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Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, Swap Meets, SWAP MEETS

Kyana Spring Swap Meet: Cool Toys, Cool Trucks, Race Cars, Parts, And More – Hide Your Wallet!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – One more loaded swap meet with lots of goodies.  The Delco battery cooler wasn’t for sale, but I had to have a picture.  We happened upon what seemed...

Goodguys Del Mar, California – A Look At The Coolest Trucks At The Huge Show

The California wing of the BangShift enterprise was really busy last weekend as you have seen. We were bouncing around to multiple shows and events, trying to bring you all the stuff that you want to...

Action Photos: Sportsman Cars And Testing Passes From The Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod Season Opener

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Last week we showed you series and today we’re back with more photos from the event featuring the sportsman racers who were there competing in various classes...

EVENT GALLERY: ChallengerFest6’s Race Day – Lots Of Thundering Elephants And Screaming Hellcats!

The Friday night parking lot car show for ChallengerFest 6 was a nice and relaxing afternoon and evening filled with barbecue and camaraderie. Saturday’s racing at Beech Bend Raceway was really...

2015 OPGI Classic Car Show: Our Final Blast Of Coverage From The Great Event

Here’s our third and final installment of coverage from the 2015 OPGI Classic Car show and what a show it was. Nearly 300 cars packed the grounds at OPGI’s headquarters in Seal Beach,...

2015 OPGI Classic Car Show: Our Photo Coverage Continues – Some Of The Best Looking Cars Detroit Ever Built

Our photo coverage of the 2015 OPGI Classic Car Show continues. OPGI is in a pretty interesting business. They are in the replacement parts side of the industry and they specialize in GM models that...

Event Coverage: The 2015 OPGI Classic Car Show – A Dazzling Array Of Coolness In Seal Beach, California

Last weekend was a beautiful one in Southern California (who would have guessed!?) and that was a good thing because it was also the weekend of the annual OPGI Classic Car Show. The event is held...

The 2015 Houston Performance Trucks Shootout – Here’s Our Last Blast Of Action From The Race

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Well, we’re finally at the end of our run of great Wickam photos from the 2015 Houston Performance Trucks shootout at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas....

2015 Buffalo Motorama: Old Iron, Cool Iron, and Neat Stuff At The Big Show In Buffalo

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We were not kidding when we joked that Mike Brooks literally lost the use of his shutter button finger after the adventure he had at the 2015 Buffalo Motorama. The...

Event Gallery: ChallengerFest 6’s Show Night In Bowling Green – From Mild To Wild, Plenty Of Late-Model Mopars To Check Out

ChallengerFest may have started out as one gearhead’s nod of appreciation to his car, but in six short years it’s grown to an international affair and the way “Speedy” handles...

2015 Buffalo Motorama: Photos From The Floor And The Rafters! Unique Muscle, Trucks, And Hot Rods!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – For decades, hot rodders in New York State have counted on the Buffalo Motorama to provide them with a reason to wrench on their stuff over the winter, for...

Truckin’ Photos: More Tire Smoking, Wheels Up Action From The Houston Performance Truck Shootout

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Engines are dumb. We don’t mean it like that, they’re cool and interesting but ultimately they don’t care what they are bolted into and making...

Here’s A Collection Of The Most BangShifty Stuff At The 2015 Carl Casper Car Show

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The 2015 Carl Casper show took place during some not very accommodating weather, but the turnout was still pretty good.  This year the venue offered more...

Cruisin’ SoCal At The 2015 Prolong Twilight Cruise

Just one of the features of living the hot rod life in Southern California, aside from the awesome weather, is the variety and hot rodding ideas reflected in the hundreds of local car shows and...