Category Archive: BangShift Projects, Car Features, CHEVY, CHEVY, Project Cars, TRUCKS, TRUCKS
BangShift Project Files: A Rough Chevy Longbed Is Being Brought To Life By One Of Our Resident Mad Mechanics!
Jan 12, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
Many things are said to haunt the forests of Western Washington. If you are near the village of Olalla, you might hear the victims of Starvation Heights on a chilly night. If you hang around the Hoh...
Call To Action: Does Anyone Know Whose Camaro and Trailer This Is?
Dec 20, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
Thieves suck, period. This year we’ve heard lots about someone’s car being stolen, or someone’s shop being broken into, and honestly it turns our stomach. We know how much time,...
Ever Want A Street Legal Concept Car? Now’s Your Chance: The 1987 Chevrolet Feretta Is Up For Sale On eBay!
Dec 10, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
In 2009, when the company was at rock bottom, General Motors basically held a fire sale of cars they had been holding onto in a quick bid for some cash, and one of the bargains of the bidding process...
Unhinged: The Wrongness Of Censoring Chevrolet’s Super Sport Models In The Forza Video Games
Dec 01, 2015Bryan McTaggart9
I caved. I recently retired my trusty Xbox 360 and the only two games I played on it, Grand Theft Auto Five and Forza 4 for a newcomer, an Xbox One and…drumroll, please…Grand Theft Auto...
BangShift Project Files: A Unicorn And One Of The Most Popular Trucks Of All Time, Rolled Into One In This 1985 Chevrolet C-10!
Nov 18, 2015Bryan McTaggart11
Between 1973 and 1987 (1991 if heavy-duty trucks are your thing), General Motors cranked out millions of pickup trucks. Whether you like them or not, you have to hand it to GM for finding a winning...
BangShift Project Files: It Started As A $500 Disco Vette, Now It’s A Rat-Powered Stomper…All Under $5,000!
Oct 24, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
Our $5,000 Project Challenge has provided us with some bad-ass low-buck pieces that we envy, but this late-C3 Corvette owned by Forum member “fatguyzinc” is one that we’d love to be...
Top 11: Battle Of The Heavyweights – We Pick Our Favorite Full-Sizers!
Oct 16, 2015Bryan McTaggart13
After seeing that absolutely bitchin’ 1969 Impala SS that Mike Musto got to drive for Big Muscle, our gears started to turn. We haven’t seen big cars…really big cars…as muscle...
Rough Start: This Chevrolet El Camino Would Beat Driving A Cute-Ute Any Day Of The Week
Oct 10, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
The vehicle of choice for a lot of people lately seems to be crossovers, cute-utilities, whatever you want to call them…basically, they are the modern interpretation of the 1980s Honda Civic...
Unhinged: The Fastest Dealership Vehicle Purchase We’ve Ever Seen (That Didn’t Require A Suitcase Full Of Cash)
Aug 27, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
My in-laws have been hem-hawing around the issue of a new vehicle for a few years now. It’s not like they don’t need one…between the two of them, there is a 1997 Tahoe that...
Rough Start: Finding A Drivable 1970 Chevelle For The Budget? It Is, But Expect Some Compromises…
Aug 16, 2015Bryan McTaggart19
It is well beyond the time to start looking at four-door versions of cars as something more than a parts donor. That might be a hard pill to swallow, especially for the “four-dorks” crowd...
The #11 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR And Its Reunion With Builder Junior Johnson
May 23, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
If you point to any car and say that there is any kind of tie to Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr. you can bet that any NASCAR fan is giving you their full and undivided attention. Junior...
BangShift Project Files: An Old Friend Reappears! The CarJunkieTV.com 1972 Nova Has A New Owner!
Apr 10, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
If you’ve been around since the beginning of this whole show, back when it was known as CarJunkieTV.com, you might remember this 1972 Chevrolet Nova as one of the CJ fleet cars. There was...
This Craigslist Ad For A Third Gen Camaro Needs To Be Seen To Be Believed
Mar 29, 2015Bryan McTaggart18
There’s more than enough ways to make fun of third-generation Camaro owners. Mullet-mobiles, redneck Ferrari…there really isn’t anything wrong with third-gens that wasn’t...
Holden Brings Back The “Sandman” Name For The Ute And Wagon As Another Part Of The Farewell Tour
Mar 28, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
(Photos: GM/Holden) Even though we know the Holden name will exist, most enthusiasts will agree that once the Commodore is axed and the Australian factories close up shop, that Holden will simply be...