Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX
The Heavies: This 1970 Can-Am Documentary From Road Atlanta Is Great
Jan 03, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on The Heavies: This 1970 Can-Am Documentary From Road Atlanta Is Great
I was having a conversation about a guy who was right smack dab in the middle of the Can Am racing world during the early 1970s. To me, outside of drag racing it was the coolest form of racing on the...
Is This The Best Corvette of 2023? – John Jackson Spent Some Quality “Tulsa Time” with the Hot Rod Garage 1963 Split Window
Jan 02, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Is This The Best Corvette of 2023? – John Jackson Spent Some Quality “Tulsa Time” with the Hot Rod Garage 1963 Split Window
Mr. Jackson gets to hang out with all the cool kids and see all the cool cars, since everyone is always asking for him to shoot features on their cars. John is NotStockPhoto and he’s been...
Cool Video: This Look Back At The Astounding Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette Is Great
Jan 02, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Video: This Look Back At The Astounding Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette Is Great
It seems like an impossibility, right? A Corvette built in 1988 was the world’s most heroic sports car in terms of top speed for decades? And the thing was a freaking Corvette with a small...
This 1969 Plymouth Belvedere, Road Runner, and GTX Sales Trainer Video Rules
Jan 02, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on This 1969 Plymouth Belvedere, Road Runner, and GTX Sales Trainer Video Rules
Trippy, weird, informative, and fun. Those are the words we would use to describe this 1969 Plymouth training video that was distributed to dealers across the country for them to show their sales...
Historic Video: 1950s Stock Car Racing In Pomona Is Awesome To Watch
Jan 01, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Historic Video: 1950s Stock Car Racing In Pomona Is Awesome To Watch
Pomona, California has been a hot bed of racing for nearly 70 years, and it’s more varied than you think. Since 1953 there have been drag racing events at the place and while that is the type...
Engine Video: A Look At The 1992 Chevy LT5 Small Block Assembly Line And Machining Process
Jan 01, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Engine Video: A Look At The 1992 Chevy LT5 Small Block Assembly Line And Machining Process
There was nothing as exotic as the 1992 Chevy LT5 small block coming from a domestic manufacturer during that time period. The Lotus designed heads, the Mercury Marine connection for building them,...
Derek Bought A LAMBORGHINI Made Of WOOD! Will It RUN AND DRIVE 300 Miles Home After Many Years Of Sitting?
Dec 31, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Derek Bought A LAMBORGHINI Made Of WOOD! Will It RUN AND DRIVE 300 Miles Home After Many Years Of Sitting?
Who builds a car out of wood? It’s nuts to think that someone might, but we’ve seen a few over the years. But this is most certainly the first time we’ve ever seen a Lamborghini...
The Greatest Pontiac Never Made? This Epic Machine Never Saw The Light Of Day But Was Something Truly Special
Dec 31, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Greatest Pontiac Never Made? This Epic Machine Never Saw The Light Of Day But Was Something Truly Special
Pontiac is often credited for being the brand that started the muscle car movement, and they continued to be cutting edge designers within the GM family for decades. But one project that most folks...
Retro Review: This MotorWeek Review Of The Then New 1991 GMC Syclone Is Awesome
Dec 31, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Retro Review: This MotorWeek Review Of The Then New 1991 GMC Syclone Is Awesome
In today’s world when we hear of a company launching model with a turbocharged V6 engine, everyone shrugs. Its the way of the world these days. Turbochargers are everywhere and even lame little...
Racing In The Rain: Watch This 1958 Sadler-Chevrolet Mk3 Attack The Road Course In The Wetness
Dec 31, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Racing In The Rain: Watch This 1958 Sadler-Chevrolet Mk3 Attack The Road Course In The Wetness
If you are a race car driver in England, it seems like you should be pretty versed in wet competition, right? The country is known for being slightly more than damp at times and racing in the rain is...
Fantastic Video: This Old Ad For A Fiat 127 Features One Of The More Incredible Driving Sequences Ever
Dec 30, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Fantastic Video: This Old Ad For A Fiat 127 Features One Of The More Incredible Driving Sequences Ever
The Fiat 127 was one of those cars that people instantly ate up. Fiat sold ’em like they were free beer from the early 1970s right into the 1980s with little more than cosmetic upgrades. The...
They Hit The Walls, And Each Other Trying To Win What Has To Be One Of The Most Epic Winged Sprint Car Races You Will EVER See!
Dec 29, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on They Hit The Walls, And Each Other Trying To Win What Has To Be One Of The Most Epic Winged Sprint Car Races You Will EVER See!
I grew up in Northern California in a drag racing family. We went to Fremont Dragstrip quite often when I was growing up, and drag racing was what we did. We didn’t autocross, or road race, or...
Weird No More: The Saab 900 Turbo Wasn’t An Oddball In The 1980s, It Was A Window Into The Future
Dec 29, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on Weird No More: The Saab 900 Turbo Wasn’t An Oddball In The 1980s, It Was A Window Into The Future
Before General Motors got their hooks into Saab and drove it straight into an iceberg, the Swedish auto manufacturer was an unlikely and awesome success story in the industry. An airplane...
A Car Is Born: This 1960s Film Showing Life In The River Rouge Plant Is A Jaw Dropper
Dec 28, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on A Car Is Born: This 1960s Film Showing Life In The River Rouge Plant Is A Jaw Dropper
It has been said by people far smarter than I ever will be, that Ford’s River Rouge plant is the greatest factory ever built. At its height, ore and raw materials would enter one end cars would...