Category Archive: BangShift News
Here Comes the Fail: Clunkers Sales on the Wane Just as Companies Ramp Up Production
Just like it is scripted, the Cash for Clunkers fraud is about to expose itself in the most public of ways. As triumphant announcements hit the wires from around the auto-manufacturing globe, other...
GM Says FARVAL To Saab
Farval means goodbye in Swedish (or so the online translator told us). We’d like to say that GM sold Saab, but it didn’t: Saab was literally given away. Well, technically it hasn’t...
Video: This Kid Can Out-Drive Your Kid
Power Wheels rule. As kids we actually had one that was a miniature version of the classic Big Foot monster truck. We probably racked up a thousand miles on ours, hauling rocks and junk across our...
Site of the Week: Enginehistory.org
Aircraft engines are bitchin’. They’ve had a place in hot rodding since the beginning with guys like the Arfons brothers and Jim Lytle using piston mills in their race cars. Later,...
Jeremy Mayfield’s Wife Takes Out Restraining Order Against Step Mom-in law
Just when the previously hot burning embers of the Jeremy Mayfield saga were cooling into ash, someone threw a bucket of nitro on the fire and we’re right back at it full steam ahead. As we...
Former Drag Strip Site now Home to Volt Battery Production
Irony. That’s what we’d call a situation where one of the most hallowed pieces of ground in the muscle car development years of Detroit has now become the site of battery production for...
Pinstriping Ain’t Dead; Aging Gracefully
As dudes who cannot color within the lines, we’re fascinated by pinstriping. The art has had its share of wonderfully colorful characters. Obviously Von Dutch is among the most revered, but...
Great Rant: Jalopnik’s Ben Wojdyla’s Take on His First Bonneville Experience
We’re pretty proud of the job Chad did at Bonneville last week. We’d even go as far as to say we had the best freaking coverage anywhere on the internet. Plainly put, Chad rocked it hard...
Historic Shelby Daytona Fetches $7.25 Million at Auction
We knew this car was going to bring some large cake, but honestly, with the economy in shambles and even rich guys feeling the pinch, we were not expecting a record. We were wrong. This is the most...
Video: Nelson Supercars Builds a Crazy, 1,750hp Thing-a-ma-jig
Tom Nelson is a name we’re sure you know. He’s the California engine and supercar builder who has had his hands in a bunch of high profile projects. His latest creation is a wild Chevy...
The Camaro is Huge in Japan; Whole Japanese Inventory is Sold Out
First off, we’ll admit that the headline was designed to catch your attention. While it’s true that Edmunds.com is reporting that the entire stock of 2010 Camaros destined for Japan is...
When Step-Moms Attack: Lisa Mayfield Charged With Assault and Trespassing
Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, the Jeremy Mayfield situation ‘splodes once again. Lisa Mayfield, the stepmom that Jeremy has publicly called a “whore” and who he...
Drag Week Plus eBay = Brilliant Idea?
Eddie Miller is one of the great characters of Hot Rod’s Drag Week. He’s a dude with a hella fast hot rod and jaw to match. Eddie has never been shy about stating his position on how his...
Canadian Cop Charged With “Street Racing”
We were grabbed by this headline, too, as we suspected the worst. We thought we were going to be reading about a cop taking on all comers in a hot rodded Crown Vic or Hemi powered Charger. Instead we...