Breaking News: Bob Lutz Reported To Be Retiring (again) from GM on May 1
Bob Lutz, the outspoken General Motors Vice Chairman and longtime US automotive executive is set to retire on May 1, 2010 according to reports from multiple news sources. Most recently Lutz has been...
New Crank Triggers from FAST
FAST, the innovative electronic fuel injection company under the Comp Cams family of brands, has come up with a neat solution to some of the issues that can plague traditional inductive pickup...
Ford Outsells GM in February, Sales Numbers Continue to Climb
Outside of two months in 1998 when GM was crippled by strikes, February 2010 was the first time that Ford outsold General Motors since 1960. The margin was slim, and lots of sales came from the fleet...
eBay Find: Way Over the Top Trepanier-Built 1963 Corvette
We stumbled upon this crazy 1963 Corvette for sale on eBay and just had to share it. Sporting an all-aluminum 513ci Keith Black Hemi, force fed by a Littlefield 14-71 blower, and wearing the biggest...
BangShift.com’s Brian Lohnes to Appear on Speed Scene Live Tonight, Tune In
Thanks to a hook up from our pal Jimmy Biggs over at YellowBullet.com, we’ve been invited to appear on Speed Scene Live tonight at 9:15 Eastern/6:15 Pacific to talk about BangShift.com’s...
NASCAR to Tear Down Lowest Finishing Non-Wrecked Competitors
NASCAR has announced that they will begin tearing down the lowest finishing non-wrecked competitors at each race from here on out. This seems to be a move to force the so-called “start and...
Cool Video: Big Wheelstand From Hemi-Powered Willys Gasser
There are few things more iconic in the halls of hot rodding than a blown Willys Gasser. With rolling curves, bulging fenders, and propensity to swallow large motors at will, the Willys went from a...
RacingJunk Find: A Killer Vintage ’69 Vette Funny Car
With the March Meet coming up this weekend, our thoughts have turned to vintage drag racing. There’s going to be a 32-car field of nitro flops at Bakersfield so naturally we went daydreaming...
Crazy Video: Guy Gets Thrown Out of BMW While Blowing Donuts
The guys over at CarDomain pulled a wild piece of video from StreetFire showing a wanna be stunt man blowing donuts in an older BMW M3. He decides to up the “cool factor” by whipping the...
Car Show Gallery: The Texas Hot Rod Hoedown
We’ve got more great show coverage for you today. This time, nearly 200 photos from the Texas Hot Rod Hoedown courtesy of BangShift.com member Charles W (BOOGHAR on the boards). He’s the...
Gallery: The 2010 Big Three Swap Meet in San Diego, California
The Big Three Swap Meet has been going on since 1966 when a couple of car clubs got together to swap and sell parts in an old shopping center parking lot. Since then it has grown to fill the parking...
2010 Detroit Autorama Wrap-Up and Photos of the Hot Rodding Load-Out
OK, that’s it. We’ve covered every inch of the 2010 Detroit Autorama for three days, and tonight was the end of it with the traditional exiting of all the hot rods out of Cobo Hall and...
Tammy Ray’s 1933 Ford Phaeton Wins 2010 Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama
The 1933 Ford Phaeton of Tammy Ray has been awarded the 2010 Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama. The award, one of the most coveted in the world of hot rod building was bestowed on the car after...
The 2010 Detroit Autorama Great 8
The big deal for show car builders at the Detroit Autorama is to try and win the ultimate trophy, the Ridler Award. This was named for former show promoter Don Ridler and is presented to the best car...
