Check Out Our Huge Gallery From the 2012 ALMS New England Grand Prix – Exotics and Prototypes in Action!
Jul 11, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Check Out Our Huge Gallery From the 2012 ALMS New England Grand Prix – Exotics and Prototypes in Action!
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Our main function for being at the 2012 ALMS New England Grand Prix, contested at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut last week was to observe, hang out with, and report on...
Great Video: The Profile of A Totally Unrestored and Running 1970 USAC Open Wheel Car
Jul 11, 2012Brian Lohnes8
Holley has been cranking out some truly kick ass video content lately. We’ve been keeping up over the last couple of weeks and this one may be their best yet. In this piece, you’ll hear...
eBay Find: An All Aluminum 215ci Buick V8 With A 4-71 Blower and Ingelese Carbs!
Jul 11, 2012Brian Lohnes1
Just the other day, I was having a conversation with a friend regarding the willingness we both had over buying a complete engine from eBay. At the end, both of us were thinking that we didn’t...
Question of the Day: What Cars Have Been Unfairly Labeled As Massive Piles Of Junk By History?
Jul 11, 2012Brian Lohnes15
Automotive history is dotted with lots of punching bags. Some of them seem fairly obvious. The German Trabant for example is a car that people openly mock around the world and for good reason. The...
Incredible Photos: Mercedes Skewered By 90ft of Guardrail in Denmark, 22 Year Old Driver Not Killed!
Jul 11, 2012Brian Lohnes6
BangShift reader and forum member Arild Guldbrandsen lives in Norway and he posted up one of the wildest links we have seen in some time on the BS forums the other day. This link shows photos taken...
Gallery: Cool Cars and Hot Parts at the Long Beach, California Swap Meet – July 2012
Jul 11, 2012Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – California correspondent Scott Liggett had one heck of a busy weekend. On Friday night he was at the SoCal Bob’s Big cruise and sent us this gallery. On...
Shop Invasion: DMC Racing – Eddie Kraewic’s Camaro and Alex Vettros’s Mustang Inside!
Jul 11, 2012Brian Lohnes4
Last week I put a note on Facebook to my local gearhead homies asking if I could steal a compression tester for a couple days. One of the first guys to answer the call was Dennis MacPherson the owner...
Watch a Massive “Mega Truck” Leap To Incredible Heights and Distances For No Apparent Reason
Jul 10, 2012Brian Lohnes15
There are times when asking, “why?” just isn’t necessary. Consider this video one of those times. In it, you’ll see the massive classic Chevy truck of one Daniel Mundy...
Check Out Our Gallery From The Famous Bob’s Big Boy Cruise in SoCal!
Jul 10, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – Bob’s Big Boy Restaurant in Toluca Lake, California is the home to what has to be the most famous cruise night in America each Friday night. While it is not a...
Question of the Day: What Has Been Your Scariest First Ride In A New Project Vehicle?
Jul 10, 2012Brian Lohnes9
Recently, I was having a conversation via e-mail with a BangShifty pal that I’ll name only as Bob J. Bob mentioned that he had a good topic for the BS Question of the Day and I was interested...
Great Read: Check Out All of Comp Performance Group’s New Products For 2012 In One Easy To Read Place!
Jul 10, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Great Read: Check Out All of Comp Performance Group’s New Products For 2012 In One Easy To Read Place!
One of the reasons we’re so proud to have several members of the COMP Performance Group here as part of BangShift is because they’re all companies that innovate and introduce new products...
Top 11 Funny Acronyms for Car Brands
Jul 10, 2012Brian Lohnes17
We happened to stumble into a page on CarBuyingTips.com that lists a LOT of funny acronyms for car brands. We’ve all heard Fix Or Repair Daily or Move Over People Are Racing, but that link...
Watch A Gnarly 1972 Corvette Tear Through the Goodguys Autocross – This Car Rules
Jul 10, 2012Brian Lohnes1
As you all know, Chad is the announcer for the Goodguys autocrosses that happen all over the country. Last weekend he was in Columbus, Ohio calling the action on a challenging course that had...
The Sound and the Fury: A Day With Corvette Racing at the American LeMans Series
Jul 09, 2012Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – It was all too fitting to be at Connecticut’s beautiful Lime Rock Park road racing facility on Friday July 6th to see the factory Corvette Racing team practice...












