Courtney Force And John Force Kick Ass In Vegas. Force Wins 16th NHRA Championship
Oct 28, 2013Chad Reynolds15
That’s right folks, after a year of ups and downs within the Force Racing camp, John Force has clinched his 16th NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car Championship this past weekend in Vegas. The final...
Retro Drag Gallery: Liam Garritty Captures The California Hot Rod Reunion ’70s Style
Oct 28, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Retro Drag Gallery: Liam Garritty Captures The California Hot Rod Reunion ’70s Style
(Photos by Liam Garritty) When BangShift.com Photo Contributor Liam Garritty shows up at an event he’s not there to capture ALL the action. He’s there to create artistic impressions of...
Big News! BangShift Announces The Violent Valiant Scavenger Hunt! Meet Cool People, See Cool Parts, Win Free Stuff!
Oct 28, 2013Brian Lohnes3
As we have been showing you and telling you, Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle has teamed up with some of the best companies in the industry on the completely awesome Violent Valiant build. These guys are...
Gasser Video Perfection – 10 Minutes With The Ohio Outlaw AA/Gassers – Kick Ass Cars Putting On A Kick Ass Show
Oct 28, 2013Brian Lohnes7
As it gets cold here in New England and I already crave some of the summer months back, videos like this absolutely awesome gasser film keep me warm and hopeful for next year’s drag racing...
Hedman’s Bringing The Heat For SEMA – A New Catalog And 350 New Part Numbers On The Way!
Oct 28, 2013Brian Lohnes3
We’re going to be talking lots about SEMA 2013 this week because it is coming like a freight train and we want YOU to know what’s coming, who has surprises in the works, who is thrashing...
The American Way 1970 AMX Was Customized In 1975 And Never Changed – Street Freak Meets Country Music – eBay Found!
Oct 28, 2013Brian Lohnes13
There were lots of regrettable automotive things that happened in the 197os. For a long time it was the decade that we all loved to hate. Like picking on a fat kid with toilet paper stuck to his...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Next Gearhead Movie That Needs To Be Made?
Oct 28, 2013Brian Lohnes30
With the death of Hal Needham and the recent successes of the Snake and Mongoose and Rush films, we’re wondering what the next gearhead movie should be. There are lots of men and women out...
Charlotte Goodguys Fall 2013 – The Cool Photos and Killer Cars YOU Want To See!
Oct 28, 2013Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – There was one heck of a shindig down in Charlotte last weekend and BangShift contributor Bob Chiluk was there. The Charlotte Auto Fair fall edition is one of the...
Hal Needham Dead At 82 – Legendary Stunt Man And Director of Films Like Smokey and the Bandit, Hooper, Cannonball Run, Etc
Oct 28, 2013Brian Lohnes13
Stuntman, director, racer, and wiley son of a bitch Hal Needham is dead. Needham passed away on October 26th at the age of 82 years old. While that may not be a record breaking number, it is fair to...
The ZL1 vs Z71 Battle Continues: Here is Chad’s Day 3 Update After Saturday’s Autocross
Oct 27, 2013Chad Reynolds2
Somehow Brian thinks the Z71 vs ZL1 Battle is a tie so far. I don’t get it, but I’ll play along since he tends to be kind fragile. Don’t get me wrong, I want to break him. Break him...
Brian and Chad’s ZL1 VS Z71 Battle Moves Into Day Two – They Have Fought To A Draw So Far!
Oct 26, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Brian and Chad’s ZL1 VS Z71 Battle Moves Into Day Two – They Have Fought To A Draw So Far!
So if you missed the memo, Chad was handed the keys to a 2014 Camaro ZL1 late last week to test out and review. At about the same time, Lohnes was handed the keys to a 2014 Chevy Silverado Z71...
Follow Our Facebook ZL1 Camaro vs Z71 Silverado Battle This Weekend! We Kick It Off On PowerShift LIVE Tonight At 6pm.
Oct 25, 2013Chad Reynolds2
That’s right folks, I’ve got a new ZL1 Camaro and Brian has got a new Z71 Silverado that GM gave us for a week of testing. The fact that they gave us two really cool new vehicles is...
Video: We’ve Got A New ZL1 Camaro For A Week: Dragstrips, Autocross, Smack Talk, Oh My!
Oct 25, 2013Chad Reynolds7
That’s right folks, yesterday at 4pm the guys from GM dropped of a brand new Red Hot 2014 ZL1 Camaro for me to beat on, errr test out, for a week. Well at 5:30 we made out first pass down the...
The Parting Shift: In-Car Video of Ken Montgomery’s 1965 Hemi Belvedere, The Famous Triple Nickle
Oct 25, 2013Brian Lohnes6
The late Ken Montgomery bought a Hemi Belvedere in 1965 and raced the hell out of it for decades. Ken named the car the 555, known better as the “Triple Nickle” over the years and it has...












