Bonneville Speed Week 2017: Know What Time It Is? Time To Keep The Salt Photos Rolling
Aug 22, 2017Brian Lohnes1
Speed Week may be over but our celebration of it is not. Both Chad and I have the good fortune to spend a lot of time at automotive events, McTaggart as well. In doing that you can’t help but...
Eddie Hill Is Selling His Crazy Two Seat, 1,200hp Fun Boat – One Off Creation Is Mental
Aug 21, 2017Brian Lohnes7
Legendary boat and asphalt drag racer Eddie Hill’s name is no stranger to BangShift. We have showed you video and other stuff of how the elder statesman of speed is still enjoying going fast...
Bonneville Speed Week 2017: We’ve Been Off The Salt For A Week But The Photo Flow Keeps On Rolling
Aug 21, 2017Brian Lohnes1
Yes, we have been removed from the Bonneville Salt Flats for about a week now but that doesn’t mean we’re done sharing images and stories from the salt with you. Not by a long shot. This...
Awesome Video From The 1962 US Nationals – Mickey Thompson, Don Garlits, Twin Engine Dragsters, More!
Aug 21, 2017Brian Lohnes1
About a week from now, I’ll be on the way to Indianapolis for my favorite NHRA drag race of the year, the Chevrolet Performance US Nationals. There’s nothing like it and there has been...
For Sale: The 1934 Chrysler Airflow Was WAY Ahead Of Its Time, And This CY Is A Rarity With Only 445 Ever Built
Aug 21, 2017Chad Reynolds12
The automotive industry is full of history lessons that teach how the best product isn’t necessarily the one people will buy and therefore make successful. Names like Chrysler and Tucker have...
Modern Street Hemi Shootout At Milan Dragway 2017: Where The Elephants Play, Part Two
Aug 19, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Modern Street Hemi Shootout At Milan Dragway 2017: Where The Elephants Play, Part Two
It was painfully obvious halfway through the test and tune session that there was no escaping the inevitable: the rain was going to hit and it wasn’t going to be a quick deal. Even before the...
Bonneville Speed Week 2017 Photo Coverage: Hot Rods, Crusty Bikes, and High Speed Racing Machines
Aug 18, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Bonneville Speed Week 2017 Photo Coverage: Hot Rods, Crusty Bikes, and High Speed Racing Machines
We’re rolling on with our non-stop barrage of photos from Bonneville Speed Week 2017! This time it is a collection of my photos from early in the event and you’ll see hot rods, ancient...
Modern Street Hemi Shootout At Milan Dragway 2017: Where The Elephants Play, Part One
Aug 18, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Modern Street Hemi Shootout At Milan Dragway 2017: Where The Elephants Play, Part One
Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Conner Avenue, Telegraph Road…the road to a Mopar homecoming all meets up in the Detroit Metro area. Which makes the Modern Street Hemi Shootout series’...
Project Angry Grandpa: The Second Round Of Work At BFNY Performance And Milan
Aug 18, 2017Bryan McTaggart2
When we last left our in-house project Chrysler action-wise, I had finished up running at ChallengerFest 8 and was pretty content with the performance of the big gold brick. It wasn’t running...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Strangest Thing You’ve Ever Seen Run The Quarter Mile?
Aug 18, 2017Bryan McTaggart13
For the most part, I’m not exactly surprised with what I see at a dragstrip. There’s cars that I’d love to drive, cars I’d love to own, pit vehicles, food stands, fuel, track...
Bonneville Push Car Perfection? This 1963 New Yorker Station Wagon Rules and It Has A Cross Ram, 426ci Max Wedge Engine!
Aug 17, 2017Brian Lohnes7
We know what you are thinking. “Why would you ever put a wagon this nice and awesome on the Bonneville Salt Flats?!” Yes, the thing would get salt on it but frankly it ain’t the end...
More Salt! We’ve Got Photos Galore Left To Share – From Small Blocks to Target 550, You’ll Enjoy These
Aug 17, 2017Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by the author) – You didn’t think we were simply going to share one measly gallery from the salt today, did you? HA! Oh ye of little faith. Nope, here’s a second blast of...
This Video Of An Intake Elbow Being Welded Will Either Inspire Or…Well You Know.
Aug 17, 2017Chad Reynolds1
TIG welding is fun, but definitely more difficult than MIG welding for example. Putting together perfect welds takes time, patience, and practice. The latter clearly something that the guy in this...
Bonneville Speed Week 2017: News and Photos – The Speed Demon Crew Pulled It Out!
Aug 17, 2017Brian Lohnes6
(Photos by Chad and Cole Reynolds) – So we have more photos for you below to cruise. Those photos will show you a lot of stuff but they will not show you what happened yesterday. Long story...










