Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, MOPAR, TRUCKS, XL New Truck Products

Unveiled: 2021 Ram 1500 TRX – A Love Letter To The Ford Raptor

Subtle? Not in the least. The unveiling videos are a cross between the introduction of a Bond film and the fever dream of a desert rat. FCA’s pre-introduction video was a mashup of clips from...

Somebody’s Salty: GM Has Put A Bounty Out For Converting FCA Owners!

(Lead Photo: US News and World Report) What’s the fastest way to irritate an entire auto manufacturer? Outsell them where they historically sell well. The moment they get knocked off of the...

Classic YouTube: Four 1969 Car Commercials – Pontiac GTO “The Judge”, Ford Mustang Mach 1, Mercury Cougar And Plymouth Road Runner!

It’s interesting to see how manufacturers sell their top-of-the-line pieces. Some tend to stick with the history of the company, while others extol the virtues of the new models. If there is...

Dajiban: 2001 Dodge Ram Van 1500, With 410 Stroker Motor Available

If you are unfamiliar with the term “dajiban“, let us bring you up to speed: the Dodge Ram Van, specifically the 1994-2003 variety that has the looks of the 1994 Dodge Ram, might not...

Go Green: 1977 Plymouth Fury Sport Suburban Station Wagon

I’m normally not one to get argumentative with anyone. I’m happier to keep my mouth shut, keep my judgements to myself, and move on. But I swear, if one more mouth-breather approaches me...

How Would You Build It: 1989 Shelby Dakota

Seeing Carroll Shelby jump ship from Ford around 1970 was no surprise. The direction that the Shelby Mustang program was headed towards was pissing him off more and more. His GT350 and GT500 were...

Cool Vanilla: 1990 Dodge Ram D150 Muscle Truck, As It Should Have Been

Rewind back to 1990 for a minute. The truck of the moment, as it had been ever since it debuted, is the updated GM C/K pickup truck. Lifted, slammed, name it, GM trucks were killing it. They were the...

Rough Start: 1968 Dodge Dart Sedan – The Yellow Brick Road To Fun

In the 1990s, Mopar Action magazine built up a 1969 Plymouth Valiant four-door, dubbed it the “Green Brick” and proceeded to road-race the dog snot out of the car. It competed at many...

Money No Object: 1963 Dodge 330 Two-Door Clone

There are two points about this car that need to be mentioned. One, this is a Chrysler B-body. Same as a Road Runner, same as a Charger, same as a Cordoba. Yeah, the styling couldn’t be any...

Rough Start: Add An Extra Grand To The Budget For This Ballsy Dakota R/T!

Whenever I go daydream project hunting in areas of the Pacific Northwest, I try to keep an eye out for vehicles that I might have known. A Chevelle here, a Cutlass there, or maybe something that I...

Copart Cadaver: This 1968 Dodge Charger Took It In The Rear Badly

1968-1970 Dodge Chargers are desirable in a way that few other cars have managed to become. They are brutally handsome, they came from the factory in trims ranging from the rare fuel sipper to...

Money No Object: The “Jet-X” 1971 Plymouth GTX

At the beginning of BangShift.com, one of the earliest stories I can remember reading involved this very car. In the Mopar world, Gary and Pam Beineke had made a name for themselves by building the...

Hi-Ho, Land Yacht, Away: A 1973 Chrysler Newport For Old Time’s Sake

If you’ve read my past writings that involve a Chrysler Newport, you’ll know about the history of one 1973 model that is pretty much my indoctrination into the adrenaline high of...

Hemi Kid: Darla Kimak’s 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT-8

In 2017, I took part in the only parade I’ve ever taken a part in. Once it became clear that the weather was not going to cooperate with the racing schedule at Milan Dragway, the entirety of...