Going Out With A Bang: Walkinshaw W507, A Modded HSV GTS For The Final Run
Dec 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, OTHER
Killing off an American nameplate is simple: starve the brand for money, new designs and in short time, make a case for justifying the killing of the underperformer. Australians, on the other hand,...
2014 Boonesborough Boogie Nationals: A Collection Of Cool Street Machines To Check Out
Dec 18, 2014Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We had to split these photos up into 4 galleries because I shot around 600 photos and ended up being able to use more than half. This gallery covers...
Texas Plumber In Living Nightmare After His Old Truck Surfaces In Syria, Complete With Anti-Aircraft Guns And His Work Phone Number
Dec 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
The last thing that Jeff Olberholtzer and his company, Mark-1 Plumbing, in Texas City, Texas expected were the phones to be ringing off the hook. They certainly didn’t expect the calls to be so...
Cool Old Video: Watch A Video Showcasing 1930’s Suspension Tech
Dec 17, 2014Dave NuttingApex Video, BangShift APEX
I guess this can be considered “cool videos from the 1930’s” day here at BangShift, as we first started by showing you a 1936 Plymouth being put through its paces by a stunt driver (Watch the...
Watch This Blown V8 Equipped Aussie Daihatsu Charade Do What Every Pro Street Style American Mini-Car Should Be Doing
Dec 17, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We’ve all looked and smiled at pro street Nash Metropolitans or Geo Metros, etc but here in the USA those things are basically fairgrounds queens that look and sound all pissed at idle and then...
Simeone Museum Demo Day: A Look At The Beautiful 1956 Jaguar D-Type Up Close And Personal
Dec 17, 2014Brian LohnesApex Car Feature, BangShift APEX
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we told you the twisted tale of the Simeone Museum’s Shelby Daytona Coupe, which is the first one ever built and has had some amazing racing and...
Textbook: Watch This Aussie Drag Racer Use His Brain And His Skills To Prevent From Wrecking His Fast Torana Drag Car
Dec 17, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
How many times have we seen drivers whomp the throttle just one time too many or take that one last shot at “saving” a run that has been junk from the hit of the throttle? We’ve...
Pure Perfection: Mike Cavanah’s 1966 Chevelle Makes White The Sexiest Color Ever
Dec 17, 2014Chad ReynoldsApex Car Feature, BangShift APEX
Mike Cavanah’s 1966 Chevelle is NOT the norm. With quarter panels as sexy as that spot on a woman’s lower back, just above their hip, you wouldn’t expect it to be this white. Red?...
Shock Talk: We Get The Lowdown On Drag Shocks From The Experts At AFCO – The Basics You Need To Know Right Here!
Dec 17, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Tech Story, BangShift 1320
Like everyone else we get pretty hung up on looking at horsepower when it comes to drag cars. After all, how can one not be blinded by the light of a twin turbo Proline big block or a massive 900+ ci...
BangShift 2014 Photo Highlight Reel: Charles Wickam’s Favorite Images From The Year That Was – Mud, Drags, Shows, More
Dec 17, 2014Brian LohnesEvent Coverage, OTHER
(PHOTOS BY CHARLES WICKAM) – One of the things that we pride ourselves on here at BangShift is the fact that we have a diverse and wide open approach to the automotive world. If it makes noise...
There’s a 1963 Cadillac Station Wagon With A Vista Roof For Sale On eBay Right Now – If The Fat Guy In Red Knows What’s Good For Him….
Dec 17, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
That thing will be sitting wherever I am sitting on Christmas morning because if not, I’ll send a strongly worded letter to his supervisor. I’ll use words like darn and heck and...
We’re 100% Sure That B.A. Baracus Built This “Armored” Limo That Was Spotted In Manhattan
Dec 17, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News
I cannot take personal credit for blasting these photos. That honor goes to BangShifter Robert Burris who spotted this creation on the street while strolling around Manhattan. He didn’t put the...
Grand Plan: A Big Window 1958 Chevy Pickup For Ten Hundred Dollars!
Dec 17, 2014Chad ReynoldsCraigslist Find
Okay, it’s listed for $1300, but anyone worth their salt at negotiating can get this big window 1958 Chevy Pickup for a grand! A couple weeks ago, while searching Craigslist, I realized that...
Red Bull Frozen Rush 2014: We Go Rollin’ With Ricky Johnson In A Pro 2 Truck Through The Snow! Big Fun With The Legend Himself
Dec 17, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Off Road Feature, XL Spotlight, XL Truck Feature
BangShift has afforded me a bunch of opportunities to do neat things with interesting people but I am not sure anything compared to ripping around in the snow with Ricky Johnson last week as a bit of...
