Bastardized Dodge Challenger Sets NHRA Stock Eliminator Record…And We Don’t Approve
Whoops! We meant to say that a V10 Dodge Challenger set the NHRA AA/SA record at Atco a few days ago. The whole “Batardized” thing refers to the fact that this Challenger is equipped with...
Screaming Dyno Video: 660hp At Nearly 9,000-RPM!
We purposely omitted the fact that the engine in this video is a V8 that would have normally been found in a Titan pickup truck. As you’ll see in this video, the engine has been reworked to...
Project Spotlight: Gary Hart’s 1951 GMC, Turbo Jimmy 6 Power!
Gary Hart is a long time land speed racer and hot rodder. He’s decided to concentrate his considerable energies and skill on a truly bitchin’ 1951 GMC project that is 100% BangShift...
Lingenfelter to Bring Their Steamroller of a Camaro to Camaro5Fest at Firebird Raceway
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering’s 2010 SS Camaro is slightly warmed over. At full factory weight, which is pork city, the car has gone 8.997/158.8 mph. Not satisfied with that run, they...
Widow of Neal Parker Suing Old Bridge Raceway Park
Betsy Jo Parker, the widow of former drag racer Neal Parker has filed a “product liability” lawsuit against New Jersey’s Old Bridge Raceway Park, citing faulty safety equipment for...
Bangshift Mini-Feature Re-Run: Bigfoot
Every BangShifter out there has one vehicle that strikes at the heart of his gearhead self. For us, that vehicle is Bigfoot 1. Unbeknown to us, Bigfoot 1 and a 35th anniversary Bigfoot truck were on...
Racing Junk Find: The Only Blown Alky Jeep Cherokee on Earth
When an awesome idea gets fed to a professional that can execute it, great things happen. This Jeep is without a doubt the coolest Jeep we have ever seen. We know about the drag race Wranglers and...
Caption This Photo: So the Brakes Were Making This Odd Noise…
We’ve all been there. A friend, sometimes a girl, asks you to survey some issue they are having with their car. You do the good thing and take a look (remember, the road to Hell is paved with...
Cruise Gallery: The Kemah Cruise – Kemah, Texas – April 2011
To round off today’s bonanza of galleries, we’ll take you back to Texas, thanks to Charles Wickam and his well used camera. This time we’re dropping by the Kemah Cruise,...
Quick Gallery: Vintage Tractors on Display in Alabama
Here’s a quick little gallery of about 30 photos submitted by BangShift member Charles Schryver from the Baldwin County Strawberry Festival, held in Loxley, Alabama. A local antique tractor...
Drag Race Gallery: BangShifters at Lebanon Valley Dragway’s 2011 Opening Day
The official sign that Spring has arrived in the Northeast happens when racing starts, well that weekend finally arrived and a few BangShift forum members decided to celebrate by getting together and...
Show Gallery: The 2011 Bayshore Fine Rides Car Show – Baytown, Texas
The Bayshore Fine Rides Car Club certainly knows how to throw a party! For 23 years they have been holding a big car show in Baytown, Texas that draws everything from lifted mud boggers to killer...
Book Review: Pontiac – The Performance Years by Martyn Schorr
We recently finished reading Pontiac: The Performance Years by Martyn Schorr. This book is a collection of stories and articles that highlight the golden age of Poncho performance, roughly 1959-1974....
UPDATE: A DIY Classic Car Restoration From India
When we received an e-mail with the link we’re sharing below about a guy restoring a classic car in India, we were very leery of what we’d find. Rather than seeing lots of bizarre fixes,...
