Category Archive: Apex Event Coverage, Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX, Event Coverage

Bangshift Visits The 24 Hours Of LeMons: Pure Automotive Insanity!

Last weekend, the insane automotive circus/racing event/social commentary comedy that is the 24 Hours of LeMons settled in at the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson CT. In brief, the 24...

NSRA Nationals 2015: More Photos From The Humongous Gathering In Louisville

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Here’s kind of a funny story. Last weekend when I was at the Mopar Nationals I got into town a little early. Because I am a drag dork of the highest order I...

Freiburger’s Pic of the Week: Wendover Airfield

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Now that your eyes are bugging out of your head since you just saw the title, this item first ran on January 20, 2009 when we were known as Freiburger’s Junkyard and...

Pomona Swap Meet Coverage: More Cool, Ragged, Interesting, And Totally For Sale Stuff!

We’re back with another installment of photos from the August 2015 Pomona Swap Meet. Again this time we are going to concentrate on the cars and trucks that were for sale in the car corral...

Pomona Swap Meet Coverage: Cool Cars And Trucks For Sale In SoCal

The Pomona Swap Meet is one of those gearhead gatherings that LA area guys take for granted and the rest of the country makes a vacation destination. Seriously, we know people who have traveled to...

Syracuse Nationals 2015: The Huge New York Show Continues To Grow In All Aspects

(Photos by Brooks, Ferrer, Ackley) –  When it comes to “must do” shows in the Northeast quadrant of the country, the Syracuse Nats are right at the top of the list. People drive...

2015 Dunkirk Harbor Cruise: Our Grand Photo Finale From The Event

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Like our Meltdown Drags photos, we’re now closing this 2015 chapter on our photo coverage of the 2015 Dunkirk Harbor Cruise. This event took place a few weeks...

Quick Gallery: Clear Fork Ice Cream Social And Car Show – Homemade Ice Cream And Cars? Sure, We Will Be There!

It doesn’t take much for us to hit up a car show. As long as some decent cars will be present and it doesn’t conflict with our schedules, chances are good that we will be present and...

Roadside Find: A 1954 Ford Customline That’s Barely Aged And For Sale, And More!

BangShift contributor Scott Liggett has an eye for finding some neat iron that most people haven’t seen outside of a car show in decades. We simply can’t explain why he is able to find...

Car Craft Summer Nationals Coverage: We Got There Just Before The Rain Did – Cool Stuff!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – The Car Craft Summer Nationals had a new home this year in West Allis, Winsconsin. After many years of being held in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, the show went...

Dunkirk Harbor Cruise Coverage: More Photos From The Huge Event In Upstate New York

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – If you have never visited upstate New York you should put it on your list of places to see. There are lots of historical and beautiful things to see up in that part...

2,300 Miles! We Take A Roadtrip To Colorado And Back With The Angry Grandpa Chrysler!

I love a good roadtrip. Thousands of miles to see things I haven’t seen before…or, at least, haven’t seen in a while…is a yearly goal of mine. Over the years at BangShift,...

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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...