Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, MOPAR, TRUCKS, XL Truck News
Unveiled: 2020 Jeep Gladiator – Welcome Back, Jeep Pickup!
The last Jeep J-series, was built in 1987, the last Jeep truck, the Comanche, ended in 1992, and the last “jeep”-based truck-style unit, the CJ-8 Scrambler, ended production in 1985. Ever...
Number One On Our Christmas List: Check Out A Walk-Around Of The “Rerun” Chevrolet Camper From SEMA!
The 1972 Chevrolet C30 camper that was parked, well-hidden off of the far end of the Las Vegas Convention Center might be my most favorite vehicle from the 2018 SEMA show. “Rerun”, as...
Grand Theft Auto: You Can Still Get Into A Trans Am GTA Like This One Without Breaking The Bank!
Third-gen F-bodies often get typecasted as the ultimate mullet-mobile, but really, that is kind of an undeserved reputation. First off, the real mullet cars were the rubber-bumper second-generations....
The GM Future Transformation: What Is Getting Cut Out Of The General’s Current System
DETROIT – General Motors (NYSE: GM) will accelerate its transformation for the future, building on the comprehensive strategy it laid out in 2015 to strengthen its core business, capitalize on the...
A Blower Makes It So Much Better: This 1977 Ford Mustang II Is Ready For Adoption!
“I’m 71, ready to get into a nice late-model Mustang.” Well…while we can’t say that we don’t understand the desire and we can assure the seller that the late-model...
Monday Shopper: The 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass SX – Hiding In Plain Sight
1970 might have been the high point in the Musclecar Era, but even before the EPA started to become a problem, insurance agencies were causing all sorts of headaches for customers who drooled like...
We’ve Never Seen A Buick Regal Like This One! And It’s Buick Powered, Too!
When I read the words, “World’s Fastest Buick”, a 1988-89 Buick Regal was the last car I was expecting. A Grand National? Possible. A Grand Sport or a GSX? Okay. But the W-body...
The Junkyard Digs F-250 Is Moving Again! Check Out The Progress On This Pickup Revival
Kevin from Junkyard Digs has been hard at work in the garage ever since he got back from the other side of the world. Actually, he’s just been busy, period…he came out to Tennessee to...
Racing Junk Find: A Former IMSA IROC Camaro Racer That Needs To Become An Autocross Warrior
By 1985, it was becoming apparent that there was a pulse, no matter how weak it was, coming from Detroit. After about a decade of slab-sided, softly sprung sedans that inspired exactly nobody,...
BangShift Question Of The Day: If You Got A Second Shot With Your First Car, What Would You Do Differently?
You know how people will say, “never get rid of your first car, you will always regret it?” Well…I’ve had the fortune…or misfortune, rather…of living through that...
The Simple Recipe: This 1968 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Is Effortlessly Cool
Most of the cars I’m aimlessly in love with require every last trick in the book to have some kind of cool factor associated with. That, or an unlimited budget and nobody looking to make sure...
Rough Start: A Ratty Muscle 1979 Mustang Indy Pace Car
Today’s Rough Start find is more of a selfish move than anything, but here me out because this is a pretty good budget build recipe that could be duplicated in most any market in the United...
Would You Rather: Datsun S30 Z-Car – Do You Like Yours Original Or Extra Spicy?
The Nissan S30 chassis, which is familiar to most people as the Nissan/Datsun 240Z, was a home run for the company when it went on sale in 1970. Small, light, nimble, powerful, and easily accessible,...
