Category Archive: Bangshift Spotlight, OTHER
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...
Ebay Find: This 1972 Ford LTD Is Pure Seventies Perfection
It’s become Big Car Week here at BangShift, if purely by accident. First we get a snotty Oldsmobile whipping donuts, then I threw some love to the Mopar crowd with some C-bodies getting rowdy....
The WTF? Files: Somebody Turned A Chevrolet SSR Into A Reptile
It’s hard to like the Chevy SSR. It’s a cynical mashup of a 1950 Chevy pickup, an El Camino, a Corvette, a TrailBlazer, and a Chrysler Sebring convertible: Individually, they were all...
It’s Official: Ford’s Next Hot Mustang Is “GT 350”. Thanks For The Name, But Can You Give Us Another Clue?
When comparing lists of what is/is not known about the Ford Mustang’s performance model that slots above the GT, the list of “known” is almost nil, while the “not known but...
Who Wants An Off-Road-Capable Muscle Car? I Do! Check This Out!
When I owned my 2005 Mustang GT, I learned that VFN Fiberglass made an entire S197 Mustang body. Thoughts ran through my head of planting said body onto a Ranger frame, stuffing a high-revving V8...
This European Ford Granada Is One Of The Most Evil Sleepers We’ve Seen! 1700+ Horsepower!
Of all the things you could call the Ford Granada Mark II, “fast” isn’t a word that comes to mind first. When the hot button is a 160hp V6, things aren’t looking good. When...
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...
Story Update: John Wayne’s 1975 Pontiac Wagon Sells For
As we reported a month ago, the 1975 Pontiac Grand Safari wagon that was owned by John Wayne was headed to Mecum Auction’s Monterey event. The 455-powered 9-passenger wagon was customized by...
The Forgotten Aero Warrior: Ford Torino King Cobra
In 1969, NASCAR was experiencing rapid growth, and all of the credit could be focused on one person: Richard Petty. Petty had left Plymouth to drive for Ford that year after Chrysler suits told him...
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...
2015 Dodge Charger Hellcat Revealed: Four doors And Faster Than The Hellcat Challenger!
Dodge Charger Hellcat. A 707hp family sedan. Nobody ever thought they would be able to say that. Twenty years ago, 260hp was enough to raise eyes and loosen wallets for a fast four-door. It’s...
Dodge Releases 2015 Charger Pursuit, Because Cops Need A Racecar Too
Well, look on the bright side: There’s no mistaking those headlights. Cops get an upgraded Charger Pursuit for 2015, complete with all of the little tweaks that police officers have been...
Car Feature: Bob Johnson’s ’55 Chevy – The 202mph Shoebox!
(Editor’s note: This car feature on one of our favorite cars we have ever seen on the salt, Bob Johnson’s incredible 1955 Chevy. After this story was written Bob ended up running 202 in...
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...