Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??, FORD
Question Of The Day: Have You Seen A Dealership Markup As Bad As This?
(Photos: Corey Dickman via V.I.S.I.T.) The word “markup” is enough to make any new car shopper see red. It doesn’t mean anything more than the dealership saying, “I know we...
Rough Start: Like Fox Mustangs? Check Out This 1985 Mustang GT – Get ‘Em While They’re Still Cheap!
I find it kind of surprising that you can still hit up Craigslist and find decently priced Fox Mustangs within the first page or two of searching. They’re so popular it’s not even funny,...
A Twelve Second Ford Fiesta ST? Bring On The Party…And Plenty Of Hurt Feelings!
There’s nothing wrong with the Ford Fiesta ST. It can run up to 197 horsepower if you get into “overboost” mode, is small and nimble, and at 2,700 pounds, is a lightweight among new...
This 1969 Mercury Marquis Is An Awesome Boat To Cruise The Vegas Strip In!
It’s a fantastic fantasy: land somewhere with money in hand, buy a car immediately and just drive it for the rest of the summer to wherever the hell you feel like going. I don’t know if...
This 1982 Ford Mustang Is Set Up To Be A Riot On The Track…If You Like The Color Orange!
Oh, I like this. I like this a lot. For anyone who reads my ramblings, you might have picked up a theme I have specifically regarding Ford vehicles: I like them stripped, powerful, and purposeful....
Classic YouTube: This 1969 Television Ad For The Ford Torino Cobra Is Old-School Perfection!
Ford, in the middle of a cut-throat war with Chrysler over who had the baddest machine on the planet, could not have been happy to see the sales success of the Plymouth Road Runner when it debuted in...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Poke-Tesla, Say “SKOD-a”, And A Sad Goodbye
Sun-baked, running from track to track, and showing no signs of stopping, we march on to bring you news, both important and…well, not. As Chad stands on a glass panel several hundred feet in...
Checking The Box: The Owner Of This 1961 Ford Falcon Ran Rocky Mountain Race Week As A Bucket-List Item!
I’m not what you would call an optimist when it comes to the idea of a long life. Making it to the ripe old age of seventy will be a gift if I am lucky enough to get that far. But what do you...
Epic Overkill: Using Beautiful Photography To Sell A 1998 Ford Ranger XLT!
A good photographer can make an absolute turd of a car look like rolling artwork. That’s truth…I have studied proper photography for maybe five seconds, yet somehow I can make the Raven...
Goodness Gracious: Check Out The Story Of This Ford Shelby GT350 Fireball At Roebling Road!
This photo might be able to say a thousand words on the situation this Shelby GT350 is facing, but we have a good bet that a lot of those words are expletives. We got tipped off to photos of this...
This 1928 Ford Is A Far Cry From An Old Dog With New Tricks…It Can Hold It’s Own Nicely!
When did the old hot rods, the real hot rods…the Deuces, the highboys, the roadsters…when did they get relegated to the manicured lawns and parking lot shows? Was there a good reason for...
Three For One Deal! You Cound Be The Proud Owner Of These Ford “Sprint” Cars!
In 1972, Ford decided to celebrate the 1972 Olympics, as well as the upcoming bicentennial celebration, by releasing the “Sprint” package for the Mustang, Maverick and Pinto. They left...
Does A Shelby GT500 Actually Count As A “Regular Car”? It Must, Because Mr. Regular Reviews It!
This was the car that Dodge aimed the Hellcat twins at. This is the car that the Camaro Z/28 was designed to screw with at any track day, anywhere, any time. With 662 horsepower on tap, a live rear...
