SEMA 2016: Here’s A Wheel Gallery From The Show – Hoops Of All Types Here
Nov 04, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery, Trade Shows
McTaggart looked at me a little funny when I told him to go into the show and take photos of wheels. One wheel per car and then compile all of them into a photo gallery. He did a great job and the...
Bastards: Eight Chinese Companies Busted By US Marshals At SEMA For Selling Knock Off Parts
Nov 04, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift News
There is nothing worse than being ripped off. Whether it is someone lifting a story from BangShift for their own crummy website or a person making a shady deal, the feeling is the same. In the...
SEMA 2016: More Cars, More Cool, and More Overload From Gearhead Paradise In Las Vegas
Nov 04, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Trade Shows
The city of Las Vegas is a strange place. If you have never been here there’s no real way to describe it. There’s lots of glitz, lots of in-your-face stuff and lots of weirdness that...
The WTF? Files: Anybody Looking For A Very Pricey Dodge Magnum Ute?
Nov 04, 2016Bryan McTaggartMOPAR
When DaimlerChrysler rolled out the LX cars, they were pretty generous with the variants: two sedans, a two-door performance coupe and a station wagon. Let’s focus on the Magnum for a second:...
SEMA 2016: If You’re Ready To Get Your Build In Gear, American Powertrain Has What You Need!
Nov 04, 2016Bryan McTaggartSponsor News
The folks at American Powertrain are friends of BangShift for many reasons: they advocate the third pedal treatment for your project cars like few others do, they stock solid pieces and parts that...
SEMA 2016: In A Sea Of Overkill Show Cars, This 1961 Chrysler Stands Out From The Crowd!
Nov 04, 2016Bryan McTaggartCar Features, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, MOPAR
Outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center, you will find some of the really wild cars…wild paints that you shouldn’t look at directly during full sun, wheels that have to be one-off...
SEMA 2016: Weld Racing Goes Big And Introduces New Weld Racing XT Product Line For Lifted Trucks
Nov 04, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, New Products, Sponsor News, XL Sponsor News
One of the things that blows us away at SEMA every year is the literal and figurative size of the wheel industry. In particular are the massive wheels that are being used on today’s lifted...
Some Guy Built A Killer Scrambler Bike Out Of A Gold Wing And Is Selling It Cheap!
Nov 04, 2016Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
As a guy who knows little about the motorcycling world in general, I do know that a Honda Gold Wing is not exactly considered a performance machine. Now, I know it was not necessarily designed to be...
Remembering GMC Crackerbox Trucks – Stubby, Square, and Tough!
Nov 04, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Big Truck Feature, XL Truck Feature
(By Greg Rourke) – Yes, more big trucks, more cabovers. GMC called their all new, aluminum tilt cab trucks the F model, but truckers called them the Crackerbox. It’s easy to see why. All...
SEMA 2016: This RX7 Is A Build In Progress And The Car Is Completely Bonkers
Nov 04, 2016Brian LohnesApex Car Feature, BangShift APEX
An RX7? Really? Yeah we know you may be skeptical of this one but when you see what’s about to happen to this car and the stuff that has already happened to this car you’ll understand why...
SEMA 2016 Gallery: The Cars Of The Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge
Nov 04, 2016Bryan McTaggartApex Gallery, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
With no doubt, if you are a gearhead in Las Vegas, the SEMA week has been your primary focus and the Las Vegas Convention Center has been your home away from home, but once SEMA Ignited is finished...
Here’s Some More Detail on the Crazy Australian Time Attack Nissan
Nov 04, 2016Eric RoodBangShift News
Less than two weeks ago, we showed you onboard video of Tim Slade obliterating the World Time Attack Challenge record at Sydney Motorsports Park. Slade, whose normal gig is driving a Holden Racing...
SEMA 2016: Mickey Thompson Unveils Fresh Brand Identity – Renews Commitment To Racing
Nov 03, 2016Brian LohnesSponsor News
We were at the press conference yesterday when Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels debuted their new brand identity. While this may seem like a paper change to many people we think it is pretty cool...
SEMA 2016: Even The Trucks Are Awesome! Check Out Some Of The Shell SuperRigs We Found Outside!
Nov 03, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, XL Event Coverage
As you would expect, from one side of the Las Vegas Convention Center to the other, the area is covered in beautiful cars that are completely and utterly stunning. But as we walked to and from the...
