Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
Show Gallery: Vintage Torque Fest 2013 – Traditional Rods and Kustoms Galore!
May 24, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Show Gallery: Vintage Torque Fest 2013 – Traditional Rods and Kustoms Galore!
(Photos by Dom Damato/DRD Photography) – Earlier this month, our man Dom Damato attended the 2013 version of the Vintage Torque Fest. This show is a celebration of the traditional end of the...
Friday Excuse To Go Home Early And Drink: Ford Kills All Manufacturing In Australia Including Falcon – 2016 Is Zero Hour
May 24, 2013Brian Lohnes11
(Editor’s note: For those of you long time BS readers, you know that when the blog first started way back in 2008 we used to have an item every Friday called, “The Friday Excuse To Go...
Wrecking Yard Wreckage Video: Hot Rod Goes Behind The Scenes At An LA ‘Yard – Awesome Old Cars And A Volvo Being Ripped To Shreds!
May 24, 2013Brian Lohnes7
I don’t know how I missed this one but I did. Elana Scherr from Hot Rod visited Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking which is in Los Angeles and got the whole tour and a look at the process cars go...
Gallery: More Killer Photos Goodguys Nashville – Deuces, Shoebox Chevys, Autocross Action, More!
May 24, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Gallery: More Killer Photos Goodguys Nashville – Deuces, Shoebox Chevys, Autocross Action, More!
(Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – It was way cool hanging out with Tommy Lee Byrd on Friday afternoon and evening at the 2013 Goodguys Nashville Nationals. He had come out from his home base in the...
Criagslist Find: A 1976 GMC Van That Is Beyond Description And In Need Of BA Baracus’s Attention
May 24, 2013Brian Lohnes13
Sadly, only one photo of this in-progress 1976 GMC van exists, but that photo tells us a lot. It tells us that the van has been chopped nine-inches, the rear portion of the roof has been replaced...
Wreckage Video: Watch Aussie Drag Racer Gary Phillips Smash Both Walls At Sydney Dragway With His Brand New Lucas Oil Top Doorslammer
May 24, 2013Brian Lohnes3
Aussie drag racer Gary Phillips had a violent ride recently when he let the clutch out of his virtually new Camaro Top Doorslammer machine at Sydney Dragway. As you’ll see in the video Phillips...
Free LIVE Show Tonight: PowerShift LIVE With Chad And Brian Starts at 6 pst/ 9 set!
May 23, 2013Chad Reynolds1
It’s Thursday boys and girls and that means PowerShift is on! Last week we couldn’t have the show because our south of the border internet connection wasn’t fast enough, but this...
Spy Photos: Michael Biehle’s Long Awaited Mustang Finally Makes First Hits!
May 23, 2013Chad Reynolds1
After much speculation and lots of waiting, we are proud to present Michael Biehle’s “new” Pro Mod/Pro Extreme Mustang. This car has been the topic of many internet smack talk...
Sign Up Now: The Comp Cams Engine Builder Duel Is Returning To Power Tour!
May 23, 2013Chad Reynolds1
The Comp Cams Engine Builder Duel is an awesome competition that pits engine builder against engine builder in a battle to see who can build and start a small block Chevy the quickest. It’s a...
Weirdo Find: A Norwegian Built 1978 Olds Delta 88 Diesel Camper – Would You Drive It?
May 23, 2013Brian Lohnes12
Our man in Norway Arild Guldbrandsen sent us the link to this car which appears to be for sale on a Norwegian classifieds site. Listed for 49,000 Kroner, it would be a bill of just over $8,400 US...
Race Coverage: El Mirage SCTA Dry Lake Land Speed Racing – Warmups For Bonneville
May 23, 2013Chad Reynolds4
Regardless of the media hype, real land speed racers will tell you that El Mirage records are much harder to get than a Bonneville record on the salt. The dirt, the lack of traction, the dust, the...
Show Gallery: The 2013 Goodguys Nashville Nationals – Rods, Muscle, Trucks, Rain and More!
May 23, 2013Brian Lohnes2
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – We love Goodguys events, mainly because they’re not your typical car show. It’s much more than that, and it actually involves beating on your car,...
Celebrity Car Death Match: Rubber Duck’s 1977 Mack From Convoy VS The Blue Mule 1974 Ford From White Line Fever!
May 23, 2013Brian Lohnes25
Yesterday it was a face off between iconic cars and drivers with Steve McQueen and James Bond doing battle with their Mustang and Aston Martin respectively. Both the characters and the cars will...
Celebrity Car Death Match: Steve McQueen’s Bullitt Mustang VS James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5!
May 22, 2013Brian Lohnes33
Yesterday two cool Jeep trucks battled it out but today we have literal cinematic titans attacking one another. Today is the ultra classic British cool versus American bad ass cool. But before we get...