Tag Archive: spotlight
Event Photos: John Force Holiday Car Show With Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Trucks, and More
Every year John Force Racing puts on their Holiday Car Show and Open House at their Yorba Linda shop, and it not only attracts some of the coolest cars in SoCal, but also give people a chance to...
PRI 2012 – A Gallery Of Cool and Classic Mopar Race Cars
One last gallery from the 2012 PRI show today and this one is for all the fans of Ma Mopar! Having been to this show a couple of times now, we know that there is always neat stuff lurking at the back...
Car Show Gallery: The Last Blast of Photos From the 2012 Houston Autorama
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Well, we have finally made it to the end of Charles Wickam’s exhaustive photo coverage from the 2012 Houston Autorama. Over the course of the week we have...
Nitro Resto – The Story of the Famed Country Girl Funny Car and How It Was Restored By The Family That Raced It
(Words and Photos by Mike Bradford) – In the racing world, if you don’t have deep pockets and want to go faster, one car is sold to fund the new toy. More often than not, the old car is...
Show Gallery: The 2012 Houston Autorama – Gallery One
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – BangShift’s Charles Wickam took up residence in the Houston Convention Center last weekend, documenting every square inch of the 2012 Houston Autorama....
Gallery: Demo Day at The Simeone Museum – Awesome Historic Cars In Action!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – The Simeone Museum is an incredible place when you consider that virtually everything in it belongs to one dude, Dr. Fred Simeone. Not one to just allow everything to...
Cruise Gallery: Bob’s Big Boy – Toluca Lake, California – SoCal Cars and Weather
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – When we heard our Southern California man on the scene, Scott Liggett, got this Friday afternoon off from work we didn’t hesitate to tell him to grab his...
Drag Gallery: Gassers At Greer Dragway – Period Correct, Gear Jamming Greatness! Must See!
(Photos by Daron Gray) – Recently, the grounds of Greer Dragway in Greer, South Carolina served as the backdrop for one hell of a nostalgia drag race featuring 12 of the baddest ass period...
Gallery: The 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals – Gallery Two!
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Here’s another great batch of photos from Greg and Bob documenting their visit to the 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show outside of...
Bonus Gallery: More Killer Photos From The 2012 Bruce Larson USA-1 Dragfest
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we brought you the first of two galleries captured by Joe Grippo at Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2012. Today we’re throwing the second one all up...
BS Barn Find Gallery: The Fortman and Kerr ’32 Ford – Winner At 1954 World Series of Drag Racing
(Words and Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Ok , we have all heard the stories before. We heard of a guy, who knows a guy,that saw a guy, that knew this guy’s next door neighbors’ best...
Video: The Hard Guys Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car Has Great First Season and Finishes With A Flurry!
Dana Hard’s name is no stranger to the pages of BangShift. We hang out at his machine shop, Custom Auto Machine in Weymouth, Massachusetts (because he tolerates us) and we’ve showed you...
Event Gallery: Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2012 – Hot Rods, Vintage Drag Iron, and Coolness Galore!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – 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...
eBay Find: A Boeing Gas Turbine Powered Go Kart – BS Approved Levels of Insanity!
We have to thank BangShift reader Andrew Lenthe for the tip on this amazing turbine powered go kart that is currently for sale on eBay. Looking all the world like a well constructed but bat shit...