What’s It Like To Drive A MG Metro 6R4 On The Street? Bring Earmuffs And Find Out!
Mar 30, 2017Bryan McTaggartVideos
The Austin Metro was the car that British Leyland hoped would replace the popular Mini and sell over 100,000 units annually. For the company, that was asking quite a bit, but somehow the Metro pulled...
2017 Buffalo Motorama Coverage: Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Event
Mar 30, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – So we’re at the end of the pile of photos that ace shooter and cool Cadillac powered Chevy pickup owner Mike Brooks sent over to us from the 2017 Buffalo...
Get A Handle On It! American Powertrain Releases New Shifter Handles
Mar 30, 2017Brian LohnesApex New Products, BangShift APEX, New Products, Sponsor News
One of the things that American Powertrain prides themselves in is being a place that has you handled from the bell housing all the way to the rear axle. Most people assume that’s all the stuff...
Question Of The Day: What Car Are You Happy To Find That Nobody Else In The World Is?
Mar 30, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??, eBay Find, MOPAR
Behold, a 1980 Plymouth Champ. Like it’s Dodge Colt sibling, it is a symbol of the more questionable products of the company’s partnership with Mitsubishi under the “Imported...
BangShift Project Files: Kit-Bashing Together A Pontiac Grand Prix Using Scrap And Whatever Was In The Trunk!
Mar 30, 2017Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Project Cars
Forum member “Mater” and I go way back, to my early days at a Dodge Diplomat forum. That means that for at least a decade and probably more, we’ve shared a common bond for the...
Think Your Last Engine Was Expensive? Check Out This Custom Caterpillar 3406 Show Truck Engine
Mar 30, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Nothing in hot rodding is ever “cheap”, right? How many of us have started with “free” cars only to sink huge sums of money into them to make ’em what we want. If you...
This 1963 C10 Is A Laid Out Masterpiece Of On Wheels
Mar 29, 2017Chad ReynoldsXL Online Find, XL Spotlight
Chevrolet’s famed C10 Pickup came to life in 1960, but the 1967-1972 has typically been the most sought after. Until now that is. Recently, the first generation C10, years 1960-1966, are...
Wagon Wednesday: This 300TD Mercedes Is Diesel Greatness And LS Turbo Swap Ready
Mar 29, 2017Chad Reynolds1320 Online Find
There has always been a cult following for the Mercedes 300D and 300TD, and it only seems to have gotten worse in recent years as preppers want diesel vehicles that have no electronics so that the...
Edd China May Not Like Mike Brewer At The Moment But He Does Not Want You To Kill Him
Mar 29, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
Well, it has been a few days since Edd China announced that he was to be leaving the hit televisions show Wheeler Dealers. The reaction was immediate and pretty uniform. After millions of views,...
Woah Down: Here’s How To Upgrade The Brakes on Your 1971 C10 Truck With Wilwood
Mar 29, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Project Trucks, XL Suspension Tech, XL Tech Stories
(By Kaleb Kelley) – We recently shared an update on this 1971 C10 we’re build at Classic Car Liquidators for our Win A Classic Sweepstakes. Since we nailed down the suspension and fixed this...
Question Of The Day: What Is Your “Going For A Drive” Route?
Mar 29, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
It’s late at night…ok, that’s not right: it’s early in the morning as I write this. It’s been a strange day here at BangShift Mid-West. Don’t sweat, everything is...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Over-The-Phone Diagnostics…Call Today!
Mar 29, 2017Bryan McTaggartUPCG
Walking into the store when they are fully busy doesn’t happen a lot for me. I know when the peaks are, and I avoid them like the plague. I’ll show up at ten till nine if I have to, just...
2017 NHRA Gatornationals Coverage: Nitro Photos From The Top Fuel And Funny Car Ranks
Mar 29, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos) – The nitro ranks had some interesting action during the 2017 NHRA Gatornationals and a rookie nearly stood the class on its head with an auspicious...
A Lady Of Ill Repute: The Ringbrothers Show Jay Leno The 1948 “Madam V” Cadillac
Mar 29, 2017Bryan McTaggartVideos
From the moment our eyes saw it on the floor at the 2016 SEMA show, both Lohnes and I knew that this 1948 Cadillac was something special. This is “Madam V”, and to sum it up in one short...
