Video: The Most Insane Thing You’ll See All Day — Para-Sledding Or, How To Potentially Die From High Altitude On A Snow Machine
Jan 15, 2013Brian LohnesTECH, Videos
We have to thank BS tipster Toni Scholz for the lead on this video featuring a guy named Eric Oddy who has seemingly created a new adventure sport called para-sledding. The concept seems fairly...
eBay Find: A Pro Touring 1966 El Camino That We Want Bad! (And That We’d NEVER Paint)
Jan 15, 2013Brian LohneseBay Find
As we pay more and more attention to the Pro Touring scene we’re recognizing that for every mega-buxo, ocean trench deep pockets build there are 10 home built cars on reasonable budgets being...
100% BS Approved: 2012 Video Highlight Reel From The Wild Postman Pat Kiddie Ride Drag Car! Insane!
Jan 15, 2013Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Back in September we introduced you to the awesome British creation that melded a custom chassis, hot little motor, and the body from a stationary kiddie ride into a drag racing machine. Tom Armitage...
BS Daily Tune Up: Reverend Horton Heat – Galaxie 500
Jan 15, 2013Brian LohnesBS Daily Tune Up
The hard rocking sounds of the Texas based trio known as The Reverend Horton Heat are tough to classify. Parts punk rock, surf band, rockabilly, and big band, these dudes can totally jam. We’ve...
Project Buford T Justice: We Go On Hot Pursuit Of Horsepower-Our 9C1 Caprice’s 350 Gets A Slap!
Jan 14, 2013Brian LohnesBuford - 9C1 Caprice, Project Cars
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Buckle up kids, ’cause we’re going for a long ride. If you remember a couple of months back, we had a grand plan of hitting the drag strip, and then the...
Question of the Day: Do You Care About the New Corvette Stingray? Do You Like Its New Look?
Jan 14, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Unless the rock you are living under is completely disconnected from the outside world, you know by now that the brand new Corvette Stingray was unveiled by General Motors yesterday in Detroit. The...
Ford Fans Rejoice: Trick New Billet Serpentine Belt Systems For Small Block Ford From Eddie Motorsports
Jan 14, 2013Chad ReynoldsNew Products
All you Ford guys are used to being left out in the cold lately as everyone develops new bolt-ons for LS and tradition Small Block Chevy engines, but Eddie Motorsports has pulled out all the stops to...
Video: The 1960s Crash Test Footage – They (Thankfully) Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To!
Jan 14, 2013Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
There’s certainly something to be said for the safety features of modern cars. Sure, they’ve caused said modern cars to balloon up in the weight department, but they also keep people from...
Gallery: An Unexpected Treasure Trove Of Weirdo Roadside Finds! We Love Mechanical Freaks!
Jan 14, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery, Historic Photos
With the kids out of school the week between Christmas and New Year’s, we took a bunch of little day trips to places we had always been meaning to visit in about a 100 mile radius of home. One...
Event Coverage: Pomona Swap Meet Photos From The First Event Of 2013! It Was Cold, But It Was Packed!
Jan 14, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, SWAP MEETS, Swap Meets
When I rolled out of bed to head down to the first Pomona Swap Meet of 2013, it was almost 30 degrees outside. Yep, it gets cold here in California sometimes too. Too damn cold for me, but 28 degrees...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Record Run” by the Pyramids With Great Old Drag Racing Footage
Jan 14, 2013Chad ReynoldsBS Daily Tune Up
We hadn’t even heard of this song until Ed Hohenberg sent us the link to this video, but it turns out that the song “Record Run” wasn’t the only hit from the Pyramids, but it...
Gallery: 50 Photos of Ford Mustangs From the BangShift Photo Archive
Jan 11, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery, Historic Photos
Over the years, we have amassed a pretty incredible photo archive here at BangShift so we’re going to start sticking together galleries like this one to bring you some specific photos of...
Craigslist Motherload: A Junkyard Owner Is Selling 40+ Cool Cars In California!
Jan 11, 2013Brian LohneseBay Find
Here’s one that make your eyes bug out. A junkyard owner in California is apparently getting out of the business after more than three decades in operation and with his departure, he’s...
Tech Video: MSD’s Flying Magnet Crank Trigger System. How To Install One And Why
Jan 11, 2013Chad ReynoldsENGINE, ENGINES, Sponsor News
We did this video 30 lbs and two years ago for MSD, but thought you guys might want to check it out. It’s one of many videos that MSD has that are aimed at giving you technical support and...
