Too Far: Get Your Hellcat…Ring Tone? Now You Can Claim That You Have 707hp In Your Pants.
Jul 31, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
The best comedy is the type that writes itself. I honestly thought it was a joke when I was told that you can get a Hellcat ringtone for your phone. Why? Why would you want that noise coming from...
Crash And Burn: Take A 40ft Drop Off The Side Of The Road With This British Motorcyclist
Jul 31, 2014Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
This is cringeworthy. A guy ridge-running a Kawasaki ZX6R somewhere in Britain is filming his run. He’s moving pretty well along when he meets a corner a bit sharper than he was expecting....
ICON Wants To Use A Tesla To Build This Drop-Dead Gorgeous Streamlined Coupe – Will It Be Just One?
Jul 31, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
ICON is known for taking a vehicle from the past (usually a 4×4 with a deserving background) and all but re-engineering it while keeping the perfect classic lines and details. They’ve done...
Saturday Night Nitro: Awesome Nitro Flames, Fast Funny Cars and Jets At Famoso Raceway In Bakersfield
Jul 31, 2014Darr Hawthorne1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races
(Words by Darr Hawthorne – Photos by Jeff & Mike Burghardt and Zak Hawthorne) Going into the third year, Saturday Night Nitro has evolved into an awesome event for west coast funny car...
Chryslers At Carlisle 2014: A Random Collection Of Cool, Rare, And Weird Cars
Jul 31, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We have been giving you some specific galleries from the Chryslers At Carlisle 2014 show but now we’re going to unleash the Mopar kraken and give you the full...
Sportsman Action From The Pits And The Strip At The NHRA Sonoma Nationals
Jul 31, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races
(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – Last weekend, the NHRA tour visited one of the more scenic spots it sees all year long at Sonoma Raceway. The sportsman racing was awesome and thanks to...
Lamborghini Saga Plot Twist: Car Owner Pulls Website, Retracts Statements, Both Sides “Make Best Of Situation”
Jul 31, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift APEX, BangShift News
Well we didn’t see this one coming. After getting an email tip to check back in on the public dispute between a disgruntled Lamborghini owner and the performance shop that had upgraded the car...
First Drive: Initial Impressions Of The 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat
Jul 31, 2014Brian LohnesApex Car Feature, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
(Words: Keith Griffin – Photos: Keith Griffin/Chrysler) – Anybody who has passed by the Internet in the last few days knows the 2015 Dodge Challenger has a 6.2-liter supercharged...
Reader’s Ride Spotlight: Joe Haber’s 1966 Plymouth Sport Fury, “Project Tetanus”
Jul 31, 2014Bryan McTaggartCar Features, MOPAR
Most of us have a kind of love-hate relationship with the project vehicle. There is the beginning, where everything is perfect and wonderful, and as time passes on, flaws start to make themselves...
A Decade of the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, KY In Photos – See How Trends Have Come And Gone
Jul 31, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The street rod nationals have been held in Louisville for at least 15 years now and I’ve been attending this event since the late 90s and most of them...
YIKES! Massachusetts Motorist Nearly Killed By Flying Ax That Fell Off Truck
Jul 31, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News
There’s no telling what will happen to you out on the highways and byways of America on any given day. That’s the truth as two Massachusetts motorists learned yesterday when an ax tumbled...
Ebay Find: The (formerly) Twin-Turbo 440-Powered Plymouth Belvedere Is Up For Sale!
Jul 31, 2014Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
I’m looking for every possible loose quarter in couches. I’m emptying the coin holders out of the cars. I’m checking my jeans for spare change. This is easily the most exciting find...
11 Years Ago Today VW Beetle Production Ended In Mexico
Jul 30, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News
The VW Beetle is an enduring icon of automotive history and will be until the end of time. With more than 21-million of the suckers produced, the car had a run like few others in history have had....
2014 Syracuse Nationals Photo Coverage: Hot Rods, Customs, And Traditionals Right Here!
Jul 30, 2014Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS
(Words and Photos by Mike Brooks) The 15th annual Syracuse Nationals was recently held at the New York State fairgrounds in Syracuse NY, where it has become not just a local, but also a national...
