This short film was made nearly 80 years ago, but you won’t find a better basic tutorial on automotive differentials. Watch and enjoy. Continue reading
Category Archives: Technology
Chrysler Returning to Turbo Encabulators for 2016
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is planning to incorporate turbo encabulators on all North American production models beginning in 2016, the company has announced. Report follows. Continue reading
Video: Your Flying Car is Here
Coming to you straight from the future! Okay, more like 1949. Here’s an idea whose time would never come: the flying car. Continue reading
The Truth About Henry Ford’s Soybean Car
The Ford soybean car: Scam or hoax? Only 72 years late, Mac’s Motor City Garage rips the lid off the controversy with this probing investigative report. Continue reading
A V8 That Never Was: the Kaiser-Frazer 288
Think you’ve seen everything in American V8s? Here’s one that never saw the light of day: the 1951 Kaiser-Frazer 288. Continue reading
Video: Basics of the English Wheel
Ever wondered exactly how an English wheel works? This great little video by metalworking guru Lazze demonstrates several key principles of the venerable panel-forming tool—and an important secret. Watch this. Continue reading
Video: See a NASCAR Crankshaft Machined From a Raw Chunk of Steel
Because the first CNC crankshaft video we featured here was so wildly popular, we’ve returned with an even better one. Watch as a NASCAR crankshaft is created from a raw forged blank on a single machine—untouched by human hands. Continue reading