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Hot Rod Riot 2014 Show Coverage: Slammed Dually Trucks, Gassers, Wagons, Rats, And More
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with more great Charles Wickam photos from the 2014 Hot Rod Riot car show which was held in Victoria, Texas. This was a wide open affair that...
BangShift Tech: We Revamp Our Entire Dash Using Auto Meter Gauges To Replace No Name Junk That Failed – Bonus BangShifty Tricks Applied
Let me start by laying out the scenario for you: There’s pressure to get your project done, whether it be due to the end of the driving season looming (If you’re from a part of the...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Number You Are Calling Has Been Disconnected
If there is a group of people who I can honestly say I pity more than counter guys, it’s anyone who makes their living on the phone with the customer. Being tech support for a customer is...
Drag Week Uncensored Part 6: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!
In part 5, I ended telling you about the horrible drive to Great Bend, and our complete lack of sleep and therefore multiple near death experiences. Waking up in Great Bend sucked. We had gotten in...
This Is The Greatest Chevette Sleeper Of All Time And It Is For Sale – This May Be The Nicest Chevette In America, Period
First off we have to thank the ever talented eBay trolling Nate for finding what has to be the nicest Chevette in America, no matter the engine or year. This thing is like a flipping concours quality...
Historical Footage: Warren Johnson and Scott Geoffrion’s Burndown At Houston
Since I’m still stuck on a RWD V8 Dodge Daytona kick, I decided to dive into one of the few things I remember from watching Pro Stock racing as a kid: the burndown between Warren Johnson and...
Drag Week Uncensored Part 2: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!
Yesterday I gave you all a glimpse into what it was like during the days leading up to Drag Week 2014, as Larson and I thrashed to get the truck done and off to Tulsa. Once I finally got to Tulsa,...
Drag Week Uncensored Part 1: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!
When normal people are standing around looking at a car, where something about it causes a wee bit of concern due to the extreme nature, impromptu repair, or what have you, I’m often excited at...
Ramp Truck Battle! Would You Buy This Sweet 1963 Ford Cab Over Or This Equally As Sweet 1966 GMC? State Your Case!
This will likely turn into the Hatfields and McCoys right quick. I went out and found two of the coolest ramp trucks I have ever put on BangShift and I am sticking them both in the same blog item and...
This 1927 Leo Monnin Speedster Is A Hot Rod From The Era Before The Term Existed – Amazing History For Sale
It may sound completely nuts but every muscled up, hairy, bellowing car on Drag Week this year owes its existence to machines like this one. Why? Because if guys like Leo Monnin had not build hot...
The Racetrack At 57 Gunnville Rd. – A History Of Lancaster Dragway And Why It Needs To Be Saved
(Words by Rob Kozak – Photos Rob Kozak Collection) – Originally a 1/2 mile dirt oval, the race track at 57 Gunnville Rd. in Lancaster, New York opened its doors on May 30, 1959. ...
Three Guys, A Dragster, A Wounded Station Wagon, And A Rickety Trailer – An Adventure For The Ages In 1978
(Words and Photos by Carl Blanton) – (Editor’s note: There are few cooler things in the world to read than racers telling their stories of high adventure from back in the day. I was...
Project Violent Valiant Update: Safety Equipment, Pre-Assembly, And The Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Project Violent Valiant sure is coming along. We recently caught up with builder Kevin Tully at his shop, Ho Rod Chassis and Cycle in Illinois and he told us about the recently progress on the car,...
When One Guy Has An Engine, And One Guy Has A Nostalgia Dragster, It’s Amazing What Two Minutes Can Do. Watch This!
Brad Shaw sent us this cool video from one hell of a fun thrash to put an engine into a Nostalgia Dragster. The front engine dragster belongs to Tony Lee, who had the dragster sitting around with no...