Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX, FUNNY STUFF, HISTORIC, Videos

Doing It Wrong Video: This Promotional Video For The 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco Is Proof Of How Tone Deaf Car Companies Can Be

It is weird to have such a clearly made picture of just how horribly wrong Detroit was looking at the automotive world than this promotion video for the 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco. They attack Ford for...

Winter Is Coming, So Here’s Some Snow And Ice Fun To Watch…Police Included!

Have you noticed a chill in the air yet? Here at BangShift Mid-West, we sure have. Apparently we’re skipping that pleasant, still-kinda-warm Autumn weather and in it’s place, we’re...

Jet Power! The British Maniac Is Back With A Turbo Jet-Powered Scooter!

I often imagine that a trip into the mind of Colin Furze starts out with your own customized hard hat and a waiver that states that you will not sue the moment you catch fire. The man is a creative...

‘Splosion Video: Mark Oswald Suffers A Titanic Boomer At The Texas Motorplex Circa 1990

This weekend, Mark Oswald will be crew chiefing the Matco U.S. Army top fuel dragster of Antron Brown but in 1990 he was a kid driving the Ford Motorcraft nitro funny cars and doing a fine job of it....

Compact Car Demo Derby Action: The 2018 Grand Valley Stock Mini Demo Derby Smash Looks Like Fun.

Anyone who’s every given your buddy a gentle nudge from one car to another, or flat out shoved others around in junk trucks, knows that the thought of bashing your car into another is tempered...

Non-Standard Equipment: Yes, That’s A Track-Ready HMMWV, And It Rules!

Why, hello, old friend. For years, the AM General HMMWV was a consistent pain in my hindquarters. For someone who was meant to work on helicopters, I spent more than my fair share of time dealing...

Driving A Slow Car Fast: Hop In For A Honda Civic Hell Ride In Poland!

The entire time that Piotr Wiecek and “Danger Dan” from Hoonigan are moving in this Euro-market Honda Civic, the laughter doesn’t stop. Not one second. Why is that? Let’s look...

Comedy Revival: Rescuing Two Ford Trucks From The Alberta Woods After A Long Slumber

“I’ll get to it one day, kid, now f**k off.” That line was spat at me by the owner of a 1971 Plymouth Satellite that I tried like hell to buy in 1999. The car wasn’t in bad...

Muddy Mower Fun! Who Says You Can’t Go Bogging On A Riding Mower?

Fall has barely set in at BangShift Mid-West, but you wouldn’t know it by stepping outside. Almost overnight, temperatures in the 90s and bright sun have been displaced with much cooler...

The Most Modified Power Wheels Ever Goes Drifting On The Beach! Here’s How The Turbo Barbie Mustang Is Doing…

Yes, I know I’m fixated on the Barbie Mustang that the guys at Grind Hard Plumbing Co. have put together, but look at it…tell me you didn’t think of doing something like this...

Off The Rocker: This Kawasaki KZ1000-Powered Lawn Mower Is Mental!

Let’s start off the explanation for what you are going to see here with a question: Can you picture what a Kawasaki KZ1000 police bike looks like? Built in a couple different forms over thirty...

Caddyshacked: Lining Up Against This Hayabusa-Powered Golf Cart Is A Mistake!

I’m not asking any of you to raise your hand, because I’m pretty sure that I know the answer. How many of you have done some…entertaining things with a golf cart? Drag racing with...

Roadside – Lost Weekends with Peaches & Buttercup aka The Story Of The Summer Of C10

Want to see what Peaches & Buttercup have been up to? The duo take on a classic, well known C-10 down to bare metal and rebuild it into a timeless custom, with a few adventures along the way....

Oldest Trick In The Book: Will Tons Of Banana Peels Spin Out An Audi? Hoonigan Testing Continues!

Be it a comic pratfall, a cartoon cliché or the most annoying thing in Mario Kart since Luigi’s “Waaaaaa…!!!” noise, the joke is the same: you slip on a banana peel and you...