Category Archive: CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
Show Coverage: The Dunkirk Harbor Cruise Drew Out Some Of New York’s Nicest Stuff!
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks/Jose Ferrer) – The shores of Lake Erie was once again the perfect backdrop for the Lakeshore Street Rod Association’s annual Harbor Cruise at Point...
Mooneyes Open House 2015 – Here’s Our Final Blast Of Photos From The Event
Ok, anytime you can get stuff ranging from rat rods to Packards hanging out in the same place with people literally lining the streets to watch the cars come in and out, you have something special on...
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...
Quick Gallery: Toy Cars From The Past (Ok, I Got Drug Into Antiquing With The Wife…)
Here’s another quick gallery from the improv road trip that Haley and I got to take, and this should appeal to the kid in all of you. Haley likes checking out antique stores…something...
Mooneyes Open House 2015 Coverage: Check Out The Coo Iron Here!
We’re pretty sure that Dean Moon would have been smiling had he been able to attend the 2015 Mooneyes Open House in California. He has been gone since 1987 but as one of the most consummate hot...
Bangshift Visits The Bare Cove Fire Museum: Vintage Firefighting Equipment Galore!
Here at Bangshift, you know we love big, old trucks, and we especially love the ones that were used to help save lives. Recently, we visited the Bare Cove Fire Museum in Hingham, MA to view their...
2015 Mooneyes Open House Coverage – We Were At One Of The Coolest Hot Rod Gatherings In The Country
Mooneyes has been a staple brand in the hot rodding world since 1950. Their famed logo has adorned more cars than any other in history and those two peeping eyes are still iconic more than a half a...
Quick Gallery: Fairlawn Plaza Car Show In Topeka, Kansas – A Random Car Show In Anywhere, USA
I’m currently out roaming the United States with Haley, my wife, and while you’ll get to see plenty of photos from the trip later on, I couldn’t resist posting up a car show I got...
Cool Cruisers At The 2015 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion – Unique And Interesting Cars
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The show-n-shine area, the pits, and even the parking lot at events such as the HRR can present cars from all eras and all tastes. In here we’ve got...
Cars and Coffee Coverage: The Indy Cars And Coffee Was Packed With Stuff From Every Aspect Of The Automotive World
(Photos by Jacob Marshall) – When our main man in Indy, Jacob Marshall told us he was hitting the local Cars and Coffee get together we were interested to see what his photos would depict. Was...
Electrical Box: We (Attempt to) Make An Electric Car Our Primary Wheels For A Week – The Future?
So sometimes you get the chance to do something in the name of science and you just have to do it. Having never driven a true electric car (only hybrids) more than around the block, I was...
Anyone Can Race! I Autocross For The First Time Ever!
You have probably seen blog posts or magazine articles before that command the reader/viewer to stop being a spectator and to get behind the wheel and start racing, right? It seems like I get regular...
Mendy Fry Takes First Funny Car Win at Saturday Night Nitro
Auto Club Famoso Raceway has built one of the best nitro shows on the west coast with their Good Vibrations Saturday Night Nitro series. The Bowser family has nurtured this event to become a hub...
