Monday Time Killer: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know About Chrysler Wing Cars
Chrysler’s wing cars, the Dodge Charger Daytona and Plymouth Superbird, are love ’em or hate ’em cars. Just about everything about them is polarizing: their look, their competition...
Lutz Says: G8 to become Chevy Caprice
Bob Lutz, who was supposed to be retiring from GM but now is staying on with “New GM,” recently mentioned to Automobile magazine that he is fighting to keep the G8 in production and wants...
Late Breaking News: Chrysler Keeps Viper; Will Not Sell Brand
We’re still hard at work here at the BangShift.com news desk and that’s a good thing because Chrysler just laid a press release in our paws that says they will not be selling the Viper...
The Night Time is the Right Time: Listen in on Lohnes Calling Big Drag Action Tomorrow Night!
If you tuned into Lohnes announcing the match race at New England Dragway last month like we did, he probably had you in stitches. Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, he’ll be back...
RideTech.com Coverage of the Goodguys Show in Des Moines, Iowa
BangShift.com sponsor Air Ride Technologies is at nearly every Goodguys show across the nation and usually posts some coverage of both the show cars and the Street Challenge Autocross. Click here for...
Ford Mustang Personality Test: Hemi Powered ’69 Fastback or Brand New Shelby Super Snake?
Ok, here’s a personality test. We made outselves a nuisance at the chassis shop the other day only to find a pair of killer, but completely opposite Mustangs. One is a 1969 fastback sporting...
Car Feature: Jet-X, The 1972 Plymouth GTX that Mopar Never Built
Here’s a car from the cover of the October 2009 Mopar Action magazine, and one that’s being debuted at Chryslers at Carlisle, July 10-12, just as this is being posted at BangShift.com....
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: China Blows Our Doors Off in Auto Sales
Well that didn’t take long. An AP report published yesterday says that China has passed the US for first place in terms of the sale of new cars. Our junk box of an economy, combined with their...
So You Like the New Camaro? Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That
So you really like the looks of the new Camaro? Into its muscular good looks and high performance? You must have been in GM’s latest target group for potential Camaro buyers: gay men....
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wants to Drive an Indy Car; What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Since he’s handily dominating the world of NASCAR, Dale Jr. is apparently ready to move onto his next area of conquest, Indy. Oh wait a second, he’s not dominating NASCAR? We naturally...
Craigslist Pick of the Week: Vintage 1935 Dodge Jalopy Race car
With this week’s CraigsList pick we’re headed to the backwoods of Thomasville, North Carolina, where we have located a killer, near prehistoric 1935 Dodge jalopy racer. These are the cars...
Silverado Outsells F150; Tundra Sales Plummet
PickupTrucks.com is reporting that the Chevy Silverado outsold the Ford F-150 in June and the Toyota Tundra suffered a major sales volume dip. Meanwhile, the Nissan Titan is quickly becoming a...
Thanks, Captain Obvious: CNN Tells us How to Spot Unmarked Cop Cars
We’re giving a heartfelt thanks to CNN for publishing this groundbreaking story about unmarked police cruisers and how to spot them while driving. They also give the top speed specs of each...
Cool Old Press Photo: The 1957 Butter Face Lincoln Premier
Recently we showed you an old press photo from our personal archive of the stunning 1957 Lincoln Mark II and the not so stunning 1957 Lincoln Premier. That shot did not give the full fledged view of...
