Celebrity Car Death Match: The 1957 Chevy From Thunder and Lightning VS The 1957 Chevy From Return To Macon County (W/Video)
May 29, 2013Brian Lohnes18
Yeah, we took a few days off from Celebrity Car Death Match. Why? Frankly because all of the rotting corpses of these celebrity cars were stacking up too quickly and we needed to clean house. We did...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Roadtrip Plans Do You Have For This Summer?
May 29, 2013Chad Reynolds6
As the start of Power Tour approaches, we know that all you Forum Freaks will be out in force at Hot Rod’s annual pilgrimage of horsepower, but what about the rest of you? Are you going to do...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Uneasy Rider ’73” Charlie Daniels – The Audio Version Of The Dukes Or Bandit
May 29, 2013Chad Reynolds1
There are two “Uneasy Rider” songs, but this is the first and was recorded in 1973. The second is like Part II to this one, but in this one Charlie Daniel’s amazing story telling...
VIDEO: Legend Kent Fuller’s “Last Car” Streamliner Fully Funded! Bonneville Here We Come?
May 28, 2013Chad Reynolds1
Kent Fuller is a living legend in the world of chassis fabrication. He’s built hundreds of chassis, including those that have taken the legendary drivers of the sport on to championships....
We Drive The 2013 Camaro SS Hot Wheels Special Edition – Full Road Test And Review!
May 28, 2013Brian Lohnes5
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – When the 2013 Hot Wheels Special Edition Camaro SS made the left hand turn into our driveway, my six year old son had eyes the size of pie plates and then literally...
Video: The Colorado Hill Climb Association “Best Of” Video From Temple Canyon
May 28, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: The Colorado Hill Climb Association “Best Of” Video From Temple Canyon
We have always wanted to run a hill climb event because, like Bonneville, there is always such a fun mix of cars. In this video you are going to see it all. Buggies, sprints, sedans, crazy winged...
Gallery: A High Desert Mecca For The Cool And Strange, Where Everything Is For Sale!
May 28, 2013Chad Reynolds3
We’ve passed this joint so many times on our way to and from Willow Springs or LACR, and it’s always to early or too late to stop and check it out. But last week we had just enough time...
Gallery: The Famous SoCal Bob’s Big Boy Cruise – May 2013
May 28, 2013Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – Our man Scott Liggett kicked his Memorial Day weekend off in style with a visit to the famous Bob’s Big Boy Friday night cruise in Toluca Lake, California. He...
Magnante Speaks: The Story Of The Bad Seed Chevette – Cheap Project Car Insanity – Part 2
May 28, 2013Brian Lohnes4
(Words and Photos by Steve Magnante) – 11 Seconds For $2,000 Fast & Cheap! Editors Go Insane! This is the continued story of the Bad Seed Caddy 500 powered Chevy Chevette, one of the more...
Watch A Shelby GT500 Blow A Small Portable Dyno To Smithereens! Carnage Galore!
May 28, 2013Brian Lohnes4
Holy testicle Tuesday is this wild! We were tipped off to this video by our pal Martin and for good reason as this is 100% wild ass BangShifty carnage! In the video you will see a Shelby GT500...
Would You Drive It?: A Rambler With A Supra Heart. A Transplant Nobody Would See Coming!
May 28, 2013Chad Reynolds8
This past week we were driving through Palmdale, former home of LACR, and came across Bad Ass Ridez, where lots of cool and crazy cars are for sale. This one is probably the strangest thing we saw on...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Stroker Ace” by The Charlie Daniels Band Plus Movie Footage
May 28, 2013Chad Reynolds2
Stroker Ace, starring Burt Reynolds was not some serious race piece by a lot, but did predate Days of Thunder by 7 years. And Loni Anderson was in it, and at the time was a hot young newbie to the...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “The Star-Spangled Banner” Boston Bruins Edition
May 27, 2013Chad Reynolds3
The song itself is the same as always. The way it is sung however defies description. If this one doesn’t choke you up and make you proud to be a human, I don’t know what will. This is a...
Video And More: The Indy Car Brian Would Most Want To Race – The Cummins Diesel #28 From 1952
May 26, 2013Chad Reynolds2
I’m making this call for Brian, even though he’s never said he actually wanted to drive this thing. But since it was the first and only diesel powered Indy Car to qualify on the pole, and...












