Proto-Speedster
If you stretch the yardstick of automotive development about two feet beyond current thinking, that’s where you’ll find the pedals of the American Roadster Experimental (AREX) prototype sports car.
June 1, 1991
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Outrageous thoughts race through your head as you listen to Dave Stollery reel off his car’s projected performance statistics – like 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds, the quarter-mile in 11.3 seconds and (if your foot stays jammed against the floor) a top end of around 200 mph. Cool!
May 25, 1991
Yankee Doodle
Automotive design studio walls are generally plastered with sketches, a wallpaper of idea drawings that are up there for inspiration, but rarely taken down and transformed into
April 1, 1991
American Roadster Experimental
“The AREX (American Roadster Experimental) is an American car,” designer David Stollery explained, “and I feel Chevrolet has that image … the Heartbeat of America.” He was
January 1, 1991
Project Syclone
1990 Syclone LSR — World Record 204.145 mph “Banks team of Bonneville veterans’ fine-tuned race strategy tweaked the truck to top performance. It put GMC in a
September 14, 1990
World’s Fastest Pickup
Despite possessing the aerodynamics of a brick, Banks/GMC Syclone pickup truck tops 210 mph, becoming both World’s Fastest Pickup Truck and the first pickup to exceed 200
January 1, 1990
December 1, 1989
GMC Truck Motorsport’s S-15 Club Coupe
GMC Truck Motorsport’s S-15 Club Coupe, managed by Gale Banks Engineering, set five land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah during 1989. Banks prepares
January 1, 1989
January 1, 1989
Rx for Power
For as long as there have been internal combustion engines, efforts have been made to improve their efficiency. This type of engine has long been compared to
April 30, 1988