Photo Tour: The Petersen Automotive Museum
A few days ago, we brought you a photo tour of the Justice Bros. Racing Museum in Duarte, California, as an introduction to stuff you can do when you are a gearhead visiting the Los Angeles area. Now...
Government Funding Engine Projects, Yunick’s Hot Vapor Engine Seems To Be Among Them
Apparently while sweeping under the rug, the US Government located $187 million dollars and decided to dole it out in the form of grants to companies that build engines. The money is to be used for...
Aussie Spec Ford Falcon is Dead According to Ford’s President Mulally
The Ford Falcon, long a staple of high-performance motoring in Australia, will not be produced in the current form much longer according to Ford boss Alan Mulally. Citing Ford’s new “One...
The Story of a Chevelle and A Demolished Dealership
We ran into a bittersweet story on SouthtownStar.com about an Illinois man who owns a 1967 Chevelle that he bought brand new from the now demolished Sunrise Chevrolet located in Midlothian, Illinois....
Only One Dodge Team Left In NASCAR for 2010
It has come to this for Dodge in NASCAR. Roger Penske’s team will be the only one left running a car with a Dodge logo and headlight stickers on it for 2010. It is a far cry from the triumphant...
Racing Junk Pick: A 1977 Holden WTF-amino
We love looking at stuff on RacingJunk.com because you don’t normally need to weed through a bunch of crap to see cool iron. Case in point is this thing, a 1977 Holden HX ‘ute that is...
Caption Contest: Cardboard and Aluminum Foil Bling Bling
It’s that time again, friends. Time for the BangShift.com caption contest, where you write the caption for a chance to win the admiration and laughs from both of the readers who will be...
Bob Toia, Founder of Gratiot Auto Supply, Dies At Age 95
Bob Toia, the founder and longtime operator of Gratiot Auto Supply, a former giant in the world of aftermarket parts sales, has died at the age of 95. There are few companies in the performance that...
Photo Gallery: Long Beach Swap Meet, January 10, 2010
The Long Beach Swap Meet is a great local hangout in Southern California, and it was about 70 degrees here last Sunday, so while many of you were freezing your gonads off, we were cruising the deals....
Photo Tour: Justice Bros. Racing Museum in Duarte, California
Lots of guys ask us what kinds of car guy stuff they should do when they are in Southern California for work or vacation, so BangShift.com decided to start bringing you some of the best gearhead...
BangShift.com Project Car: The 1969 Camaro Convertible comes home!
Since I moved from Texas to California a couple years ago, my 1969 Camaro convertible has been sitting in our shop in Texas collecting dust and losing parts to Dad’s 1968 Z/28 Camaro. But...
Saab: Last Minutes Offers Still Coming In
We know you thought that you were waking up to a Saab-less world this morning, but the Jason Voorhees of car companies, Saab, just refuses to admit that it is dead and some business folks think that...
Video: The Merrill, Wisconsin, Ice Drag Races are On
It’s the time of year when water turns solid, and that means the river in Merrill, Wisconsin, at Council Grounds State Park has become a frozen 1/8-mile drag strip. The Merrill Ice Draggers...
eBay Pick: The Ugliest Hummer of All Time
If you tuned into BangShift’s exhaustive coverage of the 2009 SEMA show, you saw lots of cars, some were awesome and some were awful. SEMA show cars really cut pretty clearly down that line,...
