Unhinged: Why The Forced Acceptance Of Extra Technology Is Pushing Me Away From New Cars
Mar 17, 2015Bryan McTaggartFORD, MOPAR, Unhinged
During my test drive of the Ford Edge, I found many things that I really liked. The power and performance of the Sport model is eye-raising, it’s comfortable, it returns decent enough fuel...
This 1967 Ford F100 Has The Pro Street Stance But It Needs The Pro Street Suds – Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing
Mar 17, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
We have to admire the seller of this awesome 1967 Ford F100 truck a little because he planned on going who hog on this truck and really getting crazy with the chassis, engine etc, but found himself...
Camaro Fans, Rejoice: The Sixth Generation Camaro Will Debut On May 16th in Detroit
Mar 16, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, CHEVY
It’s official: we have the date that the next-generation Camaro will debut at Belle Isle in Detroit. May 16th the veil will be dropped and the car, which we’ve seen in it’s wrapped...
Rough Start: The Search For A Cheap Fast Ford Leads Us To This SN-95 Mustang Convertible
Mar 16, 2015Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, FORD
As I wrote in the review of the new Ford Edge, “If all you care about is a fast ride and nothing more, go hunt the classifieds.” Unless there is another reason for purchasing a new...
Needing A Breather, FCA Suspends Hellcat Orders Until August So They Can Catch Up On Orders
Mar 16, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, MOPAR
My, my, what a nice problem to have. According to Allpar’s source, FCA was only expecting to move about 5,000 Hellcat-powered Chargers and Challengers a year when the programs went public last...
This Is The End, My Friend: This Time Lapse Video Shows The Scrapping Of The Kalakala
Mar 16, 2015Bryan McTaggartMISC, Videos
(Lead photo: Tacoma News Tribune/Dean J. Koepfler) After decades of limbo, many a grand plan that failed and numerous wistful glances into the past, the ferry Kalakala is no more, having been...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: It’s Flying Items And Police In A Counter Clerk’s Storm Of The Century
Mar 16, 2015Bryan McTaggartUPCG
In this business you hear all sorts of horror stories. They aren’t just relegated to the parts stores, or even to the automotive support sector either. You hear about angry customers at...
Question Of The Day: What Are You Doing To Get Ready For Spring?
Mar 16, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
The ground at BangShift Mid-West is saturated. Two back-to-back snow storms coupled with enough rain to satisfy southern California for a while has turned all the ground here to mush. It’s like...
This OEM 1970 Boss 429 Mustang Air Cleaner Is For Sale On eBay For $11,000 – Not Kidding
Mar 15, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
There seems to be no end to the insanity surrounding rare OEM muscle car parts pricing and the reality is that it comes down to simple economics. Hey, they aren’t making 1970 Boss 429 Mustangs...
Wheels Up Video: An Outlaw 10.5 Camaro Carries the Front End a Long, Long Way!
Mar 15, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The advances in suspension and chassis technology that have been brought about by the “small tire” drag racing scene are pretty amazing. When this whole genre of the sport got off the...
Watch a Street Legal Ford Anglia Pull a Pair of Massive Wheelstands on the Same Run at Santa Pod
Mar 15, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We went trolling YouTube from some nostalgia drag racing goodness last night for fun and came up big. We were not looking long when we found this great clip of a street legal Ford Anglia over in...
Watch Tina Pierce Suffer A Wild Wall-Jumping Crash During The IHRA Event At State Capitol Raceway In Louisiana
Mar 15, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
It was a scary night for Drag Week racer and Street Outlaws participant Tina Pierce at State Capitol Raceway in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as she suffered a scary wreck in her familiar S10 truck which...
BangShift Test Drive: The 2015 Ford Edge Titanium SE and EcoBoost Sport – A True Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Crossover
Mar 15, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift Road Test, Car Features, FORD
The Ford Edge isn’t the first vehicle that you would think should pop up on BangShift’s radar. It’s a crossover SUV that does it’s job and that’s that, right? Pretty much what we thought,...
This Is What Happens When The Rear Suspension Fails At 110 Miles An Hour
Mar 15, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, CRASH & BURN, Videos
17-year-old Ryan Savage had been having one hell of a day out at Donington Park in his Lotus Elise 111R. He had just set the fastest-ever Donington lap for the Elise Cup and was generally doing very...
