BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome
You may have seen photos of an awesome project that centers around mating an old aircraft radial engine to a Toyota MR2 floating around the internet recently. Well it was no hoax, and we have the...
BangShift overcomes stiff competition to finish 4th at Goodguys 2011 Editors Challenge
BangShift’s own Chad Reynolds entered into the fierce competition of the 2011 Goodguys Editors Challenge, at the 2011 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals, and came out with a number 4 finish. Getting...
Event Coverage: 400 plus pictures of Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, and Street Machines at the 2011 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals
The Goodguys 11th Meguiars Del Mar Nationals near San Diego featured everything you would expect in a California Car Show. Sun, fun, surf, hot cars, hot girls, and killer racing action were all on...
Car Show Galleries: The 2011 Lonestar Roundup – Austin, Texas
The 2011 Lonestar Roundup went down this past weekend in Austin, Texas and BangShift photog Charles Wickam was on the scene to cover the massive show. He spent the weekend blasting photos and sent us...
100% BangShift Approved Video: Firing Up a Radial Airplane Engine Powered Toyota MR2
We normally don’t post a lot of stuff on the weekend because we’re usually out getting our BangShift on like the rest of you, but there are some “stop the presses moments” and...
The Parting (Missed) Shift: Blowing Past the Redline Is No Bueno
The Parting Shift is normally a showcase of dexterity and skill with a manual transmission. Due to the date and the general theme of the day, it sure is not about skill or dexterity! In fact, it is...
Pro Drag Team Developing Electric Dragster Capable of Top Fuel Elapsed Times
BangShift.com has learned that a top tier drag racing teams with heavy ties to the US military has been secretly developing a revolutionary electric dragster that has already turned elapsed times...
URGENT SEMA LEGISLATIVE ALERT: ACT NOW!!!!
This one sucks folks. Please support the hobby by stopping this Arkansas Legislation. Legislation like this will only hurt our hobby, and revoke our rights. When legislation like this passes in one...
Project Car Update: The Dual-Quad 409 Powered 1955 Chevy Build
This is the introduction of a very cool 1955 Chevy project that BangShift.com member Monk is wrenching on. The car will be packing one of the nastiest 409 mills we’ve seen. It’s got all...
Roadside Find: A Cool Collection of Vintage Bulldozers and Equipment
On a recent Sunday cruise with the family, we came across an unexpected roadside treat. Said treat was a small collection of vintage bulldozers, crawlers, and equipment that included an old road...
From the Archive: Vintage Drag Racing Hero Cards
As we delved into our personal archive of neat stuff here at the BangShift.com east coast headquarters we came across two vintage drag racing “hero cards”. When we say “hero...
Awesome Read: The Fantastic Story of Bigfoot 1 – The Original Monster Truck
If there is one vehicle in the universe that we want to some day sit in, at minimum, and at maximum idle around a parking lot, it is Bigfoot 1. The truck that started as a hobby project of Bob...
BangShift Poll Results: What is the Most Historically Significant Drag Strip Still in Operation
This was the biggest poll we’ve ever had on the site and it was a dog fight right down to the end with both Great Lakes Dragaway and George Ray’s Wildcat Drag Strip receiving thousands of...
Fun Not Dead: GM To Introduce SS Sedan in 2013 as 2014 Model
General Motors, once punch drunk and clinging to the ropes is starting to feel like itself again. The company has become more lean, produced better cars, and has shed lots of the creepy government...
