Category Archive: BangShift News, FORD
What Do Ford And Jose Cuervo Have In Common? One Plant That Provides Products For Both Companies – Check This Out!
Jul 22, 2016Bryan McTaggart8
Ok, barflies, pop quiz: do you know what you are looking at in the photo? That would be a successful harvest of blue agave, the plant that provides two things human consume: agave nectar and...
This 1985 Ford LTD LX Is Sleeper Perfection! A Boxy Sedan Is The Perfect Place To Hide A Mustang!
Jul 19, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
Why would you ever consider the Fox-body Ford LTD? They were a visually upgraded Fairmont…just being blunt, but that’s about it. You still got four doors, four-lug hubs, and your choice...
Unhinged: The Great Australian Panic Of 2016, Brought To You By Ford.
Jul 16, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
There are many reasons why I like the idea of visiting Australia: warm climates, beautiful beaches, plenty of prickly pears growing about so that I can have all of the fresh cactus fruit I can stand...
Hate LS Engines? Have We Got The Mustang For You! Check Out This Supercharged And Nitroused Coyote-Powered Beast!
Jul 15, 2016Bryan McTaggart6
Hearing the hatred, derision and straight-up smack talking of anything GM LS engine-related is just about a daily occurrence nowadays. So many people are quick on the draw when it comes to saying...
This 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia Would Make The Perfect Drag Car For Anyone With An Engine Ready!
Jul 14, 2016Bryan McTaggart5
They’re feather-light, have a great aftermarket backing, and make for some of the wildest race cars you can find. Yes, they are a dime a dozen and you see them everywhere, but the Fox-body Ford...
Take Your Sides, It’s The Battle Of The 408 Cubic Inch Small Block Strokers! Ford Versus Mopar!
Jul 12, 2016Bryan McTaggart4
There’s nothing quite like a head-to-head comparison between two manufacturers to stir up the masses, is there? The fastest way to get sure-fire results in the comments section of a video that...
Old-School Bitchin’! This 8-Second Ford Coupe Is The Runner In The Night They Sang About!
Jul 11, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
This is the original recipe, right here: take one Ford coupe, stuff as much motor as you can in between the radiator and the firewall, figure out how to keep everything else together, and make sure...
You Know What Grandpa Needs? That’s Right…Dual Exhaust For The Grand Marquis!
Jul 10, 2016Bryan McTaggart5
It’s difficult to look at your grandparents and see them as anything other than the kind, polite, old couple that spoil you senseless, isn’t it? I never saw my grandpa Ken as anything...
Rough Start: A Super-Clean 1982 Mercury Zephyr Z-7 That Needs A Second Lease On Life!
Jul 09, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
Matt Graves’ article about potential first car fodder in today’s market was spot-on. Face facts, folks: twenty years ago was 1996, and the cars you would rather see young guns getting...
Random Car Review: The 1979 Ford Mustang Daytona
Jul 08, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
Automakers, on occasion, are known to preview an upcoming model with a semi-prototype teaser. Usually, 90% or so of the vehicle is ready to go, but there’s just enough show car or prototype...
Jay Leno Checks Out Two Hertz Shelby GT350Hs, One New, One Old. We Don’t Know Which One We’d Take First…
Jul 07, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
It was the best worst idea anybody ever had. Take about a thousand Shelby Mustangs…you know, one of those really hopped-up ones some Texas chicken farmer whipped up and set loose on racetracks...
Question Of The Day: What Late Model Car Do You Think Will Make The Next Great Hot Rod?
Jul 07, 2016Bryan McTaggart9
Until I found this 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis on eBay, I wouldn’t have even bothered with this question. After all, late-model cars (for the sake of this discussion, anything newer than...
What Would You Use This 1989 Ford C8000 To Run Over? This Thing’s Unreal!
Jul 05, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
If you’re going to go big, actually go big. Don’t just bolt on large tires to a pickup truck, go get a medium-duty and proudly prove to everyone around that you aren’t screwing...
This Ford Sierra Cosworth Is One Angry Little Bastard! How Does Four Cylinders Sound So Threatening? Anti-Lag!
Jul 05, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on This Ford Sierra Cosworth Is One Angry Little Bastard! How Does Four Cylinders Sound So Threatening? Anti-Lag!
It’s not a well-known thing for American Ford fans, but in the UK, if you say “Ford” and “Cosworth” in the same sentence, you’ll see the same glazed-eye expression...