Category Archive: BangShift News
Chapter 11 Re-Org for Source Interlink, Publisher of Hot Rod, Car Craft, and Way More
Yikes! We knew things were ugly in the world of the inky fingered magazines but it appears that the situation is downright dire. Source Interlink, the company that publishes the majority of car rags...
The Lohnes Wreck Files: Caddy Smack
This one totally qualifies as schadenfreude, or in English, taking delight in someone else’s misfortune. Conversely, it doesn’t really qualify as a wreck, seeing as nothing was really...
The Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot: 24 Oddball Cars
Over at CarDomain.com, the blog contains a recurring series that’s called The Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot. Blogger Jim Brennan digs up some under-appreciated rides, gives a little history,...
The Top 11 Worst Parts Found in the Performance Aisle at a Chain Auto Parts Store
This one was tough. Every large chain parts store has a performance or dress up aisle filled with automotive abominations that should never be spoken of, let along applied to the defenseless flanks...
eBay Pick of the Week: An Unspeakably Defiled Nova
We love ’68-’72 Novas around here. They make great drag cars, look killer in hot street trim, and will swallow whatever nasty motor you have designs for. We’ve seen plenty cut up...
Pontiac Dead by the End of 2010
Last week, Edmunds Inside Line had the early rumor that the Pontiac division of General Motors would soon be dead. Now those rumors seem to be confirmed, as both CNN Money and Autoweek are reporting...
Mendy Fry Runs Her First 5 in a Funny Car
Many of you will remember Mendy Fry from when she was featured in Hot Rod magazine in the late ’80s when she was a teenager running in the nostalgia drags. Fry grew up at the drag strip, being...
Compulink Successfully Tests Four-Lane Timing System for ZMax
The last possible hurdle in running a four-lane drag race has been overcome as Compulink Timing Systems has successfully tested its first four-lane dragstrip timer at the only four-lane dragstrip in...
Monday Time Killer: Monster Truck Photo Heaven
Monster trucks. Love them or hate them, they are a part of American culture, and still draw massive crowds to arenas and stadiums all across the land. As young gearheads in the 1980s we were obsessed...
BangShift.com Teams With the Brown Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster for 2009!
While you are reading this, a smokin’ hot A/Fuel dragster is either being wrenched on or is streaking down the dragstrip at Indianapolis Raceway Park with our name on the side! That’s...
Chet Herbert Dies
Yesterday, speed pioneer Chet Herbert passed away at 81 years old. Confined to a wheelchair after a bout with polio as a child, Herbert was a thinker and not a driver, but his creations in...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Michigan Attorney General Asks Carmakers to Declare Bankruptcy in Michigan
As GM and Chrysler speed toward what seems like certain bankruptcy filings, Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox has sent letters to both of them asking that if they do file for bankruptcy, to...
Beefed 4R70W Ford Transmission from TCI
TCI has rolled out a new, beefed-up version of Ford’s 4R70W automatic transmission for newer Mustangs, and it’s rated for upwards of 650 hp. There are various internal modifications and...
Funny Car Fever Tonight and Saturday at Sacramento!
Sorry for the short notice, kids, but we got wind of a kick ass Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car show going down at Sacremento Raceway tonight and tomorrow. It’s the 28th running of Funny Car Fever at...