Photo Gallery: A Tour of Ross Meyer's 3 Dog GarageBy Brian Lohnes, Photos by Joe Grippo Posted 03/12/2010
Our roving photographic rogue agent Joe Grippo is back with another bitchin' photo gallery. Joe recently went on a tour of Ross Meyer's incredible 3 Dog Garage, home to one of the most astounding collection of Fords in the world. It includes hot rods, race cars, and the 2007 Ridler Award winning "First Love" 1936 Ford. 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 >
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 >
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 Tour: Justice Bros. Racing Museum in Duarte, CaliforniaBy Chad Posted 01/11/2010
Lots of guys ask us what kinds of car guy stuff they should do when they are in Southern California for work or vacation, so BangShift.com decided to start bringing you some of the best gearhead destinations from here in the land of the sun. The first gallery we have for you is a tour of the Justice Bros. Racing Museum in Duarte, California. Read More >
Video: Even More SEMA and Street Car Invitational Coverage From Ridetech.comBy Chad Posted 12/1/2009
The 2009 SEMA Show is a memory by now, but you can relive it with the most recent coverage posted by BangShift.com sponsor Ridetech. The company introduced a bunch of new products at the show, including Black Series ShockWaves and the RidePROe3 control system. This blog item from Ridetech includes eight videos about the new products and also about the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational where Ridetech sponsored the autocross and also ran its own '66 Chevelle and Velocity Camaro. Read More >
Event Coverage: 2009 Optima Ultimate Street Car InvitationalBy Chad Posted 11/10/2009
BangShift.com was there for the 2009 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational on November 7, but yours truly was jamming hard announcing the event and could not get out there and take photos or video. But there were a bajillion other media outlets there, and Tony Bicknell was there for Ridetech and put together a huge photo gallery of all the cars in action. Read More >
Event Coverage: SEMA 2009 Friday Photo BonanzaBy Brian Lohnes Posted 11/9/2009
Here's our last big gallery from the 2009 SEMA show. This one was shot on Friday and looks at some parts and lots of cars and trucks. One of the neatest parts of the show is the major traffic jam of hot rods and specialty vehicles that all try to exit the convention center at the same time on Friday evening. Watching the monster trucks drive down the public streets was an interesting sight to behold! Read More >
2009 SEMA Show According to Cherry BombBy Chad Posted 11/9/2009
While we BangShifters were out covering the SEMA Show last week, so were all of our site sponsors. Wild man Matt Graves at Cherry Bomb had some cool projects in the works that we're not going to tell you about just yet, and he also had some time to snap some photos at SEMA as well as to have some video shot by Power TV. Read More >
Event Coverage: SEMA 2009 Wednesday Early GalleryBy Brian Lohnes Posted 11/4/2009
We're here at SEMA 2009 and we're not making up stories when we tell you that this deal is massive. Here's small sampling of some cool cars, parts and people we saw while making the rounds today. Stay tuned as we have a bunch more stuff coming for you throughout today and this evening. Read More >
Event Coverage: 2009 SEMA Show Tuesday GalleryBy Brian and Chad Posted 11/4/2009
The 2009 SEMA show is now in full swing with all of the parts, cars, trucks, and even semi tractors loaded into place and polished up. We were running around like a chicken with it's head cut off and along the way managed to put together a gallery of just a sampling of the neat iron here in Las Vegas. Read More >
Event Coverage: 2009 Woodward Dream CruiseBy Brian Lohnes, Photos: Mike Yoksich Posted 08/17/2009
Since it has been happening for 15 years straight, nearly every car guy knows about the Woodward Dream Cruise, even if they have not been there. The massive cruise scene held on the Detroit area's legendary Woodward Avenue brings tens of thousands of cars and even more people into nine local cities: Berkley, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, and Royal Oak. Read More >
2009 SEMA Hall of Fame Inductees AnnouncedBy Brian Lohnes Posted 05/12/2009
The SEMA Hall of Fame is the Cooperstown of Hot Rodding and the automotive hobby. Every year they induct a small class of new members and recently this year's class was announced by SEMA. Read More >
Event Coverage: The NEATTA Antique Tractor Show and PullBy Brian Lohnes Posted 04/30/2009
I love old tractors. I really have no idea why but I have just as much love for a 1948 Ford 8N as I do a 1970 LS6 Chevelle. Luckily, show season is getting cranked up here in New England and we caught wind of the New England Antique Truck and Tractor Association's first show of the season. Read More >
BangShift.com Brings You the F-Bomb Camaro, Live from the Hollywood Premiere of Fast and FuriousBy Chad Posted 03/12/2009
As you may have heard, the F-Bomb Camaro is one of the bad asses in the new Fast and Furious movie. Tonight it will be surrounded by other stars of the big and small screen during the Hollywood premier of the movie, and has a prominent spot on the red carpet in front of the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal Studios. While the women in our audience may appreciate Vin Diesel and Paul Walker for their chiseled abs, good looks, and incredible acting skill in the previous Fast and Furious movies, it's the fine curves of a 1,500 horsepower second-gen Camaro that really gets our blood pumping. Read More >
New Gallery: 2009 Milers Land Speed Club MeetingBy Chad Posted 02/24/2009
To participate in the land speed races at El Mirage Dry Lake here in California, you must be a member of one of the clubs that comprise the Southern California Timing Association. Last year I was able to join the Milers, so last Saturday was my second meeting with this club that fortunately only meets once a year. It was held at Horsepower Engineering in Pasadena, California. The Milers have been around forever, and have members that have been... Read More >
Photo Gallery: Red Zone Race Fab Christmas PartyBy Freiburger Posted 12/14/2008
Today we went and hung out with Nick Miserendino at Red Zone Race Fab in Simi Valley, California. Nick did the cage and chassis work on our F-Bomb Camaro and also deals with a lot of local rally and road-race cars as well as hot rods, wicked choppers, and Pro Touring cars. He's always got cool stuff going, so we thought you'd enjoy this photo gallery of some of the projects around the shop as well as some of the visitors' cars. You'll also see some of the fantastic artwork from the mind of Nick's friend Mike Desmond. Read More >
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