Category Archive: Apex Online Find, BangShift APEX
This 1971 Penske/Donahue Javelin Trans-Am Tribute Is For Sale and It Is Very, Very Awesome
We want to call this guy and tell him to stop apologizing for building what can only be described as an awesome tribute to the steamroller that was the Roger Penske/Mark Donahue AMC Factory Trans-Am...
Craigslist Find: This 1970 Mercedes Has American V8 Power And The Potential To Be Something Pretty Evil
BangShifter Ben Becktold was cruising the Craigslist ads for Boise, Idaho when he found the listing for this interesting tank. The car is a 1970 Mercedes sedan and by what we can see, the thing...
This 1976 Monte Carlo Custom Cloud Is The Vehicle A Wealthy Dave Nutting Would Cruise In An Alternative Universe
In the event that Dave Nutting were to discover oil on his (already) Monte Carlo filled property in Massachusetts and he came into unlimited wealth, the first thing he would do would be to hunt down...
A 70’s Ferrari Project Gets Its 3rd Lease On Life… And Twin Turbos!
(Story by Tony Sestito) Now this is an interesting project that I’ve been following for a while. It has been passed around between three people, each with different visions of what to do...
This Four Door 1965 Buick Wildcat Was Saved – But Do You Agree With How? We’d Rock It!
So here’s one of those questions. Is it better to have an old car on the road with a different combo than its manufacturer ever offered or is it just wrong to swap in some stuff that no one...
Creepy Car For Sale: 1955 Chevy Bel Air Wagon With Lee Harvey Oswald Ties – Buy It? Crush It? Run Away?
I am not a big ghosts and goblins guy but that doesn’t mean I am completely free of opinions and feelings on the subject. Every personal alarm bell that I have goes off when I see a car like...
This Mid-Engined Hyundai Veloster Smacks Of Group B Rally Cars In All Of The Right Ways
Take one funky but boring hatchback, ditch the back seats, shove the engine where the back seat should be, wick up the engine nicely, make sure there’s enough air and radiator coverage to keep...
This Smokey Yunick Built L88 427 Chevrolet Prototype Could Be Yours…If You Have The Scratch!
Lots of times when we see an eBay listing for something like this Smokey Yunick built L88 427 Chevrolet big block prototype there are clouds of mystery surrounding the thing. Was it really something...
This New Game, Used By Lotus To See If You’re Worthy Of Their Cars, Is More Maddening Than “Flappy Bird”
Lotus’s PR department has taken a new and frankly twisted path when it comes to how they sell the Evora 400. Instead of extolling the virtues of the Evora, which is a carryover model while...
This 1958 Hillman Husky Two-Door Wagon Is Awesome But It Needs More Motor – Do You Agree?
Balance baby, it is all about balance. Ok, most of the time we have no problem with being completely unbalanced and out of our minds around here but there are some cars built by people with restraint...
This 1980 Monza Is A Cool Little Car With An Engine We Would Have (wrongly) Scrapped In Our Younger Days
While I don’t think I am necessarily getting any wiser as I advance through the years, I do believe that my ability to make rational and informed decisions is getting better. This 1980s Monza...
Thunder-Stang? Is This Mashup Of A 1965 Mustang And A 1957 Thunderbird Genius Or Terrible?
The internet is a font for all things automotive, great and terrible. We got an email from pal-o-BangShift Jason Lewis who sent us the Craigslist as link for the car you see above and below with the...
This Pro Touring 1973 ‘Cuda Is A NASCAR Powered Destroyer That Was Built With The Best Of Everything – Stunner
There are cars that we stumble upon every now and again that leave us bewildered with how awesome they are and this 1973 ‘Cuda is one of those. Why? For starters the fit and finish of the thing...
This Is The Coolest Dune Buggy/Racer We Have Ever Seen – Slot Mags, Chaparral Engine, Killer Looks
Here’s a public admission I may get pilloried for but I am not much of a dune buggy person. I mean, I like them enough and they have cool nostalgia value and all but probably because I am a New...