Category Archive: BangShift News, Car Features
The dedication ceremony at the GM Technical Center in 1956 must’ve been amazing
Given GM’s current recall woes, its financial trouble and its controversial bailout by the Feds, it’s hard to remember a time when the future looked like it was happening right inside the...
Unveiled: 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray – Mid-Engined Corvette Has Finally Arrived
(Photos: General Motors) We had to wait. We had to wait through a presentation by renowned astronauts. We had to wait through concept cars like the CERV test vehicles and the Corvette Indy prototype....
Vanlife: This Power Stroke-powered Ford E-Series 4×4 Is The Base To Your Base Camp!
On one hand, I get why Chad likes funky recreational vehicles. An RV is great for sleeping on the go. It’s the perfect way to not have to pay the bill for a night at a hotel. But unless you are...
Unveiled: 2020 Ford Super Duty Tremor: Subjugate The Trail Ahead!
You see them everywhere nowadays: the heavy-duty truck that’s more than just a work machine. You can spot them easily enough: big wheels, loud exhaust, maybe a bit of a lift, aggressive tires....
Unveiled: The Dodge Charger Hellcat and Scat Pack Widebody – Stage One Of More Performance From Mopar!
One of the best things to happen to Dodge’s Hellcat twins was the introduction of the Widebody kit for the Challenger a couple of years ago…prior to, the superbeast version of the...
Speedy Delivery: A Lexus-Powered Ford Transit Digging In Deep At Santa Pod
I first encountered the Ford Transit cargo van during my first visit to Iraq…the laundry contractors had them parked outside of their building. You’d walk up, toss them a bag full of...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Is There A Reason To Continue Making The Chevrolet Camaro?
For the last few days, the rumors have been flying on many an outlet’s webpage and it’s to the point where they need to be addressed. Here’s the rundown: The sixth-generation Camaro...
Ice Cream Wagon: This 1965 Pontiac Tempest Is As Cool As It Gets!
Welcome to summer, readers! The long, hot days of the year are upon us and I, for one, am so grateful they are here. I love the warm temperatures. I love the long evenings. And above all else, I love...
Different Flavors: An Opel Manta A And Some Project Dreaming
Recently, Haley and I took a trip up north to Cincinnati, Ohio to one of our favorite places to grocery shop: Jungle Jim’s International Market. Sadly, there isn’t a Nova-bodied flopper...
Rough Start: No More Minivan Blues With This Plymouth Voyager Pickup Conversion!
Being born in 1983, the minivan boom and bust is the first automotive styling trend that I’ve seen the beginnings to and the end of in my lifetime. When they appeared right about the same time...
No Muscle, No Matter: This 1973 Ford Mustang Ragtop Does Just Fine Without Breathing Fire
We can re-hash the same old trope about how muscle was nearly dead by 1973, or how the Ford Mustang had become an overweight draft horse form of it’s former self, or how Lee Iacocca was ranting...
Morning Symphony: Have A Listen To A Buick Stage II Turbo Six On The Dyno!
The Buick GNX was not the end-all, be all of the Buick V6 program. It was certainly a hot piece, one that would have it’s own legend, but as for Buick’s six, it was just the beginning of...
A Different View: This British Gaming YouTuber Bought Himself An Old Plymouth!
When I want to get away from writing about cars and I, for whatever reason, don’t want to be in the shop, I turn to video games. It’s not my only non-car hobby…I garden, and every...
