Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX

Watch This Shadow DN4B Can-Am Car Run On The Chassis Dyno – Small Block Mopar Scream and Crazy Fuel Reversion

This video is neat on about 500 different levels! Firstly we see a bodiless Shadown DN4B Can-Am car on a chassis dyno which is about as rare a thing as you will ever see. Secondly we get to see the...

Is Cheap Drifting The Best Drifting? Check Out The Profile On This Low Buck, BangShifty 1971 GMC

While there are really no concrete rules about what’s best in any form of motorsports competition, it is tough to argue against cheap, right? The BangShifty way is typically not one where the...

A Pocket History Of The Lotus Type 88 – The F1 Car So Bold and So Cool They Banned It!

No matter what form of racing you enjoy there are cars that have pushed the boundaries of performance, innovation, and legality. The world of Formula One has had dozens of them, if not more over the...

Sound Showdown! Do You Prefer The Scream Of An Aston Martin V12 Or The Classic Anger Of A Ford Small Block?

Here’s a cool video that comes from a group of them being posted by our pals over at the Historic Sportscar Racing series. They call them the “Sound Series” and basically they take...

This Review Of The 1992 Pontiac Firebird Firehawk Reminds Us Just How Truly Awesome This Car Was (and still is)

There are some cars that stand the test of time and we’re here to tell you that the 1992 Pontiac Firebird Firehawk is one of those cars. 25 years ago this thing showed up and performed at a...

Neat Historical Video: Road Testing The Chrysler Turbine Car!

I’ve been nose deep in Steve Lehto’s great book about the Chrysler Turbine Car program lately (Chrysler’s Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall Of Detroit’s Coolest Creation) and it...

Racing In The Silverdome: This 1983 Video Shows The Wild World Of Outlaws Midget Race Held Inside!

This is AWESOME and it is the first of two videos we’ll bring out over the next couple of days featuring competition INSIDE the Pontiac Silverdome (which failed to fail the other way when demo...

Did They Just? MotorWeek Takes A Pretty Harsh Stand On The 1987 Porsche 924S

We love the old MotorWeek reviews because they really are the best comprehensive video look at the cars of yore. These guys did not cut corners in their testing and they were methodical in how they...

Redline Rebuild: The Latest Engine in The Series Is A Tried And True 396ci Chevy Big Block

We absolutely love the Hagerty Redline Rebuild series of videos and while this engine is not the most interesting choice in the line, we love the process and work that is shown here. After doing all...

Wait…what? This Video Shows A 1986 ASC McLaren Mercury Capri Getting Tested – Remember These?

Ok, now this is a new one on us. We knew that ASC McLaren got in on the Fox body convertible game but we had not idea that they basically had their own version of a Saleen Mustang in the form of the...

This 1958 Kendall Motor Oil Video Called “Competition Driver” Is Perfection From 60 Years Ago

For many people who love the history of racing in America, the 1950s are considered one of the greatest eras of road racing this country has ever seen. Returning GIs who were about 10 years out of...

Video: The Crash Testing Procedure For A $2 Million Koenigsegg Hypercar Is Painful And Amazing

When we think of the ultra-exclusive world of hypercar builders and owners, we sometimes forget that beyond all the glitz and glamor is the fact that these cars are required to comply with all the...

BangShift Question Of The Day: When Did You Feel Like A Driving God?

No point beating around the bush, today’s Question of the Day is directly due to Brad Keselowski’s reverse-entry pit stop that he performed at Talladega recently. While coming into the...

Ride In A 455 Powered, Four Speed Shifted 1980 Trans Am As It Attacks A Mountain Hill Climb!

One may not immediately place a 1980 Trans Am at the forefront of awesome hill climbing machines but then again, they have probably never seen this video before. While we do not know what year this...