Video: Triple Black 440 6-Pack 1970 Cuda Owned By BangShifter John Cross On Big Muscle
Aug 30, 2012Chad Reynolds2
BangShifter John Cross sent us this cool video that the guys at Big Muscle put together on his NorCal based 1970 440 6-pack Cuda. Although it is a numbers matching car, John pulled the original 440,...
Watch Andy Frost Cruise the World’s Quickest Street Legal Car Around the Streets Of England
Aug 30, 2012Brian Lohnes1
As the gearhead world gets ready to lock their eyes onto all of the action at Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week event, which kicks off in about a week and a half, video of driving a heavy duty drag...
Historic Gallery: A Neat Tour of the Glenn Curtiss Museum – Historic Engines, Planes, Motorcycles, Cars and More!
Aug 29, 2012Brian Lohnes3
(Photos by Jeremy George) – The Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, New York is a true gearhead’s delight. The large facility is filled with ancient motorcycles, airplanes, old cars,...
BangShift Exclusive: Chevrolet Performance’s Dr. Jamie Meyer Talks COPO… Indy… The Future
Aug 29, 2012Brian Lohnes6
Undoubtedly one of the biggest stories in drag racing heading into this weekend’s NHRA US Nationals is the official arrival of the COPO Camaro from Chevrolet Performance. The fruits of nearly...
COPO Camaro In Car Video: Aeromotive Fueled Patterson Racing Engines COPO Runs 9.78
Aug 29, 2012Chad ReynoldsComments Off on COPO Camaro In Car Video: Aeromotive Fueled Patterson Racing Engines COPO Runs 9.78
The guys at Husky Liner are faithful customers of Patterson Racing Engines and Aeromotive, and shot cool video of their new COPO Camaro running 9.78 at Topeka this past weekend. You saw us showing...
Watch A 1960s Vintage Triumph Drag Bike Try To Launch Its Rider Onto The Strip
Aug 29, 2012Brian Lohnes1
The first time I ever spoke to EJ Potter we were having a discussion about drag racing motorcycles in the 1960s. EJ said that there wasn’t a lot of love for two wheel competitors back then. In...
Video: Rocky’s Evil Twin Dual Motor Small Block Dragster Running At Billetproof 2012
Aug 29, 2012Chad Reynolds2
When Rocky Phillips first started working on his twin-engine Rocky’s Evil Twin dragster, he started a Project Build Thread on our forums that allowed us to follow along as he created this...
Historic Drag Video: Amazing 8MM Footage of National Challenge ’72 – Every Pro Legend You Can Imagine!!
Aug 29, 2012Brian Lohnes1
Forty years ago this coming weekend, the greatest protest drag race ever staged was run at what was then called Tulsa International Raceway. Don Garlits and the PRA (Professional Racers Association)...
Shop Tour: Jet Hot High Performance Coatings Visits Petty Garage… Yeah, Like Richard Petty… The King
Aug 29, 2012Chad Reynolds3
When Cheryl, Gordon, and Tim from Jet Hot told us that they got to go tour Petty’s Garage we were pretty jealous. But, they made up for it a bit when they sent us some cool photos of the place...
$200 Hauler Update: We Give It A Butt Lift With Some New Chrome And Ghetto Bodywork
Aug 28, 2012Chad Reynolds8
In our last installment of the $200 Hauler build you saw us replace our broken grille, bashed lower valance, and boring bowtie which cleaned up our front end a lot. In fact, we’re not sure...
Insane Roadside Find – A Crew Cab Ford Pickup Mounted On A Massive 6×6 Truck Chassis – Zombie Apocalypse Certified!
Aug 28, 2012Brian Lohnes3
(Photos by Albert Heiles/Autobahn Auto News) – This is pretty much the roadside find to beat all roadside finds. BangShift reader and automotive blogger Albert Heiles spotted this monster...
Follow Along As A BangShifter Attempts to Road Trip His Old, Long Sitting, Big Block Powered Truck From Arizona to Cape Cod!
Aug 28, 2012Brian Lohnes6
So here’s the deal, BangShifter Caveman Tony is a pal of mine from here in Massachusetts. Tony was in the Air Force and spent time stationed in Tuscon, Arizona. While there, he had a 1974 GMC...
Cobra Mustang Or ZL1 Camaro? Comp Cams Asks: Which Would You Rather Drive?
Aug 28, 2012Chad Reynolds9
Comp Cams has a new Facebook question up asking which you would rather drive. The new Mustang Cobra, or the new ZL1 Camaro. My choice is clear, but that’s because the front of that Mustang...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Are Hot Rodders Worried About Their Carbon Footprint?
Aug 28, 2012Chad Reynolds20
Are you worried about your carbon footprint? On the surface it seems like such a simple question. In reality, it’s a fairly complex one. To keep it simple, I’ll say that yes I’m...












