Category Archive: BangShift News, OTHER
‘Scuse Me While I Whip This Out: Tesla Set To Unveil The “D”
Elon Musk, the CEO at Tesla, has one hell of a sense of humor when it comes to naming his products. The Roadster was kind of safe, but then you got the Model S (sedan), with the proposed “Model...
2014 Rodders Journal Revival: Fat Fender Hot Rods From The Show – Style And Class Aplenty
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’ve been concentrating on earlier hot rods from the 2014 Rodders Journal Revival show so today we’re moving the needle towards “newer” stuff...
Not Patient Enough For The Shelby GT350? Hennessey Has The Solution For You!
It seems that half of what I’ve written this year has the word “Hellcat” in it somewhere, and for good reason: Dodge did exactly what enthusiasts have been begging manufacturers to...
Two New Members To The Under 3-Second 0-60 Club: Charger Hellcat And Corvette Z06
Under three seconds to 0-60mph. That isn’t accelerating, that’s the rough equivalent of a higher being flicking the car you just so happen to be sitting in with his finger. That’s...
Willys, Gassers, Muscle Cars, And More From The NHRA Motorsports Museum Prolong Twilight Cruise
We hit the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum Prolong Twilight Cruise last night and got to see a bunch of cool hot rods and muscle cars, plus more Willys than we had seen in forever! Darr Hawthorne...
Lunati Releases Part Two Of The Bootlegger Series Of Films — Who Is This Guy And What Is He Up To?
Ok, we’re hooked now. The first installment of the Lunati Bootlegger camshaft series of films introduced us to the protagonist of the story who is a mysterious guy with a mean looking 1955...
Tune In Tonight On GAC To Watch Flippin’ RVs. Tonight’s Trailers Rule!
If you haven’t seen GAC’s new Flippin’ RVs series, you are missing out! It’s awesome, and will make every hot rodder want a vintage trailer to go with his or her cool cars....
Ray Lambrecht Dead – Man Who Owned The Nebraska Time Capsule Chevrolet Dealership Has Passed At Age 96
Some sad news today as we’ve learned of the passing of Ray Lambrecht, the man who spent most of his 96 years operating a small Nebraska Chevrolet dealership that had his name hanging above the...
Rodders Journal Revival 2014: 1932/1933/1934 Ford – Our Second And Final Blast Of These Iconic Henrys
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we smashed you in your eye holes with a great gallery of vintage Fords from the Rodders Journal Revival 2014 at Pimlico race track as shot by Joe Grippo....
New England Shakeup Coverage – A Huge Party With Killer Tunes And Cars!
(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – The New England Shakeup is a pretty unique event in this part of the world because it is a huge, multi-day, multi-faceted affair that is way more than just a car...
Stolen Jaguar XK-E Recovered And Returned To Owner 46 Years Later
It was September 1967, the place was New York. Ivan Schneider bought himself a Jaguar XK-E roadster, a white one. It was the first luxury car he purchased. In his eyes, it was the prettiest one he...
Rough Start: Saving This Suicide-Door Continental From Maryland Sounds Reasonable
Maryland has shown that there is little appreciation for car culture-just ask anyone who attended the H2O International Festival. It’s sad to see the way that the police have taken to dealing...
Cadillac’s de Nysschen Blasts Back At Critics In A Scathing Letter: “Don’t Mess With Me.”
Johan de Nysschen isn’t the least bit amused with the vitriol coming out lately regarding the two largest decisions he’s made recently as the two-month-old CEO of Cadillac: the naming of...
Event Gallery: More Pictures From The Somerset Cruise-In
The cars kept pouring into downtown Somerset from every entrance. With music playing and the smell of the food hanging with the race fuel in the air, the crowds milled around, taking a good look at...