Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Top 11
The Top 11 Items We Never Thought We’d See On Display At Barrett-Jackson
Jan 20, 2017Chad Reynolds1
Barrett-Jackson is a HUGE event, but it is far from just about cars. In fact it’s about anything that sells for money. Anything. We’re talking mattresses, jewelry, planes, patio...
Top 11: The Strangest Special Editions We Could Find – The Lengths That Manufacturers Will Go To Sell Cars Are Pretty Long
Dec 29, 2016Bryan McTaggart11
Special editions are, in my eyes anyways, just a way to peddle more iron out of the door by giving off the illusion that you are holding on to something truly special once you have the keys in hand....
Top 11: Best Craigslist Road Course Trackday Cars You Can Get For The Money!
Sep 26, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
(Lead photo courtesy of Car and Driver. Seriously…road racing a Suburban? AWESOME!) If you haven’t driven at a track day, especially on a purpose-built road course like Pacific Raceways...
Top 11: Lessons Learned From Running The Show At SCSN’s Anarchy At The Arch III In St. Louis!
Aug 30, 2016Bryan McTaggart11
When I was told that I would be running the show for the live feed from the 2016 Street Car Super Nationals’ “Anarchy at the Arch III” event at Gateway Motorsports Park, I...
Top 11: The Best “Decal GT” From The 1970s – When Looks Mattered More Than Performance!
May 08, 2016Bryan McTaggart4
It’s a new phrase in my lexicon: “Decal GT”, coined by Jim Wangers, the guy better known for Pontiac performance, but is responsible for some of the most well-known examples of...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy’s Top 11: Reasons To Drag Your Hide Into Work In The Morning!
May 03, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
You know the feeling: the alarm clock has gone off just as soon as you were deep in slumber, the bed is comfortable, warm and soft, and you’ve found the perfect sleeping position. You are even...
Top 11: Colors That Need To Make A Return To Brighten Up The Seas Of Gray Cars!
Mar 17, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
Remember when the paint options for cars had color in them? Not just muted tones of white, gray, silver, and inoffensive shades of red and blue? How about the last time a car’s color grabbed...
Top 11: We Rifle Through The Consignment List For Mecum’s Houston Auction For Some Gems!
Mar 14, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
When I paw through Mecum auctions each month, I always try to stay away from the obvious answers to “Which one would you have?” and go for what could be really interesting, really...
Unhinged Top 11: What Happened When I Let The Internet “#roastmycar”
Feb 29, 2016Bryan McTaggart8
Why on Earth would I subject three of my cars to an online open-mic comedy roast? What good could possibly come out of it? Humility, that’s what. We get so tied up in how great our cars are,...
Top 11: Cars That Deserve A Top-Budget Build! History Wasn’t Kind To These Cars, But Should They Get A Second Chance?
Feb 01, 2016Bryan McTaggart18
It is amazing to see just how quickly some car models disappear from the landscape, isn’t it? How strange it was that you used to see Ford Mavericks everywhere and then POOF! they are all gone...
Top 11: Our Christmas Wish List From The Mecum Kissimmee 2016 Auction
Dec 08, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
Dear Santa, It has been a long year filled with hard work. We have travelled across the land, putting in the hours, staying up late to finish our chores. We even managed to exercise restraint when we...
Top 11: The “Money Is No Object” List – Answering The Favorite Question Of Non-Gearheads Everywhere!
Nov 30, 2015Bryan McTaggart7
If there is one question I could avoid hearing for the rest of my life, it is “What’s your favorite car?” Without going into the long, drawn-out version of the explanation,...
Top 11: Our Picks From The 750-Plus Vehicles Up For Grabs At Mecum Anaheim!
Oct 26, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
Another month, another Mecum auction coming up for us to paw through. Clicking through the auction lots online reminds us of digging through the JCPenny’s catalog as kids as we wrote our...
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...