Category Archive: BangShift News
Shocker! GM and Chrysler Immune From Liability Suits After Bankruptcy?
This story shocked us. It has come to light during Congressional testimony by GM’s leader, Fritz Henderson that Chrysler and GM will essentially be immune to lawsuits from people injured or...
Friday Excuse to Go Home and Drink: Depression in Detroit
If this story from the Detroit News doesn’t force you to lock your office door and hit the local watering hole, your poolside cabana, or the bottle of Jagermeister in your lower desk drawer you...
Reminder: Hot Rods & Custom Stuff Garage Sale is Now
We warned you last week, and now it’s time to get in the car and go check out the Hot Rods & Custom Stuff garage sale in Escondido, California. Let us know how it went, since we’re...
Galpin Auto Sports Teams With the US Air Force on Two Wild Cars
If you needed proof that hot rodding and the car culture ain’t dead yet amongst the youth of America, the US Air Force contracted Southern California’s Galpin Auto Sports to build them...
Craigslist Pick of the Week BONUS!: Massive 1976 Chevy Truck
We’re coming back at you with a bonus Craigslist pick this week because we’re automotive schitzophrenics around here and just because you love a road race Mustang doesn’t mean you...
Craigslist Pick of the Week: Road Race Sleeper Mustang
This week’s Craiglist pick looks to be more fun than a barrell of monkeys. It’s a super clean 1992 Mustang that is owned by a road race instructor. It’s got the goods to clean up at...
NASCAR Changes Restart Procedures
On Thursday NASCAR announced that they would change the way that restarts are handled during their races. They will now place the first and second place cars side by side when the green flag is...
Charles Carpenter is Coming Back…and Soon!
Charles Carpenter suffered a massive wreck back on March 7th at Houston Raceway Park during the ADRL event at that track. His high tech and ultimately familiar ’55 Chevy was annihilated in the...
2010 Corvette Grand Sport Details and Pricing Released
With all the gloom and doom news coming from General Motors these days we wanted to give you at least a shimmer of sunlight. Word has come down regarding the pricing and equipment that will make up...
See the BS.com A/Fuel Team in Action This Weekend at Rt 66 Raceway in Chicago, Ill
If you are in the greater Chicagoland area you need to get yourself to Rt. 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois this weekend for the NHRA Rt. 66 Nationals. The BS.com logo’d A/Fuel car of Veale...
Holden Going Strong In Australia Despite GM’s Woes
We were tipped off to this news story from an Australian paper by Kris from our forums. The piece looks at Holden’s future as a part of General Motors and their viability as an automaker in...
It Came From the Fab Shop: Fun With The Bandsaw
(By Loren Krussow) – A cool thing when beginning to work with metal is discovering that you can cut the stuff with other pieces of metal. Most of us learn the fact when Dad or Grandpa first...
Video of the Week: In-Car Action From the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge
We were sent the link to this video by Chris Kaufmann, of Kaufmann Racing. You may remember Chris’s name because it appeared on the pages of Hot Rod magazine in a series of stories that found...
Breaking News: M&H Tire Founder Marv Rifchin Dies
Marv Rifchin, the 94 year-old founder of the legendary M&H Tire Company has passed away. Rifchin can basically be credited with perfecting the drag racing slick in the form that we know it today....