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Chrysler Executive Promoted, Quits
Jul 07, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Chrysler Executive Promoted, Quits
Andreas Schell, a top Chrysler executive and the man who was to oversee the development of the small car program for the company and who also held the title, Chief of Innovation and Pre-Program...
Cruising Van Nuys Blvd: It’s 1977 in San Fernando Valley Again.
Jun 13, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cruising Van Nuys Blvd: It’s 1977 in San Fernando Valley Again.
300 plus muscle cars, street machines, and customs cruised Van Nuys Blvd in San Fernando Valley for the first time in decades, and we were there for all the action. What started as a grassroots...
Whitworth Collection to be Auctioned Off: Dozens of Incredible Cars on the Docket
Jun 10, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Whitworth Collection to be Auctioned Off: Dozens of Incredible Cars on the Docket
This is the big one, quite literally the auction to end all auctions. Jungle Jim’s real Nova Funny Car, several of Ohio George’s race cars, a couple of real General Lees, the 1965 Dodge...
Galpin Auto Sports Teams With the US Air Force on Two Wild Cars
Jun 05, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Galpin Auto Sports Teams With the US Air Force on Two Wild Cars
If you needed proof that hot rodding and the car culture ain’t dead yet amongst the youth of America, the US Air Force contracted Southern California’s Galpin Auto Sports to build them...
Powerhouse Products Unveils New Website, Our Credit Card Trembles
May 29, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Powerhouse Products Unveils New Website, Our Credit Card Trembles
This could probably qualify as a Monday Time Killer here on BangShift.com, but we’ll just drop you the straight noise from Powerhouse themselves. Powerhouse has always been a good place to...
2009 SEMA Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
May 12, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on 2009 SEMA Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
The SEMA Hall of Fame is the Cooperstown of Hot Rodding and the automotive hobby. Every year they induct a small class of new members and recently this year’s class was announced by SEMA. See...
Chet Herbert Dies
Apr 24, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Chet Herbert Dies
Yesterday, speed pioneer Chet Herbert passed away at 81 years old. Confined to a wheelchair after a bout with polio as a child, Herbert was a thinker and not a driver, but his creations in...
Event Coverage: The 5th Annual Jeg’s NHRA SportsNationals
Apr 22, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Event Coverage: The 5th Annual Jeg’s NHRA SportsNationals
The 5th Annual 2009 Jeg’s Pacific SPORTSNationals presented by K&N on April 18-19 in Fontana, California, was hot and fast, and we’re not just talking about the weather. While the...
Monday Time Killer: Remote Control Drag Racing
Apr 20, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Monday Time Killer: Remote Control Drag Racing
Down in the dumps that you don’t have the cashola to build that gnarly drag race machine you’ve always dreamed about? Think you’re going to be stuck running your mom’s minivan...
Plug and Play Injection: New EZ-EFI From FAST
Apr 10, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Plug and Play Injection: New EZ-EFI From FAST
This new “self tuning” efi setup from FAST seems like the ticket for a mild street motor and an owner who’s interested in ditching his carb but isn’t comfortable with tuning a...
Six-Speed Automatic From TCI
Apr 09, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Six-Speed Automatic From TCI
Not sure how this one slid past us, but TCI is offering a six speed automatic transmission based on the GM 4l80E. This is rated to a claimed 850 hp and is intended for everything from street machines...
Events for Jim Deist and Lynn Wineland
Apr 03, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Events for Jim Deist and Lynn Wineland
It’s always a tough thing to swallow when we as a community of hot rodders, racers, and enthusiasts lose people who are instrumental in the history we all hold so dear. This year has already...
Barnstormin’: Why the Martin M4 Pro Mod Bugs Me
Mar 31, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Barnstormin’: Why the Martin M4 Pro Mod Bugs Me
With the IHRA Spring Nationals a few weeks off and the press machine working up to speed to promote the race, I got to thinking about Harold Martin’s M4 Pro Mod. The car made its debut at the...
Comp Cams Acquires Quarter Master Clutches
Mar 26, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Comp Cams Acquires Quarter Master Clutches
Comp Cams continues to build a portfolio of strong brands with the addition of Quarter Master Industries to its corporate docket. Quarter Master builds high-performance clutches and driveline parts...