Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s Answer Plus Today’s Challenge and It Is A Tough One!
Once again, the BangShift readership knocked it out of the park with yesterday’s identification challenge. The engine in question was in fact a Studebaker R4, which is one of less than 10 known...
Cruise Gallery: The Otto’s BBQ Cruise – Houston, Texas
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Otto’s BBQ is a Houston landmark. Opened in 1951, the place has been feeding the area some of the best Texas-style BBQ for more than 60-years. Charles Wickam...
NEWS: Chevy Unveils Next Generation Small Block – Dubbed LT1 – Cam in Block – 450hp – 6.2L
Literally as we type this, Chevrolet is rolling out the newest version of the venerable small block. Dubbed the LT1, this engine displaces 6.2L, will make 450hp in the Corvette, has the cam in the...
Project Update: The Chicken Coupe Cadillac Gets A Revealing Roof Peel and The Work Mounts
The Chicken Coupe Project Intro The Chicken Coupe Tear Down (Words and Photos by Matt Graves) – Meanwhile back at Chicken Coupe HQ… Last time we ripped out the pimp-tackular interior...
NHRA Lowers The Boom On Nostalgia Top Fuel After Major Oil Down Delays At The California Hot Rod Reunion
Steve Gibbs of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum has issued a memo to the competitors in Nostalgia Top Fuel following the 2012 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion that addresses the concerns the...
Industry News: PBM Performance Group Acquires World Products Automotive Division
Some big industry news is breaking today with the announcement that PBM Performance Group has acquired World Products Automotive Division from Bill Mitchell. Of course World produces high performance...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Name This Interesting Block and Cylinder Head!
Last week’s run of block and cylinder head identification challenges was such a big success, we went back to Custom Automotive Machine in Weymouth, Massachusetts for more material. Thankfully...
Event Gallery: 65th Annual Rio Vista Bass Derby, Festival, and Car Show
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) – Every small town in America throws a festival of some sort to celebrate the uniqueness of their little town and the people who live there. Rio Vista, CA...
Driveway Tech: How To Swap A Jeep Steering Shaft Into Your GM B-Body or G-Body Car With A Trashed Rag Joint
We’ve been piling up the miles on Buford T Justice, our 1987 Chevy Caprice project recently. Having completed the suspension upgrade and installed the new wheels and tires, the thing is a riot...
Cruise Gallery: The Mass Cruisers Association Bass Pro Shops Cruise – Foxboro, Massachusetts
It was a fine end to the cruising season here in New England last week as the Mass. Cruisers Association held their final massive get together at the Bass Pro Shops store located at Patriot’s...
2012 NHRA CHRR: Pit and People Photos From Bakersfield
(Photos by Zane McNary) – While the cars provide the thrills and chills on the track, the major reason that we and so many other people love the sport of drag racing is because of the people....
2012 NHRA CHRR: All Of Our Dragster and Altered Action Photos!
(Photos by Zane McNary) – The most specialized vehicles in the sport of drag racing are the aptly named dragsters. They do not turn well, they do not stop well, they do not provide a...
2012 NHRA CHRR Photos: All of Our Doorslammer Action Photos!
(Photos by Zane McNary) – While the Funny Cars get lots of love from everyone, it is the cars with doors that make up the true foundation of events the like the 2012 NHRA CHRR. From the slower...
