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Full Documentary: The Thrill Driver’s Choice – Circa 1956

Ben Branch April 17, 2022
Joie Chitwood Hell Drivers Thrill Show
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

The Thrill Driver’s Choice is a film that was made by Chevrolet to showcase the engineering that went into their 1956 model year vehicles….

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Full Vintage Documentary: Vacuum Control Chevrolet Gearshift – 1938

Ben Branch April 10, 2022
Vacuum Control Chevrolet Gearshift – 1938 Film 1
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This short film, titled Vacuum Control, explains in detail how Chevrolet’s then-new column shifted manual transmission works. It was produced and released in 1938 to accompany…

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Full Vintage Documentary: How Oil Is Drilled, Transported, And Refined To Gasoline

Ben Branch April 3, 2022
More Power to You Documentary 2
  • Films

This vintage documentary is titled More Power to You, it covers the process of drilling for oil, transporting, it and refining it into gasoline. Now…

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Vintage Film: Ford’s Experimental “Wrist Twist” Steering System From 1965

Ben Branch March 27, 2022
Ford Experimental Wrist Twist Steering System
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This short film from Ford is focussed on their “Wrist Twist” steering system from 1965 – a way of steering a car that required…

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For Sale: A Ferrari 250 GTO Replica That Appeared In “The Italian Job” + “Ford v Ferrari”

Ben Branch March 24, 2022
Ferrari 250 GTO Replica Car
  • Australian
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This car is titled as a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO but it’s never actually been to Italy, it’s actually a replica built by McBurnie…

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Full Documentary: The Fast One – A History Of The Chevy Small Block V8

Ben Branch March 20, 2022
Chevrolet Small Block V8
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

The Chevy small block V8 was first released in 1954 in the 1955 model year Chevrolets, the company can’t possibly have known it at…

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Full Documentary: “The ’49 Ford In Your Future”

Ben Branch March 13, 2022
Henry Ford II Driving the First 1949 Ford off Assembly Line at Rouge Plant, 1948
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

When the 1949 Ford was released it was the first all-new automobile design introduced by an American Big Three automaker after World War II….

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Full Documentary: The History Of Land Rover

Ben Branch March 6, 2022
Land Rover History Documentary
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Films

This documentary tells the story of the humble Land Rover, from its origins immediately after WWII as a four-wheel drive farm tractor replacement right…

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David Carradine’s Alligator Car From “Death Race 2000”

Ben Branch March 5, 2022
Death Race 2000 Alligator Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This is David Carradine’s car from the 1975 dystopian sci-fi cult classic Death Race 2000. The film stars Carradine alongside Sylvester Stallone and Simone Griffeth, it centers…

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Full Documentary: Tucker – The Man and The Car

Ben Branch February 27, 2022
Preston Tucker standing next to a Tucker 48
  • Cars
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  • Films

Tucker – The Man and The Car is a half hour long film created for the Tucker Corporation in the mid-1940s to showcase both…

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Full Video: Watch The First Indianapolis 500 Race In 1911

Ben Branch February 20, 2022
Racing drivers Burman, Disbrow, Tower, and Grinnon at Indianapolis 1911
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing

This film shows the first Indianapolis 500, it took place on the 30th of May 1911, and its official full name was the 1911…

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Short Film: Jeff Staple – Driving Design

Ben Branch February 18, 2022
Jeff Staple Staple Design
  • American
  • Films

This short film from Stan Evans centers on Jeff Staple, a man who has spent decades working in the fields of graphic design, fashion…

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