Question of the Day: Given the Chance, What Historic Race Car Would You Drive?
When writing about Cotton Owens’ passing yesterday, I of course thought of his cool “Cotton Picker” match bash wagon right off the bat. It got me to thinking about what single race...
eBay Find: The Coolest Ramp Truck in America – 1970 Dodge L600 Resto-Mod Truck
We normally keep our eBay finds to a once a week level but after being tipped off to this totally bitchin’ 1970 Dodge L600 ramp truck by BangShift reader Deaf Bob, we had to get it here on the...
Awesome Video: A Car Smashes Through a Building On the Highway – Check Those Load Straps!
Here’s one for the books. We’ve all been driving down the highway at one time or another and seen a house, or pieces of one being transported on flatbed trailers. Our twisted minds always...
American Powertrain Power Tour Adventure Blog Update – Roadside Finds and a Few Hiccups With The Edsel
(Words and Photos by Matt Graves/American Powertrain) – First a little apology to some Bangshifters that came by our booth today and our man Josh didn’t know about the password. I guess he...
Father and Son Power Tour Adventures: Ridetech Style…With Photos!
For Hot Rod Power Tour 2012, Ridetech Grand Poobah, Bret Voelkel is enjoying the sites and sounds of Hot Rods cruising across America with his 12 year old son Andy. We’ll be bringing you...
NASCAR Legend Cotton Owens – Dead at 88
Cotton Owens, one of the pioneering greats in NASCAR, a recent inductee to the NASCAR hall of fame, a short time match race drag racer, and one of the 50 greatest drivers in NASCAR history has died...
Question of the day: What’s the Best Road Trip Car You Have Ever Owned?
In looking at all of the photos and info we’ve been running from the 2012 Hot Rod Power Tour this week it is clear that every possible type of vehicle has been on the tour at some point. It...
Racing Junk Find: A 1961 Catalina Drag Car With a Twin Turbo Poncho Mill Under the Hood!
First, an admission. When we saw this ad on RacingJunk for the first time we kept it to ourselves and did our damnedest to sell a non-vital organ for the asking price of the car, which is $42,000...
Rocket Racing Wheels to Be Front and Center (Literally!) On the 2012 Rat Rod Tour and at Ratpalooza in Vegas This September!
(Photos by Rat Rod Magazine/Chad Truss) – Rocket Racing Wheels and their diverse lineup of products have a wheel for virtually any application you’d ever dream up. One of the arenas that...
Power Tour Gallery: More Great Photos from the Muskegon Michigan Stop
Yesterday we ran a load of photos from BS reader Chris Chenlo who attended the 2012 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour stop in Muskegon, Michigan. We have an additional 100 photos to share with you today....
Event Gallery: The Heartland Rod Run 2012 – Awesome Car Show Photos From Texas
(Photos by Chris Kelly) – One of the things that always amazes us is thinking about just how big this hobby is. As the Hot Rod Power Tour weaves through the center of the country with thousands...
eBay Find: The Restored (and lightly Modified) 1973 Custom Body Enterprises Dodge Challenger Funny Car
When it came to east coast funny cars in the 1970s and 1980s, few were feared more than Utica, New York’s own Castronovo brothers and their string of “Custom Body Enterprises”...
Power Tour Adventure Blog Update: The Valiant is Retired But the Edsel Wagon Keeps on Keeping On! Plus Free Stuff For BS Power Tourers!
(Words and photos by Matt Graves) – Well our 5-speed install on the Edsel worked out flawlessly. We drove up to Detroit with about 3 hours of sleep. Other than a crappy suspension and back...
Gearhead Guys You Should Know: George Hurst
George Hurst was one of the founding kingpins of the modern performance automotive aftermarket. He had a rare mix of business savvy, mechanical skill, and promotional genius. Many people have one or...
