This Twin Engine Tiburon Is A 10-Second Drag Machine And A Tire Killer Like None Other
Mar 01, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on This Twin Engine Tiburon Is A 10-Second Drag Machine And A Tire Killer Like None Other
When we ran the feature on Turbo Dynamics’ twin-engined and turbocharged Pontiac Grand Prix GTP, we knew that there had to be more twin-engined freaks that would come out of the woodwork, and we...
Looks Can Be Deceiving! This Craigslist 1978 Pinto Wagon Project Looks Like A Mess But Is It Hiding Something Cool?
Mar 01, 2015Brian Lohnes6
Looks can be deceiving. When Ron Ward sent me the link for this 1978 Pinto wagon, I saw baby-blue, primer, some bodywork that was best described as “cringeworthy” and wheels I wouldn’t put on a...
Video: How To Scare The Hell Out Of Your Girlfriend At A Diesel Dyno Day With A Well Placed Waste Gate
Mar 01, 2015Brian Lohnes1
Here’s a little dyno related humor to kick off your Thursday morning. While Chad and I are both on the way to LS Fest in Bowling Green, Kentucky there are cool motorsports and gearhead events...
New Parts: Hedman Debuts MID-LENGTH HEADERS FOR C10 & C20 PICKUPS
Mar 01, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on New Parts: Hedman Debuts MID-LENGTH HEADERS FOR C10 & C20 PICKUPS
Chevrolet trucks from the late 1960s through the late 1980s are one of the great shared platforms in hot rodding. These trucks were built by the millions and car still be had for cheap. They are...
This 1983 Cadillac Fleetwood Flower Car Is Begging To Be Made Into A Hot Rod – How Would You Build It?
Mar 01, 2015Brian Lohnes8
Nothing freaks out the neighbors quite like parking a car normally used for a funeral in the driveway, does it? Even if it isn’t the car that actually carried the body, just knowing that your daily...
Watch This Wheelstanding Smart Car Run 12s And Lay Waste To Mustangs – Hilarity On The Strip!
Mar 01, 2015Brian Lohnes5
Smart Cars have been featured many times on these pages. Usually held up to ridicule, as well they should be. We’ve operated shopping carts that were more exciting than a Smart Car. If you read...
Watch 1979 NHRA Top Fuel Champ Rob Bruins And His Wife Get Stopped And Held At Gunpoint By Police Because Of A Typo
Mar 01, 2015Brian Lohnes29
And the hits just keep on coming for highway patrol officers these days. This time we’re on the highway in Las Vegas, Nevada and we’re watching 1979 NHRA Top Fuel champion Rob Bruins and...
Hyundai Completes New Crane Vessel Capable Of Lifting 20,000,000 lbs….On The Water….By Itself – The Hyundai 10,000
Mar 01, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Hyundai Completes New Crane Vessel Capable Of Lifting 20,000,000 lbs….On The Water….By Itself – The Hyundai 10,000
This is flipping nuts. Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed the construction on a piece of equipment called the Hyundai 10,000 which is a 10,000 ton capacity heavy lift vessel that will be used...
Duck And Cover Video: This Snow Blasting Train Won’t Be Stopped And The Camera Man Gets BLASTED!
Mar 01, 2015Brian Lohnes3
(By Jason Mazzotta) – There have been plenty of snow blowers and plows at work over the recent months to help clear the railroad tracks in order to move the passengers to their destinations....
Scrapple! Your Guide To Automotive News That Will Make You Question Your Will To Live
Mar 01, 2015Brian Lohnes1
It is Sunday and that means we are legally obligated to give you a dose of automotive news that you may not care about, may strongly dislike, or may actually cause to you to angrily curse your...
Wild Carnage Video: This Is A Mud Drag Racing Wreck So Violent You’ll Be Sore From Watching The Video
Mar 01, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Wild Carnage Video: This Is A Mud Drag Racing Wreck So Violent You’ll Be Sore From Watching The Video
(By Jason Mazzotta) – Accidents are a part of racing, but there are always crashes that happen and really put everything into perspective. This is one of them. At a mud race in Transfer,...
Photo Blast: NHRA Sportsman Action From Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park In Phoenix
Feb 28, 2015Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – If there is one thing that I love more than all else at the NHRA national events I go to, it is the sportsman racing categories. Last weekend at Wild...
Big 3 Swap Meet 2015: Cool And Interesting Cars – Lots of BangShift Approved Stuff In Here!
Feb 28, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Big 3 Swap Meet 2015: Cool And Interesting Cars – Lots of BangShift Approved Stuff In Here!
So we have been taking you through the huge and historically awesome Big 3 Swap Meet in San Diego the last few days. To this point we have just showed you cool trucks from the event but as you well...
Pro Street Lawn Mower! Want To Buy This One Off, Homebuilt Creation? Video, Photos, and Info Here –
Feb 28, 2015Brian Lohnes1
This is one of those things that you immediately laugh at but the more time you actually spend studying the machine the more you appreciate all the work that went into it. This is not a couple of...












