Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, FORD
Event Coverage: The Fords Of Somernites Cruise’s 100th Show: Blue Skies And Blue Ovals
The Mopars may have been the main attraction in Somerset this month but that didn’t mean that there weren’t plenty of sights to see for fans of Fords. Up and downs streets, parked in...
Take A Listen To The Radical RXC Turbo – Packing Ford’s 3.5L EcoBoost, Is This A Solid Prediction Of The Upcoming GT’s Performance?
Radical’s only-just street legal track cars are beasts. Two of them hold Nurburgring Nordschliefe lap-time records for production vehicles, in fact. They have used everything from sport bike...
Question Of The Day: What Car From Your Childhood Did Everyone Seem To Own?
When talking cars with people, I always have heard one line at one time or another: “When I was a kid, it seemed like everybody in the neighborhood owned a (Vehicle X). You saw them...
Top 11: McTaggart’s Favorites From Somernites Cruise’s 100th Anniversary and Mopar Show!
It’s taken fourteen years for the Somernites Cruise to reach 100 shows. Starting from a small crowd of a couple hundred cars in 2001, the event has grown into a huge gathering that decends upon...
Unhinged: This 1977 Lincoln Mark V Lowrider Has Me Fighting Off The Urge For Something Lower And Slower
Surely I can’t be the only one who has driving styles that are shaped by moods, can I? On average, I feel I’m a pretty safe driver with a slightly aggressive streak. I try to not turn...
Build-A-Lump Bench Racing Challenge: Ford’s 255ci V8 – How Would You Build The Boat Anchor Windsor?
One of the downsides of being a fan of cars made between 1972-1995 is that more often than not, one look in the engine bay is all that is needed to remind myself why these cars are so derided. Even...
Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Horrifying Car Combination You’ve Ever Seen?
It’s like an automotive freakshow: you know it is wrong from the second your poor eyes saw it, yet somehow you can’t look away. And the more you stare at it, the worse it becomes. There...
Would You Rather, The Fallen From Grace Edition: Do You Take The Chop-Back Olds 442 Or The Shrunken Mercury Cougar?
The Mercury Cougar and the Oldsmobile 442 both have strong lineages. Both cars were meant to be the upscale variation of their platform, the one with the luxuries and amenities that would appeal to...
BangShift Tune-Up: Ford Versus Pontiac And An Airplane Boneyard In Rev Theory’s “Hell Yeah”
Rev Theory’s “Hell Yeah” isn’t a technical song. It isn’t a particularly original layout, it doesn’t have stand-out lyrics. It is just an all-around basic rock...
BangShift Top 11: Cars From The 1980s That You Showed Us On Facebook!
In the interest of full disclosure, I wrote the rant about 1980s cars and attitudes while I was seeing red mist. It isn’t the first time I’ve lost my temper over other people’s...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News: This Week, Honda Goes Junkyarding, Turning A Prius Into An R.V., And More!
There’s nothing like the smell of the greasy, heavily-fried leftovers on the skillet to whip up an appetite, is there? We scrape it up, slap it onto some cheap toast, and throw it in front of...
Random Car Review: The 1984-85 Ford LTD LX – The Hot Fox That Slipped Under The Radar
Fourteen different model names rode on Ford’s Fox platform between 1978 and 1993. All of those names have different reputations: the Ford Mustang and Mercury Capri get the automatic pass...
Touring Car Racing Doesn’t Get Much Better Than The Battle Between Steve Soper And Andy Rouse At Brands Hatch In 1988!
When all else is equal, racing comes down to driver skill. The wheelman who can keep his cool the longest, run the line the hardest, and keep the car together will emerge the victor, no matter what...
Historical Footage: This Promotional Film For The 1966 Mercury Comet Line Is Only Missing Moose And Squirrel
Step into the WABAC machine with us and take a look at this gem! The 1966 Mercury Comet is a very handsome car in person. Having moved from the compact Falcon platform to the intermediate Fairlane,...