Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift Question Of The Day??
BangShift Question of the Day: Do You Name Your Projects?
Jun 25, 2013Brian Lohnes18
Naming projects has been a hallmark of hot rodding since the beginning. Magazines, websites, and other media outlets have made it common practice. From the Project X, to the Bad Seed, to The F Bomb,...
BangShift Quuestion Of The Day: Ever Had A Car or Truck Catch On Fire?
Jun 24, 2013Brian Lohnes16
Car fires are scary things, no matter the level of flame height. After the last item with the blazing Firebird, I got to thinking about car fires and any of the stuff that I have owned that pulled...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Coolest Form Of Amateur Racing?
Jun 21, 2013Brian Lohnes7
As I will be fully immersed in sportsman drag racing this weekend at the 2013 NHRA New England Nationals, I’ve been thinking about amateur racing and all of its different forms. From the dirt...
Question of the Day: What Track in What Country Would You Most Like to Visit For a Race?
Jun 20, 2013Chad Reynolds13
Last year’s Optima Batteries Face Off at Road America was a killer event and I am headed back this year for the 2013 version, at a track that is considered to be one of the most famed in road...
BangShift Question Of The Day: When You Think Roadster, Which One Of These Pops Into Your Head?
Jun 18, 2013Chad Reynolds16
When you ask most guys what their dream Roadster would be, they tend to rattle off some early to mid 30’s Ford that does or does not have fenders, hood, Flatty, steelies, etc. It seems that...
Would You Drive It? A Chevy Van That We Give A Resounding “YES YES YES!”
Jun 17, 2013Chad Reynolds19
You never know what you are going to find at Beech Bend Raceway when it’s time for the National Hot Rod Reunion. Everything from hot rods, customs, trick golf carts, drag cars, and more are all...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Engine Do You Secretly Want, But Wouldn’t Tell Your Buddies About?
Jun 17, 2013Chad Reynolds26
After spending the weekend watching cool Nostalgia Drag Cars running down the famed 1320 at Beech Bend Raceway, and talking about Olds Powered Slingshot Dragsters, Gassers, Boats, and More, it became...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Body Style Gasser?
Jun 12, 2013Chad Reynolds30
With our friends the Geezer Gassers once again showing the world a good time at this weekend’s Holley National Hot Rod Reunion, it got us thinking. What body style gasser would we build if we...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Modern Professional Race Car Is The Most Impressive For What It Does?
Jun 11, 2013Brian Lohnes14
There are lots of annoying arguments people get into about cars and racing. Between which racers are the most talented to which cars are the coolest, people will go around in circles for hours over...
BangShift Question of the Day: What was your first car?
Jun 10, 2013Brian Lohnes43
At Wilmington this past weekend, there was a 17-year old racer who managed to run 200mph under the guidance of his dad, who is an experienced land speed competitor. The kid kid a great job, followed...
BangShift Question Of The Day: How Important To You Is Using Technology In Your Hot Rod?
Jun 07, 2013Brian Lohnes22
After watching the video of the old school gassers getting after it on the eighth mile, it got me to thinking about the use of modern technology in hot rods. Some guys hate it all and won’t...
Would You Drive It? A 1972 Toyota Corolla Road Race Machine We Found On Ebay
Jun 06, 2013Chad Reynolds6
We dig old iron. Even the import stuff like this little 1972 Corolla, although we could live without what appears to be a miniature Chevy Monte Carlo front end on the thing. We even have video of...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Four Speed, Five Speed, or Six Speed?
Jun 06, 2013Brian Lohnes23
Like we always say around here, today’s aftermarket provides a nearly limitless sea of options for hot rodders and BangShifters to swim in when building their cars and trucks. We’re truly...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Is More Annoying? Trailer Etiquette And Skills Discussed!
Jun 05, 2013Chad Reynolds13
So this week, BangShift.com’s West Coast headquarters have been mobile. We decided to take an extended trip back home from the Pleasanton Goodguys show and have been traveling through some of...





