Category Archive: AMC, Apex Car Feature, Project Cars

Project Update: The AMX/GTO Project is nearly complete!

The wild AMX/GTO project is on the home stretch! As a quick refresher, this car is a 1969 AMX body that was placed on the chassis of a wrecked 2007 Pontiac GTO. The GTO was cut and narrowed, the AMX...

BANGSHIFT PROJECT CAR SPOTLIGHT: AN AMC GREMLIN WITH A ROAD RACING PAST GETS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE

There may be a law on the books in the great state of Wisconsin that every gearhead must own at least one AMC project during their life. BangShift member Mike is proving that he’s totally...

Project Car Update: Progress on the AMX/GTO Project – It Runs!

The AMX/GTO project that we introduced to the world last winter is the insane combo of a late model GTO and a 1969 AMC AMX. The work is being performed at the home shop of our buddy Scott who lives...

Project Car Spotlight: A Kick Ass 1969 AMC Javelin Build

So let’s say you are a former motorcycle road racer, a Wisconsin native, a guy in need of a project car, and pretty darned good with your hands and a set of tools. How do you stay entertained...

Car Feature Re-Run: Gary and Pam Beineke’s Awesome 1971 One of None Superbird

A car feature on a 1971 Plymouth Super Bird? You got it. So what if Mopar never built such an animal, Gary and Pam Beineke did, and this one’s loaded with a 472ci Hemi wth a Six Pack. Yeah,...

Cool Project: How to Build a Modern AMX in Your Home Garage

While wrenching on Goliath recently, a dude pulled up in a minto Lucerne blue Trans-Am and asked if we had any trim pieces on the Javelin in our backyard. We invited him back to take a look, but that...

Event Coverage: 80 Photos of Detroit Speed’s 2010 Open House, BBQ, and Shop Tour

Detroit Speed’s Open House and BBQ is a must attend event each year during the Good Guys South Eastern Nationals. Since we were at Charlotte Motor Speedway to announce the Good Guys Street...