Motorized Freak of the Week: The Oscar Meyer Weinermobile
If you’ve read the BangShift.com Motorized Freak column long enough, you knew this was coming at some point. One of the most recognizable vehicles in the history of vehicles, the Oscar Meyer...
CraigsList Pick of the Week: Cool 1971 Chevelle Wagon
This week we head up north, way the hell up north, to the permafrost of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We scouted out a beautiful, big-block powered, 1971 Chevelle wagon that is the perfect mix...
FAST Rolls Out a New Catalog
Looking for EFI stuff? Want something to leaf through when you are supposed to be working at your desk? FAST has just the thing for you. The company has just rolled out a new 32-page color catalog of...
Video: Vintage Nitro Funny Cars from the 2009 March Meet
On Monday we blogged up the fact that we’ve got more video coming and told you that a bunch of drag racing action was headed your way. We started off with a general action reel, then posted a...
Great Garage Sale Coming to the San Diego Area
Our computer guys at Namtra Media are tight with the rod builders at Hot Rods & Custom Stuff, a shop that won the Ridler award a few years ago and that cranks out tons of killer iron. And...
It Came from the Fab Shop: The End of Cheap Old Car Parts?
(By Loren Krussow) – A few weeks ago, BangShift.com member Rebeldryver (Scott) posted a link to a CraigsList ad for a ’59 Chevy bench seat. For a tattered original with nothing usable...
Cool Old Press Photos: 1957 Dodge Custom Lancer
Chevy seems to get all the design credit for the 1957 model year, and don’t get us wrong, the 1957 Bow Tie offerings were great looking pieces. But many people forget that the late-1950s Dodge...
Mayfield Lawyers Up in an Attempt to Clear His Name
Jeremy Mayfield, the NASCAR driver indefinitely suspended for violating NASCAR’s drug testing policy, has hired a lawyer in an attempt to clear his name. Apparently he has also acquired a copy...
Gearhead Destination: The Sand Hills Open Road Challenge
The bustling metropolis of Arnold, Nebraska plays host to The Sandhills Open Road Challenge, a unique event that is part road course time trial and part top speed challenge. The 55-mile course is a...
Video of the Week: Naked Pro Mod Burnout, on the Street
We’ve heard old timers tell us a million stories about working on their race cars at the local gas station and making the occasional trip up main street to try out their latest parts or tuning...
Founding NASCAR Racer Frank Mundy Dies at Age 90
The last remaining attendee of the famous 1947 meeting at Daytona Beach which resulted in the formation of NASCAR has died. Frank Mundy of Atlanta, Georgia, was that man, and his passing really...
Carnage of the Week: Rally Car Rolls 15 Times!
Rally racing is cool stuff with cars flying through the air and hurtling over all sorts of terrain at high rates of speed. This particular car happens to be driven by the crazy nut Travis Pastrana....
Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: What It Feels Like to Be a Drag Strip Manager
This odd photo is of one Glenn Grow, the former track manager of Lebanon Valley Dragway. Glenn was a great guy and the first track manager I worked for on a weekly basis as an announcer. I’m...
Petty/Andretti Qualify for Indy 500
After crashing the car badly a little more than a week ago, John Andretti was able to bump the Richard Petty Indy 500 entry into the field with only 6 minutes left in last weekend’s traditional...
