RacingJunk Find: A Fantastic Survivor 1962 Chevy Bel Air Wagon With 409 Power!
Jun 29, 2012Brian Lohnes9
This is one hell of a cool wagon and it is a survivor with a 409ci twist. The body, paint, interior, gauges, etc, are all 100% as delivered 50 years ago from Chevrolet. The transmission, a three...
BS Exclusive: The First Photos Tim Arfons’ Recreated Green Monster 19 – The Front Engine Turbine Car!
Jun 28, 2012Brian Lohnes2
There isn’t a drag racing announcer in the world that hasn’t made some sort of lame quip about a front engine turbine powered dragster. It is an easy joke to make while the jets are...
Mark Your Calender: 2013 Power Tour Dates and Stops Announced – We’re Planning on Being There!
Jun 28, 2012Brian Lohnes7
Ladies and gentleman start your 2013 vacation requests now! The word has been passed down from Hot Rod Magazine regarding the dates and venues for the 2013 Hot Rod Power Tour. Everything we have...
Epic Historical Photo: “The Arfons Brothers and Their Green Monsters”
Jun 28, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Epic Historical Photo: “The Arfons Brothers and Their Green Monsters”
Yesterday, I mentioned our tipsters and how they provide us with lots of really neat stuff. Take this photo for example, sent to us by reader Phil Richardson. He didn’t know of its exact...
Watch A Totally Bitchin’ Recap of Maple Grove’s 50th Anniversary Race
Jun 28, 2012Brian Lohnes1
Our big gallery of photos from Maple Grove’s 50th Anniversary race got a ton of attention because Joe Grippo did a great job shooting them and because the race had a 100% awesome line up of...
Milestone: We Published Our 6,000th Blog Item This Morning – Who’d a Thunk?!
Jun 27, 2012Brian Lohnes9
BangShift passed kind of a neat milestone this morning. It came quietly enough and like when the odometer of your car rolls past 100,000 miles no balloons fell from the ceiling, no indoor...
Icelandic Hillclimbing…You May Ignore the Laws of Physics, but The Laws of Physics Will Not Ignore You
Jun 27, 2012Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Icelandic Hillclimbing…You May Ignore the Laws of Physics, but The Laws of Physics Will Not Ignore You
When Ian Ellis sent us a link to a “Hillbilly Go Cart” Video, we were intrigued. But then we got all sidetracked with all the other crap that shows up on the side of the YouTube page and...
Camaro Parts Guru James “Floyd” Stinson, Founder of Firewheel Classics, Died at 65
Jun 27, 2012Chad Reynolds1
Firewheel Classics, Texas’ largest Camaro restoration parts supplier, is located in Wylie Texas in a nice brick building just down the road from notable hot rod and performance companies like...
BS EXCLUSIVE: A Never Before Seen, Incredible Photo Sequence of John Bartunek’s Massive Pro Mod Wreck From 2009
Jun 27, 2012Brian Lohnes27
(Photos by Denis LeBlanc/ActionRacingPhotos) – This is one of, if not the most incredible top end crash photo sequence we have ever seen. Shot at the 2009 Shakedown at E-Town by Denis LeBlanc,...
Richie Stevens Jr. Wins ADRL Extreme Pro Stock in the Car Safe BangShift Mustang
Jun 27, 2012Chad Reynolds3
Okay, so maybe referring to the Richie Stevens Jr. driven Car Safe ADRL Extreme Pro Stock Mustang as BangShift sponsored is a stretch, but the gang does run the BangShift logo out back right by the...
Event Gallery: The 2012 GM Nationals at Carlisle, PA – Chevy, Olds, Caddy, Pontiac, Buick, Corvette — All here!
Jun 27, 2012Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – BangShift’s own Chevy loving lensmen Dave Nutting braved the sweltering heat and funnel cakes of Pennsylvania last weekend at the yearly gathering of all things...
Watch a John Deere Pulling Tractor’s Face Get Blown Off By an Exploding Turbo
Jun 26, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch a John Deere Pulling Tractor’s Face Get Blown Off By an Exploding Turbo
Last week we showed you a violent pulling crash from the European circuit and today we’re going to show you what type of violence happens when a turbo that is shoving better than 100lbs of...
Watch: All Angles of 5th Gen Camaro and BMW Pro Drift Cars Wrecking In Turn 1 at Formula D Event at Wall Speedway
Jun 26, 2012Brian Lohnes3
The Chevrolets are being dinged up at an impressive rate recently. Last week we showed you video of a Corvette owner burying his car onto the guardrail at the drags before ever making the starting...
eBay Find: An AMC M422 Mighty Mite – The Gnarly Mini-Jeep You Never Knew Existed!
Jun 26, 2012Brian Lohnes4
With respect to cool and collectible old military trucks, they don’t come much smaller or more rare than the AMC M422 Mighty Mite, a tough little bastard designed to be flown into the front via...












