Power Tour 2014 Coverage – A BangShifter’s Eye View Of The Cool, The Odd, And The Impressive On The Trip
Jun 30, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
(Photos by Jose Ferrer) – The 2014 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour has been described by most who were on it as the biggest automotive gathering that they ever attended. Whether it was one day or...
The 1939 Bantam Super Four Pickup Is A Little Rig We Never Knew Existed – This One Is For Sale
Jun 30, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Outside of a precious few of you we’re guessing that a very limited number of BangShifters had any idea that there was such a thing as a 1939 Bantam Super Four pickup, right? When I first saw...
Big Finish! Watch The Amazing Briggs And Stratton Inline Four Come To Life – Last Set Of Videos
Jun 30, 2014Brian LohnesENGINES, Videos
I almost feel bad doing this, you know? I mean Chad was the one bringing you all of these cool videos featuring a family build that saw four separate Briggs and Stratton one lunger engines mated...
The Oldest Known Peterbilt Truck In Existence Has Been Restored To Showroom Perfection – 1939 Model 260 Is Awesome
Jun 30, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Truck News
One of the reasons I love old trucks is because the vast majority of them were worked until their tongues were hanging out or they were so absurdly obsolete that they had no value at all and were...
Watch Two Stock Car Racers In A Blind Rage Turn Bowman Gray Stadium Into A Two Man Demo Derby Ring During A Race!
Jun 30, 2014Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
We often find ourselves saying stuff like, “this is the craziest thing you will see today” or “you really won’t believe this,” and the majority of the time we’re...
Video: Sleeper Perfection Is A Crusty Barn Fresh 1966 Nova Wagon Wrapped Around A Grand National Drivetrain
Jun 29, 2014Brian LohnesCAR FEATURES, Videos
Prepare yourself to fall in love with the car featured below. This 1966 Nova station wagon was apparently located in a barn and as best we can tell by the exterior, that sounds accurate. Leaving the...
Flaming Wreckage Video: A Relatively Low Speed Drag Racing Crash Results In A Melted Mustang! (Driver OK)
Jun 29, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Lots of racers out there use front mounted fuel cells in their cars. The small cells can hold a few gallons of fuel, eliminate the weight of a tank in the rear and they also allow for better fuel...
Day At The Drags: Somernites Cruise To London Speedway
Jun 29, 2014Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
I spent this Saturday out in Somerset, Kentucky attending the Somernites Cruise weekend. I’m really liking the layout, and that they change up what the Saturday morning event is going to be....
Richard Petty Brings 1967 Plymouth Stock Car To Goodwood To Make Beautiful Noise With
Jun 29, 2014Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX
Richard Petty brought out his 1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX to the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. Out of all of the cars in the Petty Museum to bring to the track, King Richard picked the...
Rough Start: The Two-For-One Australian Special!
Jun 29, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
So, here’s what happened with today’s Rough Start: I made a crack in the report on the Mad Max vehicles about searching the Aussie Craigslist for a Valiant ute like the one in the picture for the...
Watch Mike Ryan’s First Post Wreck Interview From Pikes Peak 2014 – How Did The Truck End Up In The Woods? He’ll Tell You
Jun 29, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
You know how much we love Mike Ryan’s huge Freightliner around here, right? Chad has made hot laps sitting next to Mike, I have dreamed of actually sitting in the thing for years and we have...
Watch Funny Car Veteran Bob Bode Handle A Massive, Flaming Explosion Like A Boss – Hot Night In Chicago
Jun 28, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
As a couple of you have probably noticed, my name was nowhere near the blog this past week. No, there wasn’t an ugly board of directors meeting where Chad and I fired each other, I took the...
Nitro Cars Test For Famoso’s Saturday Night Nitro
Jun 28, 2014Darr Hawthorne1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races
In the third year, Saturday Night Nitro at Auto Club Famoso Raceway has become an awesome event for west coaster nitro racers and fans of the exotic racing fuel. Reminiscent of battles at Saturday...
