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Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Historic Photos, Museums

Roadtrippin’ Part 1: Visiting Pioneer Village in Minden Nebraska Is Mechanical Nirvana

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) If you have ever driven across Nebraska anytime in the last 65 years you probably seen the billboards advertising Pioneer Village. They are literally everywhere....

Keystone Truck And Tractor Museum: More Trucks Ranging From The Rare To The Absurd

(Photos by the Author) – I gave you a little break in the action from the Keystone Truck and Tractor Museum photos last week because I did not want you to be overwhelmed with all the awesome....

Keystone Truck and Tractor Museum Coverage: All Vintage Big Rigs All The Time!

(Photos by the author) – Off-brands. Car guys love them because they represent cool history and something different than the norm. If you love old trucks you’ll truly love some of the...

Heavy Iron Photos: Steamtown USA Is A Gearhead Wonderland In Scranton, PA

(Photos by the author) – As most of you know, I spend a lot of my days on the road and away from my family. The beauty of the internet is that I get to make content and stuff from wherever I...

Come With Us On A Tour Of Daytona International Speedway – Killer Photos and History

(By Doug Gregory) – While visiting in the Daytona, FL area a friend of mine graciously got my boys and I tickets for an all-access tour of the speedway and also gave us some behind-the-scenes...

Hot Rod Heaven Discovered: We Take A Tour Of Hanksters Hot Rods and Muscle Cars

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – On a trip to the Daytona, FL area we happened upon a place that we hadn’t seen before.  This is because it previously wasn’t there.  Occupying a...

The Precious Metals Display At The Petersen Automotive Museum Is Pure Sexy In Silver

There are a lot of incredibly sexy cars at the Petersen Automotive Museum, but the Precious Metals Gallery just might be the sexiest group of cars there. We may be prejudiced, because we think the...

We Visit The Petersen Automotive Museum And It Rules! Check Out Some Of Our Photos

I’ve been to a lot of automotive museums. And there are a ton of them that are incredibly bitchin. But when my brother and his family came to town last weekend and said they wanted to go to...

Take A Look At What’s New At The National Corvette Museum: From New Cars On Display To New Exhibits!

As we continue through winter, we look forward to spring, when the weather finally starts to cooperate and people start getting out of the house for a while. Naturally, we’ve got a long list of...

Petersen Automotive Museum Photo Tour – The Cars On Display Above Ground In The Museum

As promised, I’m back today with a second load of photos from the incomparable Peterseon Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. Today the cars you will see (outside of a couple...

The Petersen Automotive Museum: Photos From Our Visit Yesterday!

The Petersen Automotive Museum, founded by Robert E. “Pete” Petersen and his wife Margie has been a gathering point for gearheads, a home for amazing iron, and a place that every car...

Junkyard Heaven: Gates Salvage Yard In Hardwick Vermont – Our First Look At The Classic Iron

There are things you just HAVE to do. When the Craigslist ad surfaced for a place called Gates Salvage in Hardwick, Vermont offering any car in their massive vintage section for $500 we knew we had...

Speedway Motors Museum Of American Speed: More Photos From The Amazing Collection

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – The other day we showed you the first installment of photos that Scott Liggett took while visiting Lincoln, Nebraska and more specifically the Speedway Motors...

Speedway Motors Museum Of American Speed: One BangShifter’s Look Into The Jaw Dropping Facility In Nebraska

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – There are places in this country involving cars, racing, and automotive history that are beyond description and the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed is one...