The 2014 Mopar Nationals in Columbus, Ohio marks the 34th running of the event and we were….not there. While Brian and Chad were trying to organize a sailboat class for Bonneville, McTaggart was at home running the ship as best as he could. This didn’t leave much in the way of getting out for coverage, but luckily BangShifters Brian and Mackenzie Good were kind enough to get some photos for you to peruse through.
While there were plenty of B-and E-bodies around, some of the more interesting vehicles around were some of the oddballs (by Mopar standards, at that!) You’ll see a bit of everything, from the perfect restorations to some neat cruisers, from a ‘Cuda that was charred in a house fire and in need of another restoration to the one type of Hemi Daytona that none of us expected but are drooling over.
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New Daytona is killer, I know Mopar Performance offered a kit to convert those cars to rwd, but never seen one. Now I miss mine 🙁
Those “pictures” are lame. They suck donkey you know what. Did you somehow find an 8yr old that doesn’t know how to use an iPhone camera? Very little of what you show falls into the “Odd, Cool, And Interesting” category. The images are just bad, really bad. I was going to the show but ended up having to miss it, I could have taken pictures, Bangshift is probably too cheap to pay any thing meaningful for images people actually want to look at. See what you’re missing here. http://gtcarlot.com/news.php?article=69840339
Every one of the images show a car that is “Odd, Cool, And Interesting”.
Personally, for a cellphone camera, which I’m sure was most likely used as not everyone has access to a pro quality camera, I don’t think they’re half bad. The POV looks a little high for an 8 year old.
Too bad you weren’t there..who knows what we could’ve had.
First things first…these photos are great! Mopar Nationals 2014 held an amazing show highlighting all the anniversaries that fell during that three day event..so Nick..you definitely missed out! These photos were taken with a great passion for Mopar and everything it stands for and if that’s not good enough for you, find another website. Your “Odd, Cool, and Interesting” photos are the same quality as the photos here..except you have a cute little watermark/copyright symbol in the corner! Bangshift is a great website/forum with amazing fans and readers who have a passion for Mopar, as well as other makes and models, and that passion is reflected in these photos.
Objectively the photos are not great, they’re barely good. I have the same passion you mention for Mopars you mention and agree with your feelings about Bangshift, That’s why the photos is so disappointing.
Nick: Here’s the story on the pictures. Originally I was planning on heading out and shooting pictures. That fell through, since the Nats occurred the same week that Speed Week was held on this year. Since Brian and Chad both were going to the salt, that left me at home to monitor the site. So I asked 86 AHB, a friend of mine, to shoot “odd, cool, and interesting” for me. And here’s the truth: Compared to what looks like the last 36 issues of Mopar Action in the photo gallery you linked up, he came through. Two 3G Hemi swaps: The Magnum that won the burnout contest, and that G-body Daytona, which, believe it or not, I find a damn sight more interesting than a restored Superbird that is only brought out of it’s weather-controlled storage long enough to rouse someone’s ego.
We’ve all seen restored Mopars. While I have nothing against restored cars, they aren’t the only thing out there. I, as well as Brian and Chad, will not showcase a car just to stroke someone’s ego. It doesn’t work that way. 86 AHB is not a professional photographer, neither is his wife. Guess what…neither am I. Either appreciate what’s before you or move on. Don’t troll and talk shit like a fourteen year old playing Battlefield.
Your “truth” is in fact simply your opinion. With a good dose of “cover my ass” thrown in. Regardless of content feel free to ask someone with some experience in photography (on your staff if you have someone) to compare the images. What you have are images that are simply not good. I missed the show but looking at your images it surely doesn’t look like I missed much.
Among the article images, the V8 G-body Daytona, the early Hemi powered Hot Rod, and the Jegs Funny Car are interesting though personally I prefer bone stock (or near) original or restored cars. That’s why I took pictures of those types of cars. 95% of the cars in my pictures were driven to the show, though if you actually looked there is a “Superbird that is only brought out of it’s weather-controlled storage long enough to rouse someone’s ego” in your photos and mine. Go figure. My images also had a 71 340 Super Bee Charger, a 1978 Plymouth Trail Duster ragtop, and a 1984 Dodge Rampage, for example. For you those fall into the every day car segment rather than being odd, cool, and interesting. OK, sure.
I really don’t look at Mopar Action, so for reference I did and it didn’t seem to have any image galleries so maybe you should take a look yourself.
I’m not trolling, nor am I talking shit. It sounds like you have issues with any form of valid critique. You say that I, and by inference others, should appreciate a mediocre attempt at showing worthwhile content and that we have to take it or leave it. I can accept that my expectations could be to high. Your expectations of what readers want to see are clearly too low.
At no point am I “covering my ass”, Nick. You are, in my personal opinion only, harshly judging reader-supplemented images, which we get a lot of. I would think that you would appreciate that we encourage our readership to contribute, allowing them the ability to add in to the content and allowing the three people who keep the site going the ability to cover many subjects. I can take critique just fine, I’ve received plenty. Just make sure to understand that we are a collective around here when it comes to content. The couple were kind enough to take some pictures when I approached them and they did, uncompensated except for a name drop as thanks.