Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
2015 Buffalo Motorama – More Photos From Inside New York’s Gnarliest Hot Rod Show
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Remember that day early in the winter of 2015 when Buffalo, New York got like elevendy hundred feet of snow? I remember it because people I know on the west coast,...
Sweet Cars From The 15th Annual Goodguys Del Mar Show – From Weird To Wild They Are In Here
How about this BangShifty pair above and below to get us rolling on our car coverage from the 15th Goodguys Del Mar show, eh? We have the blown flathead with the swapped ports above and the totally...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Wagons, Porsche Powered Hot Rods, And More Great American Iron From Viva Las Vegas 2015
Our never ending crush of photos from the 2015 Viva Las Vegas continues today with this batch of sweetness from the Nevada desert featuring hot rods with weird engines, station wagons, and kustoms...
2015 Buffalo Motorama: We Pound The Floor And Show YOU All The Great Stuff At This Show
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – For over 60 years, downtown Buffalo has hosted a custom car show to bring people together to welcome springtime in Western NY with high doses of paint and...
Ratty Gassers, Bare Metal Customs, and Pinstriped Beauties At Viva Las Vegas 2015
One of the cool things about a show like Viva Las Vegas is that there’s no shame in anyone’s game. It is not about judging the most perfectly restored, nut and bolt perfect muscle car. It...