Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
The Suede Palace: The Cool Kids, Traditional, Corner Of The Grand National Roadster Show
If the measure of being cool is that other folks want to be cool like you, then Axel’s Suede Palace at the Grand National Roadster Show is where the cool kids hang out. And don’t for a...
Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Fat Fenders, & More: Bob Chiluk Photo Gallery From The Grand National Roadster Show
Bob Chiluk, and his father in law, are die hard gearheads. And thankfully Bob also knows how to shoot really nice photos! So when Bob said that they were coming out from Chicago to get away from the...
Nothin’ But Customs: The Lead Based Hot Rods Of The 2013 Grand National Roadster Show
Lead based paint may suck, but lead based hot rods, aka Customs, rule. We seriously dig them around here, whether they are full tilt chopped, channeled, sectioned, and pinched monsters or just a...
More Grand National Roadster Show Coverage: From BangShifter Justin Oney
This year the Grand National Roadster Show is BangShift central. You can’t walk 30 feet without seeing someone wearing a BangShift Hat or Shirt, and most of the folks wearing them have a camera...
Grand National Roadster Show Photos: Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Wagons, and More!
Here is our second gallery of photos from Scott Liggett, including some of the outdoor show that happens on Saturday here at the Grand National Roadster Show. Despite ugly weather, nobody is going to...
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...