Category Archive: FORD, MOPAR, Unhinged
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...
Camaro Fans, Rejoice: The Sixth Generation Camaro Will Debut On May 16th in Detroit
It’s official: we have the date that the next-generation Camaro will debut at Belle Isle in Detroit. May 16th the veil will be dropped and the car, which we’ve seen in it’s wrapped...
Rough Start: The Search For A Cheap Fast Ford Leads Us To This SN-95 Mustang Convertible
As I wrote in the review of the new Ford Edge, “If all you care about is a fast ride and nothing more, go hunt the classifieds.” Unless there is another reason for purchasing a new...
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...
BangShift Test Drive: The 2015 Ford Edge Titanium SE and EcoBoost Sport – A True Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Crossover
The Ford Edge isn’t the first vehicle that you would think should pop up on BangShift’s radar. It’s a crossover SUV that does it’s job and that’s that, right? Pretty much what we thought,...
Caption This: The King Of The Trailer Park’s Chariot, A Stretch Limo Third Generation Camaro
You want a rare-edition third-generation Camaro? Anybody can buy the Italian-American Stiletto, and IROC-Zs are a dime a dozen. No, you don’t need those…you need some class in your life....
Chevrolet Celebrates The 500,000th Fifth-Gen Camaro And Teases The Sixth-Generation In This Video
When the Camaro returned for it’s fifth generation in early 2009 as a model-year 2010 car, it was a retro design that went straight for the first generation Camaro’s styling. Love it or...
Ebay Find: Is This Chevrolet S-10 Based Hot Rod Cool Or Not? You Tell Us!
Not everybody can afford to do a proper hot rod. All-steel cars are commanding money, even for basket cases, and kit cars are already pricey, a result of the late-1980s to early-1990s demand. But...
Rough Start: It’s Blue And Beautiful, And It’s Within Budget! This 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Needs A New Home, Stat!
Without question, the most popular 1973-77 GM A-body variant by sales was the Oldsmobile Cutlass. The Cutlass was usually in the top 10 best-selling car lists during that time period, and in 1976 it...
Ebay Find: The Most Optimistic Yugo Owner In The World!
The Yugo GV…that horrid, miserable little cube of a car that couldn’t get out of it’s own way. The mailbox with taillights. Rolling birth control. One could go on for ages about the...
Random Car Review: The 1987-89 Subaru RX – The Predecessor To Every Performance Scooby Made Today
Consider this Subaru’s true Genesis moment for performance. Before the WRX and STi, before the 22B that was brought over from Japan to tease the motorsports press, we had a two...
Ebay Find: This Rear-ended 1971 Camaro Is Looking For A New Home
Wait a minute…this isn’t Brian’s Copart Cadavers, so why are you seeing this bent and twisted 1971 Camaro? eBay isn’t just a source of whole cars going up for sale at...
Rough Start: Bending The Budget A Touch For A 429-powered 1970 Mercury Cyclone
At what point do you allow yourself to step over the budget line? Is it the right car that is close to the line that meets the demands you’ve placed, but is just over? That’s where I...
It’s Not A Chevelle With A Blown Radiator, It’s The SE-124 – A Steam-Powered Chevrolet!
The Chevrolet Chevelle can be found with many different engines. From the factory straight sixes and low-end small-blocks to big blocks, from nitrous-snorting high-RPM screamers to mountain motors,...