2014 NSRA Street Rod Nationals Coverage: More Great Coverage From The Massive 45th Annual NSRA Bonanza
Aug 09, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Well, I can’t recall the official total of cars ran in the gate during this year’s Nationals, but the number was clearly over 10,000 which is pretty...
Project Raven: Bringing A Cool Breeze To A Humid Summer
Aug 09, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift Projects, Raven Imperial
I will admit defeat: I absolutely, utterly hate the humid summers that Kentucky has. Nothing annoys me more than when I’m sweating out more water than I’ve drank in a week. I finally...
Dodge Releases 2015 Charger Pursuit, Because Cops Need A Racecar Too
Aug 09, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, MOPAR
Well, look on the bright side: There’s no mistaking those headlights. Cops get an upgraded Charger Pursuit for 2015, complete with all of the little tweaks that police officers have been...
Man Jailed For Six Months For Driving Drunk With 100 Chickens In The Car In Nebraska
Aug 09, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
We’ve seen some strange headlines here, folks, and this one is right up there with the best of them. 36 year old Luis Motola-Palacio of Grand Island, Nebraska was pulled over in January for...
We Found The Fix For Speed Week’s Water Woes – Brilliant!
Aug 08, 2014Brian LohnesEvent Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES
(Photos from SCTA Facebook Page) – So Chad and I are industrious fellows and we’ve been racking our brains for a quick and cheap fix for the current water situation on the Bonneville...
Bonneville Speed Week 2014 Coverage: Friday Nugget Car Show
Aug 08, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES
(Photos by Chad and Brian) – Well even though the Great Salt Lake is actually a Great Lake Lake currently there’s still plenty of awesome hot rods and race cars here at Bonneville Speed...
Well, That’s, Uh, Interesting: What Do You Make Of This Mercury Grand Marquis?
Aug 08, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
The Brougham Society on Facebook is well known for their love of the classic idea of the American cruiser: white walls, plush interior, detailed trim, and good looks. Except on Fridays, that...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Proof That Sometimes It’s The Guy Behind The Counter
Aug 08, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Ok, I’ll admit: while lots of times the conflict at your friendly parts store is usually started by the customer, there are still plenty of times that the counterclerk is at least just as much...
Going Down In Flames, Part II: Holden Making One Violent Ute As A Farewell
Aug 08, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Australia’s auto manufacturing scene is in it’s death rattle phase, and it sucks out loud. Here in America, when a car brand is about to be killed, they suck the fun out of the models...
Caption This! All Not Quite Aboard…The Military Version!
Aug 08, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
A HMMWV and a freight train, a match made in hell. Trust me, I know. Quite often it’s easier for a military unit to ship their vehicles via train to a depot close to a training facility rather...
Car Feature: Bob Johnson’s ’55 Chevy – The 202mph Shoebox!
Aug 08, 2014Chad ReynoldsCar Features, CHEVY
(Editor’s note: This car feature on one of our favorite cars we have ever seen on the salt, Bob Johnson’s incredible 1955 Chevy. After this story was written Bob ended up running 202 in...
Copart Cadavers: A Look Into Big Rig Morgues All Over The Country – Incredible Destruction
Aug 08, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Spotlight
We’re sure that you’ve heard of Copart before. The massive network of wrecking yards started by Willis Johnson from very humble beginnings and has grown into a behemoth. Copart was one of...
Ever Thought About Putting A VW Body On A Modified S10 Frame? Stop Thinking And Buy This “Mostly Done” Version
Aug 08, 2014Brian LohnesCraigslist Find
There are things that even we can’t get our heads around here and that’s mostly because Chad and I have massive heads that are in no way malleable. That being said, there was some...
NHRA Wild Rides Part One Takes A High Definition, Slow Motion Look At Some Of The Craziest Stuff That Has Happened This Year
Aug 08, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
In my experience on the NHRA trail during the 2014 season, I have seen some crazy stuff. From the bone-chilling wreck Antron Brown had at Atlanta to the crazy explosions and wrecks out of the pro mod...
