Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
Show Gallery: Killer Hot Rod Gatherings at Posies Hot Rod and Carlevale Customs
Photos by Joe Grippo: One of the reasons I’m proud to be a northern hot rodder is that we’re a hearty lot that isn’t dissuaded by the elements. Cold winter temperatures didn’t...
EVENT COVERAGE: MOONEYES X-MAS PARTY SHOW AND DRAGS 2011
Every December here in Sunny So Cal, every car junkie worth his salt is looking forward to the Mooneyes X-Mas Party Show and Drags, and this year did not dissappoint. Beautiful whether in the...
Event Coverage: 2011 John Force Holiday Car Show
Every December the car junkies of Southern California come out in force, pun intended, for the John Force Holiday Car Show. Celebs of all kinds, including some of the most famous cars on the planet,...
Updated: The 2011 Houston Autorama – Galleries One-Two- and Now Three!
Last weekend the Houston Autorama went down and our man Charles Wickam was on the scene to cover the show literally from setup to tear down. The man went bat poop crazy with his camera, submitting...
Big Show Gallery: The Goodguys Car Show at Del Mar California
The Goodguys Rod and Custom Association had yet another huge season of cart shows and events across the country in 2011. Our own Chad Reynolds was at most of them serving as the announcer for the...
Show Gallery: Kowalski Customs – Reading, Pennsylvania
Kowalski Customs in Reading, Pennsylvania has a well deserved reputation for building awesome stuff from traditional hot rods, to drag race cars, to Bonneville competition machines, and virtually...
Bonus Gallery: More Great Photos From The 2011 Bruce Larson Dragfest
We had one heck of a response to the gallery we posted of Bruce Larson’s 2011 Dragfest last week. Luckily for us, Doug Garrison was also at the event and he sent another great batch of photos...
Show Gallery: The 2011 Vintage Specialties Open House – Gettysburg, PA
The late fall show galleries just keep on rolling! Here’s a nice gallery from Pennsylvanian shooter Doug Garrison. Doug recently attended the 2011 Vintage Specialties open house event in...
Event Gallery: Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2011
Pennsylvania’s Bruce Larson is one of the most accomplished Funny Car racers in the history of drag racing. He was a hitter from the earliest days of the class with his awesome 1966 Chevelle,...
Car Show Gallery: The 2011 Pumpkin Run – Vintage Junkyard and Hot Rod Greatness
One of the coolest shows that I’ve never been to is the annual Pumpkin Run that is held at Fleming’s Junkyard in New Jersey each Fall. The show encompasses everything from tractors to...
Cruise Gallery: The Bass Pro Shops Cruise – Pearland, Texas
While lots of the country is slipping into hot rodding dormancy mode at this time of the year, people in the great state of Texas are still rolling to shows in big numbers. Charles Wickam recently...
Gallery: Big Trucks and Other 4×4 Vehicles at SEMA 2011
Acting under strict orders from Chad, I did not enter the four wheel drive and off road hall until Friday morning. When I did, I was greeted by an awesome array of trucks, Jeeps, and other vehicles....
The Final RideTech Report of the Week From SEMA 2011
As we post this, RideTech’s Brett Voelkel is tooling on the now infamous “48 Hour Camaro” at the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational in Nevada. The competition is probably the...