Category Archive: Apex Car Feature, BangShift APEX, BangShift News

First Drive: Initial Impressions Of The 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat

(Words: Keith Griffin – Photos: Keith Griffin/Chrysler) – Anybody who has passed by the Internet in the last few days knows the 2015 Dodge Challenger has a 6.2-liter supercharged...

BangShift Approved? Check Out This Ratty Chevelle We Saw In Bowling Green And Let Us Know!

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Alright there, residents of readerville we need your opinion. See McTaggart snapped the below photos of a pretty ratty looking 1967 Chevelle in the swap meet at...

Project Whistling Death: One Rough ’67 Chevelle Gets Traded For Another And We’ll Tell You Why

A little while back we introduced you to Project Whistling Death, another awesome build being completed by our pal Kevin Tully. This one is coming out of the SkunkWorks division of Hot Rod Chassis...

Dwayne Klippert’s 1967 Camaro Is More Than Meets The Eye As Custom Meets Pro-Touring

Dwayne Klippert is yet another crazy Canadian that we have the pleasure of seeing at events all over the country. Along with pal Grant Reierson, who’s bitchin little Chevy II we featured last...

2015 Subaru WRX STi – We Drive The Best Dollars To Fun Ratio Car Known To Man

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – When I learned that there was a Subaru WRX floating around in the New England press fleet a couple weeks back, I made some calls and threats, and weepy begging type...

Project Violent Valiant Update: The Front Suspension Starts To Come Together With Fabrication And RideTech Parts

So we’ve been off our normal schedule with Project Violent Valiant updates and consider this our effort to get back on the horse and keep you apprised of the developments of this awesome build....

Grant Reierson’s Canadian Red 1966 Chevy II Sedan Turns Heads, And Corners

The first time I met Grant Reierson, I knew something about him just wasn’t right. First off, he’s Canadian which makes him just slightly off center in the humor department, and then I saw that...

BS Roadtest: The 2014 Chevy Malibu – Good Looks and Good Power Come At A Price

When Chevy threw the keys to a 2014 Malibu at us, we were interested in spending a week with the car to see if it really was the snappy upscale sedan that GM’s advertising purports it to be....

Pure Perfection: Mike Cavanah’s ’66 Chevelle Makes White The Sexiest Color Ever

Mike Cavanah’s 1966 Chevelle is NOT the norm. With quarter panels as sexy as that spot on a woman’s lower back,  just above their hip, you wouldn’t expect it to be this white. Red?...

Robert McGaffin’s 1965 Olds Gets Profiled On Big Muscle – Olds Powered And Awesome

One of the most fun rides I took over my travels last year was in the passenger seat of Robert McGaffin’s 1965 Oldsmobile at the Goodguys autocross in Nashville. I was there to announce the...

Project Whistling Death: A 1967 Chevelle From The Skunkworks At Hot Rod Chassis And Cycle

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, the boys in Illinois are bringing a new and very gnarly project to life. Not content to just have one awesome build on the burner in the Skunkworks...

Ford’s 1962 Mustang I Concept Car May Be The Coolest Thing At The 2014 Detroit Auto Show

Of all the neat stuff to gawk at inside Cobo Hall at the 2014 North American International Auto Show, Ford gets the nod from us for having the coolest vehicle…and it was built in 1962. This is...

Mission Meat: We Go 1,000 Miles In America’s Best Sedan To Deliver America’s Best Bacon

This was a trip of supreme importance, a trip that required the right kind of wheels to make sure that the job would be completed and everyone would end up happy. You don’t transport...

Korean Rocket: We Cruise The $70,000 Hyundai Equus – Old School Luxury With Big Power

When the question begins with, “Interested in driving…”  I usually cut the person asking the question off and blurt out yes before they can finish. That’s what I did when the...