Following up on our original feature at Mac’s Motor City Garage, here are five more noteworthy applications for America’s most popular V8, the small-block Chevy. Continue reading
Category Archives: Technology
Cammer: The Real Story of the Legendary Ford 427 SOHC V8
In the 1960s, Ford’s overhead-cam 427 V8, popularly known as the Cammer, became the stuff of myth and legend. Here’s the story behind the story. Continue reading
Video: The Constant-Velocity Joint in Action
As a follow-up on the hugely popular video on driveshaft and u-joint operation, here’s a great little animation that shows how constant-velocity joints work. Continue reading
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Video: Driveshaft Angle and Phasing Made Simple
We could talk for a week and not explain driveshaft operation as effectively as this little two-minute demonstration video does. Watch this. Continue reading
Cadillac’s Phantom Northstar V12
In an earlier story at Mac’s Motor City Garage, we told of an experimental Cadillac V12 from the 1960s that never made it into production. Here’s another Caddy V12 that found a similar dead end—this one only a few years ago. Continue reading
Video: quarter-scale Peterbilt rules the road
Luca Burdin of Venice, Italy is a big fan of American trucks—so big a fan that he builds these incredible working miniatures. Here’s the most awesome 18-wheeler you’ll see today. Continue reading