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Speed Industry Icon Harvey Crane Passes At Age 81 – Innovator, Inventor, And Cam Genius
Harvey Crane Jr. passed away last Friday at the age of 81. In 1953 Crane founded his company called Crane Engineering with the sole purpose of increasing the performance and efficiency of internal...
Ebay Find: The Ultimate Daily Driver 1968 Nova. Grandma Perfect With A Twist
When I say perfect, I mean it. I would drive this Nova, as is, until the fenders fell off of it. Sure a set of Baer brakes, some Ridetech goodies, and a set of Rocket Racing Wheels would make it even...
BangShift Exclusive: Never Before Published Photos Of The Bill Thomas FIA Fast Back Novas!
(Photos from the Steve Magnante archive) – Our recent feature of Kelvin Cannon’s home-built replica of an ultra rare Bill Thomas “fastback” Nova had lots of people talking and...
Rare Clone: A Perfect Recreation Of Drag Racing’s Ultimate Misfit Nova
While rolling around the pits during the 2012 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green last summer something strange caught my eye. It actually caught my entire body as I executed a full...
MSD’s Atomic EFI LS System Wins Innovation Award At The 2013 Hot Rod And Restoration Trade Show
The news is certainly out about MSD’s cool Atomic LS EFI system that removed lots of headaches and wiring from the job of swapping an LS engine into whatever application you can dream up. Since...
Watch A Nova Fly Through And Then Off The Course At Last Weekend’s Run To The Coast Four!
Last weekend at the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in California the American Street Car Series held their Run To The Coast 4 event. This is one of the premier pro touring gatherings in the...
Video: Watch A Clean Little Canadian Nova Carry A Massive Wheelstand Out Like A Boss!
Yesterday we showed you a big old Plymouth carrying the front end like none other at a drag strip in Dakota. Today it is a Nova performing the same act but this time it happens in Manitoba, Canada....
Craigslist Find: A Horrendous Nova “Shortie” Convertible
Not that there is any such thing as a “good” shortie style car, but for some reason we hate this one more than most, probably because we had the hots so badly for the L79 barn find car we...
eBay Find (That You Can’t Buy): A Perfectly Patina’d and Well Used 1966 L79 Nova – Factory Built Non-SS Sleeper!
This is the first time we have ever run an eBay Find on BangShift after the auction closed up, but gee whiz this car is worth it. Sold for the princely sum of $35,100, this 1966 Nova, which is a...
BangShift Garage Spotlight: A Bitchin Blue Big Block 1969 Nova Super Sport We Wish We Had
It’s BangShift Garage Spotlight time, and this week we chose my69rat and his amazing big-block, 4-speed, 1969 Nova SS. He’s kind of a lurker on the BangShift.com forums, but that...
Question of the Day: What is the Worst Automotive Innovation Ever?
We live in an age where cars are packed with some incredible technology. From anti-lock brakes to active cruise control that will automatically slow your car with traffic, to cars that can literally...
Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins, One of Drag Racing’s Greatest Drivers and Innovators Passes at 81
The man who was on the vanguard of stock/super stock, and Pro Stock drag racing from the inception of the class to the modern race cars of today has passed away. Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins...
Freightliner Unveils Revolution Innovation Truck at Mid-America Truck Show – Cool or Ugly?
The Mid America Truck Show is like SEMA for the trucking industry. It is a massive show where all the companies that makes trucks, engines, components, and accessories for working trucks congregate....