Great Read: How a New York Foundry Came Together and Saved Itself
Oberdorfer LLC is a 134-year-old foundry located in DeWitt, New York. Like all other business in the manufacturing sector, it have been hit very hard by today’s economic woes. The company was...
MSD Ignition Store Now Online
BangShift.com sponsor MSD Ignition is reminding you about its online store where 1,000s of part numbers are available to purchase instantly. Lots of those part numbers are for T-shirts and hats and...
Hang ‘Em High: Arsonist Destroys British 1950’s Museum Full of Cars
These are the stories that make our blood boil. The BBC is reporting that a 46 year old man was arrested after a fire ripped through a 1950s museum in Denbighshire, England. The museum had a large...
Breaking News: GM’s Bob Lutz to be Reassigned
Minutes ago it was announced that Bob Lutz, along with several other high-level executives within General Motors will be “reassigned” to new positions today. The official announcement...
Great Read: ESPN Interviews 2009 NHRA Funny Car Champ Robert Hight
Robert Hight, the son-in-law of John Force and longtime crew member at John Force Racing, was crowned the 2009 NHRA Funny Car Champion at the Auto Club Finals in Pomona this year. He finished just...
Would you pay $5,000 to go 200 mph?
When we first read this USA Today piece about high-end driving schools, we immediately went into negative mode and were thinking about taking pot shots at anyone who would pay $5,000 bucks to spend...
More Killer Swedish Video: A Hill Climb With a Wild Mix of Cars
Here’s another great piece of video that comes to us via a tip from Speedzzter, our blog contributing compatriot. We’re taking you back to Sweden but this time we’re ditching the...
The Wall Street Journal Breaks Down the GM Ceo Saga
With the news of the GM board’s ouster of Fritz Henderson just days ago, dozens of questions have been swirling about who will take over the position, when that will happen, and how bat crap...
Killer Swedish Video: Ice Racing a 1964 Galaxie 500
We got tipped off to this awesome video by Bangshift forum member and blog contributor Speedzzter. It is footage of a 1964 Galaxie 500 being wrung out on a frozen lake in Sweden. The car is a four...
Great Read: The Story of Wendell Scott and How He Broke NASCAR’s Color Barrier
Wendell Scott was the first black racer to win a NASCAR race. The big moment came on December 1, 1963 on a dirt track in Jacksonville, Florida. Officials initially awarded the win to Buck Baker (who...
1967 Mustang Wins East African Safari Classic Rally
In a come-from-behind win, driver Ian Duncan piloted his 1967 Mustang to victory at the 2009 running of the East African Safari Classic Rally. Duncan suffered an electrical failure during one of the...
ebay Find: Super Rare ’66 Crew Cab Chevy Pickup
While patrolling eBay for truck parts that we can use on our project truck Goliath, we happened upon a very neat and ultra rare Chevy truck that we wish we could afford. It’s a 1966 crew cab...
Patrick Signs Indy Deal; Says NASCAR is Still on the Table
Public opinion lightning rod Danica Patrick has signed a two-year contract with Andretti Autosport. More interesting is that she formally stated her interest to drive in NASCAR as well. Apparently...
The Story of the Grave Digger Monster Truck
The story of Dennis Anderson and his old Chevy panel truck named Grave Digger is pretty cool. The truck is probably as well known as Bigfoot is and even moreso with younger generations of kids....
