Random Car Review: The Toyota 222D, A Stillborn Group B Rally Response From Toyota
We give lots of love to Group B rally cars here because they were, at the time, the pinnacle of engineering insanity, and because of homologation requirements, a certain amount of street-going...
Morning Symphony: A Very Angry Wide-Body Dodge Challenger!
Yeah, I saw this one at SEMA. You couldn’t miss that intercooler setup from a mile away, let along the fat tires at all four corners or the raised Demon-esque hood on it. This Challenger looked...
Breadbox Bashing: Ride Along In A Minivan Demolition Derby!
In 1985, the minivan was all the rage. Families could get rid of the ancient battlewagon that seated nine in opulent vinyl luxury and instead opt into a front-drive, four-cylinder crate that would...
BangShift Top 11: The Ultimate Wrong Choices You Can Make, According To Everyone’s Opinion!
I first started checking out automotive forums online in the spring of 2000. Prior to that, all I ever really used the internet for was finding funny .wav files to keep on hand when my friends and I...
Question Of The Day: What Used-Car Lot Refugee Would Make A Great One-Model Racing Series?
Used car lots plague the landscape across the country. I’m not talking the ones ran by dealerships…I’m talking “Honest Mike’s Used Car Emporium! No job? No credit? No...
Rough Start: 1970 Dodge Challenger – The Tired Old Soul
I could seriously just write, “Someone go save it, now, please.” And I would be satisfied knowing that someone has. I know that there is some serious rot on this 1970 Dodge Challenger, I...
Unhinged: World’s Fastest Christmas Tree…Because The Season Doesn’t Come Fast Enough?
There are few things in the world that will make me roll my eyes and sprout a headache faster than internet challenges. I hate this crap. It’s as bad as a chain letter…”Hey,...
Morning Symphony: V8 Diesels…From Screaming Detroits To The Big Mack, Which One Sounds Best To You?
For nearly a decade, two engines that you will hear in this compilation pretty much ruled my world: the GM/Detroit 6.2-6.5L series that every single HMMWV used, and the two-stroke Detroit Diesels...
Breathe, Dammit: Fixing The GM 1.4L Turbo’s PCV Woes – Got A Cruze Or A Sonic? This Is For You!
This April, I finally caved and bought a fuel-mileage machine, a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco. 1.4L turbo, 148 horsepower, 40 MPG average with the air conditioning on, wherever I go. Oh, and the...
Morning Symphony: Chevrolet Opalas Letting Their Six Cylinders Wake The Neighbors
It’s not an Opel. It’s not a Holden. It’s a Chevrolet Opala…rather, an Opala coupe and an Opala Caravan SS station wagon. Made for Brazil, the Opala is a blend of GM: American...
Unhinged: Hyundai RM-19 – Embrace The Wild Past Already And Reap The Rewards
To date, one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever written for BangShift was the review of the Kia Stinger GT. The summary of the deal: Kia built a car that could legitimately take on a 5.7L powered...
Money No Object: 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – Cream Puff Knockout
You know that before a gearhead got their hands on this car, that it was a picture-perfect, showroom stock ride that someone lovingly maintained. This was someone’s grandmother’s car. She...
High Horsepower Drag Racing Application? A Mark Williams Modular 11-Inch Rear End Is An Indestructible Solution
There are certain parts that have gotten the reputation as being virtually indestructible in the world of drag racing. The Lenco transmission, the CrowerGlide clutch, and the Mark Williams Modular...
