Great Read: A Look Back at the Career of Ohio George Montgomery
There are few living drag race legends that have the resume of “Ohio” George Montgomery. He was one of the primary movers and shakers of the gasser era, led the class in many evolutionary...
Ford Posts $2.6B Profit, Moons General Motors HQ
The good ju-ju continues at Ford as the company announced they have posted a $2.6-billion profit for the second quarter of 2010. Increased sales, leaner structure, and continued strong reaction to...
Historic Drag Video: Muscle Car Drag Race Action from Montana’s Glendive Drag Strip Circa the Late 60s
This is some neato footage from Glendive Drag Strip that was taken sometime in the late 1960s. The coolest part about the video is that it’s all muscle car on muscle car action with some hard...
Event Coverage: Long Beach Swap Meet July 2010
The Long Beach Swap Meet is always a must attend affair here in Southern California, and this month cool temps and overcast skies meant the swap meet was nice and comfy while cruising the aisles for...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
