Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Video: Back In The Late 1980s 4-Wheel Steering Was The Gadget Of The Day – Remember The Mazda 626 4WS
As a young whippersnapper in the waning days of the 1980s I remember reading about, with some awe, rear wheel steering equipped cars. Not just the era’s big dollar exotics, but Japanese cars...
Life Insurance…Check: 72 Miles An Hour In A Go-Kart? Seems Safe Enough To Us!
Outside of the one-off builds like the infamous Gixxerkart, when would you expect to see a go-kart ripping past the wall at Interstate speeds? We aren’t talking shifter karts, either, just your...
Dakar Rally Car, SxS, Quad, Bike, And Big Truck Action Highlights From 2019’s Biggest Rally
The Dakar Rally is one of motorsports biggest tests of man and machine, and the variety of machines is something spectacular. Over the years the trucks have gotten bigger and badder, the cars smaller...
Ever Wondered What Really Happens If Someone Dumps Sugar In Your Gas Tank? Here’s The Answer!
Personal story time: the first vehicle I purchased that required financing was a 1999 Chevrolet Blazer two-door back in 2002. At the time, I thought I was making a smart decision: a small SUV with a...
The Time Lapse Of This Cafe Racer Coming Together Is Cool As Hell
I’ve been drooling over cafe racers for a few years, but recently I’ve looked at all kinds of bikes being transformed from the mundane to the awesome. Such is the case with this Honda...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Your Take On The New Crop Of YouTube Mechanics?
Today’s question starts out with a video series on YouTube that kicked off at the beginning of the year on the D.I.Y. Gang YouTube channel. A 2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat that saw the wrong...
$300 Charmer: Junkyard Digs Drags A Beater Oldsmobile Home!
I hate to be a spoilsport of sorts, but this Oldsmobile Delta 88 has already been sold off. I know, because I was privy to the whole thing from beginning to end. Kevin from Junkyard Digs had been...
Classic YouTube: The Fort St. John Rally Race Of 2010 – $200 Beaters Romping In British Columbia
Fort St. John, British Columbia is a little north of the center of the province and on the eastern edge, parked along the Alaska Highway at Mile 47. Other than being a transportation hub of sorts,...
The Auction Mistake Corvette Has A New Heartbeat! See Cleetus Get Dirty Putting The New Mill Together!
The last time we nosed around Cleetus’s neck of the woods with the Auction Mistake Corvette, it was right about the time he absolutely and utterly fragged the engine while on a dragstrip pass....
Bomb Blast: This Chevelle’s Transmission Detonates As If The Pin Was Pulled!
The automatic transmission’s job is highly underrated. Scratch that…the transmission’s job is underrated. Converting the force from the engine’s crankshaft that is being...
Frequent Flyer Miles: J.Malcom’s G-Body Wheelie Collection Of 2018
Title pretty much says it all, doesn’t it? Down South, racers adore the GM G-body. A decent sized package with a bit of wheelbase to it, with an engine bay that will swallow up just about any...
No Margin For Error: This 1968 Film From Autolite Follows Road Racing, NASCAR, Desert Racing, and More
There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned promotional film from the late 1960s to brighten our day around here and this is one of the best. The opening sequence alone is freaking awesome with...
