Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??
SEMA 2012: Does My Nose Look Big? 2013 Ford Fusion Nascar Schnoz
Nov 01, 2012Chad Reynolds3
Should I be visiting a plastic surgeon? Or will the high banks of Daytona take care of this for me?
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: International Edition and Last Friday’s Answer
Oct 29, 2012Brian Lohnes9
Last Friday I threw some photos of a race block at you and despite my best efforts to be vague and oddly angled with the photos, you nailed it. It is a Ford race block that will wear Hemi style...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Today’s Race Block Challenge and Yesterday’s Wacky Answer!
Oct 26, 2012Brian Lohnes12
Well, I FINALLY got one past you crew of super sleuths yesterday and admittedly it was a nearly impossible job I tasked you with. The guesses were all good and many were getting so close to the...
Caption This Photo: You Better CALL Somebody!
Oct 26, 2012Brian Lohnes10
(Photo by Dave Nutting) – A couple weeks back Dave Nutting and I were trespassing at an old factory building shooting photos of Buford for a project update story when he asked that I...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Is This The Coolest Automotive Desk Ever?
Oct 25, 2012Chad Reynolds3
We dig automotive furniture, artwork, etc., but when Scott from Route2Media sent us this picture of an almost completely intact Mini Cooper built into a desk we were blown away. Of course we had to...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Today’s Challenge (With a Twist!) and Yesterday’s Freak Identified!
Oct 25, 2012Brian Lohnes15
Once again, the BS readership has made me proud. I posted the photos of an odd looking inline four cylinder engine yesterday and it was the very first comment from Speedy that nailed it right out of...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s Answer Plus Today’s Challenge and It Is A Tough One!
Oct 24, 2012Brian Lohnes10
Once again, the BangShift readership knocked it out of the park with yesterday’s identification challenge. The engine in question was in fact a Studebaker R4, which is one of less than 10 known...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Name This Interesting Block and Cylinder Head!
Oct 23, 2012Brian Lohnes16
Last week’s run of block and cylinder head identification challenges was such a big success, we went back to Custom Automotive Machine in Weymouth, Massachusetts for more material. Thankfully...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Best Roadtrip Food?
Oct 18, 2012Chad Reynolds27
We’re getting ready to start our road trip up to the California Hot Rod Reunion today, and it made us think. What is the best roadtrip food? It could be your favorite thing to munch on while...
The Answer To Yesterday’s Test Of Your Gearhead Knowledge and a Few Extra Photos You’ll Want To See!
Oct 18, 2012Brian Lohnes3
Once again, the BangShift readership nailed the gearhead challenge we threw down yesterday cold. After the weirdo Lincoln engine, the old Model A block, and the Willys Jeep engine, a famous V8...
Caption This Bitchin’ Photo: Bill Mitchell, The Thunderbug, and An Unknown Set of Legs
Oct 18, 2012Brian Lohnes7
(Photo by Martyn Schorr) – These days most people know Bill Mitchell because he runs a Top Fuel dragster, operates World Products and Bill Mitchell Hardcore Racing Products but back in the...
Another Test of Your Gearhead Knowledge – Yesterday’s Answer and Today’s Challenge!
Oct 17, 2012Brian Lohnes8
Once again, there was no stumping the BangShift readership as Jim Forbes knocked it out of the park yesterday nailing the little four cylinder block we showed as an old Ford ‘banger out of a...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge – Yesterday’s Answer And A New Challenge!
Oct 16, 2012Brian Lohnes9
Yesterday I threw a tough one out there in this string of parts identification blog items. Basically I gave you two photos of an interesting looking engine block and asked you to identify it. Well...





