Category Archive: BangShift News, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
NAIAS 2015: We’ve Shown You The Best, Now Here Are Six Of The Rest
Jan 16, 2015Bryan McTaggart9
Any new car is worthy of press, but let’s face it: we here at BangShift are a picky lot. Just because a car is new doesn’t mean it is worthy of being placed here, right? Well…yes...
Hot Rod Hoarder: The Koepke Collection Is Going To Auction – From Early Fords Through Late ’70s Exotics, It’s Here!
Jan 16, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
(All photos courtesy Yvette VanDerBrink) The latest in a recent string of collection auctions isn’t just a random collection of vehicles that were left to fend for themselves. No, instead this...
Ebay Find: This Turbocharged Big-Block Dodge A100 Is The Fine Line Between Sleeper And Insanity
Jan 16, 2015Bryan McTaggart8
Seeing a Dodge A100 isn’t a common event outside of a car show. If you do, you might see a dead stocker puttering along somewhere in the Southwest, or maybe someone held onto their ’70s...
Watch A 94-Year Old Man Drive Through A Car Wash At Full Throttle And Performs The Most Violent Perfect Parking Job Ever
Jan 16, 2015Brian Lohnes8
There’s an on-going discussion about testing older drivers every few years to make sure that they are still OK to be driving. This video will surely add to that debate as it features a 94-year...
Would You Rather, The Military Pickup Truck Edition! Will It Be CUCV or M880?
Jan 15, 2015Bryan McTaggart13
When the restrictions were lifted late last year on the sale of ex-military HMMWVs, we were excited for a moment, only to have our excitement dashed at learning that there was absolutely no possible...
BangShift Project Files: TheSilverBuick’s 1969 Pontiac Firebird
Jan 15, 2015Bryan McTaggart12
Randal Burns, better known as TheSilverBuick around here, is an engineer to the core. His 455-powered Buick Skylark is a Drag Week veteran that can easily be pressed into daily-driver duty with no...
And Now For Something Completely Different: A Shorty Caprice!
Jan 14, 2015Bryan McTaggart14
I’d love to get the entire story on why this 1977 Chevrolet Caprice ended up with a good third of the car missing out of the center section. I’m sure it’s a good story. Any car...
Shop Tours! We Visit Posies Rod and Custom PLUS A Bonus Visit To Worm Inc. Where Dragsters And Funnies Live
Jan 14, 2015Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – So the holidays are behind us, spring is still a ways off and we are heading into to bleakest time of the year for outdoor fun car activities. In...
Somernites Photo Coverage: Weird, Unique, Interesting, And Diverse Rides From The Fall Somernites Cruise
Jan 14, 2015Brian Lohnes4
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – If you like diversity in build styles and marquees then this one is for you. In here we’ve got Jaguar, Morris, BMW, Studebaker, Scion, Anglia, Opel,...
The “WTF?” Files: NASCAR Driver Kurt Busch Testifies That His Ex-Girlfriend Is A Trained Assassin
Jan 14, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
It’s been a bit since we had heard of any NASCAR-sourced weirdness, but the strange headlines are always sure to come around eventually. In this case, it’s Kurt Busch and the domestic...
NAIAS 2015: Cadillac CTS-V, Ram Rebel, And More Ford GT News
Jan 14, 2015Bryan McTaggart8
Day two of the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit is still rife with new vehicles and other interesting bits. Here’s some of the more interesting pieces from Tuesday’s...
A Final Parting Shot For The Wagon War: 1969 Chevrolet Impala 396
Jan 14, 2015Bryan McTaggart7
I’m grinding my teeth saying that I concede to Brian…it certainly wasn’t for a lack of effort, and I will maintain that the Savoy he posted up was a race car that was chosen simply...
Epic BangShifter Mike “Rocket Man” Franks Has Passed Away.
Jan 13, 2015Chad Reynolds21
It’s with a heavy heart, and our condolences to his wife Donna and family, that we announce that Mike “Rocket Man” Franks passed away this past weekend. Mike was a dedicated father,...
Watch Some Crazy Brits Make A Mini All Wheel Drive And Turbocharged! Part 2
Jan 13, 2015Chad Reynolds10
This has to be one of the greatest build videos we’ve ever seen. Not only do these guys from Bad Obsession Motorsport have a great sense of humor, they have after all named this thing Project...