s Top Fuel Dragster Erupt In Flames On Start Up – Wild Nitro Fire!
Feb 06, 2013Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
This is some wild video! Top Fuel racer Mark Sheehan and his tuner, American John Smith were lucky to escape unscathed from this scary fire down in Australia. Sheehan was sitting in his car and Smith...
Watch The World’s Quickest And Fastest Street Legal Hearse Run 10.70s and Fry The Tires For Miles!
Feb 06, 2013Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This video serves as more proof that horsepower can cure all ills. The guys at AMS Performance in Wisconsin took a mid 1990s Chevy Caprice hearse built by Superior Coachworks and stuffed it full of...
