On the highway or the race track, the critical factor in vehicle behavior is load transfer. Here’s a clear and entertaining video lesson on the basic physics of the matter. Continue reading
Category Archives: Technology
Video: Inside a NASCAR Transmission
Here’s a fascinating look inside a NASCAR four-speed gearbox—simple, rugged, and rooted in old-time Detroit production technology. Continue reading
A Model T Ford V8?
Yes, there was such a thing, but it wasn’t a product of the Ford Motor Company. An enterprising Ford dealer in San Bernardino, California produced the Flivver V8. Continue reading
Video: Introducing the 1942 Oldsmobile with Hydra-Matic Drive
The automatic transmission is nearly universal today, but the American car-buying public was wary at first. Here’s Oldsmobile’s pitch for the 1942 Hydra-Matic. Continue reading
Time-Lapse Engine Rebuild: The Volkswagen Beetle
Simple yet rugged, the air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle engine powered more than 21 million vehicles. Here’s an entertaining and informative look inside. Continue reading
Secrets of Chrysler Ram Induction
With their radical-looking Ram Induction setups, Mopars of the early ’60s sported some of the wildest engine compartments ever seen around the Motor City. Here’s what that was all about. Continue reading
Video: Miniature Gnome Rotary Engine—Hear It Roar!
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