eBay Find: A 1975 Demac Snowcat Wrecker – Ford Driveline, Holmes 440 Wrecker Unit – Epic Perfection
Jan 17, 2013Brian LohneseBay Find
My pal, and BangShift reader Paul Lafayette tipped me off to one of the single coolest vehicles I have ever shared here on BangShift. This is a 1975 Ford truck converted into a...
Cool News: Holley Revamps HolleyTV – Tech Videos, Fun Stuff, Hot Rod Documentary Shorts And A Ton More!
Jan 17, 2013Brian LohnesSponsor News
One of the great things about companies like long time BangShift sponsor Holley is that they have fully embraced the video scene and that means it puts a ton more knowledge, know-how, and...
Retro Galleries: BangShift 2012 PRO Winter Warm Up Still Photo Galleries From Last Year
Jan 17, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Drag Races
Here are the galleries we ran last year from PBIR at the 2012 PRO Winter Warm Up. We’ll be posting content later today from this year’s running of the event but we wanted to whet your...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Drag City – Jan and Dean (1963)
Jan 17, 2013Brian LohnesBS Daily Tune Up
Jan and Dean were on top of the world in the early 1960s. Their tunes like Surf City, this song Drag City, The Little Old Lady From Pasadena, and Dead Man’s Curve all lived at the top (or...
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Hits TV Gold. More Than 100 Hours Of Coverage On TV For 2013
Jan 16, 2013Chad ReynoldsSponsor News
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing is awesome. I mean Bill E Badass. We went to a race at Glen Helen earlier this year and it ruled all. Now I can’t stop watching it on TV. It’s just like playing...
Event Coverage: All Volkswagen Gallery From The Pomona Swap Meet. Bajas, Bugs, And Vans Oh My
Jan 16, 2013Chad ReynoldsSWAP MEETS
This past weekend’s Pomona Swap Meet was big. And since we couldn’t possibly hit all of it in the time we had, we decided we would go for three galleries and grab hot rods, trucks, and...
Video: Watch A Small Tire Mustang Drag Car Pull A Massive Power Wheelie At Carolina Dragway – The House Of Hook Really IS!
Jan 16, 2013Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
If wild stuff is happening on a drag strip, Nitro Art will probably be there to film it. The guys were on the scene recently at the famed Carolina Dragway to take in some action and were rewarded...
Question of the Day: What Historic Drag Car Would You Most Like To See Back On The Track Again?
Jan 16, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
(Photo credit: NHRA.com) – After showing you Bruce Larson’s killer new nostalgia funny car, we’re now interested in hearing what old school drag car you’d like to see back on...
Sneak Peek Gallery: Bruce Larson’s New Camaro Nostalgia Flopper And A Tour Of WORM Inc!
Jan 16, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, Gallery, Historic Photos, OTHER
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Our man Grippo was a busy boy last weekend! You already saw his gallery from the Posies Rods and Customs open house and now we’re dropping more great photos on...
Gallery: The Posies Hot Rods and Customs Winter Get Together/Open House 2013
Jan 16, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery, Shop Tours
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Every winter Ken Fenical of Posies Hot Rods and Customs throws open the doors to his shop and the gate to his parking lot of a winter time get together, hot rod show,...
BS Daily Tune Up: Alvin Lee and Ten Years After – I’m Going Home (Woodstock 1969)
Jan 16, 2013Brian LohnesBS Daily Tune Up
Forgive a bit of self-indulgence in today’s Daily Tune Up selection but I had to include one of my favorite songs at some point, right?! This is Alvin Lee and Ten Years After shredding out...
Larry Dixon and Lee Beard Are Back In NHRA For 2013 – Rapisarda Autosport International Hires The Two Legends For Multi-Continental Campaign
Jan 15, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
NHRA.com is reporting that two of the greats in modern drag racing history will be paired up in 2013 racing under the banner of the Australian-based Rapisarda Autosport International team. Lee Beard...
Event Coverage: Trucks, Buggies, Boats, and More From The January Pomona Swap Meet
Jan 15, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, SWAP MEETS, Swap Meets
Yesterday you got to see a sample of the muscle cars, cruisers, low riders, and wagons that you’ll find at a typical Pomona Swap Meet, but today it’s going to be trucks, off road buggies,...
Gallery: 50 Photos of Slingshot Dragsters
Jan 15, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Drag Races, Gallery
The first age of the front engine dragster was a long one. Until Big Daddy Don Garlits got the whole rear engine situation sorted out, the front engine “slingshot” dragster was the hot...
