Category Archive: Apex Car Feature, BangShift APEX, Car Features, MOPAR
SEMA 2019: Arrington Performance’s 1984 Dodge Rampage – All The Stops, Gone.
Nov 06, 2019Bryan McTaggart5
Apparently my tastes in cars are more well-known than I initially suspected. Within five minutes of getting my press badge and starting off my SEMA 2019 experience, I was pulled to the side....
Holley Intergalactic Ford Fest Short Take: The 2005 Mustang GT With War Wounds
Oct 12, 2019Bryan McTaggart3
In a sea of show-worthy cars and pretty race machines, a 2005 Mustang GT wearing some wrinkled body panels on one side didn’t seem right. In fact, when I first saw the Mustang rip through the...
The Bodywork Is Happening On The Mongrel Project, Check Out Everything That’s Being Done Before Paint
Oct 03, 2019Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Bodywork Is Happening On The Mongrel Project, Check Out Everything That’s Being Done Before Paint
The Mongrel Project, from Matt at Urchfab, is one cool project that we’ve been having a great time following. It’s the melding of a cool, old, English Ford 100E and a Mazda Miata. If Ford...
Hate The Idea Of Self-Driving Cars? Blame Charles Kettering, It Is All His Fault
Sep 06, 2019Brian Lohnes1
The foundation of the self-driving car, which has become a reality that snuck up on most of us over the last couple years was laid 103 years ago and it is all Charles Kettering’s fault....
Project Binky Is Almost Done And Ready For Paint! Finishing Up The Final Details Is All That’s Left
Jul 02, 2019Chad Reynolds1
That’s right, the beloved little Mini called Project Binky is nearing completion and man is this thing going to be cool as hell. The boys have been busy getting it ready for the final few...
The Story Of The Surfin’ Bird: 3 Strangers, 1 ’75 Abandoned Firebird, and 2000 Miles to Glory
Mar 25, 2019Brian Lohnes2
(Words and photos by John Bunger) – Meeting strangers from the internet to revive a forgotten muscle car and drive it 2000 miles across the country might just be the worst idea I’ve ever...
Destroyer: The Merc9 Is A 555ci Kaase Ford Powered 1971 Mercury Cyclone That Started In NASCAR And Now Mangles Road Courses (Video)
Feb 22, 2019Brian Lohnes4
(Photo credit: Merc9.com) – BangShifter Todd Staege gets the credit for tipping us off to one of the most awesome road racing cars we have ever seen in the form of the absolutely evil Merc9, a...
2019 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Winner: George Poteet’s 3-Penny 1936 Ford, built by Pinkee’s Rod Shop
Jan 27, 2019Brian Lohnes6
Big news tonight from Pomona, California as George Poteet’s 3-Penny 1936 Ford has won the 2019 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Award. The car was built by Colorado’s Pinkee’s...
Best of 2018: MCR Tuning’s 1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello Is Ready For It’s Debut At LS Fest Bowling Green!
Dec 27, 2018Bryan McTaggart7
The drive from MCR Tuning’s headquarters in Horse Cave, Kentucky to the park we had chosen to shoot the car at is about thirteen miles. For thirteen miles, I was having one of the best shows...
Best Of 2018: This 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS Ex-Stock Car Is Now Roaming The Streets!
Dec 24, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Best Of 2018: This 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS Ex-Stock Car Is Now Roaming The Streets!
From stem to stern, there is no denying that this Chevelle has led one hell of a hard life. Virtually every last body panel shows some kind of wear and tear. The old paint flakes, as does some of the...
BangShift Test Drive: 2019 Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody – 485hp, Fender Flares, Tire Smoke, and True Muscle Car Spirit
Dec 11, 2018Dave Nutting4
(Photos by Dave Nutting – Words by Lohnes, Sestito, Nutting) – For a guy who does not own a Challenger, I spend inordinate amounts of time in them. Between spending a week with...
2018 SEMA Show Cool Car: This 1934 Ford Truck By Jason Graham Hot Rods Knocked Us Dead
Nov 07, 2018Brian Lohnes3
There’s plenty of beauty and downright majestic hot rod building on display every year at the SEMA show and the 2018 version of the event was no let down in that regard. Humans have this weird...
SEMA 2018: The SpeedKore Performance 1970 Charger “Evolution” Is An All Carbon Fiber Masterpiece
Oct 30, 2018Brian Lohnes11
There are a handful of cars that actually live up to the their advanced billing at the SEMA show. The SpeedKore Performance 1970 Charger “Evolution” is one of them. A follow up act to...
SEMA 2018 Coverage: This Visual Feature on The Corruptt Mustang Rules – Twin Turbo Ferrari Power
Oct 30, 2018Brian Lohnes2
While walking the 2018 SEMA floor last night I came across this car, a Mustang known as Corruptt. The body has been modified in so many subtle ways it will make your head spin. The interior is...