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Category Archive: BangShift News

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: NASCAR’s Frightening New Rules, The Chevy You Can’t See And More!

Well, the big news this week seems to be that winter weather is cold. Hmm, big shock. But for anybody that actually has to be out in that mess, it is certainly worth the “ZOMG PANIC THERE IS...

The RideTech Report! Talking Street Grip, Bushings, Customer Rides, Video, and More!

The RideTech crew is on it! While the weather in Indiana may be crummy at this time of the year the attitude and working environment at RideTech certainly is not. Hot off the heels of the release of...

What In The…?! This Snowmobile/Travel Trailer Hybrid Is The Most Canadian Thing We’ve Ever Seen!

As I type this, I’m warming up…here at BangShift Mid-West, we have been hit with Winter Storm Jonas. You know what? Jonas sucks. I just chiseled half an inch of ice off of both the Angry...

Roadkill! Here’s The Video From The Roadkill Takes America Tour, Complete With Carnage, Jokes, And More!

After the conclusion of the great Gas Monkey/Roadkill clusterf**k showdown at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan, Freiburger and Finnegan’s next step was to set off on their Roadkill Takes...

Just Call This One The “Phoenix”: This 2004 Ferrari Enzo Has Gone From Scrap To The Auction Block!

Beautiful, isn’t it? In a sea of Rosso Corsa Ferraris, this Ferrari Enzo looks absolutely stunning in black…er, Nero Daytona. Every bit of detail on this Enzo is amazing, from the...

Question Of The Day: We All Want The Top-Of-The-Line, But Where Is The Love For The Base-Model Car?

How many Super Sport-equipped Camaros exist? Probably three times as many as Chevrolet made. How many Mustang Cobras, or 5.0 GT cars, are out there? Do a quick Craigslist search. And don’t get...

AutoMeter Releases Fuel Gauges For Late Model Fords – Designed To Work With Factory Sender

As the generations of cars that people are modifying, hot rodding, and generally cruising creep into more modern territory, the needs of consumers change. This announcement from AutoMeter is proof of...

TaxTheRich Are Back With A Ferrari F40 GT And A Little Something Called “Farmkhana”

It’s been quite some time since we had seen or heard anything from the group TaxTheRich. If you remember, these are the guys who take the automotive elite and proceed to hoon the daylights out...

Wanna Play Army? This 1977 Dodge M886 Ambulance Is A Good Selection!

It’s difficult to call the Dodge M-truck program a success or failure. The best way to view what happened was to think of it as a stacked deck. In the mid-1970s, the military wanted to start...

El Vega-Mino? Check Out This Strange Little Mini Trar From Craigslist!

Here at Bangshift, you know we love weird car/truck creations, so when a reader forwards us a mysterious Craigslist link labeled “Check this weird Vega truck/car thing out!” you know...

FAST Launches New Ignition Division So They Can Now Provide The Hot Spark To Light Your Fuel!

If there is one thing that manufacturers and end users want with their high performance components it is control. Whether that control comes in the form of dedicated quality programs, testing, and...

eBay Find: This 1967 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Is Mint! This Hardtop Would Be A Killer Cruiser!

When I was a kid, if you hunted around long enough and stayed away from the more desirable model names, you could pick up an extremely nice 1960s era ride for a song. That was in the late 1990s....

You Have To Love A Nitrous-Infused Dodge Dakota R/T That Can Stomp All Day Long At The Track!

I love the 1998-2003 Dodge Dakota R/Ts. They are a perfect mix of modern and old-school Mopar muscle that was packaged up and promptly ignored as a sticker package by many. Sure, the original 250...

What Would You Do With This 1975 Chrysler VJ Valiant Ute That’s For Sale In Atlanta?

Ever since I’ve figured out how to work YouTube, I’ve been fascinated with the cars of Australia, and not just the Mad Max Falcon, either. Australia gets the concept of the muscle car and...

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