eBay Find: An Ultra Rare 1964 Mercury Park Lane Marauder With Factory 427 R-Code Power and a 4-Speed
May 30, 2012Brian Lohnes5
Last week we found a rare Pontiac for sale on eBay and this week it is one for the Ford crowd. This totally bitchin Mercury is supposedly just one of 54 built with “R” code 427 engines...
The Dirty Gearhead Phrase That Isn’t: Balls to the Wall
May 30, 2012Brian Lohnes10
It is a phrase that lots of gearheads use frequently and probably few know the origin of. When you’re yapping with buddies and tell them that you’re going to run your car, “balls...
Cruise Gallery: The Pearland, Texas Cruise May 2012
May 30, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – A beautiful late Spring evening drew out a great crop of cars in Pearland, Texas recently and Charles Wickam was there with his trusty camera at the ready. There...
Stay Tuned to BangShift Today for Breaking NHRA News at NOON Eastern!
May 30, 2012Brian Lohnes1
Just a quick note to remind you that we’ll be blogging live from the NHRA press conference in Boston today. The presser is set to begin at noon eastern standard time and the expected result is...
American Powertrain Announces New X-Factor Cross Member for 1964-1967 GM A-Bodies
May 29, 2012Brian Lohnes1
Cross members are certainly unappreciated parts, until you need one that fits your specific project. If you are swapping the trans, adding larger or dual exhaust, changing engines, etc, chances are,...
The Top 11 Greatest Ever Names of Race Car Drivers
May 29, 2012Brian Lohnes13
Don’t be confused. This is not a list of nicknames, it’s a list of real names. As per usual, we’ve probably made some glaring omissions here so feel free to insult us and tell us...
10-Year Old English Boy Steals Parents Car – Crashes Car Two Miles Later – 10 Year Olds Suck at Driving
May 29, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on 10-Year Old English Boy Steals Parents Car – Crashes Car Two Miles Later – 10 Year Olds Suck at Driving
Here’s a little newsflash for you. 10 year old kids suck at driving. This fact was further reinforced by the actions of a little guy in England recently when he got into an argument with his...
Watch the World’s Quickest and Fastest AMC Powered Drag Car Rip Off a 6 Second Lap – Twin Turbo Power!
May 29, 2012Brian Lohnes3
While shooting texts back and forth over the weekend with my pal Jon Wall, he tipped me off to what has to be the coolest Top Dragster machine in the country, Alan O’Brien’s twin turbo,...
Watch an Off Road Racing Truck Jump and Land Directly on Top of Another Truck During a Race!
May 29, 2012Brian Lohnes1
Jeremy McGrath cut his teeth in the tough and crazy world of motorcross in the 1980s and 1990s. He moved to off road racing trucks several years ago and has proven himself to be just as gnarly a...
Barnstormin’: Stuck in a World of Mere Mortals
May 25, 2012Brian Lohnes13
I wonder if Art Arfons did his own laundry. I’m sure Evel Knievel didn’t. That’s what I was thinking the other night while switching the lights and darks down in my basement....
Project Buford T Justice Update: The Trans Thrash is ON!
May 25, 2012Brian Lohnes7
If you remember, we put Project Buford T Justice on the dyno a couple weeks ago and fragged the trans and driveshaft in violent fashion. Since then, we recalled a transmission that has been living in...
Rumor Mill: NHRA to Announce 2013 National Event at New England Dragway on Wednesday at Boston Press Conference
May 25, 2012Brian Lohnes6
This Wednesday at high noon, the NHRA will host a press conference in Boston. While there has been no official word from either the NHRA or the only sanctioned NHRA track within two hours of the...
BangShift Project: Introducing the $200 Hauler…A Tow Rig on a BangShift Budget!
May 24, 2012Chad Reynolds58
Although the economy is looking up, regular Joes like us are still hurting, and there are plenty of folks, like us, who just can’t afford a new tow rig. So, when the opportunity came for us to...
BangShift Garage Spotlight: A Bitchin Blue Big Block 1969 Nova Super Sport We Wish We Had
May 24, 2012Chad Reynolds20
It’s BangShift Garage Spotlight time, and this week we chose my69rat and his amazing big-block, 4-speed, 1969 Nova SS. He’s kind of a lurker on the BangShift.com forums, but that...












