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
Category Archives: Technology
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
Patelo’s Latest Miniature Masterpiece: a W32 Engine
Here’s the latest astonishing work of art by José Manuel Hermo Barreiro, known to the world simply as Patelo: a working, palm-sized W32 engine. Watch this stunning and moving video. Continue reading