Rough Start: A Cheap Way Into A 1964 Chevy
Sep 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
The 1964 Chevrolet full-size cars are an icon of sorts. They have classic good looks from the factory, the Impala SS cars were stout runners, and about every possible version of this car has been...
Auction News: Johnny Cash’s Rolls-Royce Is Headed To Barrett-Jackson
Sep 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
This black-and-chrome beauty of a 1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is heading to Barrett-Jackson, and much like the silver 1975 Pontiac Grand Safari that cleaned house at Mecum earlier this year,...
Action Gallery: Gravelrama 2014 – Competitors Attacking The Legendary Big Eliminator Hill! The Pea Gravel Mountain From Hell
Sep 17, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Event Coverage, XL Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Let me start by saying that though we don’t have a race track or offroad park next door to us, Central Kentucky is close to some many venues for so...
Ebay Find: This Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Is So Sweet It Hurts
Sep 17, 2014Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
Comfort, room and power: that’s the rule of thumb for hitting the highway. While the trend in America for the last 25 years has been to use an SUV, those who are at least thirty and older...
Pure Auditory Perfection: Watch And Listen To Group B Rally Cars In Their Native Environment
Sep 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
We here at BangShift cannot say enough about how much we love Group B rally cars. They are the pinnacle of what could be done when rules were pretty much all but thrown out of the window, and...
Ever Wonder Why Turbo Drag Cars Take A While To Stage? This Drag Week Video Explains It With Great Clarity And Humor
Sep 17, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
One of the cool things that the Hot Rod staff did during Drag Week was attempt to answer some of the most common questions that came up in the chat room as we were doing the live video broadcast. As...
Behold, The First 3D-printed Car From Local Motors
Sep 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, OTHER
Local Motors has no boundaries when it comes to vehicle design. Nothing but nothing will stop them from pursuing a goal. I’ve seen it for myself during their Open House events at the Chandler,...
Action Gallery: More Mud Flying, Wheelstanding, Barely In Control Action From the Brazoria County Mud Drags
Sep 17, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Event Coverage, XL Gallery
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re back with more cool photos from the recently held Brazoria County Mud drags. This MRA sanctioned event...
Regular Car Review: The 1988 Chrysler New Yorker
Sep 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
Do you remember the first time Dad came home with a brand new car when you were a kid? The paint was perfect, the interior…oh, that smell!…how it all was? For a lot of people, that was...
Drag Week 2014: Justin Oney’s Photo Diary – Day One On The Strip And On The Road
Sep 17, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Justin Oney) – Lots of us were wondering how on Earth, the Hot Rod Magazine people were going to stretch the drive into 1,000+ miles between the tracks wer were racing at. If you...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: It’s Real Life And It’s Freaking Insane
Sep 17, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Three months out of the store, I have started to wonder if I’m actually missing some of the camaraderie and shared experiences that only occur through shared suffering. Then I make the...
This 1927 Leo Monnin Speedster Is A Hot Rod From The Era Before The Term Existed – Amazing History For Sale
Sep 17, 2014Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
It may sound completely nuts but every muscled up, hairy, bellowing car on Drag Week this year owes its existence to machines like this one. Why? Because if guys like Leo Monnin had not build hot...
The Racetrack At 57 Gunnville Rd. – A History Of Lancaster Dragway And Why It Needs To Be Saved
Sep 16, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320
(Words by Rob Kozak – Photos Rob Kozak Collection) – Originally a 1/2 mile dirt oval, the race track at 57 Gunnville Rd. in Lancaster, New York opened its doors on May 30, 1959. ...
Rally At The Ridge Car Show: Burnouts, Exotics, Pro Street, Cruising And More – New Photos From The Show
Sep 16, 2014Brian LohnesEvent Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Yesterday we showed you the first batch of photos Mike Brooks shot at the Rally at the Ridge car show and today we bring you the second load. This was one heck of a...
