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Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??

Go or No Go? A Fifth-Gen Trans Am And A Phantom GTO Judge – You Make The Call!

(WORDS AND PHOTOS BY GREG ROURKE) – Body kits…love ’em or hate ’em, they are a big part of the automotive aftermarket. Some are dead nuts on, some you have to wonder how many...

Go or No Go? The Nomaro Was One Of SEMA’s Most Controversial Cars – You Make The Call!

(WORDS AND PHOTOS BY GREG ROURKE) – Called the Nomaro, it’s a 1969 Camaro RS front doghouse on a Nova body. It also has what appears to be Pontiac Ventura taillights, just to further muddle...

Would You Rather: The “Which Import Would You Rather Stuff An LS Into” Edition

The eBay Find we put up earlier was a pretty cool car, not only because we dig widebody Starion’s and Conquests, but also because it had late model Hemi power under the hood with some boost...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Road Race Fender Flares Do You Like Best?

While at SEMA this week, Brian and I saw lots of cars with fender flares of all shapes and sizes. It’s a trend that is as polarizing as the Ford, Chevy, Mopar battle, but we have to say that we...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Cool Or Not? SCION’s Custom Van SCION XB From SEMA 2014

When we walked into the end of the Central Hall on the first day of SEMA, we were greeted by this SCION XB that had been turned into a “Custom Van” if you will. As a guy who likes customs...

Caption This: I Thought It Was Just Raining Outside…

November has arrived, and for the next four months at least the weather is going to vary from cooler to “miserable and frozen” conditions, depending on what part of the country of the...

Question Of The Day: What Else Will Get The Hellcat Treatment?

The numbers don’t lie, the Hellcat engine has been quite a stimulation for Dodge’s sales, with the Hellcat getting a surprising start. And the Charger Hellcat has been warming the hearts...

Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Scared You’ve Been Inside A Car?

Halloween is all about the fright once you’re an adult. No matter which end of it you’re on, the goal is to turn a normal, sane human being into a completely irrational being that will do...

Would You Rather: Pick Your 1950’s/1990’s Twin-Generation Ride!

From the start, I will say this: I do not condone the combination of an older body theme onto a newer body. It makes me cringe to see any of them. But when it comes to the game of “Would You...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Car Would You Take To 24 Hours of LeMons or ChumpCar?

I’m not sure if I should be paying more attention to the ChumpCar World Series and 24 Hours of LeMons racing series. I like the basic premise of the racing itself: $500 beaters that are beefed...

Question Of The Day: In The Spirit Of Halloween, What Car Scares You The Most?

Yeah, it seems I’ve covered this track before. We know the famous cars from the movies that haunted us: The Duel Peterbilt, Christine, The Car, The Wraith. But that’s not what I’m...

Question Of The Day: If You Saw A Trucker Driving Down The Road Steering With His Foot, What Would You Do?

After watching this video, the first thing I can tell you is that words don’t fail me for my reaction. What is keeping me from publishing them, however, is that by doing so I’d probably...

Caption This: Even A 3rd-Gen Camaro Can Rockcrawl Better Than The New Jeep Renegade!

Am I the only one who grits my teeth every time I hear someone espouse the benefits of having four-wheel drive on a vehicle that, for all intents and purposes, was never, ever going to go off road in...

Question Of The Day: What Is Your Best “Busted By Your Parents” Story?

There is no feeling like standing before Mom and Dad knowing that you’re in deep enough that you can swim, and very, very few things on this planet will get you in front of Mr. Judge and Mrs....