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Gallery: The 2012 Car Craft Anti-Tour Kick Off Car Show

Posted in CAR SHOWS May 16, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – You just read about Scott Liggett’s adventure on the 2012 Car Craft Anti-Tour. He did a great job of relaying his experience on the adventure and shot a bunch of awesome photos. We stuck a link in his item to this gallery but we thought it was so good that [...]

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Car Show Coverage: The 9th Annual Cruisin’ Back to the 50′s Car Show – Culver City, California

Posted in CAR SHOWS May 15, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  0 comments

The 9th Annual Cruisin’ Back to the 50′s Car Show that is hosted by George Barris in downtown Culver City blew away last year’s by far with record number of show entries and the crowds that showed up. The show literally takes over Culver City’s historic streets just steps away from Sony Studios and Culver [...]

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2012 Canfield Swap Meet: BS Approved Cars and Stuff Gallery

Posted in Event Coverage May 9, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  3 comments

(Photos by John Milk) – BangShifter John Milk hit the 2012 Canfield Swap Meet in Canfield, Ohio with his camera, too much cash, and all the good intentions in the world to take photos, buy a couple of small items, and not send his wife into low Earth orbit. He succeeded in taking the photos, [...]

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Gallery: Wheels Up Farm Tractor Pulling Action!

Posted in Event Coverage May 7, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  2 comments

There’s not much like a good old fashioned farm tractor pull to satisfy your gearhead soul. It is the most basic form of mechanical competition on Earth and it is the internally combusted evolution of the horse and oxen team pulling contests farmers have been competing in for hundreds of years. Yes, there are more [...]

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Drag Gallery: Killer Sportsman Action From RT 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois

Posted in DRAG RACES May 7, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  4 comments

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – BangShift’s two man photog platoon, Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke took to the famous Rt 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois last weekend to shoot some bitchin’ sportsman action. The boys did a great job capturing the cars, the pits, and the action on the track during a [...]

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BangShift ADRL Gallery: Action Photos from the ADRL Spring Drags at Maple Grove Raceway

Posted in DRAG RACES May 7, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  2 comments

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’ve been covering the hell out of the ADRL this season and for good reason, the series rules the school when it comes to doorslammer action. Last weekend the ADRL was at scenic Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, PA and one of our resident contributors, Joe Grippo was there and [...]

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FREE LIVE Streaming Video From Battle at the Banks Starts Saturday Morning

Posted in Event Coverage May 4, 2012  by  Chad Reynolds > >  0 comments

SCHEDULE UPDATE SCHEDULE UPDATE: WE WILL BE LIVE BY 7:45 AM DUE TO A SCHEDULE CHANGE HERE AT THE EVENT RATHER THAN 7AM. If you want to see what is arguably the coolest Pro Touring Event on the planet, tune here on Saturday May 5th at 7am Eastern Time as we run all day long [...]

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Gallery: Vintage Parts From the Spring Carlisle Swap Meet 2012

Posted in Event Coverage May 4, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

(Photos by Doug Garrison) – Having shown you a couple of great galleries of the cars in the huge corral at the 2012 Spring Carlisle Collector Car Swap Meet, we’re turning our guns to the main attraction of the meet for most people, parts. Despite the rise of the internet, eBay, Craigslist, and any number [...]

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Show Gallery: The Aussie Willys Nationals

Posted in CAR SHOWS May 3, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  0 comments

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – The iconic Willys does not just have that status in America, as this gallery proves. Aussie BangShift reader Darryl Daniels attended the show and sent us about 50 photos of the goings on. There are few things on this Earth cooler than a Willys with a Hemi in it and [...]

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Gallery: Spring Carlisle Classic Car Swap Meet and Corral – The Cars- Gallery 2

Posted in Event Coverage May 3, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  0 comments

(Photos by Doug Garrison) – Yesterday we brought you the first of two galleries showing the highlights of the massive car corral at the 2012 Carlisle Spring Classic Car Swap Meet and Corral. Doug Garrison did a killer job at this show, spending days on end shooting all aspects of the awesome cars, parts, toys, [...]

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Gallery: Hundreds of Photos From the Carlisle Spring Swap Meet 2012 Car Corral – Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods

Posted in CAR SHOWS May 2, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  0 comments

(Photos by Doug Garrison) – Pennsylvanian photo contributor Doug Garrison (and also the guy we bought Buford from!) spent days on end at the 2012 Spring Carlisle Collector Car Swap Meet and Corral. We’ll be bringing you galleries for days on end of all the stuff he shot and today we’re kicking it off with [...]

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Event Coverage: Hot Rod Magazine Top Speed Challenge…302 Photos from the ECTA Ohio Mile

Posted in Event Coverage April 30, 2012  by  Chad Reynolds > >  7 comments

The 2012 HOT ROD Magazine Top Speed Challenge was this weekend, and BangShifter Michael Black was on site shooting photos of door slammers, lakesters, belly tanks, roadsters and more and we’ve got all his great photos here for you to enjoy. We can’t decide whether we like the Studebaker, the Cadillac, or the Monza better. [...]

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Drag Gallery: Big Buck Bracket Action from Historic Great Lakes Dragaway

Posted in DRAG RACES April 30, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  2 comments

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – We’re still tearing through the massive mountains of photos sent to us by our worldwide army of contributors this morning! Now we electronically jet to Wisconsin’s own Great Lakes Dragaway which is one of the longest operating drag strips in the country and certainly one of the most famous. Greg [...]

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Drag Gallery: Test and Tune Action Photos from New England Dragway

Posted in DRAG RACES April 30, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – As promised, we’re whipping you around the world today. From California to Australia to Illinois, and now to New Hampshire’s New England Dragway. We were there on Saturday beating the living daylights out of our Buford T Justice Caprice project and Dave Nutting was capturing it all on his camera. [...]

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Aussie Car Show Gallery: The 2012 Big River Nationals – Barmera, South Australia

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 30, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  0 comments

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – We told your that we were going international today and there’s the proof. BangShift reader Darryl Daniels is a hot rodder down under and he recently attended the 2012 Big River Nationals. This show is a biggie, drawing tons of rods, muscle cars, trucks and classics from all over south [...]

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So Cal Car Show Gallery: The 2012 Seal Beach Classic Car Show

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 30, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  0 comments

(Photos by Chad Reynolds) – Today we are going to bring your car show and event coverage from all over the world…literally. To kick it off, we’re going to start in beautiful Seal Beach, California at their annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show. The event draws more than 500 cars from all over the surrounding [...]

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