Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
Event Photos: Meltdown Drags At Byron, Including Cruise In Photos From Sams Drive In
(Words by Bob Chiluk, Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) “So while Greg Rourke and I were covering an event earlier this summer the cats from Meltdown Drags suggested we check out an event...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Coolest Car Or Truck Model Name Ever?
With cool names like Rocket, Spitfire, Mustang, Super Chief, El Camino, Cheetah, and Stingray, along with many many more, the ’50s and ’60’s car model names were all about image,...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “455 Rocket” Kathy Mattea (1997)
Country singer Kathy Mattea was on the expressway to fame in 1997 when she released “455 Rocket” on here just released album Love Travels. It’s a cool tune, and one that was...
Video: The Redneck’s Prevail! How To JUST Fit A Samurai Into A Box Truck.
After all the loading fail videos we’ve had today, plus the cheater who used a forklift, it’s somehow awesome that the rednecks did it best. The fit here is like blonde one close, and...
Video:Tow Truck Loading Gone Wrong. My German Is A Little Rusty But I Know What He Says
I’ve traveled to Germany before, but I’ve never taken German as a language class. I probably know 10 words if I think about it. But universally speaking, this dude right here is saying...
Video: The Quickest Way To Load A Dead Car Onto An Open Car Trailer
Apparently a winch, or some buddies pushing, is not the quickest way to load a dead car onto an open trailer. Not even close. And although there is a part of me that is completely scared to see what...
Video: How Narrowing And Shortening A Cadillac Makes It Fit In The Box Truck Better
We are sure that the gentleman in this video are all perfectly upstanding citizens, and that it’s totally normal in their circles to hid, err transport, a Cadillac inside a box truck. I mean...
Video: How NOT To Load A Jeep Into A Box Truck
Not since I was 8 have I seen cinder blocks, plywood, and 2×8’s used to make a scarier ramp. Like the guy shooting the video I could not suppress my enthusiasm and fear when I saw it for...
Caption This Photo: “Fire, Fire!” The Black Widow Dudes Know How To Put On A Show
Normally my line is “If you can’t win the dough, be the show.” But in this case, the super bitchin Black Widow Tune Exhaust wide body S10 driven by “Big” Bill Speed is...
Awesome Video: Street Machine Nationals History, Pro Street, And What Is Hot Rodding.
Bret Voelkel and the rest of the Ridetech gang were on hand at the recent Car Craft Street Machine Nationals in DuQuion, where Pro Street once reigned supreme, in their own Pro Street Mustang. The...
Cruise Night Photos: Maryville Tennessee’s Hot Rod Scene Is Happening
Maryville, Tennesee, which is pronounced more live “Murvil” or “Marevil”, is a cool little Eastern Tennesse town. It’s home to our own Mad Matt Graves from American...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “409” by Junior Brown And The Beach Boys. Yes, It’s Different.
Jr. Brown, the country artist and guitar pickin’ machine, has sang a whole lot of songs. But this is one we did not expect to find. Singing The Beach Boys iconic “409”, with a...
Camper Call Out: Let The Battle Begin. Brian’s Toy Has No Chance Against This 6×6 Beast
So Brian calls me last night as says he wants to have a Camper Battle. I’m like “What?” and he proceeds to tell me how he has now gotten hooked on checking out these bastards too...
Auction: Another Bitchin Collection Of Hot Rods, Parts, and More On The Block
This one came to us from Jesus “Chuy” Nava at MSD who is always sending us good tips on stuff. How he got a newspaper that was advertising this auction, we’ll never know, but...