Would You Drive It? A 1972 Toyota Corolla Road Race Machine We Found On Ebay
Jun 06, 2013Chad Reynolds6
We dig old iron. Even the import stuff like this little 1972 Corolla, although we could live without what appears to be a miniature Chevy Monte Carlo front end on the thing. We even have video of...
Power Tour Is In Full Swing! Visit BangShift’s Sponsors, And Win Big!
Jun 06, 2013Chad Reynolds1
That’s right, hanging out in this joint may actually pay off for you guys eventually. After all, BangShift.com’s sponsors are some of the biggest and baddest on Hot Rod’s Power...
Vintage Baja Chevy Truck Formerly Owned By Steve McQueen And Raced By Mickey Thompson Heading For Auction
Jun 06, 2013Brian Lohnes5
Well if this isn’t the coolest Chevy 4×4 of all time, I’m not quite sure what is. This 1969 Chevy truck was the first ever factory built Baja competition truck that the company...
Roadkill: Freiburger and Finnegan Attack The Wilmington Mile With A Crusty Old Monza And Five Leaf Blowers!
Jun 06, 2013Brian Lohnes5
Having seen the glory of the leaf blower supercharged Monza in person at the season’s first ECTA event in Wilmington, Ohio, I was super interested to see the rest of the story about how the...
Video: Watch An 8,000 Pound Ram Diesel Try To Move A 15,000 lb Dumpster
Jun 06, 2013Chad Reynolds4
Kyle at 1320Video is a good friend of ours, and we always love his videos, but this one here is a preview of things to come from the recent 1320Video burnout contest. Normally they only do this thing...
Cruise Gallery: The South Coastal Corvette Club All Makes/Models Cruise Night – Weymouth, Massachusetts
Jun 06, 2013Brian Lohnes2
Since May, my traveling and announcing schedule has been pretty jam packed with events all over the country. I am eternally thankful for that but it doesn’t leave a whole lot of time for doing...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Four Speed, Five Speed, or Six Speed?
Jun 06, 2013Brian Lohnes23
Like we always say around here, today’s aftermarket provides a nearly limitless sea of options for hot rodders and BangShifters to swim in when building their cars and trucks. We’re truly...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” Ace Ventura Pet Detective With Range Rover Flip
Jun 06, 2013Chad Reynolds7
Ace Ventura, played by Jim Carrey, is known for some really stupid, but funny, lines, but he’s also known by car guys for his amazing ability to park a car. In the first Ace Ventura movie it...
Video: Urban Outlaw – An Unbelievably Well Done Story Of A Hot Rodders LIfe
Jun 05, 2013Chad Reynolds4
The description of this video says “URBAN OUTLAW is a portrait of Magnus Walker, the rebel Porsche customizer who turned a hobby into an obsession, and an obsession into a successful business....
Drag Action Gallery: The Cecil County Dragway Outlaw Street Car Shootout – June 2013
Jun 05, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Action Gallery: The Cecil County Dragway Outlaw Street Car Shootout – June 2013
(Photos by Jim Colraine) – Call it a tune up for the YellowBullet.com Nationals that’ll be rocking Cecil County Dragway in Maryland at the end of the summer or just call it a bad ass drag...
Video: Ford Recall’s 465,000 Cars For Fuel Leaks, We Show You Pinto Explosion Video!
Jun 05, 2013Chad Reynolds16
With news that Ford is recalling 465,000 cars because of fuel leaks, it made us think about the always exciting Ford Pinto crash test video from the 70’s. It’s awesome because the poor...
Craigslist Find: One Weird Son Of A Bitch Three Wheeler Thing
Jun 05, 2013Brian Lohnes25
When the title of a Craigslist ad reads,”1984 Tri Muler one of a kind not many of these around” you know it is going to be good. We looked high and low for information regarding the...
Updated: Walt Arfons Dies At 96 – Innovator, Thrust Driven Drag Race Pioneer, LSR Record Holder
Jun 05, 2013Brian Lohnes11
(Editor’s Note: After this remembrance of Walt Arfons ran yesterday we were contacted by our pal Bret Kepner and enlightened on several aspects of Walt’s life and accomplishments that...
Gallery: The Gooodguys Rod And Custom Association Pleasanton Summer Get Together 2013
Jun 05, 2013Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Chad and family) – Last weekend, Chad was at the 2013 Goodguys Pleasanton Get Together. The Goodguys “get together” shows are open to all year American cars, so unlike a...