More Recall Woes, This Time It’s Honda And Toyota’s Turn. And You Won’t Believe What This One Is For!
Jun 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Yesterday we reported on GM’s latest woes as they called back every 5th gen Camaro made for a key that could stall the car out…if your knee hit the key hard enough, the car would stall. Well,...
AFCO Releases New Brake Pedal Assemblies – Strong Enough For Stock Cars And Cool Enough For Your Hardcore Pro Touring Ride
Jun 17, 2014Brian LohnesSponsor News
As the lines between “race car” and street car” continue to move closer together and in come cases blur completely, we can’t help but get excited when we see new products...
Airport Invasion: Hot Rodders Show Their Stuff At Nebraska’s Grand Island Airport – Great Car Show Setting
Jun 17, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – That’s almost a headline you would hear on a cable news network. In this case, it isn’t ominous at all. In fact, it’s a annual tradition...
NHRA Bristol Pro Mod Coverage: Peter Farber Goes The Distance For First Time In NHRA Competition
Jun 17, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries
(Photos/words by Benoit Pigeon) – For the first time in his career, pal-o-BangShift Peter Farber left an NHRA Pro Mod race with a Wally. Farber took on all comers at the recently completed...
Roadkill: How The Hemi 1955 Chevy Was Built – In All Of Its Sleep Deprived, Stop And Go Glory
Jun 17, 2014Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift 1320
Unless you live under a rock, surely you have heard of the 1955 Chevy build that Finnegan dreamed up decades ago and had begun to actually construct on Roadkill about a year and a half ago. The guy...
The Hot Heads Car Club Charity Car Show – Lots Of Cool Pre-1972 Iron On Display From Rats To Resto Muscle
Jun 17, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – Being that it is smack-dab in the middle of June, car season is in full swing and schools are getting ready to lock down for the summer, sending throngs of kids...
Road Trip Recap: A Soggy, Traffic Filled Slog To The Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion…On Slicks
Jun 17, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Cars With Doors Feature, BangShift 1320
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Last week, we posted a tech article regarding the cooling system and charging system for a hot rodded ’64 Corvette. The goal was to finish the car in...
2014 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Car Show And Swap Meet Photos From Bowling Green
Jun 17, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky is one of our favorite drag strips on Earth but the crappy part is that the place is like a literal black hole for...
2014 LA Roadsters Show Coverage: How Cool Is This Show? Even The Flipping T-Buckets Are Awesome
Jun 17, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
Yesterday we dropped some awesome photos from the 2014 LA Roadsters Show and today we are back with more. This time the gallery of photos is basically proof positive that this show is one of the...
Craigslist Find: 1969 Plymouth …trailer?
Jun 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
Ever see the remains of a truck bed converted to a trailer? Not the rusty, well-used bed that’s serving it’s purpose long after the whole truck stopped functioning, but the clean pickup...
1971 Hemi ‘Cuda convertible Sells For $3.5 Million – In Eight Minutes At Mecum Seattle – When/Where Does It Stop?
Jun 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cudas are rare beasts. There are only eleven convertibles. Only two U.S. market four speed Hemi convertibles and only one has it’s original powertrain intact. That...
History: Steve McQueen’s dunebuggy in The Thomas Crown Affair
Jun 16, 2014Craig FitzgeraldBangShift News, Car Features, OTHER
We’ve mentioned The Thomas Crown Affair in a few other posts here. Let’s just say this: There is no other movie that ever made me want a dune buggy more. McQueen’s dune buggy was no...
Edelbrock Seeking Test Vehicles For E-Force Blowers – You Get To Keep The Blower! See What They Need Here
Jun 16, 2014Brian LohnesSponsor News
If you have ever wondered how a company like Edelbrock can have so many different applications for products like their E-Force blowers, this story will surely put your mind at ease. The simplest...
BMW Takes Flight, No Dixie Horn Needed – An Incredible Jump From The Viru Rally In Estonia
Jun 16, 2014Bryan McTaggartVideos
You’ve gotta love rally. Insane speeds while driving like a maniac over any surface you can think of with a screaming passenger just sounds like a load of fun. It’s great to watch and a...
