Elderly Ohio Man Busted Stealing Corvettes
Jul 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Elderly Ohio Man Busted Stealing Corvettes
This story had us shaking our heads. A 71-year old Ohio man was busted by the coppers and charged with aiding and abetting the operation of an automobile chop shop, and interstate transportation of...
Auto Trader Classics Find: An Insane 1967 Ford Bronco Rod
Jul 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Auto Trader Classics Find: An Insane 1967 Ford Bronco Rod
First generation Ford Broncos are neat trucks. We’ve seen them in all forms from sloggin’ mud boggers, to wheel-pulling drag cars. Hell, Doug Nash ran a flip-up Bronco-bodied funny car in...
Killer Roadside Find: A Vintage 1958 Chevy Super Stocker
Jul 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Killer Roadside Find: A Vintage 1958 Chevy Super Stocker
Finding awesome junk on the side of the road is a true gearhead sport. BangShift.com forum member Andy (known as VT Junk on the board) is the Michael Jordan of the game and has amassed an amazing...
Odd Rods: Arizona Man Builds Running, Driving, Scale Models of Classic Cars
Jun 30, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Odd Rods: Arizona Man Builds Running, Driving, Scale Models of Classic Cars
Ernie Adams is a big guy with a penchant for building small cars, and we mean really small cars. A heavy duty diesel mechanic by day and fabricator/builder by night, Adams has managed to build...
Cool Publicity Stunt Video: Prestone Melts a GM 3.6L V6!
Jun 30, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Publicity Stunt Video: Prestone Melts a GM 3.6L V6!
Prestone took full advantage of the recent hot weather sweeping across the US by video taping a publicity stunt to “show” the importance of a fully functioning cooling system. They took a...
Great Read: The Story of The Thing, Drag Racing’s First Twin-Engine Bike
Jun 30, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Great Read: The Story of The Thing, Drag Racing’s First Twin-Engine Bike
Drag racers have never really been slaves to convention. The reason for this stems back from the earliest days of the sport when there was no “right” way to do things. If you got to the...
eBay Find: A 10-Wheel Drive AM General M816 Military Wrecker
Jun 30, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Find: A 10-Wheel Drive AM General M816 Military Wrecker
We’re not ashamed to admit that deep down, we’re 9-years old. That’s why we had to share this awesome 1970 AM General M816 5-Ton military spec wrecker we found on eBay. The seller...
Cruise Coverage: Kemah, Texas June 2010
Jun 29, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Cruise Coverage: Kemah, Texas June 2010
Charles Wickam is at it again! He sent us 100 photos from the Kemah, texas, cruise night that he has been frequenting this year and once again we’re blown away. There’s a range of...
Historic Drag Video: Bitchin’ Vintage Footage of Fuel Altereds in Action, Including the Winged Express
Jun 29, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Historic Drag Video: Bitchin’ Vintage Footage of Fuel Altereds in Action, Including the Winged Express
Fuel Altereds rule, plain and simple. Not nearly enough wheelbase, chassis, or suspension, combined with way too much motor, gave fans a great show, drivers a lot of work, and chassis builders a lot...
AMC Collection Must be Sold off by July 30th, Buy Now!
Jun 29, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on AMC Collection Must be Sold off by July 30th, Buy Now!
If you happen to be itching for an AMC project vehicle or just want to own some Kenosha iron, get your bad self down to Fate, Texas, and try to scoop up one of the remaining pieces of the Ed Hooper...
Oddly Appealing Site of the Week: HouseTrucks.com
Jun 29, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Oddly Appealing Site of the Week: HouseTrucks.com
Have you ever stumbled upon a website that’s so weird it simply drags you in? That’s what happened to us when we found HouseTrucks.com. How the hell did we come to find HouseTrucks.com?...
Awesome Historic Racing Video: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Action Circa 1979
Jun 29, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Awesome Historic Racing Video: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Action Circa 1979
While we love finding old drag racing videos, there are other forms of racing that also have killer history caught on film. Take this movie from the 1979 World of Outlaws Knoxville Invasion....
Caption This Photo: Back to the Trailer
Jun 29, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Caption This Photo: Back to the Trailer
When Charles Wickam was on his way from Houston, Texas, to Bowling Green, Kentucky, he spotted all kinds of junk on the highway. The most interesting of these sightings was either a dead nuts replica...
RacingJunk Find: A Stock Bodied 2010 Camaro SS Tube Chassis Drag Car
Jun 29, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on RacingJunk Find: A Stock Bodied 2010 Camaro SS Tube Chassis Drag Car
Tube chassis race cars that use unaltered stock bodies make us happy. Nothing is cooler than retaining a true factory look but packing big power, killer suspension, and advanced chassis technology...












