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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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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: 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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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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Event Coverage: 25th Annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show, Featuring Hot Rods, Racecars, and More!

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 29, 2012  by  Chad Reynolds > >  2 comments

The last Saturday of April means the Seal Beach California Classic Car Show is going on, and it’s one we hate to miss, so we hit the streets of Seal Beach with our camera clicking and had a hell of a time. With over 500 cars on site, amazing Southern California beach weather, and the [...]

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Car Show Gallery: The 2012 FIG Car Show and Festival

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 24, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  0 comments

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Friendswood, Texas is the home of the FIG (Friendswood is Great) Car Show and festival. It is a way for the community to welcome Spring and a way for the chamber of commerce to get a bunch of people into town to spend cash at local businesses. Basically it is [...]

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Event Coverage: Chrysler Performance West Spring Fling Mopar Show

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 23, 2012  by  Chad Reynolds > >  0 comments

Chrysler Performance West is known for putting on Spring Fling each and every year here in Southern California and it’s no wonder many Mopar freaks consider it one of THE must attend events. Because it is the largest Mopar Show and Swap Meet west of the Mississippi, people come from far and wide. Mopar enthusiasts [...]

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Event Coverage: The Knott’s Berry Farm 27th Annual Fabulous Fords Forever Car Show

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 22, 2012  by  Chad Reynolds > >  2 comments

It’s “The Most Gigantic Car Show Ever” according the gang at Knott’s who’s Western Region Ford Motor Company Car Clubs event includes 52 classes and over 1600 cars. We hit the show for the first time this year and couldn’t believe the number of cars and classes at this show. Not only is it cool [...]

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Event Coverage: Ford Cobra Shelby Reunion Celebrates Shelby’s 50th Anniversary

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 22, 2012  by  Chad Reynolds > >  3 comments

For 50 years the name Shelby has meant high horsepower in small packages and although the reputation started during the golden age of racing in the ’60s, that name and reputation are still growing. 2012 marks the 50th Anniversary of Shelby and events are being held all over the world this year, but two of [...]

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Donut Derelicts Photo Gallery: Spring is King and Cars are Out in Force

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 22, 2012  by  Chad Reynolds > >  2 comments

For more than 25 years guys have been hanging out at the Donut shop at Magnolia and Adams in Huntington Beach California. A couple hundred cars per week show up now, and despite a few bitching shop owners in the past, Donut Derelicts is still alive and well. It’s an early affair, which means that [...]

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Event Gallery: The Orange Plaza Car Show – Orange, California

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 16, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  0 comments

(Photos by Chad) – With the vibe of a small town center, a setting that has been used to film lots of commercials and tv shows, and the location that literally have Circle City Hot Rods their name, this 400+ car show was bound to be good. Trust us, it was. Chad braved the warm [...]

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Viva Las Vegas 2012: Traditionals, Metal Flake, and Chicks Galore

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 10, 2012  by  Chad Reynolds > >  0 comments

In true BangShift fashion, our dudes on the street have once again delivered. Newell Ruggles, one of our crack photographers, has a bunch of cool photos from the Viva Las Vegas show in Las Vegas this past weekend. If you like traditional hot rods, pinup girls, and heavy flake paint jobs, Viva Las Vegas is [...]

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Gallery: The 2012 Space City Cruisers Spring Car Show – League City, Texas

Posted in CAR SHOWS April 10, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  0 comments

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – While Dave Nutting and I shot 400 miles south last weekend to cover an event for BangShift, Charles Wickam rolled out of bed and went a couple of miles right in his town to cover this one. This show is put on by the Space City Cruisers car club and [...]

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Show Gallery: Northeast Rod and Custom Show 2012 – Gallery 2

Posted in CAR SHOWS March 28, 2012  by  Brian Lohnes > >  1 comments

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Here’s the second installment of Joe Grippo’s coverage from the 2012 Northeast Rod and Custom Show held in Pennsylvania. In this gallery you’ll see kustom cars, lots of drag race cars, and some really serious street machines. Ironically, the region was experiencing summer like conditions last weekend when the indoor [...]

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