Category Archive: BangShift News, MOPAR
Ralph Gilles Named Head Of Design For FCA – Former SRT CEO Is Now Part Of The Top-Tier At FCA
You can say what you will about Chrysler, FCA and the very shaky road that they have traveled to date, but if there is one name that does command respect from all of the tradeoffs, buyouts,...
These Two Hellcat Owners Nearly Get Tossed Out Of Texas Motorplex – Owning A Fast Car Does Not Make You A Racer
In a race there are two parts to the equation of winning: the car, and the driver. Most drivers look to the car to do all of the work, but as most good racers know, owning a badass car doesn’t...
Freiburger Is Back With A Bolt-On Suspension Kit For Hot Rod Garage’s Mustang…And You’ve Got To See This Episode’s Q&A Session!
We’re really digging what Freiburger and crew are doing to the black 2005 Ford Mustang GT on Hot Rod Garage, which is pretty much what we’re doing to our Chrysler 300C. Hmm…maybe...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: Texas Ranger Ram, Porsche’s Tantrum And Your Shocking New Virgin
What a week for the news…between Clarksongate, rumors for the New York Auto Show rumors and “oh, yeah, did you hear, Clarkson got fired from Top Gear?”, we were still able to find...
Question Of The Day: What Automotive “Bigfoot” Rumor Would You Like To Actually See In Real Life?
A “Bigfoot” rumor works like this: it seems that everybody knows about it, except nobody knows details, has no proof, and the ones who have claimed to have seen it are the most likely to...
Question Of The Day: WHY? Will Someone Please Explain What Happened To This Poor Mid-1960’s Mopar?
Let me start by apologizing for ruining your breakfast, and quite possibly your lunch too. About this time last year I stumbled across a 1980s Chrysler Cordoba that had been treated to the Superbird...
Unhinged: The Benefit Of Being The Devil On The Shoulder Of Your Car-Addicted Friend
As I’m writing this, I’m watching a friend of mine wrestle with himself over the Internet in regards to a car purchase, and I’ve got my best “L’il Bastard” smile...
Hellcat Challenger Gains Over 30 Horsepower On A Basic Computer Tune
It’s honestly not like the Dodge Hellcats need any more power…707hp from the factory should be more than enough to cause sweating, speed blindness and, depending on driver skill and...
Unhinged: Why The Forced Acceptance Of Extra Technology Is Pushing Me Away From New Cars
During my test drive of the Ford Edge, I found many things that I really liked. The power and performance of the Sport model is eye-raising, it’s comfortable, it returns decent enough fuel...
Needing A Breather, FCA Suspends Hellcat Orders Until August So They Can Catch Up On Orders
My, my, what a nice problem to have. According to Allpar’s source, FCA was only expecting to move about 5,000 Hellcat-powered Chargers and Challengers a year when the programs went public last...
Ebay Find: This 1977 Dodge Aspen Wagon Seems Nicer Than New But Has Never Been Restored
I’m fascinated with survivors, the cars that are still tooling along thirty, forty, fifty or more years along pretty much as they were. They usually aren’t perfect, only some are pretty,...
The Real-Life Bravado Banshee And The 56-Year-Old Grandmother Who Won The Custom Viper [Video]
We covered the eBay auction of the Dodge Viper SRT-10 Bravado Banshee when the car was on eBay last July. It wasn’t too surprising that the car didn’t sell, even with the bidding cresting...
Unhinged: “What Is The Strangest Combination You Could Think Up That Could Work?”
I’ll preface this with an apology: I’m running on fumes and have been for the last few days. Little to no sleep combined with hours staring at a computer screen have left me looking less...
