Here’s yet another tiny masterpiece by master model maker Ron Colonna: a World War I-era Gnome rotary aircraft engine in 1:5 scale. And like all his creations, it runs like a fine watch. Continue reading
Category Archives: Technology
Video: Building the Tesla 3
Via time-lapse video, here’s a glimpse inside the Tesla production process as a Model 3 glides down the Fremont, California assembly line. Continue reading
Video: Inside the 1966 GM Electrovan, Fuel Cell Pioneer
At General Motors, development on fuel cell vehicles stretches back more than half a century. The 1966 Electrovan, a converted GMC Handi-Bus with hydrogen-oxygen power, could reportedly do 70 mph and travel 150 miles. Continue reading
Harley-Davidson Bets Big on Electric Motorcycles
The LiveWire, Harley-Davidson’s lean-forward entry in the battery-electric motorcycle market, hits the dealers in 2019. Continue reading
Your 1,000-Horsepower Factory Crate Engine Has Arrived
At the SEMA performance industry show in Las Vegas this week, Mopar reset the bar for factory crate engines—at 1,000 horsepower. Behold the Hellephant 426 Hemi V8. Continue reading
Video: Inside an 11,000-Horsepower Top Fuel Engine
Thanks to the Redline Rebuild team at Hagerty, we’ve got a detailed look inside a current Top Fuel engine in all its nitro-burning, 11,000 horsepower glory. Check this out. Continue reading
Video: Hand-built 1963 Falcon Retractable Hardtop
Kansas enthusiast Tim Sutherland wanted a Ford Falcon retractable hardtop. Unbothered by the fact that Ford never offered such a thing, he built his own. Continue reading