Video Replay and Photo Galleries from the 2010 March Meet in Bakersfield, CaliforniaBy Chad Posted 03/4/2010
After four days of action, it's a wrap on the 2010 March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California. Amazingly, the event survived light rain Saturday and Sunday, and the eliminations were held during overtime on Monday. BangShift.com was there offering free live streaming video the entire time, and you can watch the replay in the video window below. Click the Menu button to browse the videos and to watch them on demand. Also scroll down the page to see links to 861 photos of action during the March Meet. Read More >
861 Photos from the 2010 March Meet, Drag Racing and Retro RodsBy Chad Posted 03/4/2010
In addition to our live streaming video presentation, BangShift.com has also been shooting hundreds of photos of the 2010 March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield, California. Our coverage includes lots of on-track racing action, the car show, and the things going on in the pits. Here are links to 861 pics of the best stuff. Read More >
Crash Sequence Photos: Two Cars Smashing the Guardrail at the 2010 March MeetBy Chad Posted 03/4/2010
In our photos of the 2010 March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway, we happened to catch two photo sequences of cars hanging a hard right into the pit side guardrail. We don't have details on the drivers or cars, but in both cases, the safety crew was right there and it was reported that neither driver was injured. Read More >
Gallery: The Mickey Thompson Display at the Wally Parks NHRA MuseumBy Brian Lohnes Posted 03/4/2010
We had the chance to spend some time at the Mickey Thompson exhibit that was recently installed in the Wally Parks NHRA Museum in Pomona, California. Thompson has been called the greatest hot rodder who has ever lived and by looking at this incredible crossection of his work, we agree. Read More >
Gallery: 200 Photos of Cars at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports MuseumBy Brian Lohnes Posted 03/4/2010
Since we showed you the Mickey Thompson exhibit now running at the Wally Parks NHRA Museum in Pomona, California, we thought that we'd show you the rest of the place too! We've added lots of new photos and captions to our photo gallery of the museum that we first posted last year, giving you a comprehensive look at the awesome collection of cars housed at the facility. This place is great! Read More >
Car Show Gallery: Billetproof Florida 2010By Brian Lohnes Posted 03/3/2010
Show season is kicking off in a big way, if you haven't noticed our recent flurry of show galleries than you're not reading BangShift.com enough! The latest entry from the field comes from BangShift.com forum member and moderator Steve (White Monster on the boards) who attended the 2010 Billetproof Florida show. Billetproof is a traditional style rod show where street-rod bling just isn't allowed. It's the dead opposite of Autorama. Read More >
Car Show Gallery: The Texas Hot Rod HoedownBy Brian Lohnes Posted 03/2/2010
We've got more great show coverage for you today. This time, nearly 200 photos from the Texas Hot Rod Hoedown courtesy of BangShift.com member Charles W (BOOGHAR on the boards). He's the latest rogue agent shooting great photos out there in car show land for BangShift. This show has lots of great looking stuff, and gallery, billet seems to have been persona-non-grata. Read More >
Event Coverage: The 2010 Goldenchild Nationals Snowmobile Ice Drag RaceBy Brian Lohnes, Photos: Denis LeBlanc, Brian Lohnes, Jay Spinella Posted 03/1/2010
We had no idea what to expect when we headed north with two of our photographer buddies to cover the 2010 Goldenchild Nationals, an eighth-mile snowmobile drag race held on a frozen lake in Vermont. It blew our mental doors off. We also froze our gearhead asses off, but that was a small price to pay to hang out at one of the coolest grassroots drag races we have ever attended, and that's saying something, because we've been to lots. Read More >
Gallery: The 2010 Big Three Swap Meet in San Diego, CaliforniaBy Brian Lohnes Posted 03/1/2010
The Big Three Swap Meet has been going on since 1966 when a couple of car clubs got together to swap and sell parts in an old shopping center parking lot. Since then it has grown to fill the parking lot of Qualcomm (we still call it Jack Murphy) Stadium in San Diego. This is one monster of an event and we've got a few hundred photos to show you the whole scene. Read More >
2010 Detroit Autorama Wrap-Up and Photos of the Hot Rodding Load-OutBy Chad Posted 03/1/2010
OK, that's it. We've covered every inch of the 2010 Detroit Autorama for three days, and tonight was the end of it with the traditional exiting of all the hot rods out of Cobo Hall and into the snowy Detroit winter night. We've heard great stories of the load-out night turning into a pretty good show in itself, but this year all the drivers were sadly pretty tame as they left the building. That didn't stop us from getting a final photo gallery of some of Autorama's cars in action on the street. It's a nice end to a great weekend. Read More >
