Video: 1,000-Plus Horsepower Blown Big-Block Chevy
May 19, 2009Chad Reynolds1
Here at BangShift.com, we’re tuning up our video skills to bring you more action more often. One of the things we’ve been doing is hanging out more often at the Westech Performance Group...
Video: 2009 March Meet Action!
May 19, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: 2009 March Meet Action!
Way back when it was fresh news, we brought you six big photo galleries of the scene at the 2009 March Meet at Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield, California. At the time we also shot a bunch of video,...
eBay Pick, Bonus Edition: 1970 Cuda Funny Car
May 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Pick, Bonus Edition: 1970 Cuda Funny Car
We stumbled upon this nugget of cool on eBay after we had seen the Monte Carlo with the insane asking price. It, too, is a bit pricey, but it’s a truckload cooler than the Monte. The owner of...
eBay Pick of the Week: 1971 Monte Carlo, Still High
May 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Pick of the Week: 1971 Monte Carlo, Still High
Back in January we told you about a guy selling a former Hot Rod project car and the asking price was insanely high. The good news is that the price is come down, but it is still insanely high....
Monday Time Killer: Mazi Racing
May 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Monday Time Killer: Mazi Racing
Dawn and Mark Hovsepian are great drag racing photographers who hail from New Hampshire. Back when Goodguys had a racing series of its own, Dawn and Mark were the official photographers. Dawn’s...
Bob Tasca Sr. Spotted Testing His Cobra Jet Mustang
May 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Bob Tasca Sr. Spotted Testing His Cobra Jet Mustang
Our pal Jack Webster, a Mopar man by all accounts, was momentarily struck with the same affliction that we had when drooling over a Cobra Jet Mustang recently. It’s called,...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: GM Importing Chinese Cars
May 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: GM Importing Chinese Cars
In a move that could be today’s equivalent to Benedict Arnold’s treasonous work with the British army during the Revolutionary War, GM has announced that, as part of its turnaround plan,...
This Week’s One Piece of Good News: Two Businesses Thriving in Detroit!
May 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on This Week’s One Piece of Good News: Two Businesses Thriving in Detroit!
To offset some of the sheer anger and frustration of the weekly Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink blog item, here’s an actual bit of good news. It was sent along by our pal D2, and it’s a...
Save This Vintage Iron!
May 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Save This Vintage Iron!
Our pals over at CarDomain.com posted an item on their blog that’s worth sharing. A Wyoming salvage yard that has tons of cool vintage cars that the owner of the yard wants to sell or even...
Government to Force GM and Chrysler Out of Racing?
May 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Government to Force GM and Chrysler Out of Racing?
With Chrysler essentially living on the government monetary feed-bag for the time being and GM seemingly headed that way shortly, some information has surfaced to suggest that the government is not...
Hot Rod Magazine is Giving Away a 2010 Camaro SS During Power Tour!
May 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Hot Rod Magazine is Giving Away a 2010 Camaro SS During Power Tour!
There has been speculation on the BangShift.com forums about what the 2009 Power Tour sweepstakes car will be, and now here’s the official news from HotRod.com: the prize is a 2010 Camaro SS!...
CraigsList Pick of the Week: Big-Block Jet Boat
May 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on CraigsList Pick of the Week: Big-Block Jet Boat
After some recent discussion on the BangShift.com forums about hot rod boats, we located this water-borne missile outside the city of Chicago. Jet boats are big fun and even bigger when you have...
Cool Old Press Photos: 1957 Dodge Custom Royal Convertible
May 14, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Old Press Photos: 1957 Dodge Custom Royal Convertible
Automobile or aircraft carrier? This massive piece of rolling coolness is Dodge’s sporty Custom Royal Convertible, circa 1957. Even though it’s missing the fancy markings, you could still...
Gearhead Destination: Lime Rock Park
May 14, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Gearhead Destination: Lime Rock Park
Baseball has Fenway Park and road racing has Lime Rock. It’s a little 1.53-mile bandbox of a road course, but the place reeks of history and has been the site of some of the greatest moments in...