Category Archive: HISTORIC, Videos
Historic Footage: Honda’s Commercial For The 1981 ATC 250R Three Wheeler
Three wheelers are some of the biggest fun you can have when it comes to all-terrain vehicles, and of all of the ones sold, Honda’s ATC 250R was the one to have. Not knocking the Big Red or the...
Listen Up: The Awesome, Amazing, and Inspiring Story Of Operation Snowbound – How American Teamwork Saved Millions Of People and Livestock In 1949
There can be no overstatement of just how nasty Mother Nature can get when she wants to be. The winter of 1949 on the Western Plains of the United States is virtually beyond compare. A succession of...
NHRA Time Machine: Lohnes and Amanda Busick Relive Fun Moments From The Top End Of The Strip!
When it comes to personalities that people recognize immediately in the world of NHRA drag racing, Amanda Busick is one of them. A top end and pit reporter for NHRAonFOX broadcasts, Amanda has been a...
Classic YouTube: The Promotional Video For The Lamborghini Cheetah U.S. Military Prototype
The idea of a Lamborghini-built military vehicle really does sound intriguing. Sure, it was the 1970s, but even then, between the Muira and the Countach, Lamborghini was quickly making a solid name...
On This Day: The Focke-Wulf Fw 61 Twin-Rotor Helicopter Is First Flown
Ah, helicopters…one million parts rapidly rotating around a major oil leak, waiting for metal fatigue to set in. Instead of floating on the wind, riding along like a fixed-wing aircraft does,...
Knievel vs The Canyon: Here’s The Incredible Story Of The Snake River Canyon Jump In 1974
There was a time in America when the most famous person in the entire country was a lunatic with a motorcycle called Evel Knievel. His fame and his public bravery reached their outer limits on...
The American Engineer: This Chevrolet Sponsored Film From 1960 Is Really Cool and A Celebration Of The Profession
This is a neat old movie, especially when you look at it in the context of 2020. The film was originally made sometime in the 1950s and then updated right around 1960. You’ll see 1960 model...
Nothing Else Sounds Like It: Watch This Beautiful Ferrari 512 Driven By Derek Bell Scream Up Goodwood
I know lots of race car drivers and generally speaking the ones that do it for a living really view the car they are competing in as a tool. They see it as a carpenter see his T-square or as a welder...
Classic YouTube: The 1974 World 600, As Seen Through The Lens Of Car And Track!
It’s been lamented over and over that the only reason people watch NASCAR anything is simply for the crashes. And honestly, we understand that. The personality was sucked out of most of the...
On This Day: The First Successful Mid-Air Refueling Happened In 1923
For years, part of my job with the helicopters was to “hot” refuel helicopters on the ground. The pilots would land and the second the aircraft was electrically grounded…rotor...
Fun Video: Check Out This Home Movie Footage Showing A Trip To Santa Pod Raceway In 1972
This is one of those videos that’s great because of what it doesn’t have as opposed to what it does. This video doesn’t have a lot of production value as it was shot on a home movie...
Fun History: This Short Motor Trend Documentary Tells The Tale Of Mickey Thompson Running 400 MPH!
Now this is some fun watching. Freiburger told me a while back that he was working on a short documentary about Mickey Thompson’s quest to become the first American to run over 400mph and how...
Ever Wondered How Harley Earl Became GM Legend? RCR Dives Deep Into The Man’s History
In the history of the automobile to date, there are a select few names in the world of designers who deserve the praise they get. Think of Larry Shinoda, Virgil Exner, those names. Men who turned...
