BangShift Garage of the Week: Joe Grippo’s Awesome 1970 Mach 1 Mustang
Apr 18, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on BangShift Garage of the Week: Joe Grippo’s Awesome 1970 Mach 1 Mustang
If you have been a BangShift reader for any stretch of time, you recognize the name Joe Grippo. Joe’s a drag race and general gearhead fiend who hits a ton of events every year, with his camera...
Event Gallery: Mud Drags Action From Texas
Apr 18, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Gallery: Mud Drags Action From Texas
Last weekend our intrepid Texas photo master, Charles Wickam snuck through a hole in the fence and photographed a pretty bitchin’ looking mud drag race event down near where he lives. Between...
Racing Junk Find: An Ultra Rare and Ultra Fast 1968 Plymouth GTX With Factory Hemi Power
Apr 18, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Racing Junk Find: An Ultra Rare and Ultra Fast 1968 Plymouth GTX With Factory Hemi Power
Just yesterday we took our first ride of the year in our father in law’s Plymouth GTX. That particular car sports a 440 and an automatic, unlike this machine we found for sale on Racing Junk....
Car Feature & Video Re-Run: Gary and Pam Beineke’s Serpent SRT-71 Dodge Charger
Apr 15, 2011Brian Lohnes1
We featured several cars from the collection of Gary and Pam Beineke in 2009. Gary and Pam have made a name for themselves in the Mopar community by creating so-called, “what if?” cars....
EuroDragster.com to Provide FREE Live Streaming Video From England’s Santa Pod Raceway This Weekend!
Apr 15, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on EuroDragster.com to Provide FREE Live Streaming Video From England’s Santa Pod Raceway This Weekend!
Our pal Tog, over at Eurodragster, Europe’s leading source for drag racing news and information, told us that they will be doing a live webcast from historic Santa Pod Raceway in England, this...
BangShift Rolls Out New and Improved Forum Section!
Apr 15, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on BangShift Rolls Out New and Improved Forum Section!
Yeah,yeah we know. Something can’t be both, “new” and “improved” but it just sounds right. Our new forum section is live and humming along with dedicated...
Quick Peek: A 572ci, 1130hp, Naturally Aspirated Kaase Big Block Ford Powered 2004 Mustang Mach 1
Apr 14, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Quick Peek: A 572ci, 1130hp, Naturally Aspirated Kaase Big Block Ford Powered 2004 Mustang Mach 1
We’ve been spending a fair amount of time at our local neighborhood chassis shop, Tube Chassis Designz lately. Jon and his crew have been replacing the cab floors in Goliath, and recently we...
Historic Drag Video: Footage From the Long Dead Golden Triangle Drag Strip
Apr 14, 2011Brian Lohnes2
Golden Triangle Drag Strip, which was located just outside of Beaumont, Texas, has been dead for years. The former air strip is now crossed over by a highway, and serves as the backdrop of a little...
eBay Find: A Blown, Pro Street Lil Red Express Dodge Truck (With Video)
Apr 14, 2011Brian Lohnes1
Oh hells yes. Our general fondness for the late 1970s Dodge specialty trucks like the “Lil’ Red Express” had us searching the hallowed halls of eBay for one a short while back. The...
BangShift Project Car: Chad’s Reher Morrison Powered Nova Rebuild Starts Now
Apr 14, 2011Chad ReynoldsComments Off on BangShift Project Car: Chad’s Reher Morrison Powered Nova Rebuild Starts Now
BangShift.com has two in-house Chevrolet Nova project cars, and they should be called Yin and Yang. You see, “Yin”, owned by Bob Lohnes, father of my intrepid partner in crime Brian...
BangShift.com to Undergo Major Forum Section Upgrade on Wednesday and Thursday
Apr 13, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on BangShift.com to Undergo Major Forum Section Upgrade on Wednesday and Thursday
Over a year ago, we decided that our rapidly growing forum section needed to be upgraded and modified to better suit hardcore BangShift members. The time for that much needed upgrade his finally...
Chadmouth Poll: Road Tripping Your Hot Rod Rules! How many states have you hit?
Apr 13, 2011Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Chadmouth Poll: Road Tripping Your Hot Rod Rules! How many states have you hit?
With rare exception, your hot rod started out as a mode of daily transportation. I know, I know, some of you think they are ONLY there to look at and this realization may be a bit of a shocker for...
Event Coverage: 350 Photos from the 2011 Fabulous Fords Forever Car Show at Knott’s Berry Farm
Apr 13, 2011Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Event Coverage: 350 Photos from the 2011 Fabulous Fords Forever Car Show at Knott’s Berry Farm
Living in Southern California means there are car shows each and every week, regardless of the time of year. But when spring rolls around, the car show scene really starts jumping. Last weekend,...
Upcoming Car Show Alert: The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical College Motorsports Association Car Show
Apr 13, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Upcoming Car Show Alert: The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical College Motorsports Association Car Show
I don’t run a lot, ok any, car show announcements here on the BangShift blog. I get deluged with them and would never be able to keep up. As in all parts of life though, there are exceptions....












