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Car-Crash Fatalities are Down. Auto-Pilot Cars May Solve That.
Nov 11, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Car-Crash Fatalities are Down. Auto-Pilot Cars May Solve That.
According to a story on MSNBC.com, the NHTSA’s reported 37,261 auto-related deaths last year were the lowest since 1961. Considering how many more cars are on the road now compared to 1961,...
Ebay Find: The World’s Quickest 1960 Chevy Bel Air
Nov 10, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Ebay Find: The World’s Quickest 1960 Chevy Bel Air
Hey! We know this car! This 7-second monster belongs to BangShift.com forum member Mike Casella. He’s been having tons of fun with its big 707ci, nitrous fed Donovan motor for a few years now...
Bangshift Approved: New Parts from Detroit Speed & Engineering
Nov 06, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Bangshift Approved: New Parts from Detroit Speed & Engineering
Detroit Speed & Engineering is a one-stop shop for all your haul-ass American muscle-cornering needs. They build stuff that can launch you into the realm of complete Italian “super...
SEMA 2009 Parts Spotlight: Moroso
Nov 05, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on SEMA 2009 Parts Spotlight: Moroso
Moroso has been a major player in the aftermarket industry for more than four decades. Even after all that time they’re still innovating, inventing, and developing new products to push...
Event Coverage: 2009 SEMA Show Display Car Gallery
Nov 05, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: 2009 SEMA Show Display Car Gallery
Here’s a big gallery of display cars from the 2009 SEMA show. The sheer volume of display cars featuring new parts, crazy paint, and other innovative stuff is mind blowing and we’re just...
Mother Mopar’s Monster 2009 SEMA display
Oct 29, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Mother Mopar’s Monster 2009 SEMA display
Despite their horrific financial conditions, the big three are all coming to SEMA with cool stuff to display. Chrysler is going to showcase several cars and trucks that range from totally bad ass to...
Big Savings on Jesel Valvetrain Components
Oct 27, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Big Savings on Jesel Valvetrain Components
If you’re like us, you wish you had the coin to have a motor that really deserved parts as cool as the stuff you can get from Jesel Valvetrain Innovation. Now maybe you can, because Jesel is...
How the NHRA is Weathering the Financial Storm
Oct 26, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on How the NHRA is Weathering the Financial Storm
We would not exactly be breaking news if we told you that the economy sucked like a dealer lot full of mini-vans. When stuff is rocky like this, the strong, creating, and innovative survive. We came...
Conspiracy Theory: NASCAR Racers Johnson and Knaus Must be Cheating
Oct 22, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Conspiracy Theory: NASCAR Racers Johnson and Knaus Must be Cheating
Cheating in NASCAR has taken on many forms over the years, from subtle to totally blatant, from Junior Johnson’s “banana” Holly Farms Ford modified for better aerodynamics to...
Photo Gallery: Drag Racing Action from Friday at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion
Oct 16, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Photo Gallery: Drag Racing Action from Friday at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion
Nostalgia car shows are great and everything, but one of the best things about the California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Auto Club of Southern California, is that dudes are out there actually...
Rest In Peace: Shaun Carlson
Oct 06, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Rest In Peace: Shaun Carlson
As you may heard already, racer and fabricator Shaun Carlson has passed away. Carlson suffered from a heart condition known as Brugada Syndrome and had recently received a pacemaker to help deal with...
Book Review: Merchants of Speed by Paul D. Smith
Oct 06, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Book Review: Merchants of Speed by Paul D. Smith
When we open the BangShift.com Gearhead University, this book, Merchants of Speed by Paul D. Smith, will be first semester required reading. It is an awesome look back at the anchor companies of the...
Video: Larry Larson’s 204-MPH Pass at Drag Week 2009
Sep 19, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: Larry Larson’s 204-MPH Pass at Drag Week 2009
Larry Larson’s 1966 Chevy Nova with twin-turbo power from Mike Moran is legendary right now. Not only did the car earn the 2008 title of Fastest Street Car in America from Hot Rod magazine, but...
Mike Crow Wins Small Block Naturally Aspirated Class at Drag Week; See the Video
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Mike Crow Wins Small Block Naturally Aspirated Class at Drag Week; See the Video
Would you believe a naturally aspirated small-block car could drive 1,200 miles to five drag strips in five days and run 10.50s and .60s every day? It’s also a stick car. The winner of Small...