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Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??

BangShift Question Of The Day: If Santa Had A Hot Rod What Would It Be?

After rocking out with the kids to the Beach Boys Classic, “Little St. Nick”, we got to wondering what ol’ Santa Claus would have for a hot rod, other than the sleigh of course. we...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Most Exciting Class In Drag Racing Today?

This is a pretty interesting question in our eyes because the sport of drag racing has drastically changed over the last 20 years. It is more scattered, fragments, and splintered than it has ever...

Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Automotive Wintertime Activity?

Bit nippy out, ain’t it? It sure is…and chances are pretty good that you might be seeing some snow in your neck of the woods, or maybe there is some ice hanging off of the tree branches...

Would You Rather, The “Dear Santa” Edition: American Motors AMX/3 or Lancia Stratos HF Stradale?

The beginning of the new year kicks off the auction season, especially around Scottsdale, Arizona, where snowbirds from all corners of the Earth congregate to squawk about cars at any of the major...

Which Of These $10,500 Vehicles Would You Rather Show Up In For A Holiday Gala At Trump Tower?

Weird question? We don’t think so, and here is why. Showing up at the Academy Awards wouldn’t garner as much attention as showing up to a Trump function will until his prospective...

Question Of The Day: How Would You Build A Hybrid Vehicle?

Hold up a minute before you start typing all sorts of hate in the comments, because I’d never ask  BangShift readers to design the next Prius. No, we are far and away above that. The goal for...

Would You Rather, The Winter Workhorse Edition: Which Would You Take Out In The Cold, The Ford Or The Binder?

Yep, the leaves are finally down, the air has taken a turn for the crisper and colder, and it’s time to give up in the concept of fall and to start settling in for the winter months. While...

Would You Rather, The Dirt-Cheap Hot Rod Buick Edition! Regal Versus Roadmaster for $2,500!

Buick has always had a real strange relationship with performance. Cars like the Riviera, Gran Sport, GSX, Grand National, and the GNX give Buick performance credit that at times, the company...

Question Of The Day: How Would You Build This 36,000 mile 1979 Oldsmobile 88?

I might come across as a bit of a heretic for this one, but I never quite got used to seeing the 442 nameplate on a car the size of the GM G-body platform. Don’t get me wrong, they are cool in...

Question Of The Day: Sheetmetal Engraving – Is This The Next Big Style Trend?

Every year, I walk away from SEMA noting a particular style trend that seems to grab everybody’s attention. Last year, it was using copper accents in place of chrome, brushed aluminum, or...

Question Of The Day: Tell Us About The Car With The Phantom Problem!

You see that 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe making a lukewarm effort to climb the pile of fill dirt in my backyard? That truck belongs to my father in law, and for the last six months, up until yesterday...

Question Of The Day: Which Car Makes The Best Parts Donor?

As rows upon rows of cars in any typical junkyard will tell you, not all cars get to live pampered lives with caring owners. It’s a sad reality. Among the abandoned 1970s tanks, wrecked trucks,...

Question Of The Day: What’s The Worst Noise Your Car Has Ever Made?

Today’s question is pretty straightforward: what is the one sound that your car has made that makes you cringe the hardest? There are plenty of noises that a vehicle can make that all mean your...

Question Of The Day: Can You Find An Uglier Car Than This 1989 Nissan S-Cargo?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You know the tired old saying…it’s why I think a Chrysler Cordoba is a handsome large two-door when most people see it as a late-1970s Yank Tank that...