BangShift Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Motor?
Jun 23, 2011Brian Lohnes23
With the greatness of that Miller engine we wrote about earlier today still swimming in our heads, we need to do something to get that lump of iron off out mind. While the Miller 91 isn’t our...
Cool Gallery: Pace Cars at the AACA Museum – Hershey, PA
Jun 23, 2011Brian Lohnes1
The pace car, or as they call them in Europe, the “safety car” is a pretty important part of the road racing and circle track racing equation. There is a huge glory factor involved as...
Authentic Supercharged Miller 91ci Engine to be Auctioned at Mecum Milwaukee Event
Jun 23, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Authentic Supercharged Miller 91ci Engine to be Auctioned at Mecum Milwaukee Event
One of the truly great engines of all time, a supercharged Miller 91 will hit the auction block in Milwaukee next month as part of the Mecum auction happening in conjunction with the Millers at...
NHRR Gallery: A Few Quick Shots from the Pits and Car Show at the 2011 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion
Jun 22, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on NHRR Gallery: A Few Quick Shots from the Pits and Car Show at the 2011 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion
As we said in our gallery late last week, our photo taking abilities were hampered this year because we were working the live streaming video from the event, not allowing us a lot of time to rome....
Butt Pucker Video: Tanner Foust Nearly Bites it During Truck Jump Test
Jun 22, 2011Brian Lohnes2
Tanner Foust’s captain insano jump at the Indy 500 came off without a hitch. The truck flew to a new world record and the crowd went nuts. After watching the jump it is easy to think that...
Roadside Find: You’re Doing It Wrong – V8 S10 Truck
Jun 22, 2011Brian Lohnes14
We spotted this gem on the side of the road in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was parked in front of the drug store, appropriately enough. We had never really considered the fact that someone could do a...
Racing Junk Find: The World’s Wildest Gremlin!
Jun 22, 2011Brian Lohnes1
During our time at the Holley National Hot Rod Reunion, Chad and I freaked out like women on an Oprah giveaway show when we saw an awesome little Gremlin yanking the tires and running into the 10s....
Cool Video: Freiburger and Nick Licata Thrash the Hot Rod E-Rod Camaro
Jun 21, 2011Brian Lohnes4
We’re not sure how we missed this cool video when it first hit the web, but we’re glad we found it now. The three minute clip features David Freiburger and Camaro Performers Nick Licata...
Car Show Gallery: The 2011 AACA Car Show – Conklin, NY
Jun 21, 2011Brian Lohnes1
Another great Father’s Day Car Show gallery from another great BangShift reader! Jeremy George took in the 46th AACA Car Show, Cruise and Swap Meet last Sunday and shot more than 150 photos of...
BangShift Question of the Day: Seen a Good Personalized License Plate Lately?
Jun 21, 2011Brian Lohnes2
While we were driving to the hospital on Friday, during the Holley National Hot Rod Reunion, Chad and I spotted a 1980s Oldsmobile hearse (since it was white, maybe it was a morgue mobile?) sitting...
Car Show Gallery: The Batavia, Illinois VFW Car Show
Jun 21, 2011Brian Lohnes2
While we were taking the slow boat home from Bowling Green on Sunday, intrepid BangShift contributing photographer Greg Rourke was pounding the pavement with his lens at the ready. Greg hung out at...
Haggard Looking Evan Knoll Has Court Date, Taken Into Fed Custody For Psych Evaluation
Jun 21, 2011Brian Lohnes1
Evan Knoll, the Michigan man accused by the federal government of illegally and improperly collecting more than $80-million in fuel tax rebates appeared in court for the first time last Thursday. The...
Funny Car Panic Video: The Steering Wheel Falls Off in the Driver’s Hands During a Run!
Jun 21, 2011Brian Lohnes4
This is some wild stuff! As if driving a Funny Car isn’t tough enough, this video shows a dude trying to turn the trick with no steering wheel! We’ve seen more than our fair share of...
Texas Rules!!! Governor Rick Perry Signs Street Rod and Custom Title and Registration Legislation!
Jun 20, 2011Chad Reynolds1
As a former Texas resident, I can tell you that the Lonestar State is a pretty cool place. Sure it gets hot down there sometimes, and certain areas are better than others, just like any other state,...












