Gallery: The Earlville Cruise 2013 – Hot Rods, Muscle, Classics, Trucks, Patina, And Main St USA!
May 20, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Gallery: The Earlville Cruise 2013 – Hot Rods, Muscle, Classics, Trucks, Patina, And Main St USA!
(Words by Greg Rourke — Photos by Rouke/Chiluk) – The Earlville cruise night only happens once a year in Earlville, Il., and that might be just enough. They shut down most of the town to...
Road Trip Diary: Taking The Long Road Home In A Hemi 300C Finding Killer Cars Along The Way!
May 20, 2013Brian Lohnes2
(Words and Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Editor’s Note: Bryan McTaggart is an OG BangShifter and he filed this report of cruising his hemi powered 300C from Arizona to his wife’s...
Celebrity Car Death Match: The 1973 Ventura Sprint From Seven Ups VS The 1984 Diplomat From Short Time (W/Video)
May 20, 2013Brian Lohnes19
Today it is two police mo-chines getting after it which is a far happier situation than Friday’s battle which was set in a world that had been completely decimated by nuclear weapons, wars over...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Been Your Best Automotive Surprise?
May 20, 2013Brian Lohnes11
Not the let the cat out of the bag early on something, but later today GM is dropping off a 2013 Camaro SS Hot Wheels edition for an upcoming road test story. Normally when I have a car coming, I...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Finish Line – Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush (1980)
May 20, 2013Brian Lohnes1
Man, you all have Johnny Hunkins of Popular Hot Rodding to thank for this one! I was hanging out with him at the Goodguys Nashville show one night and of course the topic came to music. Johnny is a...
ADRL Drag Racing LIVE And FREE Exclusively On BangShift.com Starting Saturday
May 18, 2013Chad Reynolds9
That’s right folks, LIVE ADRL Drag Racing is coming to BangShift.com and your intrepid host Chad Reynolds will be there guiding you through a weekend full of big and small tire drag racing....
Postponed: PowerShift LIVE Will Be TONIGHT This Week! 6PM Pacific 9PM Eastern
May 17, 2013Chad Reynolds4
With the last minute request to broadcast LIVE from the ADRL Race in Cordova this weekend, and Brian’s travel to Nashville, he and I will both be on planes or in airports during the normal...
Teaser: Steve Magnante Comes To BangShift And Tells All About The Bad Seed In Epic Three Part Series — Starts Tuesday! Be HERE!
May 17, 2013Brian Lohnes13
(Photo – Steve Magnante collection) – We’re rat bastards for doing this but we have to let you know what’s coming. Firstly, Steve Magnante is our newest BangShift contributor....
Show Gallery: The 2013 Tennessee Strawberry Festival – Hot Rods, Cool Trucks, Muscle and More!
May 17, 2013Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Last weekend, Tommy Lee Byrd made his annual trip (a whole 4 miles) to the Strawberry Festival Cruise In, held in his hometown of Dayton, Tennessee....
Video: Watch A Heavy Truck/Equipment Tire Explode (In A Cage) When Being Overfilled
May 17, 2013Brian Lohnes13
Dangers lurk in every corner when wrenching on stuff. This video shows the amazing and potentially deadly destructive forces that are released when a heavy duty tire is overfilled and blows up. I...
Craigslist Find: The Rarest Jeep In The World – A 1969 CJ5 Camper Special
May 17, 2013Brian Lohnes8
Thanks to Joe Haber, we have this perfectly awesome and super rare 1969 Jeep Camper Special to share with you. Yes, this was a factory available package you could have bought from a Jeep dealer in...
Ebay Find: A 1959 Ninety-Eight Fiesta Station Wagon — Perfect Driver Condition — Wagon Greatness!
May 17, 2013Brian Lohnes4
Maybe we’ve just lead sheltered lives, but our prying eyes have never been graced with the coolness of a 1959 Oldsmobile Fiesta station wagon before. This car is not in factory restored...
Celebrity Car Death Match: Apocalypse Showdown! The Landmaster VS The Mad Max Pursuit Special Falcon!
May 17, 2013Brian Lohnes41
Yesterday’s battle of Pontiacs was a knock down, drag out affair that pitted family members against one another, had Chad and I trading insults across the continent and reportedly ended four...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Jet Airliner – The Steve Miller Band (1977)
May 17, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on BangShift Daily Tune Up: Jet Airliner – The Steve Miller Band (1977)
Here’s a fitting one to round out the BangShift blog week with as both Chad and I have been on planes heading to different places since you last read the blog yesterday. Chad winged off to...












