SEMA Says: Take a Friend to a Race
Not that we need to be telling this to our devoted readership, but it’s racing season. For many parts of the country, it is a precious short time, so hard core fans and racers spend lots of...
Car Feature: Stunning 1955 Chevy Nomad, With Video!
Chevy Nomads are one of the few cars that will be eternally cool. Maybe that’s why Robert “Nick” Nichols wanted one and was willing to wait for it—for 50 years to be exact!...
Video: More Action From the 2009 Holley NHRA Hot Rod Reunion
Just when you thought that we were through with the BangShift.com coverage of the 2009 Holley NHRA Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, Kentucky, we dug up even more video clips from the Sunday drag...
Event Coverage: John Force Cruise Night, 6/28/2009
The John Force Cruise Night Car Show takes place at the Force race shop in Yorba Linda, California, on the last Saturday of the month from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the evening. BangShift.com was there...
Event Coverage: Donut Derelicts Cruise, 6/28/2009
The Donut Derelicts get-together happens every Saturday morning from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the corner of Adams and Magnolia in Huntington Beach, California. What started in 1986 as four friends meeting...
A Load of Event Coverage in Photos and Video from RideTech.com
Air Ride is not just one of our proud sponsors here at BangShift.com, they are also the owners of killer sites of their own: RideTech.com and RideTechTV.com. We go there to oogle and order suspension...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: GM to Close the Last Cadillac Dealer in Detroit
Dalgleish Cadillac, the last remaining Cadillac dealer in Detroit and a dealer who has been selling Cadillacs since 1954, has been notified by GM that they will be not be part of the GM dealer...
Grassroots Motorsports Open House This Weekend
Just because we’re based here in the electronic medium doesn’t mean that we’re not still major magazine geeks. One of our favorite reads, and we’re guessing one read by many...
Attila the Jav: We Tear Down Our AMC 360
Being an eternal optimist has its pitfalls. Mainly it’s the times when you’ve talked youself into thinking something is a lock when it really isn’t. Such is the case with our...
Craigslist Pick of the Week: Harley Powered Dragster
Now this is some fun stuff. This 88ci Harley-Davidson powered dragster, which looks all the world like a slightly puffed up Jr. dragster, was built by Phil McGee who is a major supplier of parts to...
“Land Speed” Louise Calls Out Jesse James
There has been some pretty heavy-duty internet hype surrounding Jesse James and his recent high-speed, hydrogen-powered exploits at El Mirage Dry Lake. Heck, Chad Reynolds, my partner here at...
Photo of the Week, Guest Contributor Edition: Blown Altered on the Beach
The parachute has been an integral part of stopping fast drag racing machinery for more than 50 years now. The science behind their function has been proven time and time again. Unfortunately, they...
Cool Old Press Photo: 1957 Ford Thunderbird
This week’s Cool Old Press Photo highlights an iconic American car, the 1957 Ford Thunderbird. Introduced in 1955 the Thunderbird quickly became a hot item for Ford, both on the showroom floor...
Gearhead Destination: Beech Bend Raceway
Having just recently returned from a weekend at what is definitely a track in the top five coolest strips in America, we’d be crazy to let this chance to talk a little more about it slip by....
