Valve springs are among the most highly abused components in a modern engine, road or racing. See what happens when they fail in this fascinating ultra-high speed video. Continue reading
Category Archives: Technology
From Airbus and Italdesign, Here’s Your Flying Car
Futurists have been dreaming of cars that can fly for nearly a century. With this concept from Airbus and Italdesign, the fantasy could move one step closer to reality. Continue reading
Shop Video: Secrets of Metalworking With the Shrinker Stretcher
The shrinker stretcher is one of the more underestimated metal-forming tools in the shop. This excellent video by Lazze demonstrates a few important secrets of these powerful and flexible machines. Continue reading
Video: Tiny 10 Cubic-Inch V12 runs 8,500 RPM
This teeny, tiny V12 from Austria displaces less than 10 cubic inches, but it roars like a big one. Check out the video and construction details here.
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Video: Hamburg’s Amphibious Riverbus
Amphibious vehicles are hardly new, but we thought this one was worth a closer look. Meet the Hafencity Riverbus, which carries sightseers through the roads and waters of Hamburg, Germany. Continue reading
Video: Inside the 2017 NASCAR Chassis
The 2017 NASCAR season begins this weekend—a perfect time to check out the changes to the Monster Energy Cup Series chassis this year, mainly in the interest of driver safety. Here’s the lowdown. Continue reading
Video: GM Pitches Hydra-Matic Drive in the 1948 Oldsmobile
These days we take the automatic transmission for granted, but it took a concerted marketing campaign to sell the innovation to the American public. Here’s GM’s pitch to the car buyers of 1948 starring the Oldsmobile with Hydra-Matic Drive. Continue reading