Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, Videos
Gas Shortage: The 1985 San Marino Grand Prix, Where Half Of The Top Ten Ran Out Of Fuel
You could almost feel the annoyance radiating off of Ayrton Senna as his Lotus-Renault cruised slowly to a stop. Senna had been running a stout race, had taken the pole in qualifying for the San...
For Love and Money: This 1970 Formula 5000 Film Is Epic – Donohue, Hobbs, Follmer, More!
Now THIS is awesome. You are about to watch a short film called “For Love and Money. Made by the L&M Tobacco company in 1970, it provides an amazing look into the world of Formula 5000...
Progress Made, Record Set: Don Garlits Runs 189mph In His Electric Dragster – Video and Photos Here
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – While Don Garlits isn’t quite to his ultimate goal os 200mphin the quarter mile at the wheel of his electric dragster, he’s making progress! Last...
The Arrowhead: The Story Of Pontiac From Beginning To Ultimate End
The first one I rode in was the 1982 Trans Am S/E that my grandmother owned. There was the 1976 Firebird Formula that came into the shop for some bodywork and a tune…that was a torquey...
Classic YouTube: The 1981 Jeep CJ-7 – Other Than A Pontiac Engine, What Changed?
For nearly thirty years, the Jeep CJ-5 was produced with only tiny, minimal changes. The marker lights got bigger, the interiors got a bit more fluffed up than just a cheap cushion on a metal pad,...
Classic YouTube: The F-14 Tomcat In Action, Without What’s-His-Name…
I had the Nintendo game. I played Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” in my grandfather’s New Yorker many, many times over. Sure, the song was on the cassette that came with the...
Angry Toddler: This Fiat 126 Is Packing A Small-Block Chevy Somewhere In That Body!
“That’s not a car, it’s just a container to protect the engine from the weather.” First comment on this video…and they are not wrong in the slightest. If you don’t...
We Love Track History: This Documentary Looks Back At The Awesome History Of Bandimere Speedway
The eyes of the NHRA drag racing world have all turned toward Bandimere Speedway as they have done for decades at this time of the year. The kick off for the grueling, vaunted, and frankly awesome...
1980s Toy Ad Greatness: This Collection Of SST Muscle Machines Commercials Brought Us Right Back To Childhood
There were few toys I loved more as a kid than my SST Muscle Machines and while I had not thought of them in a long, loooong time, when I ran into this YouTube video with a complete collection of ads...
Man vs Machine: Watch This 101 Year Old Mercedes Grand Prix Rumble and Slide Up The Goodwood Course
There’s just something awesome about seeing a guy like Ben Collings take the stick to a 101-year old car and give it hell on the course at Goodwood. The machine in this case is a 140hp Mercedes...
Yard Master: The Origin Story Of The Terminal Tractor
I first saw one late one night while I was doing some not-so-legal driving around the Tacoma dock areas. On the waterfront, seeing semi-tractors hauling containers around was nothing new. You learned...
CRANK IT UP: This Is The Epic Sound Of Formula One In The Late 1970s – Cosworth V8 Screaming, Ligier JS11 Racer Working!
While I am not consumed with fandom over modern Formula One racing, I am a very large dork when it comes to the history of the pinnacle racing series in the world. That’s not to take a swing...
Classic YouTube: There Can’t Be Many Geo Storm Hatchbacks Left, Can There?
Here’s a weird one for you: think back to the early 1990s and how Geo was positioned. You had a nimble little four-wheel-drive (Tracker), a fuel mileage cornerstone that is still very...
