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
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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
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