Tag Archive: spotlight
Drag Gallery: The Mo-Kan Dragway Spring Nostalgia Reunion
(Photos by Steve Wilson Motorsports Photography) – Asbury, Missouri is home to historic Mo-Kan Dragway. The place has been going strong for more than 50 years and they host some of the coolest...
Gallery: Mustangs And Only Mustangs From Fabulous Fords Forever 2013
The automotive world changed forever in 1964 when Ford rolled out its new car called the Mustang. It sold beyond anyone’s wildest expectations and would go on to become one of the most iconic...
Drag Gallery: Sportsman Action And Pit Photos From Thunder Valley Raceway Park – Oklahoma
(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – Yesterday we ran Brad Klaassen’s cool story and photos from the recent outlaw fuel altered meet at Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Oklahoma. The AA/FAs were...
Gallery: Pigeon Forge Rod Run, Undoubtedly the Most Diverse Car Event of All Time
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Alright, we’ll be the first to admit that we go nuts over weird cars and trucks. And without a doubt, the home of weird cars and trucks HAS to be Pigeon...
Gallery: 2013 Fabulous Fords Forever At Knott’s Berry Farm – Ford Fans Rejoice!
The largest Ford show in the western US is held every year at California’s Knott’s Berry Farm amusement park. The Fabulous Fords Forever show should be a bucket list item for anyone that...
Cruise Gallery: The Mass. Cruisers Association Bass Pro Shops Patriots Place Cruise Night
One of the largest regularly occurring cruise nights in the nation has opened its 2013 season! The Mass. Cruisers Association cruise night at the Bass Pro Shops located in the massive Patriots Place...
Shop Tour Gallery: An Amazing Look Inside The Roadster Shop – Cutting Edge Builds!
(Words and Photos by Bob Chiluk) – This past summer when the Goodguys Rodfather Tour stopped at the Roasdster Shop just outside of Chicago, Chad and I agreed that we’d have to come back...
Gallery: Pomona Swap Meet April 2013 – Awesome, Weird, & Granny Fresh Cars For Sale!
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – It was cold, dark, and cloudy at 6 AM last Sunday morning when our SoCal reporter Scott Liggett, rolled through the gates at the Fairplex of Pomona in his 1970...
Drag Gallery: Bracket Racing and 275 Drag Radial Action from Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Yesterday we featured a gallery on the Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip Nostalgia Race, but we didn’t mention that the track held a double header. At 3pm,...
Wheelstand Sequence: A Gnarly Datsun 240Z Literally Stands It On The Bumper At Brainerd!
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – It was a great day at Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip with lost of cool cars. By far, the star of the show was Ron Lane in his nitrous-fed 240z, which did...
Drag Gallery: The First Annual Nostalgia Drag Race At Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Bangshift contributor, Tommy Lee Byrd is at it again, with another gallery of photos—this time from the first annual Nostalgia Drag Race at Brainerd...
Shop Tour: Murpho’s Hot Rod and Customs – Austin, Texas
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re finally at the end of Wickam’s amazing 2013 Lonestar Round Up photo coverage with this great shop tour gallery at Murpho’s Hot Rods and...
Saturday Sleeper Movie Day: Watch a Malibu Wagon Pull a Massive Wheelie on the Street!
Well, we know at least one guy now who we have to believe when he tells us that his car can pull wheelies on the street and that’s the owner of this Chevy Malibu station wagon! This small tire...
Project Buford T Justice: Our Caprice 9C1 Gets The Shaft! A Dynotech Drive Shaft That Is!
(Photos by Dynotech Engineering and the Author) – At its base, hot rodding has always been about trying stuff, breaking stuff, fixing stuff, and getting better, faster, and stronger along the...