Category Archive: BangShift Projects, Raven Imperial, Unhinged
Unhinged: There’s Always A First Time For Everything, And You’re About To See A Lot Of “Firsts”…
The tone of voice that came through the phone was absolutely incredulous. “You’re telling me you’ve never rebuilt a carb before?!” Chad couldn’t believe his ears, but...
Unhinged: The Beauty And Snark Of The Falcon Heavy Launch
It’s probably the biggest news story going: the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch was a complete and total success and among all of the things going on with the event, the one thing everybody seems...
Unhinged: Ode To A Fat Cat (The Honda TR200 FatCat, That Is)
With the exception of the day I tried to drive off in a Mustang II without anybody knowing it when I was about five years old and the occasional trip to the go-kart track in Colorado Springs, my...
Unhinged: Wait…Why Does My Car Need To Respond To My Emotions, Again?
At what point does adding technology to the automobile become stupid? I’m sure most of you will have the knee-jerk “it already has” response, and I don’t blame you for that,...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Is The 1977 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 More Important Than The 1973 Pontiac Trans-Am?
There is no denying that out of the two, 95% of gearheads will choose the 1973 Pontiac Trans-Am over the 1977 Chevrolet Camaro Z28. No doubt in my mind or yours, I’m sure. And if that Pontiac...
Unhinged: It’s All About The Journey And Not The Destination When Picking Up A Cheap Car, Right?
It’s been about ten years since the last time I traded a couple hundred dollars for a rolling picture of bad decisions. That car was a 1981 Dodge Mirada CMX, a car I bought for two reasons:...
Unhinged: The Styling Evolution Of The Pickup Truck, From Workhorse To Well-Heeled
I’ve been paying attention to the backlash that has come from the new truck announcements over the past couple of weeks. We’ve gotten a refreshed pair of twins from GM, the F-series got...
Unhinged: Do You Feel Unsafe Driving Your Car Without Driving Aids Yet?
Recently, Nissan put out a commercial that, on the surface, looked to be a simple tie-in with the movie “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”. It shows what you reasonably assume to be a father and...
BangShift Top 11: McTaggart’s 2017 Highlights!
The end is near! THE END IS NEAR! That’s what people were screaming in Phoenix last night until they realized that it was just a rocket launch, but they weren’t that wrong…the end...
Unhinged: Junkyard Finds On An Otherwise Unsuccessful Day At The Yard
Of all of the cars that inhabit BangShift Mid-West, it was the two “daily drivers” that got me to haul my butt back down to the LKQ yard in Nashville yesterday in the pouring rain....
A History Note: Wally Parks’ Hot-Rodded WWII Jeep, “Sigue Na”
Prior to being the man whose name became tied to statues won by the hardest of the hard-charging drag racers in the world, prior to his titular role as the founder of the NHRA, and prior to leading...
Unhinged: Since When Is “Liking The Wrong Car” A Problem?!
(Lead Photo: Mopar Muscle) I feel that I write on this subject more often than any other, and I have no problem writing on it again because it needs to be fleshed out and eradicated. It’s the...
Unhinged: SEMA Isn’t For Hack-Ass Comedians Who Screw Over Others For Fame.
While I was roaming through the SEMA show on Friday, I came upon a the very well known Plymouth Air Radial Truck…you know the one, the 1939 Plymouth pickup truck packing a Jacobs R-755-A2...
Unhinged: The October Charge, When I Become A Somewhat Skilled Wrench For A Bit
I’ve spent more time in my garage today than I have since the night Eric Rood dropped off the 360 that is bound for the Imperial earlier this year. What am I working on? That same 360, of...