Fun Ford Weekend Maple Grove 2014: The Blue Oval Brigade Turned Out In Force!
Sep 23, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Fun Ford Weekend Maple Grove 2014: The Blue Oval Brigade Turned Out In Force!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – If it is the late summer/early fall in Pennsylvania than you know it is time for two things. Apple picking and Fun Ford Weekend. As it turns out, Joe Grippo sent us...
Trick Flow Releases New PowerPort 365 Cylinder Heads For Big Block Chevy Engines – Big Heads For Big Cube Engines
Sep 23, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Trick Flow Releases New PowerPort 365 Cylinder Heads For Big Block Chevy Engines – Big Heads For Big Cube Engines
Part of being a gearhead, at least for me anyway is sometimes admiring stuff that I will probably never personally need and then basically worshipping the guys who actually do need and use it . These...
You Decide, Legitimate or Vaporware? The Shelby Maverick
Sep 23, 2014Bryan McTaggart9
This Maverick might be the most undocumented, unknown muscle car in existence. In fact, it’s actual existence is entirely questionable and speculative. Shelby de Mexico existed, this is known....
Watching This Massive 1990s, 4×4 , Crew Cab Ford Dually Run 13s At Lebanon Valley Will Make You Smile
Sep 23, 2014Brian Lohnes7
Fun fact to know and share: I announced my first drag races at Lebanon Valley Dragway in New York where this video was shot. After trying my hand at SCCA road race announcing and getting enough...
We Want It: This Weathered Impala SS Is Sleeper Perfection!
Sep 23, 2014Bryan McTaggart7
Our buddy Jeff Lee was either trolling us or was just showing off sending us pictures for this particular Impala SS. The first picture showed the big black Chevy sitting in the driveway looking like...
Want An Air Cooled Camper Van That Isn’t A VW? How About This Insanely Rare Dormobile Corvair Conversion?
Sep 23, 2014Brian Lohnes1
We know that tons of you out there love old campers and motorhomes. We also know that lots of you like freaky stuff and this 1963 Corvair van fits the bill on both accounts. For starters it is a...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: And Keep Your Attitude To Yourself
Sep 23, 2014Bryan McTaggart18
I don’t care who you are in this world…a little humility goes a long way. It’s fine to be wrong on occasion-we’re only human, after all-but after reading this particular post...
Last Photo Blast: Holley LS Fest 2014, Racing Galore and Show Cars
Sep 23, 2014Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Last Photo Blast: Holley LS Fest 2014, Racing Galore and Show Cars
Day two of the Holley LS Fest 2014 saw heated competition on both the drag strip and the autocross course all day. LSX True Street, LSX Rumble, COPO Camaros, 5th Gen Camaros and C7 Camaros slugged it...
Random Car Spotlight: Sunbeam Tiger
Sep 23, 2014Bryan McTaggart7
If I use the words “British body, American powertrain”, what car comes to mind? AC Cobra? Roadkill‘s Draguar? The Cobra is, of course, the most obvious answer, since Carroll Shelby...
eBay Find: Hurry up and bid on this AWESOME Rockford Files diorama
Sep 22, 2014Brian Lohnes2
Our man Craig Fitzgerald over at BestRide.com found this super-cool diorama, depicting Jim Rockford’s sweet mobile home, parked at Cove Road in Malibu. Not only does it include the trailer,...
Ramp Truck Battle! Would You Buy This Sweet 1963 Ford Cab Over Or This Equally As Sweet 1966 GMC? State Your Case!
Sep 22, 2014Brian Lohnes22
This will likely turn into the Hatfields and McCoys right quick. I went out and found two of the coolest ramp trucks I have ever put on BangShift and I am sticking them both in the same blog item and...
Justin Oney’s Drag Week 2014 Photo Journal – Day Three – Big Drama At Thunder Valley Raceway Park
Sep 22, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Justin Oney’s Drag Week 2014 Photo Journal – Day Three – Big Drama At Thunder Valley Raceway Park
(Photos by Justin Oney) – Thunder Valley Raceway Park was the scene of a pivotal third day of Drag Week 2014. There was hot and heavy racing in every category, there were roughly 1,500 fans...
Leno’s Garage Looks At Five Of The Greatest Highway Patrol Cars Of All Time – Which One Is Tops?
Sep 22, 2014Brian Lohnes6
Hot rodders have always had an odd respect for highway patrol cars. We means to say that “cop cars” have an aura about them that to some level actually extends well beyond what they are...
Holley Introduces Dual Plane LS Intake Manifolds – Great Low End Torque And Plenty Of Carb/TBI Options
Sep 22, 2014Brian Lohnes3
While many people are performing LS swaps using the factory style fuel injection systems they come with, there’s a large contingent of swappers using LS engines in drag cars, trucks, street...












