Tag Archive: spotlight
Project Violent Valiant SEMA 2014 Thrash: The Final Prep Before The World Sees This Angry Mopar!
It was EXACTLY one year ago today when we showed the body of what has not become Project Violent Valiant getting sand blasted and prepped before being sent back to Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle for Kevin...
The Atomic EFI Age: Or What Project Buford T Justice Did On His Summer Vacation – Driveway EFI Install
Claims of Project Buford T Justice’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, although I have not done a lot of quell them because of a lack of suitable update stories this summer, but the fact is...
Powerhouse: We Tour The Legendary Jan-Cen Racing Engines Shop Where Big Horsepower And Pro Mod Championships Are Made
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks and Jose Ferrer) – First, a little background. I’ve been contributing to Bangshift since 2012 along with fellow Bangshifter, Jose Ferrer. We both grew up and...
Kontinentals Drag Of The Drag Race Coverage: Old Hot Rods, The Coolest Junior Dragster Ever, And Big Fun In Texas
(Photos by Bob Paxton) – Here’s our second and final collection of photos from the awesome Kontinentals Car Club Day of the Drag Race event which was held at the eternally cool Little...
The Goodguys G/RS Camaro Is One Bad Hombre, And We Have The Pictures To Prove It
(Words and Photos by Kaleb Kelley) At the recent Goodguys Lone Star Nationals, I had the opportunity to see some of the best builds in the country. I’m not normally a big first generation Camaro...
Bayou Bomb: Leroy Brown Is Heading For The 8s – Here’s A Last Look At One Of The Tamest Looking Deep 9-second Street Cars In America
(Photos by Charles Wickam) We’re breaking from normal protocol here. Why? Normally when a car owner tells us that he’s going to be blowing the car apart to make changes that should speed...
BangShift Exclusive: An Incredible Inside Look At The Restoration Of A WWII B-17 – The Desert Rat Labor Of Love
(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – So BangShift Chicago gets a hotline call wanting to know if we would like to see some old metal that’s being restored locally. Silence for a split...
CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL OF OUR 2014 CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION PHOTOS
IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION STREAMING BROADCAST CLICK HERE Well the 2014 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion has already provided some awesome action and it ain’t...
CLICK HERE To Watch The California Hot Rod Reunion Sunday At 9AM
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE 2014 NHRA CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION LIVE STREAMING BROADCAST — STARTING 9:00AM PST SUNDAY That’s right folks! As you’ve come to expect,...
100% BangShift Approved: We Spend The Day At Diggerland USA – America’s First Construction Equipment Theme Park
(Full disclosure: In May, I wrote a blog item about a new theme park that was opening up in New Jersey called “Diggerland USA” the people at Diggerland saw that blog post and offered the...
Hemi Challenge At The Dutch Coverage: Pit and Action Photos From The Super Stock Hemi Challenge At Maple Grove
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – They are not the fastest cars in super stock. They are not the most complicated cars in super stock. They are not the loudest cars in super stock, but they are the...
Throwback Photos: The 1986 NSRA Nationals Through The Lens Of An 18-Year Old Doug Gregory
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – What were you doing in August of 1986…? I was 18 and one year out of High School trying to figure out what to do with my life. The one thread that...
Shakedown At The Summit 2014: Out Last Flaming Blast Of Images From The Doorslammer Battle In Norwalk
(Photos by Dom Damato/DRD Photos) – Well, we have come to the end of Dom Damato’s fantastic images from the Shakedown At The Summit 2014 which was held under conditions that had racers...
This Crummy Looking Ford Pickup Has A Fun Surprise Under The Hood – A Drag Week Veteran’s Project That We Love
(Photos by Keith Lopez) – Without people who can’t leave well enough alone, Bangshift would not exist. See, guys like Drag Week veteran Keith Lopez get something and they just have to...