Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
Event Coverage: The 2009 March Meet, 100 Friday Photos
Today, Friday, March 6, was the kickoff day of the 2009 March Meet at historic Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California. It’s actually in McFarland, but no one really cares....
Chadmouth: I Want to be the Guy with the Mullet
While walking through the Long Beach Swap Meet last weekend, I saw some guy in a tube-chassis Duster cruising the parking lot on his way to the car corral and it got me pondering the fact that you...
Video of the Week: Dinah Shore and Elizabeth Montgomery sell Chevrolets
As car junkies we often find ourselves reminiscing about the old days. This week’s videos are commercials from Chevrolet’s past and show the American spirit of the automakers of old....
BangShift Approved! The MotorHead Grill
If we aren’t racing or wrenching, we’re telling lies, drinking beer and eating barbecue. So what could possibly be better for preparing our bench racing feast than the MotorHead Grill...
It’s Time for the 2009 March Meet
Bakersfield, California, is known for being hot, and this weekend will be no exception as the 2009 March Meet rolls into town. With nitro-burning front-engine dragsters, Funny Cars, Fuel Altereds,...
Site of the Week: Richard Carpenter’s Car Collection
If you are a closet Carpenters fan, we’ve come up with an excuse for checking them out on the web that won’t get you in trouble with your car buddies. It turns out Richard Carpenter is a...
Vintage Race Car of the Week: Dan Gurney’s AAR Formula 1 Eagle
With the announcement of a new American Formula 1 team, U.S. F1, comes talk of American racers in Formula 1 events of the past. And while most people will talk about Mario Andretti and Phil...
Toyo Introduces New Drag Radials
Hot off the presses is news that Toyo Tires is making drag radials. The new Proxes TQ is a DOT-approved drag radial aimed at the muscle car and street machine market. With Toyo’s history of...
eBay Pick of the Week: Pikes Peak Hemi Cuda
Someday I’d love to be able to run the Pikes Peak hillclimb, ass-out in an old musclecar like they did in the old days. Don’t believe they ran stuff like Hemi Cudas up that cliffhanging...
Monday Time Killer: One Man’s Lifetime of Cars
The next time your wife is griping about how many cars you have, just point her to the website of Bill’s Place in Lebanon, Connecticut. You see, Bill Brauch has a problem much like someone else...
Event Coverage: March 2009 Long Beach Swap Meet
Did you just read the blog item about how we hit the Big 3 swap meet in San Diego on Friday? Don’t go thinking that wore us out. Nope, we were ready for action again this morning (Sunday, March...
Event Coverage: The 2009 Big 3 Swap Meet in San Diego, 110 Photos
On Friday, February 27, we took a drive down to San Diego to have a look at the Big 3 Parts Exchange, an annual swap meet in San Diego, California. It’s called Big 3 because it is run by three...
Chadmouth: My Journey from Then to Now
It’s been a long tough road, but Bangshift.com is here, and we are so excited. The name change has been quite an endeavor. Dealing with lawyers and trademarks and all the crap that goes along...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Camaro Killed For the Right-Hand-Drive Crowd!
Chevrolet, in an effort to curb spending, has announced that it will not be making right-hand-drive 2010 Camaros. Ha ha ha! I know it’s not nice to poke fun at the Brits, and all others...