Category Archive: BangShift News, OTHER
Lightning From Nowhere: Tesla Releases The P90D “Ludicrous” Upgrade: 0-60 In 2.8 Seconds And A 10.9 Quarter Mile!
If we didn’t know better, we’d swear that Tesla was diving headfirst into the horsepower wars and had painted a target directly on the back of Dodge’s Hellcat twins. During a press...
Ebay Find: This 1973 AMC Matador Is The Perfect Big-Blocked Plain Brown Box
We’ve looked at plenty of AMC products here at BangShift, but if there is one model that we don’t pay much attention to, it’s the Matador. Unless you are a die-hard fan of Adam...
Ebay Find: We’d Take This 1968 Volvo 122 Trar Over Any Subaru
Subaru might have the all-wheel-drive station wagon market pretty much cornered anymore, but unless you’ve got a hot Impreza WRX/STi wagon we don’t understand the desire for them. They...
Ebay Find: Four Harley-Davidson Engines Connected By A Jeep Could Be Yours!
There are easier ways to utilize eight cylinders for the single goal of making a Jeep tub haul the mail, but having the visual appeal of four Harley-Davidson Evolution running together through a...
Question Of The Day: What Do You Think Of Toyota’s Ultimate Utility Vehicle Concept?
Toyota sure has a funky way of celebrating the unveiling of the architectural renderings of their new North American headquarters. Most manufacturers would hold a small party for the executives....
Ebay Find: 1971 Shala Vette – A Lot Of Questions Wrapped Up In A 7/8ths Scale Corvette
Squint hard enough, and it looks like someone shrunk a Baldwin-Motion Corvette to almost comedic proportions. Look inside, and it’s Volkswagen architecture shines through, and sure enough there...
Unveiled: The Alpine Celebration – “It’s Only A Concept” They Say.
And for the second car we knew was coming out of LeMans, the Alpine Celebration. Renault has been quick to remind everybody that this is merely a concept car, but in all honesty…we call BS....
Ford And Renault Tease Up Their Surprises For The 24 Hours of Lemans
(Lead photo: John Dagys) This year’s 24 Hours of LeMans is going to be interesting before a wheel turns in anger, and you can thank Ford and Renault for the news. Both manufacturers have been...
Back From The Dead And More Deadly Than Ever: TVR Has Returned, And Some Big Names Are Behind The Resurrection
It’s the age-old story that tends to plague the older British sports car marques: a succession of fairly capable British cars, lack of money, ownership changes, and it usually ends up with the...
The WTF? Files: This Furry Fiat 500 Takes The “Cute Car” Thing Too Far
Some days, the jokes come too easily. This morning, it involves a Fiat 500 that somebody decided to cover in Teddy Ruxpin fur in Argentina. The Fiat itself is already the butt of “cute...
Would You Pay $1.1 Million For A 2003 Volkswagen Beetle?
Is the Volkswagen Beetle…yes, the Type 1, Bug, whatever your pet nickname for it…is it iconic? Absolutely. The shape has been around for what seems like forever and it takes sincere...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: Camaro Crunch, One Expensive Tangerine And Prius Batteries!
It’s a beautiful day outside! The sun is shining, the pollen is finally starting to disappear, and here you are, sitting at the computer, preparing to start the day. We all know that the best...
And Now For Something Completely Random: An Amphibious Subaru Impreza!
Land, water, air. We have vehicles for all three elements, but when it comes to making a vehicle work for two of those elements at the same time, the results can be pretty mixed. Can it be done? Of...
It’s A Glow-In-The-Dark Aston Martin DBS For The Gumball 3000 Rally, Because “Why Not”
The Gumball 3000 Rally is pretty much a rich person’s race that tours 3,000 miles in whatever direction race organizer Maximillion Cooper decides he is going to head off in that year. It takes...