Oh Hell No: Ford To Offer Custom Vinyl Graphics on Some Models
Jun 03, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Oh Hell No: Ford To Offer Custom Vinyl Graphics on Some Models
It used to take work to make your late-model car look like crap. You had to drive to your local chain auto parts store, walk up and down the tacky aisle with your crap magnet on, pay the guy at the...
Event Coverage: The 2010 Beatersville Car and Bike Show
Jun 03, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: The 2010 Beatersville Car and Bike Show
We know what you’re thinking, and you are right. Beatersville is the greatest name for a car show ever. The 2010 version of the show was held on Sunday, May 30, in Louisville, Kentucky, and...
eBay Find: A Huge Stash of Pro Stock Motors and Parts
Jun 03, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Find: A Huge Stash of Pro Stock Motors and Parts
Woah, mamma! We hit the engine stash jackpot with this crazy eBay find. The seller is offloading four complete 500ci Pro Stock Hemi engines as well as a Grumpy Jenkins Chevy Pro Stock mill and piles...
Caption this Photo: He Stuck the Landing
Jun 02, 2010Brian Lohnes1
There’s so much goodness happening with this photo that we don’t even know where to start. Just playing amateur accident reconstructionist could keep you busy for hours. You have to...
Whoopsie-Doodle Video: Automotive Prank Goes Wrong
Jun 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Whoopsie-Doodle Video: Automotive Prank Goes Wrong
Remember being a teenager and doing stupid junk with your car? Remember the time that stupid junk caused damage that you knew mom and dad were going to see and that you’d never be able to talk...
Will 2011 be the last year for Shelby Mustangs?
Jun 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Will 2011 be the last year for Shelby Mustangs?
Speculation is running rampant that the 2011 Shelby GT350 may be the last offering from the famous shop of Carroll Shelby. Reportedly, Shelby is looking to slow things down a bit and focus on the...
Rumor Confirmed: Gen 5 Camaro Z28 on the Way
Jun 02, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Rumor Confirmed: Gen 5 Camaro Z28 on the Way
While the rumor has been kicking around for some time, it has now been made sort of official due to the comments of GM executive Karl Stracke. Stracke was visiting the new home of Motor Trend...
Guide to BangShift.com’s Coverage of the 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour
Jun 02, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Guide to BangShift.com’s Coverage of the 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour
The 2010 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour presented by GM Performance Division is on the road June 5-12 and BangShift.com is there with daily coverage sponsored by Ridetech. This year’s tour goes...
Flaming Fury: Jet Dragster Breaks the 200-mph Barrier at Irwindale
Jun 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Flaming Fury: Jet Dragster Breaks the 200-mph Barrier at Irwindale
Believe it or not, there isn’t too much iron on the drag strip that can touch 200 mph in the eighth-mile. Odd as it may sound, dedicated eighth-mile tracks see even fewer 200-mph laps for some...
New Jersey’s Atco Raceway Turns 50 Years Old
Jun 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on New Jersey’s Atco Raceway Turns 50 Years Old
Atco Raceway in New Jersey, one of the most notable drag racing plants on the East Coast, turns 50 this season. That’s a hell of an accomplishment for a track that is centrally located to...
Hilarious Video: Three-Wide Bus Racing at a Michigan Oval
Jun 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Hilarious Video: Three-Wide Bus Racing at a Michigan Oval
So far today we’ve taken you to Indy and to the Midwest Musclecar Challenge, two events featuring cars that have been designed, tested, and trashed on the race track. Now we’re headed to...
Event Coverage: Ridetech’s Midwest Musclecar Challenge
Jun 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: Ridetech’s Midwest Musclecar Challenge
Our pals over at Ridetech have been all over the first ever Midwest Musclecar Shootout. As one of the event sponsors and a company at the vanguard of the high-performance handling end of the...
AutoTrader Classics Find: An Ultra Rare 1970 428CJ Cougar Eliminator
Jun 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on AutoTrader Classics Find: An Ultra Rare 1970 428CJ Cougar Eliminator
Now that the end is supposedly drawing close for Mercury, we’re getting a little nostalgic for the former “mid-scale” brand in the Ford fold. The Mercury Cougar was, for all intents...
Great Shots: A BangShifter’s Indy 500 Day in Photos
Jun 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Great Shots: A BangShifter’s Indy 500 Day in Photos
After BangShift.com forum member IndyShiftMan shot and shared a bunch of great photos from pre-Indy 500 practice, we were hoping he’d bring his camera to the race. We were happy to see that our...












