Tag Archive: spotlight
The 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Car Round Up – Huge Show Gallery #1!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We teased you yesterday with a gallery of photos from an evening cruise that happened after hours at the 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Car Round Up in Austin, Texas...
Lonestar Rod and Kustom Round Up 2013 Coverage – The Top Notch Burgers Cruise In Gallery
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re going to be bringing you some of the most comprehensive and best 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Round Up coverage on the web this week thanks to our man...
Goodguys Del Mar – 100 Photos Of Nothing But Killer Cars!
(Photos by Justin Oney) – Earlier we showed you some autocross and drag themed action from Goodguys Del Mar but now we’re bringing you the high heat. This is a galley of 100 photos...
Run Silent, Run Deep: We Drive America’s Best Sleeper, The 2013 Ford Taurus SHO
(Photos by Dave Nutting) This is the kind of car that can get you both into and out of trouble very quickly. With sedate styling that blends seamlessly with its surroundings and power enough to run...
BangShift Exclusive Video: Accufab Racing 5.4L Cobra Jet Engine Makes 1600 Horsepower!
We happened to stroll into Westech Performance Group the other day, and John Mihovetz and the Accufab crew were there testing a 5.4L Cobra Jet Engine. After exchanging the normal “They’ll...
Show Gallery: The 2013 Rat City Rukkus Hot Rod Show – Fun In Vegas!
(Photos by Colin Johnson) – Colin Johnson is our man on the street in the greater Las Vegas area. Recently, he attended the Rat City Rukkus car show that is held at the same time as Viva Las...
The War Horse: A 1966 Straight Axle Mustang Fast Back That Punches All The Right BangShift Buttons!
(Photos by Charles Wickam and David Reese) – When Charles called and asked if we would be interested in doing a feature on a totally kick ass 1966 Mustang fastback done in the gasser style that...
Buford T Justice Update: We Install A First Gen Chevelle Flowmaster Kit On Our 9C1 Caprice!
Well I celebrated Buford’s one year anniversary in fine style last week by finally getting back to wrenching on the car. The weather has broken, Spring is here, and I found both of my kids when...
BangShift Exclusive: Never Before Published Photos Of The Bill Thomas FIA Fast Back Novas!
(Photos from the Steve Magnante archive) – Our recent feature of Kelvin Cannon’s home-built replica of an ultra rare Bill Thomas “fastback” Nova had lots of people talking and...
Show Gallery: The 2013 Boston World Of Wheels – Some Of New England’s Finest Iron!
We were so overrun with great galleries from all over the country that I didn’t have a chance to run these photos from the 2013 Boston World of Wheels until now. This year, the show was held in...
New England’s Newest Pro Mod Is Going To Be A Tim McAmis Lightweight Bad Ass!
Very few classes in drag racing have had the kind of incredible groundswell of development and performance gains as Pro Mod has had over the last 10 years. From the technology in the suspension and...
On-Car Video Of Larry Dixon’s Incredible Non-Crash From Australia – Ride Along On The Wing!
Yesterday we showed you down track footage of Larry Dixon’s hair raising incident from Australia where his dragster apparently sheared an axle off and proceeded to blow a full 360 in the middle...
Art Malone – Drag Racing Pioneer and American Racing Legend Dead At 76 Years Old
(Photo credit: Mike Carter) Today we have the sad duty to report to you that Art Malone, one of the great drag racing drivers of all time, a life long friend of Don Garlits, the first man to break...
RON CAPPS WINS STAR94.1 MARCH MAN-NESS COMPETITION THANKS TO YOU!
WE WON WE WON! CONGRATULATIONS TO RON CAPPS AND THE DRAG RACING COMMUNITY AT LARGE. TAKE THAT YOUTUBE STAR DUDE! It was a tough battle, with the results actually showing 50/50 on the ladder. That...