Get There: Lead East 2010 Happens This Weekend (W/Photo Gallery)By Brian Lohnes Posted 09/2/2010
Lead East, the rollicking car show created by Terry Cook, and known as the "World's Largest 50s Party," is kicking off as you read this in Parsippany, New Jersey. The show is humongous, drawing several thousand cars that range from... Read More >
It Came From the Forums: Photo Coverage of the 2010 Frog Follies Pre-'49 Car ShowBy Brian Lohnes Posted 09/1/2010
Indiana-based BangShift member Drew recently attended the Frog Follies car show in Evansville, Indiana. This event is billed as the largest pre-49 car show on Earth and draws more than 4,000 cars! Drew had his camera handy and... Read More >
Event Gallery: New England Dragway's 2010 Dragin' in the '50s ShowBy Brian Lohnes Posted 08/31/2010
We were in the mood to see some neato nostalgia drag racing recently, so we gave our wife the day off, loaded up the kiddos and headed to the local strip. Luckily for us, New England Dragway was holding one of their yearly nostalgia races called... Read More >
Event Coverage: 4th Annual Burbank Charity Hot Rod and Race Car Show with Cacklefest VideoBy Chad Reynolds Photos by Chad Reynolds and Scott Liggett Posted 08/30/2010
The 4th Annual Burbank, California, Charity Hot Rod and Race Car Show was a big hit on August 28th, 2010. The Masonic Lodge of Burbank puts on the show every year, with all proceeds going to support Shriners Hospitals and Burn Centers. This year's show was even bigger and badder thanks to a bunch of killer race cars, and the much anticipated Cacklefest. We were there to grab plenty of pictures and video, and we've got all the action here for you to check out. Hell, we even got the cops on video doing... Read More >
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Car Show Gallery: The Mass. Cruisers Gillette Stadium Cruise - August 2010By Brian Lohnes Posted 08/23/2010
The Mass. Crusiers claim that their bi-weekly cruise night, held at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, is the largest in New England. We dare anyone to refute that claim. This monster packs more than 2,000 cars into... Read More >
Car Show Gallery: The 47th Das Awkscht FeschtBy Brian Lohnes, Photos by Joe Grippo Posted 08/11/2010
Despite having one of the oddest names for a car show in America, the Das Awkscht Fescht is a massive event in Pennsylvania. For nearly 50 years the show has been filling the 42-acre Macungie Memorial Park in... Read More >
Event Coverage: NHRA Motorsports Museum Twilight Cruise August 2010By Chad Reynolds Posted 08/5/2010
The monthly Twilight Cruise at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is a must see show in Southern California, and we know it. We also know that a ton of you guys hate us for having a dozen other killer "must see" shows each month. Hell, we're in car guy heaven. This months Twilight Cruise was arguably the best one of the summer, and we have over 200 photos to prove it. We saw Super Duty Pontiacs, Hemis, and ... Read More >
Event Coverage: Even More Goodguys Columbus Car Show CoverageBy Chad Reynolds Photos by Doug Posted 07/30/2010
The Good Guys Columbus car show is the largest of the year, and we just keep getting in more photos from the event. Our boy Doug, "LS7GTO" on the BangShift.com Forums, sent us some more photos yesterday, so we've got another gallery to check out. He got photos of bitchin street machines and muscle cars, including... Read More >
Event Coverage: The 9th Annual Englishtown Funny Car Reunion and Old Time DragsBy Brian Lohnes -- Photos by Joe Grippo Posted 07/28/2010
The Funny Car Reunion and Old Time Drags are events that simply have to be taken in. Held each summer at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, it draws all of the strongest nostalgia Funny Cars from the central and eastern US. Outside of the floppers there is a huge car show and lots of other nostalgia drag racing action. Like... Read More >
Event Coverage: The 2010 KKOA Leadsled SpectacularBy Brian Lohnes -- Photos by Charles Edwards Posted 07/28/2010
The KKOA Leadsled Spectacular is billed as the world's oldest and most established Custom Car event. It was started thirty years ago and continues to thrive today as evidenced by the great photos taken by BangShifter Charles Edwards. He shared more than 100 of his snaps from the show and there is some neat junk in the pile! Low and... Read More >
Event Coverage: Power Hot Rod Reunion in Malmby SwedenBy Chad Reynolds Photos by Jobergg Posted 07/27/2010
