The BangShift Weekend Road Trip Of Doom is ON! Follow us LIVE here and Guess Where We’re Going!
Mar 21, 2014Brian Lohnes27
So by now you know that we started on our journey into the heartland of America yesterday at about 1:30 in the morning eastern standard time. If you have been following along via Glympse or on our FB...
eBay Find: This 1964 GTO Is Our Idea Of Pro Touring With A Soul
Mar 21, 2014Brian Lohnes10
Balance is one of those all-important elements in car building and when someone’s vision strikes a great balance between modern and classic, we’re all in. The case of this 1964 GTO is a...
More Great Photos From The 2014 Detroit Autorama – Trucks, Hot Rods, Girls, More!
Mar 21, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on More Great Photos From The 2014 Detroit Autorama – Trucks, Hot Rods, Girls, More!
(PHOTOS BY MIKE BROOKS) – Here’s another load of never published photos from the 2014 Detroit Autorama by Mike Brooks. The show is so freaking big and Mike shot so many photos we have...
Glowing Header And Screaming Engine – An 850hp 1.5L 1983 Spec Formula One Engine On The Dyno
Mar 21, 2014Brian Lohnes8
There’s a big stink in the F1 ranks these days about how the cars sound with the turbocharged V6 engines the series has mandated for 2014. In all honesty, we agree. The insane scream of the...
Bitchin’ Van? This Mr. Norm’s Custom Van Is 1970s Awesome And All Original
Mar 21, 2014Brian Lohnes8
Grand Spaulding Dodge in Michigan, better known as Mr Norm’s in the hot rodding world, gained fame for their muscle car programs and tuning ability in the 1960s and early 1970s. When the EPA...
Hacks of the Week from Reddit’s JustRolledIntoTheShop
Mar 20, 2014Craig Fitzgerald7
I’m headed out on a 2,000 mile road trip with Lohnes and Nutting at the ungodly hour of 2:00 am, so I’m writing this in the hopes that I don’t see anything like these photos on our...
Gallery: More Bonus Photos From The 2014 Detroit Autorama – Stuff You Have Not Seen Yet!
Mar 20, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Gallery: More Bonus Photos From The 2014 Detroit Autorama – Stuff You Have Not Seen Yet!
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Hey, we know that the whole Autorama deal went down a little while back but the fact is that we got so many great photos from so many sources that we’re still...
Video: A Solemn Don Garlits Remembers His Amazing Wife Pat
Mar 20, 2014Brian Lohnes11
One of the moments that will be forever locked into my mind from the 2014 NHRA Gatornationals was when the blow video, which was also part of the ESPN telecast of the race was played during pre-race...
Remembering Atomic Al: Steve Evans Interviews Al Hofmann Back in 1998
Mar 20, 2014Brian Lohnes3
On March 20th, 2008 “Atomic” Al Hofmann passed away, leaving drag racing fans without one of the sport’s great grizzled anti-heroes. There are hundreds of great Al Hofmann stories...
Question Of The Day: If You Were Creating A Nostalgia Pro Stock Class, What Era Would You Lock Into?
Mar 20, 2014Brian Lohnes32
So Chad and I have long been proponents of nostalgia pro stock as the next “big thing” in nostalgia drag racing. It has started to take root and there are a handful of cars out there. One...
Great Read: The Story Of Aeromotive And How One Guy With A Plan Started A Game Changing Company
Mar 20, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Great Read: The Story Of Aeromotive And How One Guy With A Plan Started A Game Changing Company
One of the coolest things about the automotive aftermarket (in our opinion) is that so many of the major companies in the industry started due to to the vision, tenacity, and persistence of a single...
Barn Find: This 430 Lincoln Powered Ford Gasser Is Cooler Than Everything (Photos and Video)
Mar 20, 2014Brian Lohnes12
BangShifter Chris Cabe gets all the credit in the world for this one as he forwarded us the link. This is a 1956 Ford powered by a 430ci Lincoln engine that has fuel injection, 13.5:1 compression,...
Epic Gallery: 1994 Popular Hot Rodding Nationals – Pinnacle Of Pro Street Perfection!
Mar 20, 2014Brian Lohnes7
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – One week after picking up my new apple red, 1994 S-10 extended-cab I had already de-badged it, put lowering blocks in the rear, and done a couple other...
Here’s What Happens When You Blow The Landing Of A 300+ Foot Car Jumping Attempt – Yikes!
Mar 20, 2014Brian Lohnes3
If the landing angle looks a little steep in the lead photo for the “flying” Mini, you’re right. That little bastard came in face first and driver Guerlain Chicherit went on a...












