Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX
Flat Out For 100,000 – 1964 Mercury Durability Test At Daytona Had 289 Comets Running For 40 Days Straight
Jul 15, 2019Brian Lohnes3
How do you prove to the general public that you make tough, cool, and hard running cars for them to buy? Well, if you were Mercury (Ford’s excitement division at that point) you put your heads...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift – Ride Shotgun In A Period Correct 1965 B-Production Corvette
Jul 12, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on The American Powertrain Parting Shift – Ride Shotgun In A Period Correct 1965 B-Production Corvette
Production car road racing was a major crazy in the 1960s just like production car drag racing and stock car racing were as well. The country was obsessed with speed in all of it various forms so the...
Morning Symphony: The Upper Crust Of The Goodwood Festival of Speed!
Jul 12, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
Goodwood Festival of Speed. If you love any and every aspect of proper performance machines, it is paradise in Britain. It is where old race cars and the freshest of new supercars rub elbows with...
Watch The Incredible New DeTomaso P72 Cruise, Scream, and Carve Corners At Goodwood!
Jul 11, 2019Brian Lohnes1
It is one thing to see a new hyper-car as it is unveiled, sitting majestically among the throngs of people and media but it is wholly another to hear one run and drive, especially with some full...
Awesome: Watch The VW ID.R and The McLaren F1 Runs Up Goodwood Side By Side 20 Years Apart
Jul 10, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Awesome: Watch The VW ID.R and The McLaren F1 Runs Up Goodwood Side By Side 20 Years Apart
Automotive technology advances. From window cranks to propulsion systems, things are constantly being touched, tweaked, and changed by engineers. The rise of the electric car has been accelerating in...
Awesome Video: The Worst NASCAR Race Ever – Here’s The Story Of The 1969 Talladega 500
Jul 09, 2019Brian Lohnes3
While the title may be a little over the top, the video below is one of the most interesting tellings of the infamous 1969 Talladega 500 that we have ever seen. With video from the period, cool...
Weird Car, Cool Story: This Guy’s Passion For His 1969 Reliant Scimitar Is Cool – Ever Seen One?!
Jul 09, 2019Brian Lohnes5
We’re constantly fascinated by automotive enthusiasts that do not follow the well beaten path that millions of others have followed. These are the people who are not pressured to be part of the...
Unhinged: A Nod To The Big Brass Balls Era
Jul 09, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
Regular readers should be familiar with this red flame-belching beast of an early racing car. It’s the 1910 Fiat S76 Record, better known as “The Beast of Turin”. Nevermind that...
Morning Symphony: The Sights And Sounds From Eau Rouge And Raidillon at Spa-Francorchamps
Jul 08, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
The corner names are legendary for reasons. The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca has the radical elevation change and downward curves. The Karussell at the Nurburgring started out as a driver dipping his...
Ridetech’s Coil-Over Suspension System For 5th Gen Camaros Is A Simple Swap. Watch This.
Jul 07, 2019Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Ridetech’s Coil-Over Suspension System For 5th Gen Camaros Is A Simple Swap. Watch This.
No matter how much we like to romanticize our old rides, which I prefer over anything new, there is no denying that the crop of muscle cars available today are arguably the best in the history of the...
Ride On The Back Of The Restored, 800hp, UOP 1974 Shadow DN4 Can-Am Car At Laguna Seca!
Jul 06, 2019Brian Lohnes4
As we have often talked about, we think that Can-Am was the pinnacle blend of muscle car era insanity, internationally cool drivers, and killer race tracks across the country. The series lived a...
This Car And Track Rip Roaring Road Test of A 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger Is A Fun Watch – They Hammer These Things!
Jul 05, 2019Brian Lohnes3
Now this is a fun video! You are about to see the road test of a 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger as it was performed on the old television show Car and Track. The best thing about this one is how hard they...
Best of 2019: 1966 Chevy Promotional Video Is The Greatest Ever – Jumping Chassis, Rock Test, Turbine Powered Big Rig, 150mph Corvette!
Jul 05, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Best of 2019: 1966 Chevy Promotional Video Is The Greatest Ever – Jumping Chassis, Rock Test, Turbine Powered Big Rig, 150mph Corvette!
Yes, that is a chassis flying through the air being piloted by a guy who is strapped into a low back bucket seat. This is just one instance of awesome in this video that we think could be the...
Retro Review: This Look Back At The 1991 Mitsubishi Diamante Will Refresh Your Memory On A Segment Busting Car
Jul 03, 2019Brian Lohnes2
The Germans never knew what hit them. The 1990s brought on an absolutely avalanche of Japanese sedans that were designed from top to bottom to compete with every luxury, near luxury, and non-luxury...






