The Houston Autorama Is This Weekend: We’ll Be There – You Should Too! Photo Galleries Inside!
Nov 20, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on The Houston Autorama Is This Weekend: We’ll Be There – You Should Too! Photo Galleries Inside!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – The season of indoor car shows kicks off with a bang this coming weekend in Houston, Texas as the Houston Autorama marks the first stop on the 15 city tour of major...
Wreckage Video: In Car Footage Of A Cobra Jet Mustang’s Huge Wheelie And Heavy Impact At Cecil County
Nov 20, 2012Brian Lohnes5
Last week we bought you video of a new Cobra Jet Mustang launching off the starting line at Cecil County, pulling a bumper dragging wheelstand, and then crashing hard into both walls at the track....
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Last Week’s Answer And Today’s Impossible Challenge!
Nov 20, 2012Brian Lohnes9
We’re in catch up mode after the weekend’s wild live broadcast of the PSCA Street Car Supernationals so forgive us for being a day late on testing your gearhead knowledge! Anyway, the...
Car Show Gallery: Jalopyrama 9 – Hot Rods, Customs, Traditional Rods, Old Race Cars and More!
Nov 20, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Car Show Gallery: Jalopyrama 9 – Hot Rods, Customs, Traditional Rods, Old Race Cars and More!
(Photos by Dan Grippo) – Frequent BangShift contributor Joe Grippo has a brother named Dan. Joe insists that they aren’t twins and that he’s better looking than Dan. Frankly, we...
Evan Knoll’s Attorney Asks For Leniency – Massive Prison Sentence Expected To Be Handed Down On Wednesday
Nov 19, 2012Brian Lohnes4
The speculation of exactly how harsh the government will punish Evan Knoll shall end on Wednesday when he is officially sentenced after pleading guilty to all of the charges levied against him. The...
Gallery: The Goodguys 15th Annual Southwest Nationals – Scottsdale, Arizona
Nov 19, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Justin Oney) – The Goodguys season is coming to an end for 2012 with one fine show this weekend in Del Mar California. Last weekend the tour visited Scottsdale, Artizona and...
eBay Find: A Boeing Gas Turbine Powered Go Kart – BS Approved Levels of Insanity!
Nov 19, 2012Brian Lohnes14
We have to thank BangShift reader Andrew Lenthe for the tip on this amazing turbine powered go kart that is currently for sale on eBay. Looking all the world like a well constructed but bat shit...
Video: Watch The Hypermax Dragster Make The Quickest Diesel Pass Of All Time (We Think)
Nov 19, 2012Brian Lohnes2
We’ve been following the exploits of the Illinois-based Hypermax Engineering team and their diesel powered dragster for the better part of a year now. The last time we showed you video of the...
Galleries:Our Photos From the PSCA’s Street Car Supernationals VIII – Door Slammer Action!
Nov 19, 2012Brian Lohnes6
(Photos by Rob Kinnan) – If you missed our live streaming broadcast of the 2012 PSCA Street Car Supernationals you failed to see one of the great door slammer drag races of all time. ET records...
Video Replay: The 2012 Street Car Super Nationals
Nov 15, 2012Chad Reynolds7
That’s right folks, it’s time for the biggest battle of East vs. West in Pro Street, Outlaw 10.5, Drag Radial and more, and we’ll have it all live from Las Vegas where Street Car...
Video: Watch The Greatest 8-Second Sleeper In America Lay Down A Lap At Atco
Nov 15, 2012Brian Lohnes10
There’s nothing better than a great sleeper and the 1967 Chevelle in this video is better than great, it is sublime. The car goes by the name, “Honk If Parts Fall Off” and it sure...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s Bizarro Part Identified and Today’s Challenge Introduced!
Nov 15, 2012Brian Lohnes7
Unstoppable and all-knowing are the two words that I’d use to describe the throngs of people checking on our daily “Test Your Gearhead Knowledge” blog items. As usual, you guys got...
eBay Find: A Mint 1975 GMC Motorhome – Is The New BangShift Mobile Command Center – It Has An Air Raid Siren!
Nov 15, 2012Brian Lohnes16
Chad and I have long joked that we need a BangShift mobile command center. We need a vehicle capable of serving as our live broadcast station, living quarters when Daphne and Kerri get pissed at us...
eBay Find: A 1966 Charger Body From The Dawn Of The Funny Car Era – Vintage Perfection
Nov 14, 2012Brian Lohnes1
Today’s modern funny cars are cool with their 300+mph speeds, 8,000hp engines, and big league sponsorships. Nostaliga nitro funny cars incorporate the feel of the old days with some new tech...












