Category Archive: HISTORIC, Videos
The Volcano’s Aftermath: The Vehicles Left Behind After Mount St. Helens’ 1980 Blast
On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted, with an explosion 1,600 times that of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Ash fell in at least eleven U.S. states, lahars (volcanic mud flows) that were fed by...
Classic YouTube: The Rambler Ambassador Wagon From Hell
Justin Morgan’s Rambler Ambassador wagon was one of the very first Australian-style monster machines I ever saw footage of. The 440-powered Kenosha expat is a big, black tire fryer that can...
Classic YouTube: Ford For 1970 – Torino, Mustang, Maverick And More!
I often get pigeonholed as a Mopar freak. Yeah, I know, my history points that way, with at least seven in my past and the most talked about being my Imperial, Mirada and Diplomat. But the truth is...
That Won’t Buff Out: Check Out This Footage Of BMC Crash-Tests From The Early 1960s!
Watching a car crash into a stationary object will always result in a cringing moment where you look at what was a perfectly serviceable vehicle and mutter to yourself, “Jeez, look at where...
Classic YouTube: The Finnish Drag Racing Oldsmobile Delta 88
I’m of the mindset that the spritual successor to the musclecar era Oldsmobiles isn’t the G-body Cutlass, but instead the Oldsmobile Delta 88. They are comparable in size to the old...
Bloodhound SSC Aims For 1000 mph And Makes First Test Hit Over 200 mph
The Bloodhound SSC plans to set a new all time land speed record of 1000 miles per hour, but before it can get that fast they need to do some shakedown runs. But where do you handle those? And how do...
Classic YouTube: The 1974 Bathurst Run Of John Goss And Kevin Bartlett
We may wax nostalgic about how NASCAR used to be in the 1970s, but compared to most other racing series, the circle track guys still have one major downfall compared to everybody else: they will not...
Classic YouTube: MotorWeek’s Unusual Test Of The 1991 Mack CH613
With Brian’s note of the new Mack Anthem semi-tractor hitting the market, I had to look back to an episode of MotorWeek I remembered watching as a little kid. How I remembered this particular...
The Benchmarker: Watch As The Bugatti Chiron Goes To Nearly 250 MPH And Back To Zero In 42 Seconds
Unless one is parked at SEMA this year, the likelihood that any one of the three of us gets near a Bugatti Chiron is exactly zero. They are fresh, they are fast, and even Bugatti themselves...
This Video Of Mildly Botched Aircraft Carrier Landings From 1944 Is Awesome – Everyone Is OK!
To me, landing an airplane on an aircraft carrier is one of the most impressive feats a human being can perform. Hell, landing a plane on solid ground is one of them as well but when you add in the...
Beyond Bitchin’ Video From Bonneville 1961 – A Teacher Chases A Record In His Hot Rod VW!
This is the best video you’ll see regarding car stuff today anywhere. The footage was taken by a TV crew at Bonneville in 1961 and it is a truly cool profile of racer Dick Beith and his little...
In 1932 Ab Jenkins Drove Nearly 120mph For 25 Hours STRAIGHT At Bonneville – Amazingly, Video Exists Of This Feat
We have showed clips of Ab Jenkins streaking across the salt in a 1932 Pierce Arrow, its big V12 engine rumbling away as he drove in a seemingly endless loop of 10 mile circles for 25 hours straight...
Classic YouTube: Late 1970s Footage Of An SCCA-Prepared 1970 Mustang Mach 1
Home movies are just awesome. It’s odd to say, but I’m young enough that having home movies isn’t that big of a deal to me…in fact, as I’m typing this, I’m in the...
