BangShift Question Of The Day: How Sentimental Do You Get When It’s Time To Let The Ride Go?
Dec 20, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??, FORD
Without actually counting, I believe I’ve moved around 50 cars in and out of my life since I got my first car when I was twelve. To varying degrees, I miss just about all of them…minus...
The Amtrak Train Derailment: What Went Wrong On The First Journey Of The New High-Speed Rail System?
Dec 19, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
(Lead photo: KOMO-TV Seattle) At 7:33 in the morning on Monday, December 18th 2017, the Amtrak Cascades passenger train derailed off of the Point Defiance Bypass on it’s inaugural run on the...
But Will It Haul The Christmas Tree Home? This Ford Station Wagon Romps!
Dec 19, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD
We like fast wagons. We like fast Fords. We can appreciate anybody who can take one of Ford’s fullsize Panther platform cars and make it move out like Ford never considered. But a wood-paneled...
Would You Rather, The Trucks of Mecum Edition! Which Old Hauler Suits You Best?
Dec 19, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, Monday Shopper, MOPAR, OTHER, TRUCKS, XL Online Find
The Mecum auction that will go down in Kissimmee, Florida is STACKED with good choices. Seriously. You can buy Dick Landy’s A/FX Coronet. You can buy a Motion GT Corvette. You can buy a 1994...
This 1973 Chevrolet El Camino 4×4 Will Handle The Winter Weather In Fine Form
Dec 19, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, CHEVY, eBay Find, TRUCKS, XL Online Find
One of the best and worst cars I’ve got in my record is a 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle that came to me via my stepfather and his family, who had owned the car for quite some time before he did. I...
What Was The Fiat Abarth 131 Rally Like Brand New? This Freshly Restored Example Is As Close As You’ll Get To Knowing!
Dec 19, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Forcing manufacturers to homologate racing cars does two things that benefit the consumer: the company doesn’t devote their racing experiences to just some one-off machine, but instead figures...
Morning Symphony: This Basic-Looking Subaru Impreza Revs Like A Sport Bike!
Dec 19, 2017Bryan McTaggartENGINES, Videos
The Subaru EJ series engine is a potent little four-pot. Anybody who has ever toyed with a worked up WRX or STI knows this. The engines can make great power but they do not make great noise. Even the...
Summit Motorsports Park To Undergo $1.6 Million Track Reconstruction Project – It’s Getting Fast Up In Here
Dec 19, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
When one wants to look at the state of the sport of drag racing, peeking in at the facilities across the country is a fantastic idea. We mention this because Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park...
Ripping Gears In Georgia: The Street Nite Stick Shift Class At The Last Event Of The Year
Dec 19, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This late in the season, you’d think that guys would have their racecars down for repairs, freshening up or would at least be so busy with the holiday season that they wouldn’t be focused...
Freaky Forklift: This Machine Is Weird, Odd, Interesting, and Functional – This Video Shows You How
Dec 19, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
(By Greg Rourke) – Forklifts and I go way back. In the 70’s I worked in a tube warehouse, third shift. We had pneumatic tire 12,000 pound forklifts that were shockingly fast. Naturally...
This Hilarious Family Guy Spoof Of The Bizarre Lincoln TV Ad Campaign Is Awesome
Dec 18, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
There are few things that have mystified the automotive world over the last several years than Ford’s seemingly bizarre efforts to resurrect the moribund Lincoln brand. The advertising...
Rough Start: Blowing The Budget On A Mexican Ramcharger
Dec 18, 2017Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, MOPAR, TRUCKS
In the United States market, the Dodge Ramcharger was killed off at the end of 1993 and…that’s it. The focus was on the introduction of the new-for-1994 Dodge Ram, and it had been deemed...
