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Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage

Event Gallery: Chryslers at Carlisle 2010

Our Pennsylvania-based photo contributor Joe Grippo may actually live at the Carlisle Fairgrounds in Carlisle, PA. He’s been our man on the scene for all the big shows this year and he’s...

A BangShift.com Photo Tour of the Henry Ford Museum Vehicle Collection

Located in Dearborn, Michigan, the Henry Ford Museum is a true national treasure. Filled with a host of things that define the history and evolution of the American gearhead, we compiled a bunch of...

Auto Trader Classics Event Coverage: Minnesota’s Back to the ’50s Car Show

A few years back we attended the Car Craft Summernationals at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. That was an epic event but everyone kept telling us about the “Back to the ’50s” show....

Event Coverage: The 2010 Walcott Truckers Jamboree

The Walcott Truckers Jamboree has been held every year since 1979. It is found on the grounds of the world’s largest truck stop located on interstate 80 in the bustling metropolis of Walcott,...

Event Coverage: The Spectre Performance 341 Challenge

The first ever Spectre 341 Challenge is in the books and the results surpassed anyone’s expectations. More than 24 cars ranging from exotics to muscle cars to a 1952 DeSoto made many trips up...

Event Coverage: NHRA Motorsports Museum Twilight Cruise

 Southern California residents are pretty lucky because they have tons on cruise nights and hot rod events to attend all year long. One of the must attend shows is the first Wednesday Twilight...

Event Coverage: Geezers at the Grove 2010

Our man Joe Grippo was on the scene for the “Geezers Reunion” which went down July 2-3, 2010 at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, PA. The race is one of the biggest and most ambitious self...

Event Gallery: The 2010 Old Pomona Hot Rod and Custom Car Show

The 2010 version of the Old Pomona Hot Rod and Custom Car Show, put on by the Shifters car club went off last weekend without a hitch. The crowd of cars was cool and the kustoms were out in full...

Event Coverage: Saturday Action from GoodGuys Des Moine 2010

Record numbers of participants and spectators filled the Iowa State Fairgrounds for this weekend’s GoodGuys Heartland Nationals in Des Moines Iowa, and we’ve got photos to prove it....

Event Coverage: 19th Good Guys Heartland Nationals Des Moines

With over 3000 cars showing up for Friday of the Good Guys 19th Heartland Nationals, and amazing 85 degree weather, we can’t wait to see what Saturday will bring. Our first impression of the...

Cruise Coverage: Kemah, Texas June 2010

Charles Wickam is at it again! He sent us 100 photos from the Kemah, texas, cruise night that he has been frequenting this year and once again we’re blown away. There’s a range of...

A Louisiana Shop Tour and Yard Crawl All at Once

When BangShift.com photo contributor Charles Wickam left Bowling Green, Kentucky, after the 2010 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, he didn’t head straight back to him home in the Houston...

Event Coverage: The 2010 Pennsylvania Mini-Bike Reunion

Nope, we’re not making this up, there’s a real mini-bike reunion and it’s huge enough to allow Joe Grippo, our intrepid photo contributor, to shoot nearly 300 photos of it! Staged...

Wrap Up: BangShift.com’s 2010 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage

The dust has settled, our clothes don’t smell like nitro anymore, and we’re getting ready to repair a blown out flip flop. It’s going to be tough to beat this year’s...