Detroit Free Press to Muscle Car Fans: Don’t Panic
Aug 26, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Detroit Free Press to Muscle Car Fans: Don’t Panic
Call us nuts, but we were actually feeling pretty good after reading this piece from the Detroit Free Press. Writer Mark Phelan brings up some great points and actually clues us in on some existing...
It Came From the Forums: Trans Rebuild Tech Part 2 and 3
Aug 26, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on It Came From the Forums: Trans Rebuild Tech Part 2 and 3
BangShift.com member Jeff Bradley, a professional transmission guy by trade, is currently rebuilding a Turbo 400 transmission for another of our forum members. Jeff has been cool enough to take...
Self Loathing: GM To Remove GM Logos From All Vehicles
Aug 26, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Self Loathing: GM To Remove GM Logos From All Vehicles
The Associated Press is reporting that General Motors will remove its “mark of excellence” logo tags from all vehicles, some immediately because of a need to promote their individual...
Fossett LSR Racer Up For Sale; Formerly Breedlove’s Car to Battle the Brits
Aug 26, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Fossett LSR Racer Up For Sale; Formerly Breedlove’s Car to Battle the Brits
If you have huge coin and huge, ummm, courages, perhaps you should purchase the late Steve Fossett’s LSR car. This ride was originally owned and built by Craig Breedlove at the same time that...
Dealers Call Cash For Clunkers a Nightmare; Submission Deadline Extended Due to Computer Crashes
Aug 26, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Dealers Call Cash For Clunkers a Nightmare; Submission Deadline Extended Due to Computer Crashes
In a final crescendo of this debacle of a program, the end of the Cash for Clunkers came in a hail of last minute peperwork submissions, computer system crashes, and general calamity. So much that...
Papa John Gets Camaro Back; Camaro Owners Get Free Pizza TODAY
Aug 26, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Papa John Gets Camaro Back; Camaro Owners Get Free Pizza TODAY
It took nearly 30 years, and the car has been altered slightly, but amazingly “Papa” John Schnatter has his hands back on his beloved Camaro. Our blogging bretheren over at Jalopnik...
Brits Claim Steam Record; Thrashed to the Last Minute
Aug 26, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Brits Claim Steam Record; Thrashed to the Last Minute
The British “steam team” claimed the land speed record for steam powered vehicles yesterday, clocking a two way average speed of 139.843mph. They broke the 1906 record set by Fred Marriot...
The Bangshift.com Store is Open for Business! T-Shirts and Hats! Get ‘Em While They’re Hot!
Aug 25, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on The Bangshift.com Store is Open for Business! T-Shirts and Hats! Get ‘Em While They’re Hot!
The BangShift.com store is finally open and we’ve got t-shirts and hats with our large-by-huge “BS” logo available! Be the hit of the local car show, cruise night, chain gang, or...
It Came From the Forums: Turbo 400 Rebuilding Tech
Aug 25, 2009Brian Lohnes1
Jeff Bradley is the owner of Bradley’s Transmission in Indianapolis, Indiana and a guy who knows his way around a slushbox. He happens to be servicing a Turbo 400 for another BangShift.com...
Great Man Doing Great Things: Darrell Gywnn Foundation Featured on CNN
Aug 25, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Great Man Doing Great Things: Darrell Gywnn Foundation Featured on CNN
Darrell Gywnn was a guy that we looked at as a hero when we were young drag racing fans back in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. He was a kid in his early 20s and he was one of the...
Event Gallery: The 2009 HAMB Drags
Aug 25, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Gallery: The 2009 HAMB Drags
The 2009 edition of the Jalopy Journal HAMB Drags was held at Mo-Kan Dragstrip in Joplin, Missouri, on August 22, 2009. Two intrepid BangShift.com forum members, Andy Bishir and Cobey Clarkson,...
No Gnus: All Quiet on the Steam Car and Mayfield Fronts
Aug 25, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on No Gnus: All Quiet on the Steam Car and Mayfield Fronts
British engineers and feuding Southerners have something in common. Both are vacant from the headlines of the news today. The British contingent had to call off their attempt at breaking the...
Warren Johnson Rants About NHRA on ESPN Race Telecast
Aug 25, 2009Brian Lohnes1
Warren Johnson has been lots of things throughout his career but quiet has never been one of them. The long time Pro Stock competitor and multi-time champion unleashed a pointed verbal attack on the...
Book Review: The Complete Book of Dodge and Plymouth Muscle by Mike Mueller
Aug 25, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Book Review: The Complete Book of Dodge and Plymouth Muscle by Mike Mueller
The Complete Book of Dodge and Plymouth Muscle by Mike Meuller is a must own piece for any dyed in the wool Mopar freak. The book focuses all of its energy on the years 1960 through 1974 when...












