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Big Show Gallery: 2011 Goodguys East Coast Nationals – Rhinebeck, NY
Back in June, the Goodguys Rod and Custom Association held the 20th annual East Coast Nationals in Rhinebeck, NY. Doug Garrison who has been pummeling us with photos, sent us nearly 200 from one of...
Killer Historic Stunt Video: The Astro Spiral Jump Circa 1972!
Yesterday we asked what the coolest car related stunt you’ve ever seen was. One reader tipped us off to a rather legendary jump made back in 1972. Using the appropriate AMC Javelin, American...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Best Car Stunt You’ve Ever Seen?
Back in the early 1980s, we saw the Joie Chitwood stunt show for the first time and were immediately convinced that we were watching the greatest automotive spectacle ever. That’s saying...
Drag Gallery: Flashback Friday at Beaver Springs Dragway – August 2011
If you are a drag racing fiend, Beaver Springs Dragway should be on your personal bucket list of tracks to visit. Easily one of the coolest drag strips in the country, the place is retro-awesome to a...
Huge Museum Gallery: The Northeast Classic Car Museum Summer Exhibit – August 2011
Jeremy George recently went to check out the Northeast Classic Car Museum’s summer exhibit which focuses on cars and bikes names after animals, either directly (think Studebaker Hawk) or...
Show Gallery: The 2011 Lebanon Classic Car Show – Lebanon, PA
Doug Garrison is our newest photo contributor here at BangShift and he’s bringing the thunder with this awesome gallery from the recently completed Lebanon Classic Car show, held in the...
Toyota Unveils the Lamest Pace Car in the History of the Genre: Camry to Pace Field at 2012 Daytona 500
Someday when we’re old and puttering around with our fellow gearhead buddies the topic will turn to trivia and the question will be, “What was the lamest pace car of all time?” In...
KaBOOM Video: The Spectacular End to a Cummins Powered Dodge Pulling Truck
If truck pulling has an equivalent to cars like Larry Larson’s six second street legal Nova and other of that ilk, it’s the street legal pulling classes. With advancements in diesel...
Kyle Busch Loses License for 45-Days: Lawyer Mounts Nauseating Defense
Remember Kyle Busch’s 128mph blast down public roads behind the wheel of Toyota’s new LF-A sports car? The court system in North Carolina sure did and a judge handed down a sentence of 45...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Weirdest Engine Swap You’ve Ever Seen?
The engine swap is a tried and true part of hot rodding history. Back in the day, pulling the boat anchor six out of your father’s Chevy and slapping a Cad, Olds, or Buick motor in was hot...
Awesome Video: 27 Minutes Inside a Chevrolet Plant Circa 1936
Recently, a nine-minute video of life inside a Chevrolet plant in 1936 has been making the rounds on the internets. You know what we say about nine minute videos? Screw ’em! Why? Because...
Killer Cruise Gallery: The John Haines Collection and Cruise-In
As it turns out we weren’t the only ones in BangShift nation scoping out killer old trucks and equipment last week! Joe Grippo attended the John Haines Collection and Cruise-In which is a...
BangShift Question of the Day: Should “New” GM Be Responsible for Old GM’s Recall Repairs?
Recently, a lawsuit has brought to light an interesting situation facing General Motors. When the company went into bankruptcy in 2009, a new entity officially called, “New GM” came out...
Good News: Memphis International Raceway Opens For Weekly Racing Again!
Hold onto your hats, kids, we have good news for you! The track formerly known as Memphis Motorsports Park, now called Memphis International Raceway is alive once again. The track shut down after...