Going Down In Flames, Part II: Holden Making One Violent Ute As A Farewell
Aug 08, 2014Bryan McTaggart5
Australia’s auto manufacturing scene is in it’s death rattle phase, and it sucks out loud. Here in America, when a car brand is about to be killed, they suck the fun out of the models...
Caption This! All Not Quite Aboard…The Military Version!
Aug 08, 2014Bryan McTaggart5
A HMMWV and a freight train, a match made in hell. Trust me, I know. Quite often it’s easier for a military unit to ship their vehicles via train to a depot close to a training facility rather...
Car Feature: Bob Johnson’s ’55 Chevy – The 202mph Shoebox!
Aug 08, 2014Chad Reynolds7
(Editor’s note: This car feature on one of our favorite cars we have ever seen on the salt, Bob Johnson’s incredible 1955 Chevy. After this story was written Bob ended up running 202 in...
Copart Cadavers: A Look Into Big Rig Morgues All Over The Country – Incredible Destruction
Aug 08, 2014Brian Lohnes6
We’re sure that you’ve heard of Copart before. The massive network of wrecking yards started by Willis Johnson from very humble beginnings and has grown into a behemoth. Copart was one of...
Ever Thought About Putting A VW Body On A Modified S10 Frame? Stop Thinking And Buy This “Mostly Done” Version
Aug 08, 2014Brian Lohnes11
There are things that even we can’t get our heads around here and that’s mostly because Chad and I have massive heads that are in no way malleable. That being said, there was some...
NHRA Wild Rides Part One Takes A High Definition, Slow Motion Look At Some Of The Craziest Stuff That Has Happened This Year
Aug 08, 2014Brian Lohnes1
In my experience on the NHRA trail during the 2014 season, I have seen some crazy stuff. From the bone-chilling wreck Antron Brown had at Atlanta to the crazy explosions and wrecks out of the pro mod...
The Parting Shift: How to Run 350mph at Bonneville in the Spectre Performance Speedliner
Aug 08, 2014Brian Lohnes1
The Spectre Speedliner turned in some huge numbers at SCTA/BNI Bonneville Speed Week 2010. Company owner and ‘liner driver Amir Rosenbaum does a great job of narrating this multi-angle footage...
Prolong Twilight Cruise Coverage: Another Blast Of Cool SoCal Iron At The NHRA Museum
Aug 08, 2014Brian Lohnes2
Yesterday we brought you the first of two photo galleries from the Prolong Super Lubricants Twilight cruise which is held at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California on the first...
This IROC-Z Is A Turbo Buick Powered Monster In Disguise – The Car Chevy Should Have Built
Aug 08, 2014Brian Lohnes7
This one has really been flying around the internet for the last few days and deservedly so. The car is a nice, clean third generation Camaro of the IROC-Z variety that is packing a hot rodded Buick...
New Product: MSD Performance Launches Line Of Performance Spark Plugs
Aug 08, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on New Product: MSD Performance Launches Line Of Performance Spark Plugs
Consistency is key on racing and it is also key in high performance engines. The folks at MSD know that, hence the reason that the company has designed and brought to market a line of high...
Sleeper Video: Watch The Most Ragged Looking 11-Second Truck In America Waste A Corvette!
Aug 08, 2014Brian Lohnes12
We’ve certainly showed you some ragged looking sleepers here on BangShift over the years but this one may be the best yet. Hell, even though it is slower than the now well known “farm...
Here’s All Of Our Bonneville Speed Week 2013 Photos From The Track, The Pits, And More.
Aug 07, 2014Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Here’s All Of Our Bonneville Speed Week 2013 Photos From The Track, The Pits, And More.
(Editor’s note: To whet your whistle for what’s hopefully coming this weekend and into next week, we’re going to show you all of our 2013 photo coverage from Speed Week. All the...
Prolong Twilight Cruise Coverage: A Beautiful Night At The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
Aug 07, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Prolong Twilight Cruise Coverage: A Beautiful Night At The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
On the first Wednesday of every month Prolong Super Lubricants hosts a Twlight Cruise at the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum. These events have been going on for years and they have becomes a...
2014 NSRA Street Rod Nationals Coverage: Photos From One Of The USA’s Biggest Shows 45th Year
Aug 07, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on 2014 NSRA Street Rod Nationals Coverage: Photos From One Of The USA’s Biggest Shows 45th Year
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This was one of the best events ever in terms of the diversity and quality of cars although the event started off with a bit of bummer. There was a...












