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Video: Building the Tesla 3

Posted on January 12, 2019 by MCG

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 →

Posted in Industry News, Technology | Tagged Elon Musk, Tesla, Tesla 3

Video: Inside the 1966 GM Electrovan, Fuel Cell Pioneer

Posted on December 27, 2018 by MCG

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 →

Posted in Auto History, Technology | Tagged Fuel-Cell Vehicle, General Motors, GMC Handi-Bus

Harley-Davidson Bets Big on Electric Motorcycles

Posted on November 8, 2018 by MCG

The LiveWire, Harley-Davidson’s lean-forward entry in the battery-electric motorcycle market, hits the dealers in 2019. Continue reading →

Posted in Industry News, Technology | Tagged Harley-Davidson, LiveWire

Your 1,000-Horsepower Factory Crate Engine Has Arrived

Posted on October 30, 2018 by MCG

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 →

Posted in Hot Rods, Industry News, Technology | Tagged Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Hellephant Crate Engine, Mopar, Mopar Super Charger Concept

Video: Inside an 11,000-Horsepower Top Fuel Engine

Posted on September 15, 2018 by MCG

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 →

Posted in Motorsports, Technology | Tagged Time-Lapse Engine Rebuild, Top Fuel engine

Video: Hand-built 1963 Falcon Retractable Hardtop

Posted on August 29, 2018 by MCG

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 →

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Tomorrow is Today: A Film History of the Chrysler Turbine Cars

Posted on August 28, 2018 by MCG

Here’s a rare find: a nicely preserved 1963 factory film covering the history of the Chrysler Turbine program and the introduction of the sensational Turbine Ghia prototypes.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Technology | Tagged Chrysler Corporation, Chrysler Turbine

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