Category Archive: Apex Spotlight, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, CAR FEATURES, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos

Inside The AJ Henriksen’s Garage Race Car Collection: Massive Private Vintage Museum From NASCAR to Trans Am and More!

I’ve been fortunate enough to see some pretty cool private car collections over the years, so when there are collection owners willing to let someone share them on the internet I always like to...

Mr 4 Speed Herb McCandless and Steve Magnante talk Hemi Race Cars Sox & Martin and 70’s Pro Stock!

What a pair to have talking about Hemi Race Cars and the early days of Pro Stock! I’ve been a Pro Stock fan my entire life, so when I took the plunge and got my Pro Stock license 25 years ago...

Newbern Bought A Few Motortrend Projects: One Got Lost! Check Out What He Got And The Adventure Getting Them Home!

Like all the Motortrend TV hosts, Newbern and the gang were given the opportunity to buy some of the projects from the shows when Motortrend decided to shut down the production company and stop...

A Detailed Look at the 2025 Ridler Award Winner! Check Out All The Details We Missed In Photos!

We talked about the Great 8 from Detroit Autorama on this week’s PowerShift podcast, and if you missed it I have a link below. We talked about all of them, plus the winning 1955 Nomad, and got...

Is This The COOLEST Drag Car & Ramp Truck Ever? The Hot Rod Hoarder Finds Vintage Treasure at a HISTORIC Track

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another awesome feature. Actually, this one is a double feature PLUS some other cool stuff as well. We love this ramp truck and so much more!...

RIDLER WINNER FEATURE VIDEO: HERE’S THE 2025 RIDLER WINNER 1955 CHEVROLET NOMAD FROM DETROIT AUTORAMA.

We shared a video of the Great 8 finalists for the Ridler Award at Detroit Autorama a couple of days ago and now we’ve got a feature video on the one that took the title. If you missed the...

Rare and Strange Street Freaks Video: Gassers of the East, Featuring Some Insane, Cool, And Wild Rides We Love!

When I hear the term Street Freak, I think of the 1970’s gasser style rides that came out of Southern California’s Van Nuys Blvd cruising scene. These cars were, in some ways, inspired by...

Hot Rod Hoarder Video Feature: This Vintage Dragster Has Been UNTOUCHED 40+ Years And Has Lingenfelter Power!

This bitchin old rear engine dragster has been sitting for decades, but now Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is sharing it with us and bringing a great feature video below. He’s got the...

This 100th Anniversary Kenworth Super Hauler Just Might Be The Ultimate Toterhome! Full Tour Video Below!

We love RVs around here and always have. No matter what the style, we probably have some favorites, and I dig checking them all out. If I won the lottery, I’d love to own a nice toterhome and a...

The Original Urban Outlaw: Catching Up With Magnus Walker – A Tour Of His Porsche Collection And More With Larry Chen

Magnus Walker is one of those guys that got real popular doing things that weren’t real popular. Larry Chen refers to him as the original urban outlaw, and in some ways he most certainly was,...

🔥DETROIT AUTORAMA 2025 Video: Here Are The Great 8 Finalists Who Are In The Running For The Ridler Award

If you aren’t familiar with the Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama, the quick and dirty is that it is arguably the most coveted car show award on earth. It is also never without drama. These cars...

Larry Chen Gives Us A Review Of The Most Insane Ford Raptor You Can Buy With A Warranty! 900 Horsepower!

This is the Shelby Raptor Baja R, and it’s everything you expect from Shelby. Starting with an already very capable Raptor R, this bad boy makes 900 horsepower, has good street manners, and has...

Freiburger Shares The Story Behind Hot Rods Cheap Thrills Dart: HOW RATTY MUSCLE CARS WENT MAINSTREAM!

I remember when the Cheap Thrills Dart story came out in Hot Rod Magazine. I remember reading that article in my living room and being pissed off by the fact that Freiburger used hose clamps instead...

Hot Rod Hoarder Feature: This REAL DEAL Z/28 Drag Car That Parked Outside for Decades And Is Now FOR SALE!

Tommy Lee Byrd has found another one! I can’t believe some of the stuff he finds sitting around in yards, barns, fields, and tree lines, but he does it over and over again. I love it, because...