What the Hell is a Bill Caswell? An Interview With the Bucks-Down Rally Hero
Jul 23, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on What the Hell is a Bill Caswell? An Interview With the Bucks-Down Rally Hero
When we caught up with Bill Caswell, he sounded like Joe Cocker during a third encore. The night before our interview, Caswell had rounded up all his pals and set out to drain Chicago’s Tequila...
Barnstormin’: Monster Trucks, Turbos, and a Sanctioning Body on the Rocks
Jul 22, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Barnstormin’: Monster Trucks, Turbos, and a Sanctioning Body on the Rocks
I’m going to start this column off with an admission. I was utterly impressed with monster trucks last weekend. No fake impressed, but really, honestly, holy f’n crap impressed watching a...
Preview Video: Bill Caswell Attacks Pikes Peak, We Attack Bill Caswell
Jul 22, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Preview Video: Bill Caswell Attacks Pikes Peak, We Attack Bill Caswell
You know the name Bill Caswell because he’s the dude who scooped up an old BMW on Craigslist, modified it himself, and started attacking rallies all over North America. He made a big splash...
71-Year Old Corvette Thief Pleads Not Guilty in Ohio
Jul 22, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on 71-Year Old Corvette Thief Pleads Not Guilty in Ohio
Last month we reported on the case of Daniel Ott Sr., the 71-year old Ohio man who was scooped up by Federal authorities as part of the bust of a large car theft and chop shop ring. At the time of...
Philly Tow Truck Drivers in Turf War, Shooting Each Other, Setting Stuff on Fire
Jul 22, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Philly Tow Truck Drivers in Turf War, Shooting Each Other, Setting Stuff on Fire
Yikes, Philly is a tough place to be in the towing business! Recently, several Philadelphia area towing companies have gotten themselves embroiled into a good old-fashioned turf war which has...
Caption this Photo: A Bike We Simply Would Not Ride
Jul 22, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Caption this Photo: A Bike We Simply Would Not Ride
Every now and again we receive a photo via the BangShift.com “tip the editor” line that just stops us in our tracks. We have nothing good to say about this three-wheeled contraption that...
Scary Carnage Video: Two Doorslammers Tango in Texas
Jul 22, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Scary Carnage Video: Two Doorslammers Tango in Texas
We’re going to get your morning started off with a Texas sized bang today. We were tipped off to this video which shows a pass down the strip that goes very badly for both racers. When the...
Killer Promo Video: The 1960 Chevy Corvair
Jul 21, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Killer Promo Video: The 1960 Chevy Corvair
This awesome promotional video for the 1960 Chevy Corvair made us smile. The poor cars used in the making of the video were thrashed to within an inch of their lives! Oddly the car spends far more...
Racers Beware: AHRA Series Appears to be Imploding
Jul 21, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Racers Beware: AHRA Series Appears to be Imploding
A while back we reported that the AHRA appeared to be in some serious financial trouble after a first event that was interrupted by wild weather and featured mostly empty stands. Well, shortly after...
Legendary Painted and Pinstriper Larry Watson Dies at 70
Jul 21, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Legendary Painted and Pinstriper Larry Watson Dies at 70
Larry Watson, a legendary car painter and pin striper whose career started in the driveway of his parent’s house at the age of 16, has died. Brain cancer claimed Watson just one day prior to...
Event Gallery: The 2010 Syracuse Nationals
Jul 21, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Gallery: The 2010 Syracuse Nationals
BangShift.com reader Jeremy Holt recently attended the 2010 Syracuse Nationals car show. This massive event is held on the 365 acre Syracuse Nationals and this year reportedly more than 7,000 cars...
Auto Trader Classics Find: The Nuttiest Customized 1970 Camaro in the World
Jul 21, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Auto Trader Classics Find: The Nuttiest Customized 1970 Camaro in the World
We’ve been looking high and low for information on what has to be the gaudiest, weirdest, most 1970’s style custom Camaro on Earth. From the zany Porsche-style “whale tail”...
Greatest Videos Ever: A 650cc Van-bodied Lawn Tractor
Jul 20, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Greatest Videos Ever: A 650cc Van-bodied Lawn Tractor
The is the most dangerous, ill-conceived idea ever. It is 100% BangShift.com approved and we’re jealous that it is not in our own driveway. Taking a lawn tractor chassis, mounting a 650cc motor...
The Corvette ZR1 is Slow (Selling)
Jul 20, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on The Corvette ZR1 is Slow (Selling)
Back in 2009 the sledgehammer ZR1 Corvette made a triumphant return to the American automotive landscape. The killer 638-hp Corvette was a magazine darling and a highly marked up dealer cash cow. The...












