Watch ALL The Fire Burnouts From The Dragstalgia Event At Santa Pod Last Weekend – Some Of These Are Insane
Jul 16, 2014Brian Lohnes6
The other day we showed you and up close and personal view of a fire burnout from Santa Pod’s Dragstalgia last weekend. As it turns out, they had a bunch of guys lined up who did a series of...
This Retro-Awesome Look Back At The 1993 Super Chevy Show In Atlanta Is All About Pro Street, Pro Mods, And Total 1990s-ness
Jul 16, 2014Brian Lohnes4
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The theme here is it was seriously HOT. Much of the pit area at Atlanta Dragway is paved. The bleachers in 1993 were aluminum. It was a bit hazy (read as...
Retaliation: Ford Caught Testing Hot Mustang at Nurburgring: Is This The Replacement For The GT500?
Jul 16, 2014Bryan McTaggart7
Anyone who has been paying attention to the horsepower war lately has been waiting for return fire after Dodge unleashed the Challenger Hellcat on the masses. While Ralph Gilles has been doing...
Ride Along INSIDE The Cockpit Of Challenger II At 317 MPH With Danny Thompson – Super Informative Video
Jul 16, 2014Brian Lohnes5
There are cool Bonneville videos and then there are COOL BONNEVILLE VIDEOS. This one falls into the second category because along with the fact that we get to ride with Danny Thompson on the salt,...
Stolen Tillamook Vans Recovered-How Desperate Do You Have To Be To Steal Something Called A “Baby Loaf Bus”?!
Jul 16, 2014Bryan McTaggart5
Manteca, California police recovered three Volkswagen Microbuses owned by Tillamook County Creamery Association from a self-storage locker on July 14, 2014. The buses, which were part of a marketing...
Would You Rather, The Seventies Edition! Which Land Barge Would You Choose?
Jul 16, 2014Bryan McTaggart29
There’s a lot to not like about the Seventies as a car guy. Most of the performance cars got killed off entirely. The Camaro lost the Z28 option for “Rally Sport”, GM code for...
CraigsList Find: This Caprice Wagon is made awesome through the magic of the EXCLAMATION POINT!
Jul 16, 2014Craig Fitzgerald1
I like B-Body wagons. I have one in my driveway myself, in the Roadmaster Estate trim, so I’m always combing the MyList (heh. See what I did there?) to find less rusty examples I may be...
Cone Carving And Asphalt Melting Autocross Action From Goodguys Columbus 2014 – Killer Photos
Jul 16, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Cone Carving And Asphalt Melting Autocross Action From Goodguys Columbus 2014 – Killer Photos
(Photos by Suzy Bauter) – Every year, the autocross at the Goodguys Columbus Nationals is a literal barn burner. This particular event is ratcheted up like 20 notches because it is where the...
All Hail The Greatest Go Kart Parker Who Has Ever Lived – This Guy Is AWESOME
Jul 16, 2014Brian Lohnes2
At every job we have ever worked at, we have developed certain “skill sets” and by that, we mean ways to keep ourselves entertained while the boss was not around. Whether it was...
Ebay Find: This Sweet ’55 Chevy 3100 Is Actually A Mercedes ML320
Jul 15, 2014Dave Nutting12
Here at BangShift, we love all sorts of vehicles and just-crazy-enough-to-work ideas. Variety is the spice of life, and what keeps the automotive hobby fresh is enthusiasts that are willing to try...
Gary Lee, Television Racing Announcer And One Of The Voices Of Our Youth Has Died At Age 63
Jul 15, 2014Brian Lohnes3
It is funny how some voices come to define certain times and certain places in your life. In my case, and the case of many BangShifters in their 30s, Gary Lee was a very welcome guest in our living...
This Patina Perfect 1966 Chevy II Nova Has Lived Its Life In El Paso And It’ll Be Terrorizing Drag Week This Year – Build Photos Here
Jul 15, 2014Brian Lohnes6
(Words and photos by Justin Oney) – When Hot Rod Dragweek Registration went live Josh Cass was on the ball and lucky enough to secure a spot to participate as 1 of 20 cars registered in Super...
There’s A Traffic Jam In The Middle Of A Belgian Forest That’s Frozen In Time – Creepy And Cool
Jul 15, 2014Brian Lohnes3
OK, it sure looks like a traffic jam and it sounds cool calling it that but in reality this looks like a wrecking yard or some other salvage operation that was abandoned and now Ma Nature is...
If You Could Pick Any One Of These Dream Tools To Put In Your Garage, Which Would You Choose?
Jul 15, 2014Chad Reynolds29
This weekend, my machinist neighbor next door to my shop comes over to tell me he is closing his business and has some shelving and stuff for me if I want it. He also says that his son’s Camaro...












