Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
Photos: The Haddick’s Car Show 2013 Kicked Even More Ass Than Last Year!
No matter what kind of car you are into, we probably have it in this gallery from the Haddick’s Car Show in the City of Industry here in So Cal. We hit the show early afternoon on Saturday, and...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Was Your First Automotive Event, And How Old Were You?
For some reason, the past few weekends have been huge car show and racing weekends for us, from a kid perspective. We were at Perris Speedway for Sprint Car races on the 4th of July, at the...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Flamin’ Eddie’s Dragstrip” The Insect Surfers LIVE (2011)
Anthony Castillo strikes again with this awesome instrumental titled “Flamin’ Eddie’s Dragstrip”. The video is cool cause it was shot at the Purple Orchid in El Segundo,...
Video: Chevrolet Presents “Get Going”, A 1936 Explanation Of Acceleration
It’s physics ladies and gentleman, regardless of the year. More power makes acceleration better. This is hot rodding 101. This cool video from Chevrolet talks all about the battle between...
Video: Chevrolet Presents “Hydraulics” The 1936 Auto Mechanics Film On Brake Systems
Starting with the amazing scenery of Niagra falls, this video then goes into the explanation of how fluids work and specifically how hydraulic systems function. Because this is produced by Chevrolet,...
Video: “Take It Easy!”, Chevrolet Motor Company’s Auto Mechanic’s 1936 Suspension Systems Video
Video three for the day is all about suspension systems, and makes us giggle. It’s hilarious how Cheverolet makes a dramatic analogy to make us understand why we need suspension on cars, and...
Video: Water Cooled Engines: “Water Boy” 1936 Chevrolet Greatness
Our second video from the 1936 Chevrolet Auto Mechanics Archives covers cooling systems, and is super cool. The animation and cutaway video are WAAAAYYYYY better than you would expect back them. This...
Video: Chevrolet Auto Mechanics 1936 “Spinning Levers”: How Transmissions and Synchros Work
Today’s videos are all going to focus on the 1936 editions of Chevrolet Auto Mechanics instructional and educational videos. The first is titled “Spinning Levers” and covers...
Video: Autocross Marriage Proposal “Will You Be My Co-Driver For Life?”
We’ve seen lots of proposals, and as car guys we always think the ones at the races are the coolest, but how about IN THE CAR! Yep, this dude Jake asked his girlfriend Maggie if she would marry...
Craigslist Ad Awesomeness: A Crazy Pink Nova That Rules. Ad Says No Ballers And No Email Allowed.
I’m out. It clearly says “no ballers” in the ad, and I’m clearly a baller so I’m out. Brian on the other hand has not reached baller status so he’s good. Get after...
Congratulations!: Ridetech Customers Take Top 5 Spots In Pro Class At Goodguys Autocross Des Moines
That’s right folks, the 2013 Heartland Nationals were OWNED by the gang at Ridetech. Well, not them specifically, but their shocks for sure. With the Top 5 Pro Category winners running Ridetech...
Gallery: The 2013 Voodoo A Go-Go. Voodoo Larry And The Voodoo Kings Annual Bash
(Photos by Dom Damato) This past weekend it was all Voodoo action at the Voodoo A Go-Go put on by Voodoo Larry and the Voodoo Kings car club. Even though this show is only a few hours long it has...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Drag Race Version Of The Star Spangled Banner. Tulsa Style
This is awesome. The guys at Tulsa Raceway Park put this together and it’s just plain awesome. If this isn’t a good way to start off the road to a weekend of hot roddng, I don’t...
PowerShift LIVE: Tonight At 6pm Pacific. We Talk Street Racing, Monster Trucks, Video And More.
It’s been a week of hot and heavy content here at BangShift.com and tonight Chad and Brian are going to be bringing you a recap of their favorites, some hot topics, and more. We’ve even...