Category Archive: BangShift XL, Monday Shopper, MOPAR, OTHER, TRUCKS, XL Online Find
Would You Rather, The Trucks of Mecum Edition! Which Old Hauler Suits You Best?
The Mecum auction that will go down in Kissimmee, Florida is STACKED with good choices. Seriously. You can buy Dick Landy’s A/FX Coronet. You can buy a Motion GT Corvette. You can buy a 1994...
Money No Object: The 1965 Dick Landy Dodge A/FX Coronet
The “Landy’s Dodge” 1965 A/FX Coronet altered wheelbase machine is one of drag racing’s most memorable machines on the planet. The precursor to the true flopper-style funny...
Would You Rather, The Second Gen Sweetheart Edition: 1974 Phase III Camaro Replica Or 1980 Fire-Am?
The second-gen GM F-car held a performance torch through some of the darkest times in gearhead history. When they debuted for the 1970 model year, the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird started...
Money No Object: The “Sudden Death” 1975 Ford Mustang II Is Going Up For Auction!
(Images: Mecum Auctions) For every person that has ever said that a Mustang II could never, ever be cool or worthy, ask them one question: have they ever heard of the one simply known as...
Hunting For Christmas Gifts In The Mecum Kansas City Auction: Two Fords And A Buick!
If there is one thing I truly loathe about the Christmas holiday, it’s being asked what I want for Christmas. I don’t want to be the guy that asks for the extraordinary or expensive...
Money No Object: Richard Petty’s 1978 Dodge Magnum Race Car Is Up For Grabs!
Replacing Richard Petty’s 1974 Dodge Charger was always going to be a monumental tasking. At the end of the 1977 season, the Charger had proven to be highly successful and the pressure was on...
Money No Object: The “Orange Krush” 2009 Dodge Challenger Is Sitting On A Dealership Lot!
(Photos: Speedy’s Garage) Jay Orrand isn’t a name too familiar to BangShift, but you’ve seen his handiwork. Better known as Speedy, he is the driving force behind the ChallengerFest...
GM Is Unloading Some Of The “Toy Box” Cars At Barret-Jackson This Weekend! Take A Look At Some Of These Beauties!
Ever since I saw the first article about it, the GM “Toy Box” collection and subsequently appropriate concept and one-off vehicles has captured my attention. Summed up, it’s what GM...
Money No Object: This Unrestored 1969 Yenko Chevelle Is A Blunt-Force Beauty
General Motors’ Central Office Production Order system was the perfect tool to abuse in the late 1960s. Essentially it was a fleet ordering program that allowed dealerships to plug in special...
Monday Shopper: Ok, The Multi-Million Dollar Cars Have Sold. Can We Go Back To Cool Old Muscle, Like This 1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye 340, Please?
Pebble Beach does strange things to otherwise intelligent, well to do people…like cause them to blow millions of dollars on a fifty-four year old roadster that was built solely to keep Carroll...
Monday Shopper: She Wants You To Get A Minivan? We Can Help: Bisimoto’s 1,029 Horsepower Honda Odyssey Is Going Up For Auction!
While I was at the Mopar Nats this weekend, I got the chance to catch up with a friend that I haven’t seen in several years. When he rolled up, I was (almost) saddened that his familiar black...
Top 11: Shopping At Mecum’s Portland Auction – Two Days Of Difficult Decisions!
Portland, Oregon isn’t exactly automotive Mecca, but it isn’t the desert, either. There is plenty of gorgeous iron hiding among the redwoods and Douglas Firs, and if you cross the...
Top 11: We Cherry-Pick Mecum Auctions’ Indy Event – Too Many Choice Cars To Select From!
Normally, we peruse Mecum auctions to see what might be attainable. For their Indy auction, we had a hard time doing that…mostly because all of the lots are desirable enough and popular enough...
