Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
Win Thousands In Prizes From American Powertrain In “Get Your Shift Together For The Ride Of Your Life” Contest
This may be the biggest giveaway, outside of a car, that we’ve heard about on Hot Rod Power Tour in years. American Powertrain is giving away an ALL expense paid trip to the Richard Petty...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Trampled Underfoot” by Led Zeppelin 1975
Led Zeppelin’s “Trampled Underfoot” is all about cars. Or love. Hmmmm. Or is it? The song was supposedly written during a jam session sometime in 1972 and then later recorded on the...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “This Car Of Mine” by The Beach Boys 1964
Released on the March 1964 Album “Shut Down” Volume 2, “This Car of Mine” isn’t the go to car song from the Beach Boys, but the truth is it’s probably as true a...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Car Is On Your “List” That Nobody Would Expect?
We’ve all got a list. You know, the list of cars, trucks, boats, or motorcycles that we ultimately want to own. It’s the list that would get a lot of check marks on it if I won Powerball....
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Jerry Was A Racecar Driver” by Primus 1991
“Jerry Was A Racecar Driver” is probably one of my favorite Primus songs because it has just enough goofy fun to it that you won’t turn it off. The single was released in 1991 on...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Scares You More? The Thought Of Painting A Car Or Building An Engine?
There are lots of things that require a ton of skill when building a hot rod. But the top four are probably welding, paint and body work, building an engine, and building a transmission. So for...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Two Black Cadillacs” by Carrie Underwood 2012
Carrie Underwood is one of the most successful American Idols ever, and has become an ultra huge country and pop star. Her latest single, “Two Black Cadillacs”, is a great song with a...
Breaking News: TCI And Ridetech Announce Exciting Deal BangShift Has First!
BangShift has learned that on Wednesday TCI and Ridetech will announce a deal that brings these two icons in the hot rod industry together like no other suspension companies in our industry. It will...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Who Has Or Had The Coolest Nickname In Racing?
Names like Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins, Glen “Fireball” Roberts, Warren “The Professor” Johnson, Ivan “The Iron Man” Stewart, Don “The Snake”...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Hot Rod Poppa” by Marsha Hunt 1969
This is one funky song and we dig it. Anthony Castillo sent us this suggestion, and it’s cool as hell. The song was written by Marc Bolan, of T.Rex, who is known for being the glam rock god of...
BangShift Question Of The Day: How Bad Did It Turn Out When You Didn’t Listen To Mom And Dad?
Everyone’s Mom and Dad has told them at some point not to go street racing, or cruising, or whatever. And while we all got away with it most of the time, there were those times where the cops...
BangShift Daily Tune Up And Great Video: “Ballad Of Thunder Road” By Robert Mitchum 1958
Like Steve Earle’s “Copperhead Road”, “The Ballad of Thunder Road” is about running moonshine and is the theme song from the 1958 movie titled “Thunder...
BangShift Feature Exclusive: The Cars And Trucks Of Extreme Doomsday On Wheels
We laugh at the freaks on Doomsday Preppers every time we see that show on tv, but we’re probably not going to laugh at the guys on Doomsday on Wheels nearly as much, because they have cool...
