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Category Archive: BangShift News, OTHER

Cadillac Moves Headquarters to NYC, Distancing Themselves From GM Headquarters. Is This A Good Move?

This is sure to raise eyebrows: in a rather surprising move, Cadillac CEO Johan de Nysschen has received permission to move headquarters from Detroit to New York City next year in a plan that aims to...

Some of Nissan’s Employees Turned a Leaf Into a Ute, And It’s Not As Bad As You Might Think

The Nissan Leaf is pure electric, pure environmentalism, and pure birth control. I can give credit to the company for not half-assing about and going full electric, and making the car useable. But...

Craigslist Find: V8 Swapped Early Celica

The first couple generations of Toyota Celica were great examples of Japan copying the styling of muscle cars and pony cars and transferring the look onto a sporty chassis. The first-gen Liftback...

Behold, The First 3D-printed Car From Local Motors

Local Motors has no boundaries when it comes to vehicle design. Nothing but nothing will stop them from pursuing a goal. I’ve seen it for myself during their Open House events at the Chandler,...

Forgotten Concept: 1970 AMC AMX/3

American Motors never had a really decent budget to work with. Parts were shared, engines were limited, and if the company didn’t make it they sourced it from other manufacturers. But AMC did...

Cadillac To Bring Out Hands-and-Feet Free “Super Cruise” System Within Two Years. Are You Ready For The Self-Driving Caddy?

It appears that Cadillac is going to be the first to offer a hands-and-feet-free driving mode for one of it’s vehicles. Announced by General Motors CEO Mary Barra during a keynote speech, the...

Georgia Auto Dealers Association Wants Tesla’s One Store In The State To Lose Their License

Tesla’s “sell directly to the consumer” approach has been grating nerves ever since they started operations. The newest case comes from the state of Georgia, where the one Tesla...

BangShift Exclusive: Check Out Our Tour Of Stacey David’s Rattletrap Productions and Gearz Studio!

It’s not like I ever need a reason to go to a car show, but when our buddy Jeff Lee at Hammerhead IRS suggested that I make an appearance at the Fontanel Car Cruise-In, we were intrigued. When he...

This 1941 Willys Is The Last Vehicle You’d Expect To Find For Sale At A Volvo Dealership!

Volvo dealerships pride themselves on selling for a company that believes first and foremost in the safety of their customers. It’s a nice thing, if not a little dull. But Volvos have never...

Chevy Mailbu Trike: Somebody Grafted A Chevy Malibu To The Back Of A Motorcycle Frame And We Have Photos

Someone once looked at a 1997-2003 Chevy Malibu and said, “You know, that thing would be awesome as a propulsion unit for my motorcycle!” That person actually followed through with the...

Bonneville Feature: Mark Warrick’s Flathead Powered, Soncy Road Speed Shop Special, Belly Tank XF/ Fuel Lakester

(Editor’s note: This feature ran back in 2012 and we thought that we’d kick it up here again because the car is flipping awesome and the zero hour when we’ll be living among this...

MORE: OTHER

How Insane Do You Have To Be To Convert A Ferrari Into A Ute?

Ferrari owners are…well, kind of fickle about their cars. They tend to be fastidious about the care and maintenance of their vehicles, even if it’s a full-on race car. They would never...

Hot Wheels Commissioned A Real-Life Darth Vader Car, Star Wars Fans Start Breathing Heavily

“Lord Vader, Your Car Is Ready”. It’s a tagline that originally appeared for the 1987 Buick GNX, and has since applied to anything black, sinister and fast. But for the 2014 Comic...

The Zingers inspired a generation of car geeks, and we talked to the guy who built them

  There was a time when custom car culture was as mainstream as professional sports. Back in the 1960s, custom car shows were huge events that hundreds of thousands of people saw over the course...