Category Archive: eBay Find, TRUCKS
No, Not The Band: This 1948 REO Speed Wagon Is Packing A 12V Cummins Swap And Could Be Yours!
Jul 28, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You might see an old truck with a funky nose that looks like it’s barely hanging on for life, but we see an awesome build that we’d love to own. What...
Ebay Find: The Nicest Fullsize 1983 Cherokee In Existence – Mint Is An Understatement!
Jul 22, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
We love the Full-Sized Jeep platform here. J-trucks, Cherokees, Wagoneers, and M-715 military trucks all sit well with us. There’s just one problem with them, as far as we’re concerned:...
Is This 1982 Dodge Charger The Shelby-Backed Drag Racing Prototype? There’s A Blower, Unique Parts, And A Questionable Past
Jul 19, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
Chrysler’s weaponizing of the otherwise craptastic L-body platform with the help of the famous Texan chicken farmer is the stuff of legends: after relegating rear-drive to the overstuffed Fifth...
Question Of The Day: Is This 1977 Mustang Project Worth Completing Or Not? You Tell Us!
Jul 18, 2015Bryan McTaggart7
No matter how anyone, even Ford themselves, spins it, the Mustang II is still the bastard child nobody speaks about. It was a sales success, had a great front suspension design, and once Ford...
This Cream Puff Of A 1965 Buick Skylark Is Packing Grand National Power Under That Hood
Jul 12, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on This Cream Puff Of A 1965 Buick Skylark Is Packing Grand National Power Under That Hood
There is something about a Buick muscle car that I like. The styling is toned down compared to a GTO or a Chevelle, because Buick still had to appeal to buyer who thought that they were above...
Ebay Find: This 1973 AMC Matador Is The Perfect Big-Blocked Plain Brown Box
Jul 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart7
We’ve looked at plenty of AMC products here at BangShift, but if there is one model that we don’t pay much attention to, it’s the Matador. Unless you are a die-hard fan of Adam...
Ebay Find: We’d Take This 1968 Volvo 122 Trar Over Any Subaru
Jul 06, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
Subaru might have the all-wheel-drive station wagon market pretty much cornered anymore, but unless you’ve got a hot Impreza WRX/STi wagon we don’t understand the desire for them. They...
Best Of 2015: This First-Gen Durango Is Hiding A Surprise Under The Hood, And It’s The Last Thing You’d Expect
Jul 05, 2015Bryan McTaggart9
When Mike Brooks sent me an eBay link to me, I opened it up and didn’t think much about it. Keep in mind, I’d been awake maybe five minutes and was still not sure on which planet I was...
Ebay Find: Four Harley-Davidson Engines Connected By A Jeep Could Be Yours!
Jul 03, 2015Bryan McTaggart6
There are easier ways to utilize eight cylinders for the single goal of making a Jeep tub haul the mail, but having the visual appeal of four Harley-Davidson Evolution running together through a...
Ebay Find: A Rear-Engined 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser – Sorry, Kids, We’re Going To Wally World By Ourselves!
Jun 30, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
The beauty of owning a station wagon lies in the cargo area In the back. It is quite useful for carrying all sorts of cargo: Lumber, groceries, brats who sit in the rearward-facing seats and flip off...
Myth BUSTED: Here’s the Deal On That Evel Knievel Trike, Straight From His Son, Kelly Knievel And The History Books
Jun 27, 2015Craig Fitzgerald3
Yesterday, Lohnes posted the story on the drag bike that showed up on eBay, claiming to be the original property of Evel Knievel. As you may remember, I trust that dude the way I’d trust a cop...
This 1966 Mercury Marauder S-55 Has A Q-Code 428, A Perfect Interior, And Is Pretty Stinkin’ Rare
Jun 24, 2015Brian Lohnes4
If you were a Ford loving American in the middle 1960s and wanted to buy a new car that would impress the guys at work, have room enough for your family, and still really haul some ass, you made the...
This 1969 Ford Country Sedan Is A 429 Powered, Detroit Locker Equipped, BangShifty Hunk Of Wagon Perfection
Jun 18, 2015Brian Lohnes27
When I first found this wagon on eBay I needed to leave the room for a couple of minutes because the blood started to rushing away from my brain and into…errr…other areas. When I think of...
Ebay Find: 1971 Shala Vette – A Lot Of Questions Wrapped Up In A 7/8ths Scale Corvette
Jun 14, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
Squint hard enough, and it looks like someone shrunk a Baldwin-Motion Corvette to almost comedic proportions. Look inside, and it’s Volkswagen architecture shines through, and sure enough there...





