Sneak Peek Gallery: The 2012 Houston Autorama – Load In Night
Nov 23, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Early next week we’re going to have some boss hoss coverage of the 2012 Houston Autorama from our own Charles Wickam. The other night Charles donned his his...
Video: AMX-Cess Featured on Big Muscle – Watch This Pro Touring Machine Carve Up the Canyons!
Nov 23, 2012Brian Lohnes1
Both Chad and I are friendly with Jimi Day the owner of the car featured in this video, an AMX he has dubbed AMX-cess. The car is really neat with a full boogie Ridetech Suspension, a large but...
Show Gallery: Jalopyrama 2012 – Gallery 2 — Cool Rod, Racers, Customs, and More!
Nov 23, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Dan Grippo) – A few days back we brought you the first half of the photo pule Dan Grippo shared with us from Jalopyrama 2012, held in Annapolis, Maryland. The show is open to...
Gallery: The 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals – Gallery Two!
Nov 23, 2012Brian Lohnes6
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Here’s another great batch of photos from Greg and Bob documenting their visit to the 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show outside of...
Best of BangShift: EPIC CARNAGE PHOTO FROM ROGER RICHARDS – ONE MANGLED HEMI!
Nov 22, 2012Brian Lohnes13
Roger Richards is one of the great modern day drag racing photographers. He’s been shooting races for years and has amassed an amazing library of images. He’s also one heck of a nice guy...
Best of BangShift – Insane Engine: A 12-Rotor – Twin-Turbo – 5,000 Plus Horsepower Monster
Nov 22, 2012Brian Lohnes11
Over the coming days, you’ll see some stuff you have probably never seen before but few things will make your jaw drop like this thing. We caught up with the guys from Smith Power this morning...
Best of BangShift – Roadside Find: A 1947 GMC Suburban Carryall That Andy Dufresne Would Hate
Nov 22, 2012Brian Lohnes3
While we’re full-blown car dweebs here at BangShift, we’re also minor league movie dweebs as well. That’s why we nearly drove off the road on a recent family day trip to York,...
BangShift Mini-Feature: Yannick Sire’s Insane Twin-Engine Speed Buggy
Nov 22, 2012Brian Lohnes7
Yannick Sire’s self-built, twin engine, speed buggy is one of the coolest hot rods to hit the world in our memory. It has rightfully received loads of media attention and there are near riots...
Evan Knoll Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison
Nov 21, 2012Brian Lohnes5
Drag racing’s long national nightmare is over. Today, Evan Knoll was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison that will be followed by a five year period of supervised probation. Knoll was also...
Craigslist Find: The Krispy Kritter Jet Powered 1967 Mustang – Vintage Jet Machine With Little Documented History and Lots of Mystery!
Nov 21, 2012Brian Lohnes11
It isn’t often when an old drag car hits the interwebs and leaves more questions than answers, but such is the case with the Krispy Kritter jet 1967 Mustang. The car has lived its entire life...
Bonus Gallery: More Killer Photos From The 2012 Bruce Larson USA-1 Dragfest
Nov 21, 2012Brian Lohnes5
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we brought you the first of two galleries captured by Joe Grippo at Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2012. Today we’re throwing the second one all up...
Cool Gallery: Photos From Ken Cox BangShift’s Newest Photo Contributor!
Nov 21, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Ken Cox) – One of the neatest things about BangShift is that we’ve got a literal network of talented lensmen (and women!) spread clear across the USA, Canada, England, and even...
Test Your Gearhead Knowlegde: A Mea Culpa, Yesterday’s Answer, and Today’s Challenging Part!
Nov 21, 2012Brian Lohnes9
First off, an apology. The other day I totally screwed the pooch and identified a 1929 Dodge flatead four banger as a Crosley mill. Gino Ofria had sent the photos over and I screwed up the order when...
BS Barn Find Gallery: The Fortman and Kerr ’32 Ford – Winner At 1954 World Series of Drag Racing
Nov 21, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(Words and Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Ok , we have all heard the stories before. We heard of a guy, who knows a guy,that saw a guy, that knew this guy’s next door neighbors’ best...












