Editing Apollo GT (section)

{{short description|Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer}}

{{Infobox automobile
| name = Apollo
| image = Apollo 5000 GT Coupe.jpg
| caption = 1965 Apollo 5000 GT Coupe
| manufacturer = International Motor Cars
| aka = Vetta Ventura
| production = 1962 - 1964<br>88 produced
| model_years = 1962 - 1965
| assembly = [[Oakland, California]], United States
| class = [[Sports car]]
| body_style = 2-door [[Fastback|fastback coupe]]<br>2-door [[convertible]]
| layout = 
| platform = 
| engine = {{ubl |{{convert|215|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} ''[[Buick V8 engine#215|Buick]]'' V8 ([[gasoline]])|{{convert|300|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} ''[[Buick V8 engine#300|Buick]]'' V8 (gasoline)}}
| transmission = 4-speed [[manual transmission|manual]]<br>2-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]]
| wheelbase = {{Convert|2464|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="automobile-catalog1963">{{cite web
 | url=http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/apollo/apollo_gt/apollo_gt_convertible/1963.html
 | title=1963 Apollo GT Convertible performance data, specs & photo
 | publisher=Automobile-catalog.com
 | date= 
 | accessdate=2011-11-20}}</ref>
| length = {{Convert|4445|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{Convert|1676|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{Convert|1270|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{Convert|1030|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| related = 
| designer = Ron Plescia, [[Franco Scaglione]]
| sp = us
}}

The '''Apollo GT''' is an Italian-American [[sports car]], initially marketed from 1962 to 1964 by International Motor Cars in [[Oakland, California]].

Engineered by Milt Brown and designed by Ron Plescia, it featured handmade Italian bodywork and chassis by [[Intermeccanica]], with a choice between two-seater [[convertible (car)|convertible]] or [[fastback]] styles. Power came from a {{convert|215|cid|L|1|abbr=on}} or {{convert|300|cid|L|1|abbr=on}} [[Buick V8 engine|Buick]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975|year=1982 |publisher=krause publications|isbn=0-87341-027-0|editor=Gunnell, John A.}}</ref> engine mated to a 4-speed manual.

The initial company completed assembly of 42 cars before suspending production while seeking new financing. IMC allowed the sale of Intermeccanica body/chassis units to Vanguard Motors in [[Dallas, Texas]], to produce cars under the Vetta Ventura name. These were made until 1966 as a stop-gap measure to keep body producer Intermeccanica in business until new backers were found. Other production arrangements followed, assembling cars not completed by International.

A total of 88<ref>Northrup, Robb Apollo GT: The American Ferrari</ref> cars have been produced to date by all entities.