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A Year In Photos: David Whealon’s Favorite 2018 Images (Part 2)

(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with more images from the lens of David Whealon. This guy stalked the Southeast like a photographic jungle cat last year blasting images of NHRA...

Kentuckiana Truck Pullers Association Action! Hookin’ and Pullin’ With Trucks and Tractors

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Do you want to hear one definition for ‘idiot’?  Go to a truck and tractor pull at a county fair to take photos just one week after having bladder...

The “WTF?” Files: This Might Be The First Time We’ve Seen A Dodge Truck Powered By A Ford 302

Over my time off during the holidays, I managed to get some stuff cleaned out of my garage that hasn’t really been messed with since I moved to Kentucky a few years ago. Nothing of any real...

Cruise Photos From The 2019 Tour D’ Orange Continue Right Here! Hot Rods, Exotics, Muscle Cars, Classics, Imports And More.

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Here are more photos from the Tour D’ Orange! The 2019 event was awesome and was a great way to start our new year off by getting on the road in some hot rods....

Function Before Beauty: Get An In-Depth Look At The “Hoodrat Hot Rod” Malibu!

We know this 1979 Chevrolet Malibu well. Nevermind that the primered A/G body Malibu with one red fender and a Northwest Territories “Polar bear” license plate up front can be spotted...

Snow? Ice? HA! Nails, Wheels And A Welder Can Combat Anything Winter Has To Offer!

How is winter going for you so far? Have you had any kind of measurable snow or ice yet? Luckily, around BangShift Mid-West, we haven’t…nothing more than a dusting that was melted by noon...

Over, Under, Sideways, Down: A Year Of Launches, Close Calls, Tire Smoke, and Wheelies!

Our pal Tommy Lee Byrd is an awesome writer and photographer. During the 2018 drag racing season he decided to up the ante and shoot video and many of the events he attended. As Tommy gets around his...

Hot Rods, Exotics, Muscle Cars, Sports Cars, And More Cruised With Us On Tour D’ Orange 2019.

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) We shared our first gallery of photos from the Tour D’ Orange in SoCal yesterday, where we cruised Ethyl, our 1966 Bel Air Station Wagon, through some cool SoCal areas...

We Cruised The Coast During Tour D’ Orange 2019 Here In SoCal And Here Are The Photos

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) For the past few years, on New Year’s Day morning, a group of folks have been putting on a cruise through Orange County here in SoCal that has become known as Tour D’...

The 2019 BangShift Mid-West Project Car Assessment: Where Do We Stand Right Now?

Neither Christmas music by the truckload, nor New Year’s snacks, nor a cold that could level a bull moose on it’s best day will keep me down. It’s 2019, a brand new year, and as...

The Year In Photos: David Whealon Picks His Finest Images From 2018 (Part 1)

(Photos by David Whealon) – As we continue to melt your eyeballs with killer photos from our pool of BangShift contributors, it is time we turn our attention to the varied work of David...

Rough Start: The Under-Appreciated Fox Body Thunderbird

I wanted to start off this year’s Rough Start hunting right: a decent price, a platform that has tons of potential, a car that could be driven as-is without any mods whatsoever if you so chose,...

A Year In Photos: Benoit Pigeon Shares His Favorite Images From 2018 – Great Stuff!

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – We’re pounding you with the killer 2018 year in review photo blogs from our contributors and that’s the way we drew it up. Coming back off of our...

Underdog No More: This 1975 Chevy Vega Is Every Flaw, Fixed

If you are forced to pick just one car to illustrate every last possible thing wrong with General Motors, most people will point the finger directly at the Chevrolet Vega. The compact car had a lot...