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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

Joe Grippo’s photo galleries from Hershey, Pennsylvania, have covered every facet of the automotive hobby, and we are blown away by the shear number of cars that were on hand at the famed...

Event Coverage: Lehigh Valley Regional Shelby American Automobile Club

The Shelby American Automobile Club holds shows all over the country and the world, but when they decided to hold a “Mini Meet” at the site of the 2010 AACA Hershey Show, Joe Grippo...

SEMA 2010 Sneak Peek: Mopar brings the heat

Chrysler announced today that they are bringing horsepower, and plenty of it, to SEMA 2010 in Las Vegas next week. Were you expecting Fiats with little engines? It wouldn’t have surprised us...

Shop Tour: We visit with Ridetech in Jasper Indiana

Everybody knows the name Ridetech, manufacturers of some of the finest suspension systems on the market, but most of you have never gotten the chance to visit them at their headquarters and...

Don “The Snake” Prudhomme vs. Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen. It’s Match Race Madness

Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen have one of the fiercest and well publicized rivalries in racing history. And while Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, and...

Event Coverage: 643 Photos from the 2010 AACA Car Show in Hershey Pennsylvania

As BangShifter Joe Grippo put it, the 2010 AACA Car Show in Hershey Pennsylvania is one of the most eclectic and diverse car shows around. From Hemi ‘Cudas to Duesenbergs, you’ll see it...

BangShift Approved: The Santa Ana Drags 1950-1959

The grass on the other side of the fence, drag racing days gone by, and pre smog years are just some of the things we humans, and hot rodders always seem to long for. And so in the spirit of those...

Video: The Winged Express pulls off its craziest burnout yet!

Wild Willie Borsch and his famed Winged Express Fuel Altered were always known for smokey, sidewall deflecting, sideways burnouts, so it’s only fitting that the legend continues today. At this...

Video Update: Spectre Speedliner goes 415 mph at Mike Cook’s Landspeed Shootout

A few weeks ago we posted this item, but now there’s some cool video (below) to see. Already the fastest Cadillac powered vehicle in history, the Spectre Speedliner just went 415.7 miles per...

CackleFest Video from the 2010 California Hot Rod Reunion at AutoClub Famoso Raceway

If you saw our live broadcast of all the racing action at the 19th Annual NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Auto Club of Southern California, and Justice Brothers, you know that Nostalgia...

2010 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion Video and Photo Coverage

The 2010 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion vintage drag race was October 15-17, at Auto Club Famoso Raceway, and BangShift.com had a free live video feed from all three days of racing. Stay tuned to th...

Update: The Road Tour Express. Team One is on the road!

PART II includes first day challenge video, drama, and more and can be found near the bottom of the page.  PART I.  The Inaugural Road Tour Express, presented by Borla, Holley, Comp Cams,...

The Tiger Cage gets Certified!!!

We’re proud to announce that Ridetech’s Tiger Cage has just received its first Sanctioning Body Certification! The boys at Ridetech have been working diligently to certify their...

Video: NHRA UnLeashed…Featuring BangShift Chad

NHRA UnLeashed is Drag Racing like you have never seen from NHRA before. We’re talking Pro Mods, and small tire power adder classes that you usually only find at the outlaw races. Plus, with...