Question Of The Day: The 2015 Detroit Auto Show Is Here! What Would You Like To See Come Out Of It?
Jan 12, 2015Bryan McTaggart8
This year’s Detroit Auto Show (oh, wait…I’m sorry…North American International Auto Show) kicks off today and you better believe that we will be bringing you the better pieces...
Watch Sam Hübinette Drift A Charger SRT8 Like He Absolutely Hates It
Jan 12, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
It doesn’t matter how good you think you are at something, there is always someone out in the world who’s just a wee bit better at it than you. Sam Hübinette is one of those who is...
Weight-Loss Resolution Help: Running From A Buick’s Nitrous Backfire [VIDEO]
Jan 12, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
The majority of resolutions made on New Year’s Day have been broken by now, and that’s really kind of sad. One of, if not the biggest resolution failure is increasing exercise. Nothing...
Trucks, Classics, Muscle, and Exotics At The Plano, Texas Cars And Coffee – Incredible Variety And Incredible Coffee
Jan 12, 2015Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Kaleb Kelley) – Recently the whole Cars and Coffee scene has been in the automotive news after one of the most popular “non-denominational” car meets in the country was...
Blog War: The Last Of The Traditional Longroofs, This Buick Roadmaster Estate Brings All The Modern Conveniences To The Table
Jan 12, 2015Bryan McTaggart8
So Lohnes decided to reply to the Ford wagon I offered up with a copycat version of the car that started it all. A 1973 Oldsmobile and a 1975 Pontiac aren’t that far apart from each other, and...
Must Be Hard Work: Watch Two Remote-Control Bobcats Fill In The National Corvette Museum’s Sinkhole!
Jan 12, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
Work is progressing on that little car-eating hole in the center of the Skydome’s floor at the National Corvette Museum. Scott, Murphy and Daniel, LLC., the construction group that is...
Tractor Gallery: 2015 Western Kentucky University’s Antique Tractor Show
Jan 12, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Tractor Gallery: 2015 Western Kentucky University’s Antique Tractor Show
If there is one thing that BangShift Mid-West has in spades, it’s access to agricultural equipment on a scale that would leave Lohnes drooling. And since it’s a new year, why not lead on...
Watch This Wild, Turbocharged, Monster Quad Lay Down More Than 300hp To The Tires On The Dyno!
Jan 11, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch This Wild, Turbocharged, Monster Quad Lay Down More Than 300hp To The Tires On The Dyno!
When we got sent this video we had no idea what the heck we were looking at and frankly we’re still not sure. This looks like an overgrown ATV and it makes more power at the tire than our...
Blog War: This 1973 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Custom Cruiser Wagon Is Beyond Reproach (And Better Than Anything McTaggart Will Find)
Jan 11, 2015Brian Lohnes4
You’ll have to excuse the fact that I took a couple days off of what has turned into a Soviet/US Cold War style situation here at BangShift regarding station wagons and how wrong Bryan...
Holley Releases Plug and Play EFI Harnesses For Gen III Chrysler Hemi Engines – Time To Get Your HP or Dominator On!
Jan 11, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Holley Releases Plug and Play EFI Harnesses For Gen III Chrysler Hemi Engines – Time To Get Your HP or Dominator On!
A happy Sunday just got happier for late model Chrysler performance fans. Why? Holley has announced the release of plug and play EFI harnesses for Gen III Chrysler Hemi engines so now you too can get...
BangShift Project Files: A 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon That Is As Good As Gold
Jan 11, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
“Shelty” is the owner of this 1966 Bel Air six-passenger wagon, a second car that he has been playing with for a little bit. It’s not a $5000 Challenge car, but with a goal of being...
Dyno Carnage Video: A Diesel Explodes Its Guts During a Dyno Pull
Jan 11, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Dyno Carnage Video: A Diesel Explodes Its Guts During a Dyno Pull
Sweet mother of mechanical mercy, this is the craziest engine dynoing failure we’ve ever seen. It’s gnarly enough that parts of the bottom end, perhaps a chunk of the crank even, crash...
This Video Of A Massive Michigan Highway Pileup In Progress Is Terrifying And The Most Vivid Winter Driving Lesson Ever
Jan 11, 2015Brian Lohnes12
We’ve all seen the news stories about huge traffic accidents that gather up dozens and dozens of cars at a whack. The other day in Michigan there was a catastrophe that involved some 150...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: Buick Goes Topless, Viper Goes Custom, And Corvette Goes DIY
Jan 11, 2015Bryan McTaggart6
New year, same old ingredients: take press releases hyping new products we could care less about, cars that don’t come close to our radar, and some of the worst quotes and diatribe from the...