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Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Was The First “Not A Street Car”?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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

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?

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

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?

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...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Want Hardcopy Repair Manuals For Your Vehicles?

The moment it rolled in the driveway, the white Camaro became an object of fixation. I wanted to know everything about it: how it sounded, what it felt like, how it drove…everything. All of...

Would You Rather, Pro Commuter Style: Shelby Charger GLHS Or Toyota Supra GT

It’s been a minute since we’ve pinned you into a corner and forced you to pick sides, hasn’t it? Well, no better time than the present to force you to pick one of two particular...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Does The Jeep Wrangler Actually Need A Hemi?

On November 17, 2020, at 12 noon Eastern, Jeep will unveil the Wrangler Rubicon 392 in its production form. A concept has been roaming around for a couple of months now, mostly as a teaser for what...