Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Morning Symphony: Gene Felton’s IMSA Chevrolet Nova At Road Atlanta
Gene Felton is not a guy you’d want to line up with on a road course anywhere. The gentleman can wheel pretty much whatever you put him in, though he’s done fantastic work in IMSA in the...
Classic YouTube: Car And Track’s Review Of The 1969 Avanti II – Of Course A Blown 327 Was Going To Be Fun!
Studebaker had been dead for three years when this Car and Track test took place. The car, an Avanti II, had roots that dated back to 1962 and had been in and out of production…Studebaker...
The Swan Song: The Corvette ZR1 Is The Final Form Of The C7 Platform
The ZR1 is the final form of the C7 Corvette. GM admits this freely, though they won’t say squat about what’s coming down the pike. (The tours through Bowling Green Assembly are still a...
Morning Symphony: The 1987 Volkswagen Golf II – Double The Engines, Double The Fun!
Picture this: it’s 1987, and Pikes Peak is coming up quickly. Everybody and their mother is running recently orphaned Group B rally cars. The mountain still has dirt stages, drivers have more...
Rough Start: First Gen RX-7, Small-Block Chevrolet, Together For Well Under Budget!
Do you like the idea of racing at all? Of course, you must…you’re reading a story on BangShift, so there has to be some kind of racing you’re into. Surely you like drag racing,...
Amateur Hour Done Right: Spectator Drags From Beech Ridge, Doorhandle To Doorhandle!
Normally, the idea of spectator drag racing in our heads involves a small asphalt circle track, a motley crew of machines, and an announcer that sounds like Lohnes after a few beers in his system,...
Hot Doggin’: Ride Along As An Oscar Meyer Weinermobile Takes On Circuit Of The Americas!
I know that seeing an Oscar Meyer Weinermobile is supposed to be a throwback to innocent times, where toy Weenie Whistles and tasty hot dogs meant good times for all. Which is why every time I write...
Car Craft Summer Nationals 2018 Gallery: Sun, Fun, And Show and Shine In Kentucky!
During the very early hours of Saturday morning, all hell unleashed in the Bowling Green area. I know, I was awake and at the computer when Mother Nature decided to throw a rock concert for everyone...
Rough Start: A 1985 Ford LTD LX In Canada – Anybody Want A Four-Door Four-Eye Fox Body?
Let me share with you one serious pet peeve of mine: when someone else’s reasoning keeps you from obtaining a reasonable fun car. More often than not, I have heard this from couples in...
Money No Object: The World’s Baddest F-body Mopar? This 1979 Plymouth Volaré Duster Is Built!
It’s hard to choke down the idea of a wicked Plymouth Volaré. From the basic slant-six powered machines that developed a reputation for being a horrific ball of rust to the Volaré Road...
This 1956 Film Promoting The Mobil Safety/Economy Run Is Absolutely Awesome
For many years, Mobil promoted events like the Safety/Economy Run as a way to build loyalty among a young demographic of drivers and to help promote safe and efficient driving practices. The events...
Level Up: Drifting The Wee Out Of A Charity-Auction Mustang!
Ever since I dragged home a red 1994 Mustang that will ultimately be blown apart for many different reasons, I’ve had visions of what an SN-95 ‘Stang could be. They are new enough to be...
This JCG Built C3 Corvette Takes Show And Go To A New Level
(Words and Photos by Olivia Scaffidi) Garrett Randall’s 1970 Chevrolet Corvette is a perfect example of a car that equally combines both form and function. Not only does the flawless execution...
