Category Archive: Apex Car Feature, BangShift APEX
BangShift Test Drive: The BMW M760i Is A Twin Turbocharged, All-Wheel Drive, 600hp Monster – Gallery, Video
Jan 16, 2018Brian Lohnes6
Let’s get a few things out of the way right off the bat. Yes, this car costs $179,586 per the window sticker provided by BMW. Yes, this car is designed to transport people with big bucks in...
The Bullitt Is Back – Ford Introduces 2019 Bullitt Mustang – 475hp, 163mph, and Ford Unveiled It With The Original Car On Stage!
Jan 14, 2018Brian Lohnes3
Ford has revived the special edition Bullitt Mustang as a tribute to the car from the famed movie that starred Steve McQueen and more importantly one of the most iconic car chases in movie history....
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s The Best Looking Year For The Pontiac Firebird?
Dec 12, 2017Brian Lohnes22
I don’t think it is controversial or weird to say that that for as long as the Pontiac Firebird was in production it was either the stylistic equal or superior of its sister, the Chevrolet...
Performance Racing Industry Show 2017 Coverage: The Sin Cars R1 Is Heavenly If You Want A Bad Ass Track Car
Dec 08, 2017Brian Lohnes3
Being the upright citizens that we are, McTaggart and I got to the 2017 Performance Racing bright and early anticipating (rightly) a big crowd. There are exhibitors in the main hallway outside the...
Trepanier’s ’29 Model-A Tudor Crowned 2017 SEMA Battle Of The Builders Winner!
Nov 07, 2017Darr Hawthorne4
Troy Trepanier was announced as the winner of the 2017 SEMA Battle of the Builders competition during SEMA Ignited, the official SEMA Show after-party held at the conclusion of the 2017 SEMA Show in...
SEMA 2017 Coverage: The Sled Alley Built Camaros – Which One Would You Take Home?
Nov 02, 2017Bryan McTaggart4
Our friends at Holley always have something cool parked at their booth in the SEMA show, and this year it was a trio of Camaros. One was Big Red, the well-known 1969 Camaro, and these two choices...
SEMA 2017 Coverage: This 1952 Cunningham C-3 Vignale Is One Of The Most Interesting Cars Of SEMA 2017
Nov 01, 2017Brian Lohnes9
American really never cared much for sports car racing until after WWII. GIs that had been in Europe and got to witness and sometimes play around in lithe little cars designed to bend corners really...
Avert Your Eyes Ford Guys! This Dude Mashed Up A 1967 Mustang And A C5 Corvette – Video Q&A About Car
Oct 26, 2017Brian Lohnes13
(Photo credit: @MustangKyle Instagram page) – There are certain projects that come along and they inspires a smile for some and complete and utter hatred from others. We’re reasonably...
Project De La Vega Is Turning Into One Bad Turbocharged Machine! This Is Going To Be One Of The Baddest Vegas Ever.
Oct 24, 2017Chad Reynolds14
(Words by Kaleb Kelley, Photos by David Carroll) It’s been a long time since David and I have graced you with an update on the glorious Project De La Vega… I promise it isn’t...
First Look: This 1963 Rambler American 440 Wagon Is Going To Be Sweet When Done, But We Got To See It Before It Went In For Paint!
Sep 19, 2017Bryan McTaggart4
The frenzy that is LS Fest is over and on my schedule, and in my world that means that the next major event I have to gear up for is SEMA in Las Vegas. I’m always looking forward to the week of...
A Hand-Me-Down Plymouth Duster And A Recycled C6 Corvette Combine Into This Track Monster!
Sep 14, 2017Bryan McTaggart8
A Mopar running around at LS Fest is like seeing a clown run by on fire: you are going to notice, even if you weren’t looking. In the sea of GM products and swapped Fords and Nissans, a...
Carolina Ripper! This E30 BMW 3-Series Is Packing Some Serious V8 Motivation!
Aug 29, 2017Tony Sestito3
One of the things we love here at BangShift are parts-bin specials, or cars built from factory parts that didn’t come that way when they rolled off the assembly line. Whether it’s a...
Video: This 1905 Fiat Isotta Racer Has An Airship Engine, Power For Days, And An Incredible Story
Aug 17, 2017Brian Lohnes4
If there’s an era of racing that we have fallen more and more in love with over the last few years it’s definitely the stuff that happened from about 1900 through 1920. This was the era...
Hauling In Style: Three Pedals’ “Shaken And Stirred” 1989 Pontiac Safari Rules All!
Jul 29, 2017Bryan McTaggart1
(Lead photo: Three Pedals) What do you have to do to prove to any and everyone in attendance at a show like the 2017 Car Craft Summer Nationals that the product you make is the product that they...