Donk Snob Is The Internet’s Greatest And Most Curious Ghost Ship – Also, That Is A Crown Vic With A Toilet In The Back
Jan 03, 2015Brian Lohnes9
McTaggart tried to be cute today and pose a donk related question to you, the valued readers of BangShift. Hours after he put that item in our magical blog machine (a 1959 Kelvinator model) I was...
It’s Porsche Vs. GT-R In An Epic Runway Drag Race. Who Will Win? The Audience…Watch This Fail!
Jan 03, 2015Bryan McTaggart11
This has all the makings of a good race. Open runway, a Nissan GT-R on one side and a late-model Porsche 911 on the other. Ok, so it’s not the kind of drag racing we’re all used to, but...
Ebay Find: This Dart-blocked Monte Carlo Is A Hustler, Ready To Go
Jan 03, 2015Bryan McTaggart6
When I typed “pro street” into the search bar, I was expecting fully tubbed-out fairground cruisers with blowers that with a little tweak here and there, could become something heroic. I...
187-Ton Heavy Haul Load Stopped Dead In Its Tracks By Mother Nature, Broken Axles – Heavy Loads Is Hard
Jan 03, 2015Brian Lohnes6
BangShifter Jake Salmonson shot us the link on this pretty neat story that came from the Duluth, Minnesota area and centers around the troubles that a heavy haul team was having with moving a 187-ton...
Guy Drives $75 Dollar Truck To Work For 38 Years, Right Up To The Day He Retires – BangShifty Hero!
Jan 03, 2015Brian Lohnes13
As a 20 something year old kid, Minnesota resident Bob Sportel needed a truck to get to work but he had a pretty tight budget. After seeing an old farmer come to his place of employment in a rusty...
2014 Throwback: The Sleeper Chevy W/T From LS Fest
Jan 03, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
I had forgotten about this ragged-out Chevy 1500 W/T from LS Fest this summer. Peeling paint, bashed-in bed, forgettable aftermarket wheels and no exhaust note to speak of, it looked like just about...
Would You Rather: It’s All About The Altitude For This One, Lowrider Vs. Donk
Jan 03, 2015Bryan McTaggart13
Stance is everything in practically every section of the automotive hobby. But two particular sections take how your car sits and makes it the focal point unlike any other: low riders and hi-risers,...
42-Acre Remains Of Former Marlboro Motor Raceway Up For Lease In Maryland – Full On Ghost Track (Bonus: Historic Video!)
Jan 03, 2015Brian Lohnes6
From 1962 to 1969 the Marlboro Motor Raceway was a premier destination for circle track and road racing enthusiasts on the east coast. Notable performers like Roger Penske got their starts at this...
Is It Wrong To Like This? Check Out A 1957 Chevy Rat Rod Wagon Cruising the Streets And Sounding Really Mean In The Process
Jan 02, 2015Brian Lohnes33
Some of you will undoubtedly blow a gasket when you see this 1957 Chevy rat rod wagon in the video below. You’ll freak out because some real 1957 Chevy steel was cut up and bent and welded and...
This Is The Weirdest 1985 Pontiac Sunbird Ever – S10 Frame, Flip Nose, 350, Rear Wheel Drive!
Jan 02, 2015Brian Lohnes9
Todd Aldridge gets the tipster credit on this one but we’re not sure we should be giving it to him. After all, how did he find it? Was he searching for S10 (normal)? Or was he searching for...
Watch 103 Cars Burnout At Once In Australia – The Aussies Have Taken The Guinness Burnout Record Back As Of Yesterday!
Jan 02, 2015Brian Lohnes6
The Guinness Record for the world’s largest burnout was resting comfortably in American hands until New Year’s Day in Australia when 103 cars at the Street Machine Summernationals 28...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: New Year, New Warranty Claims
Jan 02, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
You would think that within a year’s timeframe, that I would’ve seen it all, right? That nothing could surprise me any more inside the walls of a parts store than what I’d already...
Historically Significant Corvette SR-2 Is For Sale – The Opening Bid Is A Little Steep For Us, But Probably Not For You
Jan 02, 2015Brian Lohnes5
BangShift photo contributor Justin Oney is a man of incredible personal wealth. I didn’t know that until he sent me the link to the eBay auction of the 1956 Corvette SR-2, which is the first...
You Want A Pretty, High-Dollar Corvette? How About The One Of The Three Handbuilt Scaglietti Corvettes?
Jan 02, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
The 1956 SR-2 Corvette…well played, Brian and Justin. It’s very hard to knock a Corvette that had the backing of Zora Arkus-Duntov and Harley Earl…wait a minute. Something sounds...












