Category Archive: BangShift News, CHEVY
Same Great Speed, Now With Less Noise: Meet The Genovation GXE, The Electric Vette!
Outside of the sensation of being somehow better than others because you are not burning fossil fuels when you drive, what is the one true benefit to an electric car? All the torque, all at once....
Panther Bodies Built To Run Rock! Check Out This Autocross-Built Ford Police Interceptor!
It’s been seven years since Ford finally shut down the Panther platform. The last body-on-frame sedans out there, the Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis and Town Car proved themselves to be solid...
Unveiled: 2019 Ford Edge ST – Putting A Sharper Tone To Ford’s Mid-Size SUV
When we first met the current-generation Ford Edge just prior to it’s official introduction back in early 2015, we had to draw one particular note: when equipped with the 2.7L V6, it had...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Electric Truck, Hipster Toast and More!
New year, same old dish. As everything outside of BangShift Mid-West gets coated in a nice, shiny layer of ice, we went through some of the news snippets that didn’t quite past the muster on...
Oh, Great…Not You Too: Ford Is Being Sued For Diesel-Related Issues Now
The lawyer firm of Hagens Berman has been a pretty busy place lately. Not only are they handling the lawsuits connected to the Volkswagen diesel case, they also went after General Motors for their...
Rough Start: The Stretch Geo Metro Is A Real Thing And Could Be A Solution To Your Parts-Hauling Problem!
“The car was built to fill a need that no car on the market could. To haul big loads and still get over 40 MPG.” That is the plan that set David Cloud on the path to stretching out a...
NEW PRODUCT: Holley Introduces Revolutionary Mid-Mount LS Accessory Drive – No Brackets!
Leave it to Holley to keep the ball rolling on the ease of LS swaps. The company has introduced a new Mid-Mount LS accessory drive that is clean, compact, and actually uses no brackets. Seriously,...
Refueling While Tandem Drifting – This Is How You Keep A BMW Sideways For Over Eight Hours!
Eight hours sideways without stopping…that’s the record that BMW wanted to claim with their new variation of the M5 sport sedan. That’s a lofty goal, when you look at the logistics...
Rough Start: This 1973 Plymouth Satellite Is The Mythical Affordable, Useable Muscle Car!
I’m going to make a couple of concessions to using the phrase “muscle car” when describing a 1973 Plymouth Satellite with a 318 and a column shift automatic: here, it’s not...
No More MEL: It’s A Barra Six For This ’66 Lincoln Down Under!
1960s Lincolns rule. The slab sides, the length, the rumble from an MEL engine through the pipes as the car cruises around…we are all about these Elwood Engel-designed beauties. After Lincoln...
Tough Truck Racing For Breast Cancer Awareness – A Good Event For A Good Cause!
No gearhead worth their salt needs an excuse to go out, get behind the wheel, and play a little. If there’s a few free moments and gas in the tank, stand back and watch the entertainment. But...
More Barrett-Jackson Auction Hunting Turned Up This 1971 Buick GSX Clone That Should Sell Under The Radar!
For the most part, Buick was content to stay away from the show and stripe packages with their muscle offerings in the 1960s. They preferred instead to pick colors from the mature palette, add chrome...
Family Heirloom: This 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Has Been Waken Up After A Long Rest
During my early days of wrenching as a kid, I stripped some cars that came into the lot that honestly, I kick myself in the ass for ever touching, let alone tearing down like I did. One in particular...
