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Video: Dinky Harley Panhead rumbles like a big one

Posted on March 17, 2013 by JRC

Here’s another great miniature engine by master builder Ron Colonna that runs like the real thing. This one’s a Harley-Davidson Panhead V-Twin.

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Posted in Models & Miniatures, Technology | Tagged Harley Panhead

Video: Miniature Flathead V8 Rumbles Like the Real Thing

Posted on November 7, 2012 by MCG

Readers at Mac’s Motor City Garage are absolutely crazy about operating scale model engines, and who are we to deny you? So here’s another really cool miniature , a quarter-scale flathead V8 created by master builder Ron Colonna.  Continue reading →

Posted in Models & Miniatures, Technology | Tagged model engine

Video: World’s Smallest Small-Block Chevy — See and Hear it Run

Posted on October 11, 2012 by MCG

The people have spoken. You guys and girls who read Motor City Garage have shown how much you love functioning miniature engines. Very well then, we’ll kick it up a notch. Here’s an almost palm-sized Chevy V8 that runs like a charm. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Models & Miniatures, Technology

Video: Tiny Offy Roars Like a Real One

Posted on September 27, 2012 by MCG

At Motor City Garage, we’re suckers for working model engines. And so are you, judging from the huge response. Here’s a quarter-scale Offenhauser that looks, runs, and sounds beautiful—maybe enough to choke you up a little.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Models & Miniatures, Technology | Tagged Offenhauser, Ron Colonna

Palm-size miracle V12: see it built, watch it run

Posted on July 18, 2012 by MCG

If you admire craftsmanship, watch this incredible video. You’ll be moved. Jose Manuel Hermo Barreiro, a 72 year-old retired naval technician in Spain, has constructed 11 of these miniature miracle engines. This one is a V12.

 

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Posted in Models & Miniatures, Technology | Tagged Patelo

Duesenberg 1/6 scale model — see it run on video

Posted on July 6, 2012 by MCG

When master model maker Louis Chenot constructed this incredible Duesenberg SJ Phaeton in 1:6 scale, he included an authentic chassis and engine. How authentic is the engine? It runs. Watch the video.  Continue reading →

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