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eBay Find: A 1969 Boss 429 Mustang Drag Machine
Nov 21, 2011Brian Lohnes1
This 1969 Boss 429 Mustang drag car is one of the neatest Mustangs we have laid eyes on in some time. Bought originally in New York and then sent directly to Tasca Ford in Rhode Island for tuning and...
Champions Crowned at 7th PSCA Street Car Super Nationals – Thrills and Chills During Wild Race Weekend
Nov 21, 2011Brian Lohnes1
It was an amazing weekend of racing at the 2011 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals held at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The cool Nevada weekend was marked by some incredible performances, like...
Replay and Results: The 2011 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals From Las Vegas – Watch the Stuff You Missed!
Nov 17, 2011Brian Lohnes35
Click here for results from the 2011 SCSN! CLICK HERE FOR RESULTS FROM THE 2011 SCSN
Dyno Insanity Video: A 3,000-HP Ford Big Block at Steve Morris Racing Engines
Nov 17, 2011Brian Lohnes6
Long story short, this is a video depicting one of the craziest Ford engines on planet Earth. A twin turbo, 572ci big block that made 3,000hp on the dyno at Steve Morris Racing Engines, it is a mill...
Cool or Not: A Traditional, West Coast 1962 Impala Low Rider
Nov 17, 2011Brian Lohnes25
Here’s one that may split right down geographic lines. This 1962 Chevy Impala was parked outside of the 2011 SEMA show and caught our eye while walking past it one afternoon. Low riders were...
Video: Big Rigs Racing On an Oval Track – Major Wreckage Involved!
Nov 17, 2011Brian Lohnes1
While big rig oval track racing has been dead here in the United States for a couple of decades, the intrepid racers in Canada have never stopped…or at least up until 2005 they hadn’t...
Epic Fail: Austin Formula One Race and Race Track Both Appear Dead
Nov 17, 2011Brian Lohnes4
In news that the dead corpse of Ray Charles could have seen coming, it appears that both the Austin, Texas 2012 Formula One race is dead and with it, the racing facility the event was to have taken...
Show Gallery: The 2011 Vintage Specialties Open House – Gettysburg, PA
Nov 16, 2011Brian Lohnes1
The late fall show galleries just keep on rolling! Here’s a nice gallery from Pennsylvanian shooter Doug Garrison. Doug recently attended the 2011 Vintage Specialties open house event in...
Nuclear War: 2013 Shelby GT500 to Have 650hp – 200-Mph Capable
Nov 16, 2011Brian Lohnes8
Leaping lizards! Ford has announced that the 2013 Shelby GT500 Mustang will have 650hp and will be capable of going more than 200mph. They also made a point to mention that the 5.8L DOHC blown V8...
Event Gallery: Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2011
Nov 16, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Gallery: Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2011
Pennsylvania’s Bruce Larson is one of the most accomplished Funny Car racers in the history of drag racing. He was a hitter from the earliest days of the class with his awesome 1966 Chevelle,...
Firepower: A Look at the Red Jacket Firearms Jeep JK8 by V-Werks
Nov 16, 2011Brian Lohnes6
There were some killer Jeep JK8s at SEMA this year, but one really jumped out at us and we’re going to tell you more about it. The particular Jeep we’re talking about was built by a new...
Major Ford Eye Candy: Killer Builds Happening at Tube Chassis Designz
Nov 15, 2011Brian Lohnes3
It has been far too long since we darkened the door at our pal Jon Sandahl’s shop, Tube Chassis Designz. As usual, he is rocking on several awesome builds. If you are a Ford fan, you’ll...
Bitchin’ Video: The induction of Gray Baskerville into the SEMA hall of fame
Nov 15, 2011Brian Lohnes2
Gray Baskerville’s induction into the SEMA Hall of Fame was certainly well earned. He was one of the most familiar and widely read voices in the realm of hot rodding for decades. He was at the...
BangShifty Barn Find: A Low Mileage, Pristine Condition, 1961 VW Beetle
Nov 15, 2011Brian Lohnes1
Cool barn finds are an awesome part of the car hobby. Finding one is like hitting the gearhead lottery and in some cases it is like hitting the actual lottery. For BangShift reader Jeremy Holt, his...