Lid, Can and Libel: A Tree Falls in Nathan Bedford’s Forrest and the Mississippi Department of Motor Vehicles Gets an Earful
“Forrest is the very devil… There never will be peace until Forrest is dead.” — William Tecumseh Sherman The State of Mississippi has some majestic two-lane pavement, smooth...
Cherry Bomb Exhaust Announces 2011 Show Tour
Our pals at Cherry Bomb have announced their plans for 2011 and they include car shows and events in both the US and Canada. The guys begin traversing the country in March and keep the ball rolling...
Cancelled Due to Rain: Free Live Streaming Broadcast of the PSCA Nationals and Pro Stock Showdown
We are incredibly disappointed to announce that this weekend’s PSCA Record Breaker Nationals, along with our LIVE broadcast, have been canceled due to pending rain Saturday and Sunday. But fear...
Big News: Cole Coonce Joins BangShift.com As A Monthly Columnist
I am very happy to announce that Cole Coonce will be joining on with BangShift.com as a monthly columnist, penning a column entitled, “Lid, Can, and Libel”. No topic is off limits and if...
Video: An Electric That Doesn’t Suck – Larry McBride’s 7-second Motorcycle
Larry “Spiderman” McBride is a drag racing legend. A top fuel motorcycle racer who has won everything there is to win, and set records that mark major milestones in the sport. McBride has...
Flood Watch: Chevy Set to Release Special Edition Camaros Every Six Months
It is being reported that Chevy plans on releasing “special edition” Camaros just about every six months starting after the 2012 ZL-1 hits the streets. This seems to be an attempt to...
Racing Junk Find: An Awesome 1965 Malibu SS With A 14-71 Blown, 529-ci Rodeck Motor
In the event that a giant bag of money fell from the sky this week, we’d spend every penny on this kick ass 1965 Malibu SS and run it this weekend at the PSCA Record Breaker Nationals in Las...
eBay Find: A Totally Cool 1966 Chevy II Stock Car
Chevy II restorers be warned, the larger photos of this car will have your stomach flopping. The wheel wells were clearly opened with a Sawz-All, the car rides on a 1955 Chevy chassis, and the only...
Cool Project: Holley’s 1987 Grand Prix – Project G-Force One
When the guys at Holley decide to do a car, they really do it right! Such is the case with the company’s Project G-Force One, a 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix build that will end up being one bad ass...
Tune In: Speed Scene Live TV is All New Tonight
Tonight being Tuesday night means that Speed Scene Live TV with our pals Scott “Lucky” Hudson, Bruce Barker, and the always energetic DianaMite, will be on the air bringing the latest...
Herman Lewis, Champion of AMC Performance Passes
Herman Lewis, one of the greatest names in AMC performance and drag racing has died at the age of 76. Lewis gained fame and stature within the AMC community during a long and illustrious drag racing...
BangShift Poll: Pro Stock or Pro Mod – Which is better?
Chad and I engaged in one of our frequent debates recently when discussing the upcoming weekend. What brought this on is the fact that Chad will be in Las Vegas live broadcasting the PSCA (Pacific...
Killer Videos: How to Wrench on a 1929 Duesenberg Model J in Your Home Shop
Duesenbergs are very freaking rare, guys who wrench on their own Duesenbergs at home are even more so. Luckily, BangShifter “Hemi” Joel Nystrom is one of those dudes and he has the video...
eBay Find: A BangShifty 1978 Corvette Rear Engine Funny Car
Rear engine floppers have a unique place in drag racing history. The only guy who really did much with one in terms of success was “Big” Jim Dunn and his Dunn and Reath ‘Cuda which...
