Unknown Parts Counter Guy: “You’re Worse Than The FedEx Guy!”
Jan 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart9
Heading into the store this morning to pick up a few items and to price some parts, I was greeted, at eight in the morning, by hearing the unbridled fury of Warehouse Guy in the back of the store at...
South Dakota Professor Claims That $2 Gas Will Lead To More Traffic Deaths – Here Are The Flaws In This Logic
Jan 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart14
It goes without saying that we are enjoying the recent drop in gas prices, but there are those in the world who think that cheap gasoline is, without question, the worst idea ever. And one of those...
Ride Along With Andy Seuss As He Races A Modified On Ice!
Jan 09, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Ride Along With Andy Seuss As He Races A Modified On Ice!
If you haven’t noticed, today’s theme is “cold”…mainly because that is exactly what I am right now. It is bitterly cold, yet it’s sunny and otherwise beautiful...
Just In Time For The Arctic Blast: Here’s How Manufacturers Tests Their Cars For Cold
Jan 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
Over the next couple of days, temperatures around BangShift Mid-West will be sitting at a high 0f maybe 15 degrees F with night time temps dropping to 2. And that’s before wind chill is even...
BangShift Project Files: Hemi Joel’s 1932 Plymouth Is An Exercise In Having It All In One Package
Jan 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
“Hemi Joel” Nystrom is one of BangShift’s more well-heeled forum members. That’s not a dig at him either, as he is a through-and-through gearhead: as far as I am aware of, he...
Craigslist Find: This Caprice On 30″ Wheels Is Putting The “Wagon” Into “Station Wagon”
Jan 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart14
Lohnes and I are currently in the middle of a bitter and cold war of the station wagons, and so far every shot has been, in one way or another, a good one. A low-mileage clamshell Pontiac, two Caddy...
Police Find Crashed Car, Tow Car, Locate Driver Six Hours Later
Jan 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
Dayton, Ohio police are trying to figure out the story behind on one of the strangest vehicle accidents in their investigation history. A Chevrolet Impala was found wrecked in the early morning hours...
Watch The Car Bros Lampoon Every Lame Video Car Review You Have Ever Seen – This Is Hilarious
Jan 09, 2015Brian Lohnes10
There’s nothing better than good satire and there’s nothing better than good satire that gives the viewing audience a little credit and doesn’t dumb the jokes down to make sure...
BangShift 2014 Photo Highlight Reel: Scott Liggett’s Adventures To Shows, With Old Trucks, And To His Old High School
Jan 09, 2015Brian Lohnes7
(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – 2014 was my first full year back in my home state of Nebraska after 25 years of living in California. I moved to the rather small town of Kearney in...
Barrett-Jackson Preview: Forget The High-Dollar Stuff And Check Out This Knockout 1977 Ford!
Jan 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
All eyes are on the upcoming Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction, mainly due to the Ron Pratte collection going across the block. But if you take the time and dig through the docket on the B-J...
Red Bull Frozen Rush 2015: Flying Trucks During Qualifying At The Neatest Short Course Truck Race In The World
Jan 08, 2015Brian Lohnes1
Well, the first day of public coolness at Red Bull Frozen Rush 2015 was pretty awesome. Yes, it was -15 degrees as Nutting and I were blasting photos of 900hp four wheel drive trucks hauling tail in...
This Is The Ugliest Mustang In The World. Period!
Jan 08, 2015Chad Reynolds20
When Carl Ogren from Chris Alston’s Chassisworks, on of our great BangShift sponsors, sent me an email yesterday titled “Awful Mustang”, he was being kind. WOW This thing fell out...
Blog War: Forget That Brady Bunch Wagon And Go For This Gorgeous Country Squire!
Jan 08, 2015Bryan McTaggart14
Okay, Gator…congratulations on finding a big-block LTD wagon. I’ll give you credit where it’s due, a big-block station wagon is getting hard to find, regardless of who made it. And you even got...
Honda Fined $70 Million For Failing To Report Fatal Accidents
Jan 08, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Honda Fined $70 Million For Failing To Report Fatal Accidents
Honda Motor Company was fined $70 million dollars by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) on January 8th, 2015 for failing to report fatalities in their vehicles, the latest...












