Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??, Facebook Marketplace Find
I Hand You $5,000 And Tell You That You Have To Pick One Of These Two Beauties To Buy And Drive Home. Which Do You Choose?
Feb 09, 2021Chad Reynolds8
I love the what if game. It’s just too much fun. So lets place the Blazer vs Pinto What If game today. Let’s say I met you in the Home Depot parking lot and said here is $5,000 cash. It...
Would You Buy An Unfinished Drag Car Project? How Unfinished? Or Would You Only Buy Stuff That Is Ready To Race?
Feb 06, 2021Chad Reynolds2
I often tell folks looking for a new project to look at unfinished projects that someone else has given up on, lost interest in, or has come up short on funds to finish. A lot of the time you can get...
What’s The Worst Add On Accessory You Have Ever Seen Installed? We Think These Wheelie Bars Might Be It
Jan 29, 2021Chad Reynolds12
When I was a teen ager and saw a car with way to many stick on accessories, or too much chrome door edge guard, we would often say that someone should turn that guy away from the chrome aisle at Pep...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Was The First “Not A Street Car”?
Jan 28, 2021Brian Lohnes6
The debate that began five minutes after a guy bolted a Fronty head onto his Model T and continues today surrounds what a street car is or isn’t. When we look at the accomplishments of guys...
What The Hell Is Really Going On Here? When Two Good Cars Are Combined To Make Something That Should NOT Go Together. What Were They Thinking?
Jan 27, 2021Chad Reynolds14
Sometimes I wonder what are people thinking? This is a question we all ask ourselves when we see some cars, houses, boats, art, you name it. Basically, any item who’s design is open to opinion...
Furniture Made From Car Parts Is Cool. Would You Put Any Of This In Your House, Or Would Your Better Half Make You Keep It In The Garage?
Jan 25, 2021Chad Reynolds3
Every time I see a bed made from a truck bed, or a tailgate bench, or one of those couches made from the trunk of a car, I think how cool that would be to have in the house. Since we’re...
If You Won The Billion Dollar MegaMillions Jackpot, What Crazy Expensive Thing Would You Buy In A Hurry?
Jan 23, 2021Chad Reynolds11
Everyone plays the “if I won the lottery” game at some point or another, and especially when the jackpot gets huge like Powerball and MegaMillions have been lately. It’s always fun...
Have You Ever Bought One Part That Turned Into A Whole New Project Car?
Jan 10, 2021Chad Reynolds4
You are walking down an aisle at the Pomona Swap Meet and the crowd parts so you can see them. They are beautiful, and a perfect matched set. They aren’t cheap, but they are way too good a deal...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Who Thought Changing GM’s Badge Was A Good Idea?
Jan 09, 2021Bryan McTaggart20
Yes, it’s a rhetorical question, because the answer is known: GM’s own marketing team have made the decision to move to a new marketing plan called “Everybody In” and is meant...
Which Would You Rather Get For Christmas? A New Project, Or The Money To Finish An Old One You Still Have?
Dec 24, 2020Chad Reynolds16
I have multiple project cars sitting waiting to be finished or even started. In my defense, I have a shop that we are currently building that when done will allow me to work on these projects, but...
How Many Times Have You Wanted A Project You Have No Business Having? The Struggle Is Real
Dec 20, 2020Chad Reynolds9
When BANGshifter Scott Liggett posted a photo of the tow truck above on Facebook yesterday he said, “I have no idea what I’d use it for, but I want it anyways!”. Well duh! That...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Christmas Gift Are You Buying Yourself This Year?
Dec 17, 2020Bryan McTaggart4
I can say with no amount of uncertainty that expecting someone else to read my mind and know what I want for Christmas is a crapshoot at best. I don’t give hints, I hate asking for things, and...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Bring Back One Unloved Design And Make It Cool
Dec 14, 2020Bryan McTaggart5
In 2017 I penned a little April Fool’s piece about FCA jamming the Hellcat Hemi into everything within the portfolio at the time. And since then…well, see for yourself: Ram Trucks: Rebel...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is This Year’s Winter Project?
Dec 11, 2020Bryan McTaggart6
Never, ever, in the thirty-seven years that I’ve been on this planet, have I been happier for winter to show up. The last time I was this ready for winter I was still in grade school and we got...