Category Archive: Apex Car Feature, Apex Project Cars, BangShift APEX, MOPAR, Project Cars
Project Violent Valiant Update: The Front Suspension Starts To Come Together With Fabrication And RideTech Parts
Apr 22, 2014Brian Lohnes11
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
Apr 17, 2014Chad Reynolds2
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
Apr 16, 2014Brian Lohnes7
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
Apr 10, 2014Chad Reynolds2
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
Apr 01, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on 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
Mar 26, 2014Brian Lohnes6
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
Jan 15, 2014Brian Lohnes5
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
Jan 08, 2014Brian Lohnes6
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
Jan 03, 2014Brian Lohnes16
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...
Feature: This 1964 Chevelle Combines Pro Touring Form AND Function In One Bitchin’ Package
Dec 26, 2013Brian Lohnes8
It was a (literally) breathless phone call from Dave Nutting a couple months back that got the ball rolling on this feature centered around Scott Carey’s fantastic 1964 Chevelle. As you well...
The Humbler: Five Buddies Built This Cheap Turbo Jeep To Go 12s And Destroy On The Autocross
Dec 18, 2013Brian Lohnes22
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – This could be the most BangShifty vehicle we have ever featured before. Built by a group of five smart friends and raced at the Grassroots Motorsports $2,000...
Double Down by Fuller Hot Rods Is Stealing The Show At SEMA 2013
Nov 05, 2013Brian Lohnes23
You’ve seen plenty of photos of the awesome “Double Down” all wheel drive 1932 Ford roadster built by Fuller Hot Rods here at SEMA 2013, but we really cannot get enough of this car....
We Drive The 2014 Mustang GT – Coyote Power, Six Speed Stick, No Roof And Lotsa Green!
Aug 20, 2013Brian Lohnes11
Over the last couple of months, I pestered the fine people at Ford so much and so often about getting my mitts on a Mustang GT with a 5.0L engine and stick shift transmission, I was left with two...
We Drive The 2013 Camaro SS Hot Wheels Special Edition – Full Road Test And Review!
May 28, 2013Brian Lohnes5
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – When the 2013 Hot Wheels Special Edition Camaro SS made the left hand turn into our driveway, my six year old son had eyes the size of pie plates and then literally...