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With its signature body shape, unusual engine placement and unique place in global history, the Volkswagen Beetle is one of the world’s most recognizable automobiles. Join Scott and Ben as they take a look at the history of the Beetle in this podcast.
In this installment of the guys’ continuing series on engines, Scott and Ben cover the two-stroke engine. Tune in to learn what this engine does, where it’s used, and — most importantly — how it works.
When it comes to design, steampunk is unique: What if the world never entered the digital age, and all technology was steam-powered? Join Scott and Ben as they take a look at steampunk cars (which don’t actually run on steam) in this podcast.
In this installment of a continuing series on engines, the guys take a closer look at the rotary engine. Tune in as Scott and Ben break down the details of the rotary engine — including its advantages and disadvantages — in this podcast.
Inspired by listener mail, the guys decide to cover boats for the first time — and what better way to begin than by covering offshore racing? Tune in as Scott and Ben take a look at the thrilling — and potentially dangerous — world of offshore racing.
Has someone ever written ‘wash me’ across your windshield? Scott Wade noticed that when dirt caked onto a car it became the perfect canvas — and like any great artist, he couldn’t resist the opportunity. Learn more about dirty car art in this podcast.
Standard motor vehicles have foot controls for braking and accelerating, but hand controls also exist for drivers who can’t use their feet. Scott and Ben discuss different kinds of hand-controlled devices for drivers in this episode.
A hit-and-miss-engine is a type of flywheel engine, and compared to modern engines the design of this device is relatively simple. But how does it work? Tune in as Scott and Ben break down the mechanics behind the hit-and-miss engine in this podcast.
So let’s say you have a motorcycle built before 1916, some free time and a sense of adventure — but no idea what to do in September. Why not join the Motorcycle Cannonball? Tune in and learn more about this coast-to-coast motorcycle race.
For thousands of years, people across the world have built roads to move from one point to another. Listen in as Ben and Scott take a look at the evolution of road construction in this podcast.
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