This 1937 Chevy Wrecker Is Well Worn Perfection In Need Of A Home
Feb 21, 2014Brian Lohnes9
One of the things that we’re constantly reminded of is that more “old stuff” has survived than any of us can probably conceive of. Honestly, think of all the auctions, eBay ads,...
Hedman Adds Full Length LS Swap Headers For Tri-Five Chevys – From Mild To Wild Engines, These Can Handle ‘Em All!
Feb 21, 2014Brian Lohnes1
Hedman has been in business for 60 years now and they’ve never forgotten where they came from, meaning that they’re always coming into the market with new pieces to fit popular...
Bottom Dollar Blazer Project – Episode 2: Fixing Mechanical Stuff
Feb 21, 2014Craig Fitzgerald5
The first order of business with the ’79 Blazer I wrote about in last week’s episode was to start cleaning up everything, understanding what the issues were so I could get it running...
Battle Of The Roadkill All Stars – Every Running Roadkill Project Gets Thrashed In New Episode
Feb 21, 2014Brian Lohnes11
The latest episode of Roadkill dropped today and it is a fun one that pits every running project car from the series against each other in an autocross format. When we say all the running projects...
Feature Video From Petrolicious: This 1927 Oakland Racer is Old-School Cool
Feb 21, 2014Dave Nutting3
“And now for something completely different”. Here for your Friday morning viewing pleasure is another great video from Petrolicious. If you’re not yet subscribed to their youTube channel, do...
BangShift Blog Archive: A Look at the Union Pacific Big Boy Locomotives
Feb 21, 2014Brian Lohnes16
(Due to the number of emails we have gotten telling us about the restoration of the Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive that was stationed at the Fairplex in Pomona California, we’re re-running...
eBay Find: This 1966 Hemi Coronet Is One Of The Most BangShifty Hemi Cars Ever – Plain Jane Freight Train!
Feb 21, 2014Brian Lohnes9
This is a 1966 Coronet 440 with a factory installed 426 Hemi providing the power and it can be all yours for the low, low price of $89,000. Truth be told, if we had the cash we’d be clicking...
A Sequel To The Awesome Stop Action Hot Wheels Car Chase Flick Has Surfaced! Nitro Warriors 2: Afterburner – This Rules!
Feb 21, 2014Brian Lohnes7
It was only a couple of days ago that we showed you “Nitro Warriors”, a fantastic stop-action short film that featured an epic car chase with Hot Wheels cars. Well, the sequel to that...
Action Gallery: The Beaver Springs FE Race And Reunion! Full Info On the 2014 Event HERE!
Feb 21, 2014Brian Lohnes6
BELOW YOU’LL FIND A LINK TO THE 2013 PHOTOS BUT BEFORE YOU HIT THAT — CLICK HERE FOR THE 2014 EVENT INFO! Legends Dick Brannan and Hubert Platt will be at the event and last...
Cool Video: A Restored Brubaker Box Van Is Cool, Weird, And One Man’s Dream Car
Feb 21, 2014Brian Lohnes9
If you have never seen a “Brubaker Box” or Automecca Sports Van, don’t be ashamed. These VW based vans were rare in their day and are virtually automotive unicorns today. There was...
Video Of Clint Bowyer’s Barrel Roll And Drive Away Is Coolest NASCAR Thing In Forever
Feb 21, 2014Brian Lohnes9
I was watching the drag race on my computer and the NASCAR qualifying races on my living room television last night and I couldn’t have predicted that the NASCAR race would produce one of the...
BangShift Exclusive: The Auto Club Fontana Pro Mod Noise Test – We Were There – Did They Pass? (Gallery)
Feb 21, 2014Brian Lohnes2
(Words and photos by Darr Hawthorne) – As we get down to the first NHRA Street Legal event this weekend at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, Wednesday’s test session to determine which racecars...
Tune In: Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational On This Saturday 5pm Eastern on MAVTV
Feb 20, 2014Brian Lohnes1
Set your DVRs to stun! This Saturday at 5pm eastern time the 2013 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational will air on MAVTV and you’ll be able to see the slugfest that was OUSCI 2013. BangShift...
The Westinghouse Vertical Parking Machine Was A 1930s Marvel That We Wish Was Still Around Today (Video)
Feb 20, 2014Brian Lohnes7
While the name is pretty staid and unimpressive, the Westinghouse Vertical Parking Machine was a marvel in 1932 when it was installed and put into use at a parking lot in Chicago. With space for 48...