Awesome Video: The Story Of British Rally Hero Dave Kedward And His Audi Quattro Group B Beast
This is a spectacular video. The story of a kid who started working in a butcher shop and all the while taught himself how to weld, wrench, and even paint cars during his off-time. Eventually he gets good enough at it to ditch the meat market and make cars his life. From that point Dave […]
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This 1976 Film Promoting The IMSA Monza Race Car Is Awesome! 1970s Road Racing Greatness
Let’s get one thing straight before we get going here. The IMSA Monza was an awesome car. With the crazy fender flares and the screaming small block engines that powered them, these cars were a bright spot of coolness during a decade that was pretty lacking in it when it came to performance. Now, road […]
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New Old Stock: The 1995 Lotus S4S Was A Four Cylinder Screamer That Hung In With Newer Supercars
When it comes to supercars that Lotus Espirit is an interesting one. There were so many variants of the thing built over the years and all of them off of the same basic chassis. Like Colin Chapman’s original ethos of “simplify and then add lightness” said, this was a car that wasn’t laden with a […]
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All Bolts Are Not Created Equal: This Comparison Between ARP Stainless Bolts And Typical A2 Stainless Bolts Is Interesing
When it comes right down to it, there are a few things you can spend more money on and KNOW you are getting a better product. ARP Fasteners are on that short list. The company has blazed trails in high performance fasteners to places others have not even dared to dream about yet and they […]
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Historic Drag Video: NHRA Greatness At Green Valley Raceway In Texas Circa 1965
We’re kicking off the day with some spectacular footage from the 1965 NHRA Spring Nationals race at Green Valley Raceway in Texas. This footage has gas and fuel dragsters, gassers, early funny cars, and even Bob Sullivan in his blown, fuel burning Panedmonium Barracuda, a car we don’t think we have ever seen actually running […]
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Video On The Manufacturing Of A Ship Propeller Is Awesome
On a seemingly daily basis these days we’re reminded how dumb people can be. From idiotic acts behind the wheel to the way problems are solved it seems like we’re a species that’s lost its way. Thankfully there are videos and situations like the one you are about to watch to prove that we’re still […]
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Battered Barracuda: Check Out This Tribute To The Bashed Barracuda In The Awful Movie Highwaymen
So this car is the 1968 Barracuda that played a starring role in 2004’s forgettable movie Highwaymen. This was the story about a lunatic guy that went around in a 1972 Cadillac killing people on the highway for fun. The good guy was negatively effected by this bad guy because his wife or some other […]
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Watch A 1970s Vintage Turbo Offy Turn 9,000 On The Dyno Multiple Times And Make 600hp
The turbocharged Offenhauser engine was one of the most hellacious and long running combos at the Indianapolis 500 and in other open wheel forms of racing for decades around the USA. The tough as nails engine could take whatever was thrown at it for boost and racers threw a lot at it! Supposedly by the […]
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Flying History: This Video Shows The 1958 Rollout Of The Douglas DC-8, One of The Greatest Aircraft Ever!
Loads and loads of people bemoan the process and procedure of flying on a modern airliner. As an occupational hazard, I perform this particular function a lot and I honestly like it. Why and how? I’m not sure. Crowds don’t bug me, I always show up on time, and I have a book to read […]
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Humongous Hybrid: Watch This Euclid Haul Truck Use “Trolley Assist” To Climb A Grade – Genius!
As I’m sure many of you know, lots of heavy equipment in the world operates on the same principles as a hybrid car like the Chevy Volt does. There’s a combustion engine that is actually acting as a generator which is providing electricity to massive motors at the wheels to move heavy loads. Mining haul […]
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