Great Thread: Cruising American Iron in SwedenBy Brian Lohnes, Photos by Jobergg Posted 08/23/2010
BangShift forum member Jobergg lives in Sweden and is neck deep in the American car and hot rod scene in that country. He comes up with awesome video and photos pretty frequently and his most recent dispatch is some of his best stuff yet. Seeing big ol' American... Read More >
Bitchin Roadtrip: Coast to Coast in a $1000 BeaterBy Chad Reynolds Posted 07/9/2010
When our boy Chris (65longroof on the BangShift.com forums) told us about a killer website featuring cars for sale that are all under $1000, we were intrigued. Hell, we like cheap junk, just look at our garages! But when he also told us that a couple guys bought one of these $1000 beasts and drove it from coast to coast, we were honestly aroused. I mean who doesn't dig a road trip where... Read More >
A Louisiana Shop Tour and Yard Crawl All at OnceBy Brian Lohnes, Photos by Charles Wickam Posted 06/28/2010
When BangShift.com photo contributor Charles Wickam left Bowling Green, Kentucky, after the 2010 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, he didn't head straight back to him home in the Houston area. Instead he went an visited the shop and private bone-yard of his pal Dave in Louisiana. Dave builds all kinds of neat junk in... Read More >
Power Tour Day 6: Show Cars and the RideTech Street Challenge AutocrossBy Brian Lohnes (Photos by Chad Reynolds) Posted 06/15/2010
Yes, we're late with it, but we have one final blow-out gallery from our coverage of the 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour. On day six of the adventure, the action shifted to Birmingham, Alabama and specifically to the RideTech Street Challenge Autocross which allowed Power Tour participants to put their cars through some heavy paces on the course. Chad called the action and... Read More >
Event Coverage: Power Tour 2010 Day 5...Rain, heat, and broken junk...By Chad Reynolds Posted 06/13/2010
Hot Rod Magazine's Power Tour Day 5 was up and down to say the least. Again, thousands of hot rods lined the grounds of the show, this time at Chattanooga State Community College in Chattanooga Tennessee. We were greeted by sunny skies and hot humid weather when we arrived, only to be greated by blowing rain and dark clouds a few minutes later. The wind had fun, by blowing EZ Ups all... Read More >
Guerilla Power Tour Coverage: Photos from Honest Charlie's, Coker, and Night CruisingBy Brian Lohnes Posted 06/11/2010
Mike Cosky was burning up the keys and camera in his phone sending us great Power Tour photos from Honest Charlie's/Coker Tire, and other shots from the road, and evening cruising. We're thankful for all the photos Mike! There were some awesome venues on... Read More >
Coverage: First Annual BangShift.com Forum Freaks Bologna BashBy Chad Reynolds Posted 06/9/2010
When Ridetech decided to partner with us here at BangShift.com, in an effort to support our own Forum Freaks during Hot Rod's Power Tour, we all knew it was going to be a good time. Or at least a few of us did... Read More >
Hot Rod Power Tour Day 3 Coverage Part 1By Chad Reynolds Posted 06/7/2010
Day Three of Hot Rod Magazine's Power Tour started with us trying to thread the Ridetech Tour Bus through the incredibly tight gates here in Du Quoin Illinois. The grounds are full of hot rods, customs and even a few bitchin vans like Jon Clark's over in the Cherry Bomb booth. Matt Graves at Cherry Bomb promised some fire later, so now we are intrigued... Read More >
Hot Rod Power Tour: A good hot rodder always carries his own spare.By Chad Reynolds Posted 06/7/2010
Well, we knew it was unlikely we would make it through Hot Rod Magazine's Power Tour 2010 without doing some kind of repair. We were hoping we were done after applying some tape to a piece of trim on the motorhome yesterday morning. We weren't that lucky... Read More >
'65 Pontiac Wagon Trip a SuccessBy Freiburger Posted 01/28/2009
Nine days ago we told you that I'd be making a trip north to Sacramento to pick up a '65 Pontiac wagon that our friend Todd at MSD had scored sight-unseen on eBay. I came home from the trip last night at midnight. As it turns out, the car is a Tempest and not a LeMans as previously presumed, but who cares? It's a creampuff, the sort of totally rust-free California car that you Rust-Belters envy. It is powered by a bone-stock 326 and someone swapped in... Read More >
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