The Moment That A Driver Fears: Watch The Footage of Guerlain Chicherit’s Attempt At the World Record for Longest Jump
Jun 24, 2014Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN
Guerlain Chicherit is a 36 year old French rally driver and accomplished freestyle skier who has had his eye on the world record for longest vehicle jump, a record that’s been held by Tanner...
Could This Be The First New 2014 Z28 Camaro To Crash? Check Out The Photos.
Jun 24, 2014Chad ReynoldsApex Spotlight, BangShift APEX
First off let me tell you that Ken Thwait, the owner and driver of said Z28 is one hell of a dude. On and off the track this guy is a bad ass, and while it broke my heart to see his brand new 2014...
Exclusive First Look: Pro Mod C7 Corvettes Are On The Way!
Jun 23, 2014Chad Reynolds1320 Drag News, 1320 Spotlight
BangShift sources are telling us that Tim McAmis Race Cars is working on a new C7 Corvette Pro Mod Body that looks like this! Based on the rendering we have here, this might be the sleekest Pro Mod...
Ouch! Hot Rod Blocks Traffic After An Accident In New Zealand
Jun 23, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, CRASH & BURN
(Photo: New Zealand Daily Herald/George Novak) It’s always cringeworthy when you hear of someone’s pride and joy getting wrecked. It’s seriously cringeworthy when you make the paper...
Johnny Depp’s “Black Mass” Has To Choose The Right Cars To Be Authentic. Did They?
Jun 23, 2014Craig FitzgeraldBangShift News, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC
Next year, Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch and a cast of dozens will be starring in a film called Black Mass, a dramatization of the book of the same name by Boston Globe writers Dick Lehr and...
Ford F-100 Pickups Invade Anaheim For The 2014 F-100 Western Nationals
Jun 23, 2014Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, XL Event Coverage, XL Spotlight
Back in 1982 when Gary Ewing and Wendell Smith first dreamed up the F-100 Western Nationals, as members of the Pickups Limited Truck Club, I’m sure they had absolutely no clue it would become...
Watch A Kid Scare The Hell Out Of His Dad In A Sleeper LS-Turbo Fairmont!
Jun 23, 2014Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, Videos
This is like a great version of a gearhead silent movie. While we don’t get to hear the conversation between the driver (son) and the passenger (dad) we do get to hear the turbocharged LS...
Craigslist Find: This 1959 Jeep Forward Control Truck Has Been Modified Into A Zombie Killing/Hunting Machine
Jun 23, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
We have to thank BangShifter ElkyGuy for this great find. The truck is a Jeep FC (forward control) pickup that has been highly modified into a sort of hunting luxury yacht which they can get into the...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Puppies and Purge Valves Always Get Me Down
Jun 23, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News
It’s another afternoon behind the counter. The birds are chirping, the brake lathe is humming, and I’m trying to mitigate a headache. Part of this is because of allergies (yeah, that’s...
Rough Start: Save this Monte Carlo from Mediocrity
Jun 23, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
For today’s Rough Start, I decided to venture out of known comfort zones and went to the automotive black hole that is Lohnes’ backyard, Boston. I don’t know jack squat about Boston except they...
New Jeep Renegade Commercial – Hipsters Replaced Off-Roading
Jun 23, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, Videos
The last time I posted something about the upcoming Jeep Renegade cute-ute, I made it clear that it was the furthest thing possible from what a Jeep stood for. It’s tiny, underpowered, low,...
