BangShift Daily Tune Up: 455 SD – The Hellacopters (1998)
Jan 30, 2013Brian Lohnes6
Swedish garage rock band The Hellacopters formed up in 1994 and they jammed their awesome lo-fi style all the way through 2008 before they busted up and decided to do other stuff. Chances are you...
STOLEN CAR ALERT: 1956 Chevy Nomad Stolen From Sheraton At Grand National Roadster Show
Jan 29, 2013Chad Reynolds7
SPREAD THE WORD!!! FIND THIS CAR!!! Danny Ozcodi’s 1956 Chevrolet Nomad was stolen from the Sheraton parking lot, near the Grand National Roadster Show, early Sunday morning January 27th....
BREAKING NEWS: IHRA 100% Acquired By PBIR and Memphis International Raceway Ownership Group!
Jan 29, 2013Brian Lohnes3
In what had to be the best kept secret in drag racing the ownership group of Palm Beach International Raceway and Memphis International Raceway have acquired the International Hot Rod Association and...
Video: The Most Insane And Hilarious Russian Dash Cam Footage We Have Ever Seen
Jan 29, 2013Brian Lohnes5
Thanks to BangShift tipster Ray Johnson we have the greatest Russian dash cam video ever. It features angry Russians, bad driving, and intentional malicious damage to another car. This thing is...
PHOTO COVERAGE: Cars, Parts, and More From The Long Beach Swap Meet
Jan 29, 2013Chad Reynolds7
The Long Beach Swap Meet is my favorite. I know that Pomona is bigger, but if you want deals, and don’t want to weed through toys and crap, then the Long Beach Swap Meet is the place to go....
Nothin’ But Race Cars: From The Grand National Roadster Show Special Displays
Jan 29, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Nothin’ But Race Cars: From The Grand National Roadster Show Special Displays
The Grand National Roadster Show is all about glitz and glamor and cars that, in some cases, are too pretty to drive. But thanks to Robert Rey of Los Angeles who did all the leg work to gather this...
Bonus Grand National Roadster Show Gallery: Customs, Trucks, Lowriders, and More Outside The Halls
Jan 29, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Bonus Grand National Roadster Show Gallery: Customs, Trucks, Lowriders, and More Outside The Halls
Even though we had crappy weather here in Southern California for this past weekend’s Grand National Roadster Show, it was still THE place to be. And despite the rain a lot of folks still drove...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Have You Ever Had A Shop Disaster? Are You Prepared In Case Something Happens?
Jan 29, 2013Brian Lohnes9
Yesterday’s coverage of the explosion and destruction at Bill Kuhlmann’s race shop got me to thinking about shop safety and preparedness. I work on my junk outside for better or for...
Drag Video: Watch An Insane Naturally Aspirated SRT8 Jeep Grand Cherokee Pull Huge Wheelies and Run Deep Into The 10s
Jan 29, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Video: Watch An Insane Naturally Aspirated SRT8 Jeep Grand Cherokee Pull Huge Wheelies and Run Deep Into The 10s
Well this is totally nuts. Eric Koll is the owner and driver of this wild Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8. As best we can tell, the machine is powered by a stroker modern hemi that displaces somewhere...
Gallery: The 2013 North American International Auto Show Photo Highlight Reel By Ken Cox
Jan 29, 2013Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Ken Cox) – While we were running around like lunatics at the Grand National Roadster Show with an army of photo contributors and friends, BangShift Detroit correspondent Ken Cox was...
Sad News: Super Stock Hemi Hero Ken Montgomery Passes – Campaigned The Famed “Triple Nickle” For Almost 50 Years!
Jan 29, 2013Brian Lohnes4
One of the great competitors in the history of sportsman drag racing has died. Ken Montgomery who purchased his 1965 Plymouth Belvedere A990 Hemi race car new from a dealer in 1965 and went on to...
eBay Find: EJ Potter’s Last V8 Bike – Widowmaker #7 – Awesome Drag Racing History You Can Ride!
Jan 29, 2013Brian Lohnes6
I’ve never hidden my unabashed admiration for EJ Potter. He was one of the coolest guys I ever got the speak to for interviews and general conversation and I believe that he had one of the...
Video:Doorslammer Legend Bill Kuhlmann’s Shop Explodes – No One Hurt – Shop And All Cars Inside Destroyed
Jan 28, 2013Brian Lohnes7
(Photo Credit: Brook Hasch) – Bad news out of Missouri today as the workshop of famed drag racer “200mph” Bill Kuhlmann was reduced to rubble after a massive explosion leveled the...
Basic Brake Tech With Baer: How To Bleed Your Brakes
Jan 28, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Basic Brake Tech With Baer: How To Bleed Your Brakes
There are certain things that all hot rodders and gearheads just HAVE to know how to do, and how to do right. Bleeding brakes is one of those things. Unless you are rolling around in an ancient Model...












