Category Archive: BangShift News
Weirdo: The 1969/2010 Camaro SS Concept by Danz Custom
Our friends over at Autoblog unearthed photos of this strange Camaro built by a shop in Wisconsin called Danz Custom. Autoblog totally panned the car. We’re not too hot on the way it looks,...
Abandoned Drag Strip History: Dover Drag Strip in Wingdale, New York, With Video
Dover Drag Strip operated in Wingdale, New York, from 1961-1976, and is now a ghost track with nothing but the return road still in place. The track is still remembered with a web site operated by...
The Forgotten Sports Car Decade, The 1950s
It tends to be forgotten, but the 1950s were hot with traditional sports cars. Little cars from Europe, combined with some interesting domestic models, made for a strong marketplace of cars that...
SoCal BangShifters, Be at the NHRA Museum Cruise and Toy Drive Dec. 2
If you live anywhere in Southern California, it’s totally worth it to come to the NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona on Wednesday night, December 2, from 4 to 8 pm, for the annual Prolong Cruise...
Book Review: Proving Ground – A History of Dodge, Chrysler, and Plymouth Racing by Jim Schild
Chrysler’s true golden age of racing and performance came during the 1960s and early 1970s. This week’s literary selection, Proving Ground: A History of Dodge, Chrysler, and Plymouth...
Video: Ride Along in an 8-Second Super Stock Hemi Dart
BangShift member Stage1Scott tipped us to this amazing video of a Super Stock Hemi Dart running an 8.29, 160 mph record setting pass. The SS/AH cars are the most amazing Super Stocks, and this one is...
Monday Time Killer: Vintage Photos of Dealerships and Manufacturing Plants
There’s no accounting for automotive fascinations. Just when we thought that our tractor love was out there, we found a web site for people who just like Mopar cars built in 1970, only at the...
Carnage Video: Street Race Wreck, Camaro Rolls Over
BangShift member Kyle from 1320Video.com just keeps hooking us up with wild video. This time it’s a street race where a clean and fast ’68 Camaro ends up rolling over at the top end. The...
The Parting Shift: An 11-Second Pass in a 30,000-Mile Hemi GTX
We realize that many of you have checked out for Thanksgiving weekend, but that won’t stop us from posting our now-traditional, week-ending Parting Shift item. This time it’s from...
Video: Parking Brake Fail
This video is direct from FailBlog.org, and it’s pretty much self-explanatory. It might play better as a talkie, but you won’t miss the plot.
Abandoned Drag Strip History: Hot Rod Clubs and Tracks of Virginia
It seems like the awesome vintage drag racing photos and stories are pouring in from all over the place lately. Our latest find is from a web site that’s an online exhibition of the Blue Ridge...
Wreckin’ Rivalries Are Part of the NASCAR Scene
Personal rivalries in racing have been around since the dawn of the sport. NASCAR has a bunch of individual rivalries that, every once in a while, get ugly. That being said, local short track...
New Wrangling in the Jeremy Mayfield Case: Former Lawyer Seeks Almost 400K
Jeremy Mayfield’s former lawyer, Bill Diehl, has filed court paperwork seeking to recoup nearly $400,000 in unpaid legal fees. This must have been something Mayfield saw coming as he just held...
Craigslist Pick: Big Ass Motor with Big Ass Blower
We’ll admit right off the bat that this CraigsList motor for sale is not all that impressive of a horsepower maker. That sounds completely idiotic when we tell you that it makes 1,200...