COOL OR NOT: SMALL DISPLACEMENT HIGH PERFORMANCE DIESELS
While making my obligatory lap of the internet the other day, I stumbled up a story about the newest offering from Vauxhall, the British wing of General Motors. The story was about the Vauxhall...
BANGSHIFT QUESTION OF THE DAY: COBRA JET, CHALLENGER DRAG PACK, OR COPO CAMARO?
With all three of the American car manufacturers offering a high performance drag race package car these days (yeah, the COPO is a “concept” officially, but c’amon people!)...
PRI 2011: LUNATI ROLLS OUT NEW ROCKERS, CAMS, AND CRANKS
Lunati is one of the high performance aftermarket’s true feel good stories. Things were looking grim for the brand a few years ago but they have boot strapped themselves back to great health by...
EBAY FIND: A BLOWN LS2 POWERED 1994 GEO TRACKER – SERIOUSLY
to ourselves. Under normal circumstances, the only place we would want to see a 1994 GEO Tracker is under the wheels of a monster truck. In this case, we want to own it. Supercharged LS2 engine,...
PLAN B: FREIBUGER AND FINNEGAN CANCEL ALASKAN TRIP – ARE CURRENTLY ON ANOTHER MYSTERY ADVENTURE – UPDATES TO FOLLOW
Yesterday afternoon, Freiburger and Finnegan evaluated their situation after a bunch of delays and determined that at the pace they were on, the ice races they were planning on competing in would be...
EBAY FIND: OWN THE DUESENBERG OF DIESELS FOR 95K – 1953 MACK GREATNESS!
It has been too long since I last ran some large and lovely big rig content and when I laid eyes on this handsome brute on the electronic pages of eBay there was no way to keep my glee under wraps....
BREAKING NEWS: CLOSED BIDS FILED FOR THE PURCHASE OF TORONTO MOTORSPORTS PARK
The months long rumors and debate regarding the sale of Toronto Motorsports Parkwere apparently true as BangShift has learned that closed bids were handed in for the purchase of the 375 acre...
PRI PHOTO EXTRA: KILLER OLD SCHOOL CIRCLE TRACK CARS FROM MIDGETS TO MODIFIEDS!
To me, one of the coolest parts of the PRI show was checking out stuff from the world of circle track racing that I am not nearly as familiar with as I am drag racing stuff. There were lots of...
VIPER UNDEAD! WILL RETURN AS 2012 OR 2013 MODEL BUT WILL NO LONGER BE CALLED A DODGE
Some good news from Detroit today as Chrysler officially announced that the Viper will be back and it will be manufactured in the same Detroit plant as the previous models were. The plant will be...
HELP A DESERVING HOT ROD FAMILY THIS CHRISTMAS! BUY OR DONATE PLEASE!
By Chad Reynolds — Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, the holiday season is about spending time with family, eating too much, and celebrating the season of giving....
EVAN KNOLL UPDATE: PSYCHOLOGIST CLAIMS KNOLL FAKED MENTAL RETARDATION ON EVALUATION TESTS
In our fury of blog items last week, we missed a good one regarding our coverage of the Evan Knoll trial. If you remember, he spent the summer being evaluated by psychological experts to determine...
NEW BS SHIRTS FOR SALE – JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
After muddling along for a couple of years with our standard “logo” shirts, Chad and I hooked up with proud BangShift sponsor Snooky’s and enlisted their services in coming up with...
FOLLOW ALONG: FREIBURGER AND FINNEGAN ARE ON THE WAY TO ALASKA IN THE HOT ROD RANCHERO
Well Freiburger and Finnegan departed the semi-comfy confines of So-Cal yesterday and have been hauling north toward their ultimate destination of Alaska, where the plan to ice race the 1968 Ford...
COOL OR NOT: A CUMMINS DIESEL POWERED FUNNY CAR
We’re back with another installment of your favorite opinion game, Cool or Not? This time we’re taking a look at John Robinson’s Cummins diesel powered funny car. Robinson has been...
