Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
Show Photos: Street Rods And Fat Fenders From The 2013 Grand National Roadster Show
Scott Liggett, a long time BangShift.com contributor, grew up going to indoor car shows. Living in the upper mid-west where snow kept everyone from running around outside and playing, the winter...
Event Coverage: Muscle Cars, Bikes, and Lowriders From The Grand National Roadster Show
Hall 6 is one we love to visit during the Grand National Roadster Show. It’s a throwback because there are tons of custom choppers that look like they are straight out of the 70s, along with...
America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Contenders, From The 2013 Grand National Roadster Show
Last year we though that the Grand National Roadster Show, formerly known as The Oakland Roadster Show, had a wider variety of cars than we had ever see. Nowhere was that more evident than in the...
Enter Now! BangShift.com Facebook Photo Contest: Submit Photos Of Your Cars Now!
Update: Photos are rolling in like mad, but this you are running out of time. Go outside, shoot a photo of your hot rod all magazine style and post it on our Facebook Wall, NOW!! You only have until...
Video: Courtney Force’s Worlds Fastest 1000 ft Funny Car Pass From A New Angle
Corey Michalek, who did the super bitchin video chronicle of what it is like to be a part of a Top Fuel team a while back, also was at PBIR for the PRO Winter Warmup shooting video. We got to talk to...
Insane Crash Video: 1983 Camaro Jump Fail With Flips, Twists, And More
This is one super bad video. The woman driving this thing was thrown around like a rag doll, but walked away! When the Camaro leaves the ramp, it’s not going fast enough or high enough to clear...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Coolest Car Anyone In Your Family Ever Owned?
With our BangShift Daily Tune Up being the “Little Old Lady From Pasadena”, it made me think about having a Granny that had a Super Stock Dodge. That would be cool! And then it got me...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “The Little Old Lady From Pasadena” by Jan and Dean 1964
She’s the terror of Colorado Blvd, “The Little Old Lady From Pasadena”, and she loves her brand new shiny red Super Stock Dodge. So do we. And even though the song says that if we...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Custom Machine” By The Beach Boys 1963
Why don’t they write simple songs like this anymore that talk about how bitchin cars were and what was done to them? Who knows, but we sure dig listening to the old ones since they are so...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Who Do You Listen To For Advice On Speed Parts?
A major part of hot rodding is sitting around bench racing ideas and talking about what we’re going to do to our cars next. Whether it is suspension and brakes, camshafts and cylinder heads, or...
New CDS Alternator and Accessory Drives From Chris Alston’s Chassisworks
Chassisworks Component Drive Systems (CDS) are the most bitchin way to drive your centrifugal supercharger. Their also able to drive your water pump, alternator, and more. In fact, the newest...
Video: Death Defying Tractor Tug Of War Gone So Wrong It’s Right!
Since the dawn of time men have played tug of war with anything available. Men, wagons, tractors, trucks, cars, and toys have all been used to determine who is the strongest. And for some reason,...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Funny Car Or Top Fuel? Which Would You Rather Drive?
With incredibly rare exception, every drag race fan on the planet has dreamed of driving a nitro powered machine. And we’ve all got ideas and reasons for wanting to drive a Funny Car or Top...
Pro Mod Drivers and Team Owners Form Real Pro Mod Association (RPM)
In a move that gives NHRA Pro Mod Drivers and Team Owners some power in numbers, they have formed Real Pro Mod, aka RPM, in an effort to preserve and promote the future of Pro Mod Racing. Despite...