Category Archive: Unhinged
Unhinged: The Best Way To Shut Up A Smack-Talking Kid I’ve Ever Heard Of
You don’t know the name Frank Billington IV, and that’s ok. I’ve known him since late 2000, because he was the owner and moderator of the first automotive forum I ever joined,...
Unhinged: Ten Auto Manufacturers Are Being Sued Over Keyless Ignitions – This Might Be The Most Idiotic Lawsuit Yet!
Auto manufacturers have been through the ringer the last few years, admittedly by their own fault. Toyota’s “unintended acceleration” deal. GM’s ignition system. Honda’s...
Unhinged: The Fastest Dealership Vehicle Purchase We’ve Ever Seen (That Didn’t Require A Suitcase Full Of Cash)
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...
Unhinged: “Pro Commuter”…Does The Daily Beater/MPG Ride Have To Suck?
Don’t ask me how or why I coined the term Pro Commuter when I wrote about an Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera GT. I was honestly flailing words around so that I could finish a post and move on with my...
Unhinged: Has Roadkill Finally Jumped The Shark? No, They Haven’t, And Before You Cry Foul You Need To See For Yourself
So, I spent most of yesterday playing hooky in a sense. The Roadkill Takes America tour came through Bowling Green…how was I to pass that up? Having been a fan of Roadkill since the first...
Unhinged: How R&R Can Get You Back Into Gear In Ways You’d Never Expect
Have you ever gotten to a point with your project that it seems that you’re running around in circles? You want to work on something, so you walk out to the car. Let’s see…I could...
Unhinged: Flipping A Car – To Flip Or Not To Flip, That Is The Question…
Flipping cars, where you buy low, invest little and sell high, has normally been out of my range. Out of the fifty or sixty cars that my name has been on the paperwork for, I’ve only made a...
Unhinged: McTaggart’s Top 16 From The 2015 Holley Hot Rod Reunion
The Holley Hot Rod Reunion is effectively my anniversary mark for BangShift.com, and is also one of the largest events that I have attended several times over. I love the mix of cars that come out to...
Unhinged: Sergio Marchionne Is Trying To Consolidate Automotive Industry Together, And It’s Going To Bite Someone Hard
It’s hard to speak of the time that Sergio Marchionne has spent working with the shattered remains of what was Chrysler in anything other than a positive light. After the divorce from...
Unhinged: The Best Part Of Large Events – The People Who Make Going Worthwhile
What are automotive events all about? Is it the racing that does it for you? Does the sound of engines going to the moon while cranking out power does it for you. Maybe it involves seeing the...
Unhinged: This 1977 Lincoln Mark V Lowrider Has Me Fighting Off The Urge For Something Lower And Slower
Surely I can’t be the only one who has driving styles that are shaped by moods, can I? On average, I feel I’m a pretty safe driver with a slightly aggressive streak. I try to not turn...
Unhinged: Here’s How Much I Care About The Negative Responses To 1980s Cars
The teeming masses always have their say when it comes to what we write on BangShift. We don’t delude ourselves here, we know not everything we put up is for everybody and not every comment...
Unhinged: A Parting Shot Regarding Car Show Behavior, Or “Hit Me With The Bumper And See What Happens”
I’m the kind of person who has a temper best described as “long fuse, high-yield”. I can tolerate incredible amounts of stupidity, ignorance and general BS before I finally switch...