When our favorite Swedish BangShifter, Jobergg, told us that he had photos and video from the Power Hot Rod Reunion in Sweden, we just couldn't pass them up. When you look at the Swedes and what kind of cars they build, it just blows away all but the most hardcore Americans. Seriously, as far as the Swedes are concerned, everything should have a blow big block! You won't believe... Read More >
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Event Gallery: The 2010 Syracuse NationalsBy Brian Lohnes Photos by Jeremy Holt Posted 07/21/2010
BangShift.com reader Jeremy Holt recently attended the 2010 Syracuse Nationals car show. This massive event is held on the 365 acre Syracuse Nationals and this year reportedly more than 7,000 cars showed up to participate in the fun. Jeremy... Read More >
Event Coverage: The New England Dragway All-Truck Nationals 2010By Brian Lohnes Posted 07/19/2010
After spending about 15 hours at New England Dragway announcing a major event on Saturday, we were greeted at o'dark-thirty on Sunday by the sight of our two sons (3.5 yrs and 1.5 yrs) excitedly asking us if we were headed to the track for the All-Truck Nationals. As neither of them can read, we believe that the information about the event was forwarded to them. The guilty... Read More >
Event Coverage: Mooneyes Christmas Show in JulyBy Chad Reynolds Posted 07/19/2010
It's not often that Christmas comes in July, but in 2010 that is exactly what happened. The reason is because the Mooneyes Christmas Show 2009 got rained out like a mother. So Mooneyes decided to move the Christmas Show to July, when they normally have their big open house, and we were there to catch all the action through video and photos. The cool part is... Read More >
Event Gallery: The York US30 Reunion and Muscle Car Madness ShowBy Brian Lohnes Photos by Joe Grippo Posted 07/15/2010
One of the coolest and most action packed weekends of nostalgia drag racing happens each July in Pennsylvania. The York US30 Dragstrip Reunion and the Muscle Car Madness Car Show make up a one two punch of coolness that rivals any other nostalgia event in the country. Luckily for us Joe Grippo was on the scene for the show and the drags and sent us more than 300 photos of... Read More >
Event Gallery: Chryslers at Carlisle 2010By Brian Lohnes Photos by Joe Grippo Posted 07/14/2010
Our Pennsylvania-based photo contributor Joe Grippo may actually live at the Carlisle Fairgrounds in Carlisle, PA. He's been our man on the scene for all the big shows this year and he's back with another awesome collection of photos from the Mopars at Carlisle event which recently went down. There were more than 2700 entries at this... Read More >
Auto Trader Classics Event Coverage: Minnesota's Back to the '50s Car ShowBy Brian Lohnes Posted 07/12/2010
A few years back we attended the Car Craft Summernationals at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. That was an epic event but everyone kept telling us about the "Back to the '50s" show. After seeing Brian Medford's coverage for AutoTraderClassics.com, we now why. This show drew more than... Read More >
Event Coverage: The 2010 Walcott Truckers JamboreeBy Brian Lohnes Photos by Greg Rourke Posted 07/12/2010
The Walcott Truckers Jamboree has been held every year since 1979. It is found on the grounds of the world's largest truck stop located on interstate 80 in the bustling metropolis of Walcott, Iowa. The event is a true bonanza of fun with tons of events, fireworks, rides for kids, and of course, a truck show. Our Mid-Western photo maven, Greg Rourke was on the scene and... Read More >
Event Coverage: NHRA Motorsports Museum Twilight CruiseBy Chad Reynolds Posted 07/8/2010
Southern California residents are pretty lucky because they have tons on cruise nights and hot rod events to attend all year long. One of the must attend shows is the first Wednesday Twilight Cruise at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, and hot rodders wait in line for hours just to grab a good spot for the 4-8pm show. We don't make it to every Twilight Cruise, but every one we hit is a great time. You never know... Read More >
Event Coverage: Geezers at the Grove 2010By Brian Lohnes Posted 07/6/2010
Our man Joe Grippo was on the scene for the "Geezers Reunion" which went down July 2-3, 2010 at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, PA. The race is one of the biggest and most ambitious self produced nostalgia drag races held around the country. The size and... Read More >
