WINNING: A 1960s Cragar Blower Off An Early Top Fuel Car Has Blown Life Into This Willys Truck
Feb 23, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag Racing Feature, BangShift 1320
(Words: Brad Klaassen – Photos: Klaassen and Shane Carson, Mar-Car Photo Collection)- It’s no secret drag racers have been reusing performance parts for decades. One man’s trash is...
No Love: The Iconic “Love Boat” Is Being Cut Up For Scrap – Where Will Issac Point From Now?
Feb 23, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News
I have no idea why I find this story interesting, but I do so bear with me here. The Pacific Princess was operated by Princess Cruise Lines for many years. While that little tidbit is virtually...
Honda Owner Finds Loose Part Under Seat – Inquires About It On Internet – Hilarity Ensues
Feb 23, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News
Last week we ran a story called Threads of Infamy which highlighted some of the more famous automotive “fail” threads and we’ve had a fresh addition to the internet that will be...
Lights Out 5, “The Baddest Small Tire Drag Race In The World”, Is LIVE NOW!
Feb 22, 2014Chad Reynolds1320 Videos
That’s right folks, if you like small tire drag racing, and all the fun and excitement that comes with crazy on the bumper drag radial action, you are not going to want to miss Lights Out 5 at...
Crazy Drag Photos: The Chicago Indoor Drags of 1962, 1963, and 1964
Feb 22, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News
If we told you that in the winter of 1962,1963, and 1964 an enterprising racing promoter in Chicago, Illinois, hosted indoor drag races at a massive building once used by the stockyards to move...
Historic Video: A Trans-Antarctic Voyage in Tucker Sno-Cat Trucks Circa 1955
Feb 22, 2014Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
Man has always strived to create devices and machines to traverse all kinds of harsh environments. From dog sleds to huge “tundra trains” the frozen ice caps of planet Earth have always...
Saturday Website Of Win: AKH Vintage Wheels
Feb 22, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News
You know you are a true gearhead when you can look at page after page of ancient automotive wheels and not only be entertained, but enthralled. When we got tipped off to a the website of AKH Vintage...
Carnage Video: Top Fuel Reverse Burnout and Guardrail Smash, OCIR, 1980
Feb 22, 2014Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Driving a Top Fuel Dragster is no easy feat. It wasn’t any easier back in the early 1980s as this video will show you. Filmed at the now defunct Orange County International Raceway in 1980,...
Video Fail Break: Why TV Reporters Don’t Drive Dump Trucks
Feb 22, 2014Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, Videos
There are few things we love more than good television news bloopers. When over-zealous, smarmy reporters get a dose of their own medicine on camera, it is pure gold. In what could be the single...
Vintage Drag Video: Ohio’s Thompson Drag Raceway in the 1960s and 1970’s
Feb 22, 2014Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
Thompson Raceway Park was once known as Thompson Drag Raceway and it ranks very high on our list of personal favorite tracks. The track has been up and running for decades and was one of the central...
This 1937 Chevy Wrecker Is Well Worn Perfection In Need Of A Home
Feb 21, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
One of the things that we’re constantly reminded of is that more “old stuff” has survived than any of us can probably conceive of. Honestly, think of all the auctions, eBay ads,...
Hedman Adds Full Length LS Swap Headers For Tri-Five Chevys – From Mild To Wild Engines, These Can Handle ‘Em All!
Feb 21, 2014Brian LohnesSponsor News
Hedman has been in business for 60 years now and they’ve never forgotten where they came from, meaning that they’re always coming into the market with new pieces to fit popular...
Bottom Dollar Blazer Project – Episode 2: Fixing Mechanical Stuff
Feb 21, 2014Craig FitzgeraldBangShift XL, XL Project Trucks, XL Tech Stories
The first order of business with the ’79 Blazer I wrote about in last week’s episode was to start cleaning up everything, understanding what the issues were so I could get it running...
Battle Of The Roadkill All Stars – Every Running Roadkill Project Gets Thrashed In New Episode
Feb 21, 2014Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, Videos
The latest episode of Roadkill dropped today and it is a fun one that pits every running project car from the series against each other in an autocross format. When we say all the running projects...
