This Yugo Has Two 500ci Cadillac Engines In It, RideTech Suspension Components, And Is The Neatest Freakshow EVER (Video)
Oct 29, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on This Yugo Has Two 500ci Cadillac Engines In It, RideTech Suspension Components, And Is The Neatest Freakshow EVER (Video)
In terms of the craziest things we have ever seen, this Yugo which was built by Jim McKamey sits atop the pile of awesome things that actually run and drive. We’ve seen plenty of werido cars...
The Math Is Right: This 1982 Thunderbird May Be Ugly But It Sure Is Cheap And Interesting – A Frugal Ford Hot Rod
Oct 28, 2020Brian Lohnes7
So I am not sure if this is a sign that I am the ultimate cheapskate or if it’s a sign that I can set aside my petty opinions an see a cool car hiding in front of me, sometimes but I am kind of...
Always Improve, Always Innovate: Check Out This Awesome Video Of Ridetech At Road Atlanta!
Oct 28, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Always Improve, Always Innovate: Check Out This Awesome Video Of Ridetech At Road Atlanta!
If there is one thing we know about Ridetech as the longest standing sponsor of BangShift it is that the company literally has never stopped improving itself, its products, or how it reaches its...
Hardcore Hot Hatch: The VW Golf GTI Clubsport Puts The FUN In Functional….Just Not On This Side Of The Ocean
Oct 28, 2020Brian Lohnes1
(By Tom Lohnes) – Are you in the market for a sub-300 horsepower, track-focused front-wheel-drive hatchback you can’t get here? Me neither but if you’re European and you are, the new VW...
Don’t Be Chicken! Check Out Even More Killer Action And Pit Photos From No Mercy 11 At SGMP!
Oct 28, 2020Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Wes Allison) – If there is one thing that you can never call a DXP Productions drag race, it’s predictable. Whether with the action on the track with the best small tire...
NHRA Insider Podcast: Schumacher Speaks, Smith Dishes On His Championship Hopes, and Pedregon Joins Lohnes To Guess The Champs!
Oct 28, 2020Brian Lohnes1
Tony Schumacher, Matt Smith, and Tony Pedregon join Brian Lohnes on this pre-Dodge NHRA Finals episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. The conversation ranges from who we think can win championships,...
Speedy Swap: This 1968 Meyers Manx Has EcoTec Power And Has To Be Fun As Hell
Oct 28, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Speedy Swap: This 1968 Meyers Manx Has EcoTec Power And Has To Be Fun As Hell
Engine swaps have been the lifeblood of hot rodding for near a century now and while we tend to totally freak out over the ones that make huge horsepower or engines that seem like they...
Tractors and Trucks vs Stumps: This Is No Fail Video, This is A Compilation Of Mechanical Win
Oct 28, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Tractors and Trucks vs Stumps: This Is No Fail Video, This is A Compilation Of Mechanical Win
There are few more satisfying acts to perform in a truck or on a tractor than pulling stuff out of the ground. Trust me here, if you have never actually pulled out bushes, shrubs, small trees, or...
Random Car Review: The 1977 Leata Cabalero and Cabalero Pickup, Better Known As Just How Far You Can Go With A Chevette
Oct 28, 2020Bryan McTaggart4
The 1970s was not kind to automobiles, this we’ve covered ad nauseum. Power was down, fluffy interiors and roofs were in, and opera windows got their time to shine. Everything had to be...
Danger Noodle: 3,000 Horsepower Worth Of Viper GTS At Play
Oct 28, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Danger Noodle: 3,000 Horsepower Worth Of Viper GTS At Play
I’m one of those people that has no problems whatsoever with snakes. Garter snakes don’t bother me in the least. I brought a four-foot black rat snake to show my mother (that went well),...
Funny Car Recap Video From The Mid West Drag Racing Series Finals At The Throwdown In T-Town Tulsa Raceway Park
Oct 28, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Funny Car Recap Video From The Mid West Drag Racing Series Finals At The Throwdown In T-Town Tulsa Raceway Park
The Mid West Drag Racing Series had an interesting season for sure, but thanks to excellent planning and preparation, along with diligent work from tracks on the circuit, they were able to hold more...
Bring A Car Hauling Trailer: This 1969 International Is Absolutely Bitchin’!
Oct 28, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Bring A Car Hauling Trailer: This 1969 International Is Absolutely Bitchin’!
Remember in the mid-2000s, when everybody suddenly decided that they required the services of an International CXT, or a Ford Super CrewZer, or a GMC TopKick, or the…ugh…Bad Boy Muscle...
Urchfab’s Mongrel Project Hits The Road! First Drive Of This Bitchin Little Monster
Oct 28, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Urchfab’s Mongrel Project Hits The Road! First Drive Of This Bitchin Little Monster
If you haven’t been following along for the build of the Mongrel, you have been missing out! This is the story of a Mazda MX5, aka Miata, that wanted to look cool instead of looking like a...
BangShift Tune-Up: “Animals” by Architechts (2020)
Oct 28, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on BangShift Tune-Up: “Animals” by Architechts (2020)
With most of the events of the year retreating with the summer sun and the flowers in a year that has been maddening, frustrating, and fueled by an unrest that hasn’t been easily settled by...












