Davey Apex
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| Vehicle type | Crown Celesta | ||||||
| Occupation | Piston Cup racer for Re-Volting (formerly) | ||||||
| Main portrayer(s) | Bill Farmer
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Davey Apex (referred to as Dave Alternators in the die-cast line), is a race car that formerly competed in the Piston Cup Racing Series for Re-Volting with the number 84.
History
Cars
In Cars, Davey is seen racing at the Motor Speedway of the South against the likes of Lightning McQueen, Strip Weathers, Chick Hicks and many others. When Chick Hicks causes a huge accident in hopes of leaving Lightning McQueen in the dust, Dave is one of the first cars to be hit, and suffers some minor damage, noticeably, he is hit by Kevin Racingtire, then Manny Flywheel.
Between Cars and Cars 3
Between the events of Cars and Cars 3, Davey retired from racing and was replaced by T.G. Castlenut.
Other appearances
Davey also appears in Cars Daredevil Garage, via his die-cast for the Piston Cup category of cars.
Bio
- Davey Apex has always dreamed of being a professional race car. Sure he's never come in higher than 20th or 21st, but it's still the life he's always dreamed of. He loves the cheering fans and the squealing rubber on asphalt. The only part he doesn't like is the racing part which is probably why he's never come in higher than 20th or 21st place. See Davey's just not competitive by nature. If someone wants to pass him, he lets them. I mean why be rude?[1]
Physical description
Davey is a Crown Celesta that is painted red, white and gray. with the number 84 painted red and white on his doors and roof. He has the Re-Volting logo on his hood.
Gallery
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Car Finder profile
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Artwork commonly used on his diecast releases
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Cars
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Cars
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Davey, Floyd, Manny in the crash
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Trivia
- In Toy Story 3, the batteries Lotso's gang used for gambling are branded with Re-Volting.
- Dave has the same number as Apple racers.
- This error was evidently recognized when Pixar fixed Re-Volting's number to be 48 in Cars 3.
- In the 2016, 2019 and 2022 die-cast mainlines, he is referred to as Dave Alternators.
- In the 2018 die-cast mainline, he is mistakenly referred to as T.G. Castlenut, which is actually the name of the veteran in Cars 3.
- His name resembles that of the 1992 Daytona 500 champion Dave Allison, who passed away in 1993 at Talladega.
- Despite his bio saying he never finished higher than 20th, he actually finished 11st in the Dinoco 400.
- He resembles the 1996 version of the Pontiac Grand Prix.
- Unlike the other Crown Celestas, which have smaller, thinner builds, Dave has a wider body, similar to that of a Capitol Motors Verve XT.
- It is possible that Davey is an older model of the Crown Celesta.