Category Archive: MISC, Videos
SEMA 2010 Video: We Tour the Cherry Bomb 1968 Disturbing the Peace Camaro
Nov 05, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on SEMA 2010 Video: We Tour the Cherry Bomb 1968 Disturbing the Peace Camaro
When Cherry Bomb’s Matt Graves told us about the company’s “Disturbing the Peace” Camaro at SEMA 2009 we were cautiously optimistic. Matt told us that there were several...
Killer Video: Cruising in a 650hp, 409 powered, 5-Speed, 1955 Chevy
Nov 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Killer Video: Cruising in a 650hp, 409 powered, 5-Speed, 1955 Chevy
One of the coolest cars owned by a BangShift forum member is the 1955 Chevy owned by our forum freak Monk. This car is equipped with a 650hp 409, and most importantly a 5-gear manual transmission. We...
The Parting Shift: How to Scare Your Wife With a Four Speed
Oct 29, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on The Parting Shift: How to Scare Your Wife With a Four Speed
With Halloween just a couple days away we have the ultimate stick shift fright video. The driver of this blown Mustang decided that he was going to scare his wife and tape it. To say that she...
Cool Promo Video: Jon Lundberg Introduces Project 1320
Oct 28, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Promo Video: Jon Lundberg Introduces Project 1320
Project 1320 is a bold effort to record the entire history of the sport of drag racing in serial documentary form, like Ken Burn’s Jazz or Baseball works. The work is being backed and supported...
Detroit Speed Open House this Weekend: Plus their Chevy II Test Car Video
Oct 27, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Detroit Speed Open House this Weekend: Plus their Chevy II Test Car Video
If you are going to be in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area this weekend, you are going to want to keep your Friday night open for the Detroit Speed Open House and BBQ. Just a hop, skip, and a jump...
Video: Bill Caswell to Build Baja BMW at SEMA, We Help
Oct 25, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Bill Caswell to Build Baja BMW at SEMA, We Help
Our rally pal Bill Caswell, of BMW jumping, crashing, and hooning fame will be at the 2010 SEMA show in the Miller booth. Caswell will be transforming a BMW into a Baja 1000 competition vehicle which...
Video Bonanza: Altered Wheelbase Freaks on the Streets!
Oct 13, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Video Bonanza: Altered Wheelbase Freaks on the Streets!
Altered wheelbase cars are some of the most romanticized in drag racing history. They represent one of the earliest evolutionary stages of what we now know as Funny Cars, and for their short time in...
The Parting Shift: A 1959 Chevy Bel Air Packing 283-cubes and Three on the Tree (w/OD)
Oct 08, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on The Parting Shift: A 1959 Chevy Bel Air Packing 283-cubes and Three on the Tree (w/OD)
This week’s parting shift isn’t violent, exceptionally powerful, or overly complex. Instead it is just plain cool. This video features a very nice 1959 Chevy Bel Air with a 283 Power Pack...
Vintage Chase Footage From the Film That Birthed the Dukes of Hazzard
Oct 06, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Vintage Chase Footage From the Film That Birthed the Dukes of Hazzard
Lots of people don’t know that the Dukes of Hazzard television series was inspired by the 1975 movie Moonrunners. In the movie, two cousins run moonshine for their uncle Jesse, while narrator...
Wind Tunnel Video: Gary and Pam Beineke’s 1971 Superbird at A2
Oct 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Wind Tunnel Video: Gary and Pam Beineke’s 1971 Superbird at A2
Gary and Pam Beineke’s names are no strangers to the electronic pages of BangShift.com. We’ve featured several of their cars, highlighted the amazing work they did on a recent project to...
Wild Video: Helicopter Touch and Go Landings…on Lake Tahoe!
Sep 30, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Wild Video: Helicopter Touch and Go Landings…on Lake Tahoe!
This is some of the craziest footage we have ever seen. It was saptured by tourists visiting Lake Tahoe. A pair of helicopters hover just above the water and then they both actually set down in the...
Cool Shop Tour Video: Be Cool Radiators
Sep 28, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Shop Tour Video: Be Cool Radiators
There have been some very serious advancements made in high performance cooling systems over the last 15 years and many of them can be traced back to the people at Be Cool Incorporated located...
Video Bonanza: Baldwin-Motion Machinery in Action!
Sep 27, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Video Bonanza: Baldwin-Motion Machinery in Action!
As we eluded to in the previous story about the Baldwin-Motion Phase III GT Corvette, the stuff that rolled out of Joel Rosen’s Motion Performance shop was simply beyond compare in the late...
You’re Doing It Wrong Video: How Not To Fire Up a Refurbished Turbine
Sep 23, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on You’re Doing It Wrong Video: How Not To Fire Up a Refurbished Turbine
We’re not qualified to comment on the proper way to start a refurbished turbine engine hanging off the wing of a Boeing 737, but we do know wrong when we see it. For instance, it is wrong to...