Vintage Drag Racing Video: A Whole Lot of Hemi Love
Jun 14, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Vintage Drag Racing Video: A Whole Lot of Hemi Love
We’re gearing up for our epic live broadcast of the 2010 Holley NHRA Hot Rod Reunion this weekend and decided to seek some vintage Hemi footage for a reason. One of the facets of the race...
AutoTrader Classics Find: A V6 Powered 1948 Austin A40 Sedan
Jun 14, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on AutoTrader Classics Find: A V6 Powered 1948 Austin A40 Sedan
The Austin is kind of a forgotten sister when it comes to the gasser era. Willys, Thames, and Anglias get most of the love in old photos, and vintage video. While a rare sight back in the...
Caption This Photo: A Buick That’s Had Some Eye Surgery
Jun 14, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Caption This Photo: A Buick That’s Had Some Eye Surgery
When we saw this photo, originally posted by BangShift.com forum member Smack, we had to share it with the world. According to Smack, this car was sitting at a center where driver’s license...
Dyno Video: Tuning a BangShifter’s Kick Ass Road Racer on the Rollers
Jun 14, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Dyno Video: Tuning a BangShifter’s Kick Ass Road Racer on the Rollers
BangShift.com member Bob Holmes, along with his teammates competes in the NASA American Iron road racing series. The team competes with a Mustang, but not in the configuration you’d expect....
11 Low Points in the History of Automotive Design and Engineering
Jun 14, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on 11 Low Points in the History of Automotive Design and Engineering
(Editor’s Note: Matt Cramer is one of the super smart dudes over at DIY AutoTune.com, the fine people who brought the world the MegaSquirt EFI system. He’s a tech support guy over there...
Event Coverage: The 2010 Nantasket Beach Car Show
Jun 14, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: The 2010 Nantasket Beach Car Show
The 2010 Nantasket Beach car show was held last weekend and we were looking forward to checking it out because seeing 600-700 cool cars parked along the beach in Spring is about as good as it gets....
Event Coverage: Power Tour 2010 Day 5…Rain, heat, and broken junk…
Jun 13, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Event Coverage: Power Tour 2010 Day 5…Rain, heat, and broken junk…
Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour Day 5 was up and down to say the least. Again, thousands of hot rods lined the grounds of the show, this time at Chattanooga State Community College in Chattanooga...
Tune In to Match Race Action Live From New England Dragway!
Jun 12, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Tune In to Match Race Action Live From New England Dragway!
Got nothing to do on a Saturday? Stuck at home? Needing to hear some NITRO? We’ve got the perfect solution! You can tune into the live streaming broadcast of the annual New England Dragway...
Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Photos from Honest Charlie’s, Coker, and Night Cruising
Jun 12, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Photos from Honest Charlie’s, Coker, and Night Cruising
Mike Cosky was burning up the keys and camera in his phone sending us great Power Tour photos from Honest Charlie’s/Coker Tire, and other shots from the road, and evening cruising. We’re...
Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Rain, Heat, Traffic and that (expletive) GPS
Jun 12, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Rain, Heat, Traffic and that (expletive) GPS
BangShifter Mike Cosky cruised his bad ass Buick convertible on the back end of the 2010 Power Tour and sent us a cool dispatch from the road. Ok, cool being a bad word because of the pavement...
Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Cherry Bomb Guys Finally Defeat Their Own Truck
Jun 12, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Cherry Bomb Guys Finally Defeat Their Own Truck
Matt Graves and Jon Clark finally managed to defeat the Cherry Bomber Dodge truck, They finished the 2010 Power Tour in grand style after replacing yet another failed wheel bearing. This time the...
eBay Find: A 1973 Super Duty 455 Trans Am
Jun 11, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Find: A 1973 Super Duty 455 Trans Am
We’re going a little self-indulgent with this eBay find. Hovering near the top of our dream car list is a 1973 SD455 Trans Am. Why? It was the second to last cannon shot (there was a SD455...
Henry Ford Museum Plans $15-Million Dollar Racing Exhibit
Jun 11, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Henry Ford Museum Plans $15-Million Dollar Racing Exhibit
The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan has begun fundraising for an ambitious exhibit that they are calling “Racing in America”. When completed, the exhibit will measure more than...
Killer 1960’s Vintage Drag Racing Video: Stockers, Gassers, and Slammers at ETown
Jun 11, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Killer 1960’s Vintage Drag Racing Video: Stockers, Gassers, and Slammers at ETown
This could be the coolest old drag racing video we have ever seen. Why? Oh, there are about a hundred reasons. Firstly, it was shot by Rick Moroso’s mom at Englishtown sometime in the 1960s....












