Fun 1960s Video: Check Out Franklin Dobson Testing Out His DIY Hovercraft On Land and Sea
We’re fortunate have grow up in the tail end of the “awesome stuff in the back of the magazines” era. You know what we’re talking about. Buying plans for your own personal submarine, the always awesome X-Ray glasses, and all the other wacky stuff that looked so seedy and cool that you could send away […]
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Forgotten Failure: When Is The Last Time You Saw Or Thought About A Sterling 825 SL?!
On paper, this was a can’t miss. A Japanese company and an English company teaming up on a sedan that both would have loads of input on and both would benefit from. In the end, the project was doomed by a few factors that weren’t exactly related to the car but probably should have been […]
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Transportation Unlimited: This 1949 Chevrolet Film Highlights An Incredible Array Of 1930s and 40s Chevy Heavy Duty Trucks!
If there is one thing that we know about old trucks, especially those of the heavy duty variety it is that they do not live the long lives that many old cars do. They are machines designed to be used for working purposes every day and they are purchased with the idea that they’ll eventually […]
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Video: Here’s How A Morris Car Engine Was Built From Scratch In 1930s England!
There are certain things that will fascinate us until can’t be fascinated with things any more and the mass production of piston engines is one of those things. The historic mass production of piston engines is even better because of the fact that computerized technology was not available and the process had a lot more […]
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Funny Old Video: The Pinto vs The Vega Wagon On Car And Track Back In The Day
Well, this is something to see. What you are about to watch is a Pinto vs Vega wagon on Car and Track in vintage tv style. This comparison test is either the funniest thing you have ever seen or the saddest thing you have ever seen. Seriously. These cars were awful and there was legitimately […]
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Rumble Guts: Watch The Fancifully Massive PT Boat Engine Powered Packard Bentley Fire Up!
This is pretty awesome, if not totally off the wall. You are about to see the incredibly and fancifully massive PT Boat engine powered Packard Bentley fire up. This is one of those cars that a guy with a ton of money dreamed up and made happen. As you’d imagine the PT boat engine market […]
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The Land Rocket That Never Was: Could Donald Campbell’s Bluebird Mach 1.1 Have Broken The Sound Barrier?
There was nothing easy about being a record setter in the 1960s and Donald Campbell’s life proved that. Driven by a near obsession to not only match his famous father Malcom but to exceed him in ever way, shape, and fashion, Campbell was a national hero. The problem is that national heroes don’t necessarily rule […]
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Hear The Legend Speak: This Awesome 1980s Profile Of Art Arfons Contains A Great Interview of The Man Himself
There are few people that I idolize in the cannon of hot rodding history but Art Arfons is one of them. I have written lots about him, I have made a long, long episode of my Dork-O-Motive podcast about him, and I have tried to learn every scintilla of information I could about the drag […]
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Great Drag Video: Pro Stock Action Circa 1975 From Miami-Hollywood Speedway
We learned of this video from our friend Dawn Mazi-Hovsepain and it rules all! Shot at Miami Hollywood Speedway in 1975 it features some of the best Pro Stock drag racing footage of the era, unfortunately it doesn’t feature sound, but the visuals are flippin’ awesome! You’ll see Dyno Don, Bob Glidden, Gapp and Roush, […]
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In 1960 A Group Of Corvairs Drove From Chicago To Panama – This Film Shows The Insane Trip
This is completely and utterly mental. A few years ago we showed you the 1962 film of the Corviars crossing the so called “Darien Gap” which was a 99 mile jungle trail that served as a break in the Pan-American highway. This time we’re taking you to 1960 and showing you the wild story of […]
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