Meet The Field For The 2014 Diesel Power Challenge – Big Power Heading To Denver
May 04, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Event Coverage
As some of you may remember, I was the host for the 2013 Diesel Power Challenge that is put on each year by Diesel Power Magazine. I’ll be reprising my role doing that this year. This is the...
eBay Find: This 1949 Diamond T 306 Truck Just Needs A Little Finish Work To Be Perfection
May 04, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Hey, it is Sunday and as you are reading this, I am out announcing the ECTA Spring Meet where some of the fastest hot rods in the country are hauling ass at speeds well in excess of 200 mph on the...
QuickTrick’s American Success Story Is Getting Ready To Grab Another Gear – Here’s How You Can Get Involved
May 03, 2014Brian LohnesSponsor News
QuickTrick is a very cool company for any number of reasons. Their products are American made. Their products are the direct result of innovative thinking, scrappy determination, and the genuine...
Elvis Presley’s Custom Built 1972 Cadillac Station Wagon Is For Sale – Need A Cool Half Million To Buy It!
May 03, 2014Brian LohneseBay Find
If you have about half a million dollars lying around and you love station wagons and Elvis, we have the deal of the freaking century for you! That’s right kids, the King’s 1972 Cadillac...
Alan Mulally Announces Retirement From Ford – Will Leave Legacy Of Product Advancement And Success Behind
May 03, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News
When Alan Mulally loads the last of the trinkets from his office into the cardboard box he’ll carry out of Dearborn on July 1st he’ll be walking out the door as one of the most important...
Great Videos Of A 1964 Tempest Turbocharged Vintage Pontiac Four Cylinder Shredding Tires!
May 03, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Some guys know and some guys don’t, but back in the early 1960s, Pontiac built a 194ci four cylinder engine and used it in a few of their production models. The engine was literally half of a...
Gallery: 50 Photos of Pontiacs from the BangShift Photo Archives
May 03, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery
Recently, I went back into our digital archive of images to dig up another set of make specific photos. This time we’re looking at Pontiacs of all shapes and sizes. Of all the dead GM brands,...
The Worst 1955 Chevy Ever Built Is For Sale On Craigslist – This One Hurts
May 03, 2014Brian LohnesCraigslist Find
BangShift reader Mike Kenworthy sent in this tip and when I am able to get a night’s sleep again after washing the image of this car out of them with steel wool and hydrochloric acid, I will...
Watch Don Garlits Make Runs In The SR-37 Electric Dragster From All Angles
May 03, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
As we have been reporting, Don Garlits and the SR-37 Quest team have been active over the last few days making test passes for the first time just days ago. While the team did not clip 200mph yet,...
This Duramax Powered Sand Rail Is One Coal Rolling, Hill Climbing, Paddle Tire Hot Rod
May 03, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Diesel engines don’t normally end up in conversations about insane power to weight ratios because more often than not, those type of mills are mounted into large and heavy vehicles. This video...
LIVE: Super Stock and Stock Eliminator Wheels Up Racing Going On Right Now At National Trail
May 02, 2014Chad Reynolds1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Spotlight
The Autometer Northern Class Nationals is on right now at National Trail Raceway, and thanks to Mark Walter and the gang we’ve got the live broadcast rolling right now. If you like big...
WTF! I Hate People That Put Ads Like This Up On Craigslist!
May 02, 2014Chad ReynoldsChadMouth
If any of you ever have listened to an Earl Pitts rant on the radio, then think of me as the younger, more hot rod centric version. You know what makes me go “WTF?!” What ads piss me...
