History Archive

  • Filed under: Classics, Budget, Etc., Videos, Chevrolet Rob Dyrdek’s “kick flip” stunt in a Chevrolet Sonic effectively sealed his place in the hallowed halls of stunt driver lore. As it turns out, actually pulling off a 360-degree barrel roll in a vehicle is one of the most challenging stunts one...

    PopMech offers a video history of the automotive barrel roll

    Filed under: Classics, Budget, Etc., Videos, Chevrolet Rob Dyrdek’s “kick flip” stunt in a Chevrolet Sonic effectively sealed his place in the hallowed halls of stunt driver lore. As it turns out, actually pulling off a 360-degree barrel roll in a vehicle is one of the most challenging stunts one...

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  • Filed under: Classics, Ford The Ford Model A doesn’t get the historical respect of its 15-million-unit predecessor, the Model T, nor is it as beloved as the 1932 Ford V8 which followed. But when the Model A went on sale on December 2, 1927, it was an important transitional model...

    This Day in History: Ford Model A goes on sale

    Filed under: Classics, Ford The Ford Model A doesn’t get the historical respect of its 15-million-unit predecessor, the Model T, nor is it as beloved as the 1932 Ford V8 which followed. But when the Model A went on sale on December 2, 1927, it was an important transitional model...

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  • Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, Porsche, Celebrities, Racing Don’t get us wrong; we’re thrilled there are collectors with the means and patience required to hide vintage race cars in climate-controlled warehouses for decades. History needs its preservationists, but competition vehicles are meant to compete. Their sheet metal...

    Hurley Haywood talks about Rennsport history

    Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, Porsche, Celebrities, Racing Don’t get us wrong; we’re thrilled there are collectors with the means and patience required to hide vintage race cars in climate-controlled warehouses for decades. History needs its preservationists, but competition vehicles are meant to compete. Their sheet metal...

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  • Porsche 911 lead engineer says new model started on a blank sheet of paper GoAuto RSS – Car News

    Next Porsche 911 “throws away history”

    Porsche 911 lead engineer says new model started on a blank sheet of paper GoAuto RSS – Car News

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  • With two wins in two years in Townsville, the Melbourne-based team isn’t racing with eyes in its rear view mirror this weekend … V8 Supercars RSS Fujitsu Series News Feed

    PREVIEW: Sonic: History Means Nothing

    With two wins in two years in Townsville, the Melbourne-based team isn’t racing with eyes in its rear view mirror this weekend … V8 Supercars RSS Fujitsu Series News Feed

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