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Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??

Which Of These Would You Rather Jump Off A Giant Sand Dune?

Assuming both of these are capable of gaining enough speed across the sand, I know we are assuming a lot for the poor Bronco II, which one of these would you like to fly though the air in most? On...

BANGshift Question Of The Day: If You Could Attend ANY Car Event In The World, What Would It Be?

With Rocky Mountain Race Week registration opening today, it has me thinking about all the dream events I’ve been lucky enough to attend in my life. And yet there are still some races and such...

Unhinged: Couldn’t Have Picked A More Conspicuous Vehicle To Get Busted By The Cops In

If you are going to go about doing shady business as a lucrative money making career choice, what would you drive? Strange question, I know…while we aren’t saints around here, we usually...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Since “Continuation Models” Seem To Be Popular, Which Cars Should The Factories Re-Issue First?

The real reason why someone would spend tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars restoring a car from nearly nothing to better than new is because the factory doesn’t make the car anymore....

Question Of The Day: What Car Would You Send Into Space?

There is now a human-made vehicle in space that is in an elliptical orbit around the sun. And it’s in the shape of a first-generation Tesla Roadster. It’s not the Moon landing or a...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Was Your Favorite Vehicle Ad From The Super Bowl?

Super Bowl 52 is over and done with. Philadelphia is in celebration, Tom Brady and the Patriots can at least say that they put up a hell of a fight to the very last second in a solid game, and we can...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Easiest Fix To A Serious Problem You’ve Encountered?

For a little over a week now, the Cadillac limo has been sitting in my driveway, occasionally moving here or there or making a quick trip in on the rural roads where nobody bothers to go. It’s...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Are You Ready For Chinese Cars?

For a few years now, the question of whether or not Chinese cars would ever be sold in America was nearly laughable…there was no way. No manufacturer had the inroads, and nobody would want to...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Worst “Best Idea Ever!” You’ve Ever Had?

Oh, the stories I’ve got that involve cars and the situations I wish I had never been a part of. I’ve got a laundry list that rolls out like red carpet for a celebrity…let’s...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Should Blowers Through Hoods Make A Comeback?

Every car magazine that wasn’t Road and Track or Automobile had them on the cover: a hunkered down piece of wicked creation that had a massive blower sticking through the hood. It was the...

Stick Or Automatic? In A Land Where The Stick Is Hardly Available, Which Would You Prefer In Your Tow Rig?

Since the late 1980s less and less manual transmission equipped cars have been sold. And 1990 was the pinnacle of manual transmission truck production according to the EPA. Ever since, the numbers...

Caption This: Demolition Derby Rat Has Had Enough Of Your Crap!

There is nothing nice about a demolition derby. It’s the place where cars that are slated to die are driven by people who have some sort of aggression to vent. Crashes are judged based on the...

If Diesel Isn’t An Option, What Engine Do You Choose For Your Tow Rig?

Since we just got a big block powered square body dually, equipped with the venerable Big Block Chevrolet, we have of course been thinking about engine mods, swaps, etc. And the number of people that...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Are You Looking Forward To Anything That May Debut At This Year’s Detroit Auto Show?

We’re just a little over a week away from the 2018 North American International Auto Show, a.k.a. the Detroit Auto Show, and we’ve been monitoring the rumor mills and waiting to see what...