857 Photos of the 2010 Detroit AutoramaBy Chad Posted 02/28/2010
We've been here at the 2010 Detroit Autorama for two days so far, soaking up the Midwest's first big car get-together of the year and snapping photos until we're ready to just saw off our worn out trigger finger. And we've been walking the show floor in Cobo Hall so much that our feet are worn off down to the ankle. That's what it took to bring you this first batch of coverage with 730-plus photos from the show. Read More >
Photo Gallery: Galpin Auto Sports Collection, Including Ed Roth and Von Dutch StuffBy Chad Reynolds Posted 02/24/2010
Galpin Auto Sports is most often known for one of two things. Being the biggest and baddest Ford dealership on the planet is one, and the other is the reputation they have for building weirdo cars. Yep, we said it. Weirdo cars. Pimp My Ride, the popular MTV automotive makeover show calls Galpin Auto Sports home, and is responsible for some strange creations. But what people may not know is that Galpin also has a killer collection of classics, muscle cars, and customs including the famous Roth Orbitron. Read More >
Photo Gallery: The February Long Beach Swap Meet Car Corral By Scott Liggett Posted 02/18/2010
It takes a lot to get us moving on a weekend morning before the sun begins to rise, but the legendary Long Beach Swap Meet is totally worth the effort. While BangShifters in most other parts of the country wake up to snowbanks and ice, we're lucky enough to throw on a sweatshirt and hit the road to oogle at cool hot rods, muscle cars, and classics for sale at Long Beach. Don't hate us because we're warm. Read More >
Event Coverage: Philadelphia's Motorsports Expo 2010 By Brian Lohnes Posted 02/2/2010
This year marks the 25th Len Sammons Motorsports Race Car and Trade Show held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The locals just call the show "Motorsports," and it's jammed with historic and current cars like midgets, dirt modifieds, sprinters, outlaws, karts, road racers and even drag racers. It looks like the kind of thing any real BangShifter would go nuts for. Read More >
Event Coverage: Open House at Posies Rods and CustomsBy Brian Lohnes Posted 02/2/2010
Posies Rods and Customs is a shop in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, run by a Ken "Posies" Fenical. They say the shop builds "statements," not just cars. You can see some of those "statements" by clicking here. You'll recognize many of them from car magazines. Read More >
Photos: Saturday at the Grand National Roadster Show, With Pinup GirlsBy Chad Posted 01/31/2010
If we spent any more time at the 2010 Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, the fairgrounds would start charging us rent. On Friday we gave you 570-plus photos (links below), and now here's a bunch more event coverage from Saturday, bringing the total photos BangShift.com galleries to 1,104. The Saturday coverage also includes a special gallery for the pinup girl contest. Click to check it out! Read More >
1,100-Plus Photos of the 2010 Grand National Roadster ShowBy Chad Posted 01/30/2010
Talk about some massive coverage! We have more than 570 photos from Thursday and Friday at the 2010 Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, and there are more to come. The show was enormous this year, with every hall filled at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds. We have two more halls to photograph today, plus the show outside and the pinup girls tonight. Read More >
Killer Gallery: The 2009 ADRL Season in PhotosBy Brian Lohnes Posted 01/29/2010
If you're going to have a conversation about professional drag racing these days, it damn well better include the ADRL. As the fastest growing and (in our opinion) most exciting drag racing series in the US, the ADRL has been dominating the door slammer headlines for the last several years. We're lucky enough to be pals with Ian Tocher, the VP of Publications for the organization. He's a BangShift.com member as well! Ian was cool enough to supply us with a kick ass selection of photos from the 2009 season. Read More >
Cool Show Coverage From Down Under: The 44th Victorian Hot Rod ShowBy Brian Lohnes Posted 01/28/2010
The guys over at CarDomain posted some show coverage from the 44th Victorian Hot Rod show held in Melbourne, Australia. This is one of the longest running shows in Oz and therefore draws lots of the best and coolest cars the area has to offer. There's some neat stuff in the gallery! Read More >
Photo Gallery: Pomona Swap Meet, January 17, 2010By Chad Posted 01/18/2010
The Pomona Swap Meet is a Southern California hot spot, and a destination for car junkies from around the world. This was the first Pomona Swap Meet of the year and it was packed. We've never had to wait in such a long line to park. In addition to the plentiful array of parts and tools available in the swap meet area, Pomona is known for being the place to buy and sell cars. In this photo gallery, you'll find more than 150 photos of muscle cars, street machines, trucks, and lowriders for you to enjoy from the first Pomona Swap Meet of 2010. Read More >
