Tales from the Gearhead Toy Box: The Kenner Red Line
Nov 25, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Tales from the Gearhead Toy Box: The Kenner Red Line
While we were rummaging around with dad looking for photos of his old race cars to throw up on our message board we stumbled onto an old toy that had once kept us both occupied for hours at a time....
FREE Shipping on Any Order from Ridetech through 6pm Monday!!!!
Nov 24, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FREE Shipping on Any Order from Ridetech through 6pm Monday!!!!
Ridetech is offering a killer black errr Cool Friday free shipping special from 6pm Wednesday November 24 to Monday November 29th at 6pm. Buy ANYTHING that they sell and shipping is free. Literally...
Not BangShift Approved: DeLorean Themed Sneakers From Nike
Nov 24, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Not BangShift Approved: DeLorean Themed Sneakers From Nike
When BangShift reader Remy-Z tipped us off to the announcement from Nike that they would be producing a limited edition “DeLorean Inspired” shoe, we looked for the punchline. Turns out,...
Ford Taurus Police Interceptor Beats All Comers in LA Sheriff’s Office Testing
Nov 24, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Ford Taurus Police Interceptor Beats All Comers in LA Sheriff’s Office Testing
The blue oval boys clearly have their mojo workin’ these days. They’ve managed to get their business in order, they’re building stuff that people are interested in buying and...
Bangshift Approved New Product: Forged Pontiac Cranks and Stroker Kits From Eagle Specialty Products
Nov 24, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Bangshift Approved New Product: Forged Pontiac Cranks and Stroker Kits From Eagle Specialty Products
While pressing our schnoz up against the glass display cases at the SEMA new products showcase we spent more than a couple minutes drooling over the new Pontiac competition stroker kit from Eagle...
Auto Trader Classics Find: A 1964 Cadillac Hearse
Nov 24, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Auto Trader Classics Find: A 1964 Cadillac Hearse
Hearses have their place in the history of hot rodding. 1960s drag racers used them as tow vehicles and mobile apartments during stints on the road with their race cars and their engines have been...
Caption this Photo: Knaus and Johnson together on the beach…at sunrise
Nov 23, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Caption this Photo: Knaus and Johnson together on the beach…at sunrise
Public relations and advertising people come up with the swiftest ideas. After Jimmy Johnson and Chad Knaus had won their fifth NASCAR title in the a row, someone at a desk in a far away city...
Bill Caswell Baja Video Bonanza:Beating on the Baja Bimmer
Nov 23, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Bill Caswell Baja Video Bonanza:Beating on the Baja Bimmer
It wasn’t all suck time for our man Bill Caswell in Baja. As we told you yesterday, Caswell made the start of the race by the skin of his teeth and managed to haul ass in the desert for a...
eBay Find: A 1948 Ford F-5 Cab-Over Wrecker
Nov 23, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Find: A 1948 Ford F-5 Cab-Over Wrecker
Talk about a cool truck! This 1948 Ford F-5 COE wrecker is one of the neatest pieces of Ford iron we’ve ever seen. The cab over truck has a 292ci V8, and a three-speed manual transmission....
Barnstormin’: The Real McCoy
Nov 23, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Barnstormin’: The Real McCoy
A short while back, I started a thread on the BangShift forums letting people know I had mounted new Firestone tires on my truck Goliath. I included some sneak peek photos before the...
Video: JPC Racing Makes 800hp on the Rollers With an Internally Stock (New) 5.0L Mustang
Nov 23, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: JPC Racing Makes 800hp on the Rollers With an Internally Stock (New) 5.0L Mustang
The name Justin Burcham of JPC racing is no stranger to the pages of car magazines or the internet. Justin has been on the bleeding edge of Ford and Mustang performance for years. We remember him on...
New England Dragway Completes First of Several Major Track Upgrades
Nov 23, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on New England Dragway Completes First of Several Major Track Upgrades
One of the NHRA’s newest member tracks, New England Dragway has completed the first of several major upgrades to the facility in order to prepare for a Full Throttle Series event a few years...
Ancient Tech Video: A WWII-Era Training Film on Hydrovac Truck Brakes
Nov 22, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Ancient Tech Video: A WWII-Era Training Film on Hydrovac Truck Brakes
We spent the weekend in two places basically. The first was parked in front of our computer monitoring the live video feed from the 2010 Street Car Super Nationals in Las Vegas that we broadcast and...
Event Gallery: Hot Rod Revolution 2010 – Austin, Texas
Nov 22, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Gallery: Hot Rod Revolution 2010 – Austin, Texas
For the first time in the history of the event The Hot Rod Revolution was held in Austin, Texas this year. After gaining a great reputation in Southern California, event organizers decided to switch...