Category Archive: 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races
Nostalgia Funny Car Testing Photos From Famoso: Stone, Woods, and Cook Plus More
Zane McNary and the Stone, Woods, and Cook Team were up at Famoso this past weekend for an open test and tune session in their Dark Horse II Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car. They weren’t the only...
Drag Gallery: The First Annual Nostalgia Drag Race At Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Bangshift contributor, Tommy Lee Byrd is at it again, with another gallery of photos—this time from the first annual Nostalgia Drag Race at Brainerd...
Celebrity Car Death Match: The A-Team Van VS The Fall Guy Truck! (W/video!)
By now you know all about Celebrity Car Death Match, our on going series that places two famous cars or trucks into the ring against each other and a winner is chosen based on your comments below the...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Turn The Page” Bob Seger (1973) and Metallica (1998)
Bob Seger rules. I’ve been a fan since I was a kid, have seen him live, and applauded when Chevrolet decided to use his song for their ad campaigns. And anyone that ever saw Tom Cruise lip sync...
Guess What’s Wrong: What Is Wrong With This Mustang? Tell Us For Fame And Glory
We hit the Pomona Swap Meet yesterday and, as usual, saw some weird stuff. A van with a whacky body lift that was like 30 inches tall, and other strange stuff, along with tons of cool cars and parts....
Shop Tour: Murpho’s Hot Rod and Customs – Austin, Texas
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re finally at the end of Wickam’s amazing 2013 Lonestar Round Up photo coverage with this great shop tour gallery at Murpho’s Hot Rods and...
Question of the Day: Is it OK to Spec a new Camaro or Mustang With a V6?
We recently read some stats that suggested half of new Mustangs and Camaros sold leave the lot equipped with a V6. The V6 motors that Chevy and Ford are offering in the cars are certainly stout for...
Wreckage Video: Watch A Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series Vessel Crash And Violently Disintegrate At Firebird Raceway
Call me names if you want but drag boat racing terrifies me. I’d sooner sit in the co-driver seat of a World Rally Car hurtling through the Finnish woods than I would strap myself into a high...
Cruise Gallery: Cruising South Congress St In Austin, Texas During The Lonestar Round Up
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – The hits from Austin just keep on coming from the camera of Charles Wickam! While he was at the Lonestar Round Up, Charles and his buddies headed on over to the...
Craigslist Find: A 1957 Chevy Kit Car Based Off Of A Fourth Generation Camaro?!
We owe BangShifter Brandon Jones a thank you for the tip off to this creation that he found on the Olive Branch, Mississippi Craigslist. Our lives were probably better before we knew that there was...
Celebrity Car Death Match: Tow Truck Battle! 1973 Ford F-350 Wrecker VS 1951 Dodge M-37 Wrecker (w/video!)
We’re going to be running a series of items over the coming days and weeks called “Celebrity Car Death Match” where we’ll pit two iconic cars, trucks, motorcycles, or other vehicles against...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Rhythm From A Red Car – Hardline (1992)
Remember Hardline? Chances are you don’t unless you were into the LA hard rock scene in the early 1990s when they were the hottest product on the market. The band has put out a few albums over...
Video: StangKilr 1200+ Horsepower 2010 Camaro On The Street Racing All Comers
We’ve all seen a lot of really fast 5th Gen Camaros, but when you start talking about big power like this, it’s a whole other world. The StangKilr Camaro has enough turbo for 1500+...
Video: Big Burnout…On A Trailer! Yes, Smoking The Tires, While On A Trailer
We’ve seen just about every kind of burnout imaginable. We have done most of them ourselves! But this one made us shake our heads. Unfortunately the car doing the burnout is front wheel drive,...