Some Automotive Fun...

[Richard N]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhhNtuYWZ44

 

[Richard N]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1365239655713570821

View: https://twitter.com/PPathole/status/1365239655713570821?s=20

 

[Grey Havoc]

200,000-horsepower Aussie rocket car takes aim at 1,000 mph in 2022

With the Bloodhound SSC team flat broke, and the North American Eagle destroyed in a tragic fireball in Oregon, Perth's Aussie Invader 5R is planning to take a run at the very elusive 1,000 mph (1,609.3 km/h) mark. In doing so, the team will need to smash the outright land speed record, which has…

newatlas.com

 

[Graham1973]

Did Ridley Scott see this...?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqnvQ5Av7EE

 

[Rhinocrates]

What happens if you put a Rolls Royce Merlin in a car?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxMxFE37Sxw

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTviUXapYGY

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snP0Qx3AX0c

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/mr6mf8

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/mr6mf8/captain_kirks_car_the_jupiter_8_from_the_star/

The Reactor (show rod) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/mrmzho

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/mrmzho/looks_like_the_jupiter_8_really_made_the_rounds/

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYfPIPJF1U0

 

[Graham1973]

Salvaging what is known in Australia as a 'Bomb'...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8g1fid0SJY

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jg5yLYhRRs

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFOsuHWFz14

 

[Graham1973]

Early Subaru Ads for the American market... Behold 'Lady Volkswagen'

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLPp-NFInXw

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzvmPpXTAqM

 

[Graham1973]

And here is what you do with a 'Bomb'...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cadTj0I1jk

 

[Richard N]

FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC'S ESV - How Jet-Age Safety Technology Revolutionized Automotive Design

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FDG8sd-UYM

 

[Graham1973]

And this is why Australian's call em 'Bombs'...

View: https://youtu.be/r97ppagds-A

 

[Richard N]

TOP 10 BIGGEST TESLA CAR CRASHES OF 2021

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y680-uYI01I

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om4Ij3BMAK8

 

[Richard N]

Jeff Lane's $10 Million Collection Of Rare And Odd Rides

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2275094015976216

View: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2275094015976216

 

[Rhinocrates]

Fancy a drone car wash? Then how about a combined in-car fragrance and tear gas dispenser?

The strangest car-related patents ever granted | Autocar

Does your car need an asymmetrical body, a conveyor belt and a wind turbine? If not, why not?

www.autocar.co.uk

 

[Graham1973]

Two Eastern European car manufacturers

The one that made it...

View: https://youtu.be/ah8ItclUt3o


...and the one that didn't...

View: https://youtu.be/wDJQoGJFO6Q

 

[Graham1973]

Roadtesting a 'Classic'...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkzKsIGJafI

 

[Richard N]

Unbearable scene of a Vautour devouring the carcass of a poor Citroën Type H.

https://www.facebook.com/Bruyneel.Patrick/photos/2765589286992221

View: https://www.facebook.com/Bruyneel.Patrick/photos/2765589286992221/

 

[Graham1973]

A thing that should not have been...

View: https://youtu.be/6ffePsYZsKM

 

[Graham1973]

Another vehicle '...that sounded like a good idea at the time'...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpSoejz8CbI

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJocHZr7RUQ

 

[Grey Havoc]

Jay Leno's Airplane Engine Collection

He keeps them under the hood.

www.airspacemag.com

 

[Richard N]

Formula 1 Speed Compared to Other Race Cars​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-lfocbxnn4

 

[Grey Havoc]

A 2014 video showing something from a 2012 Top Gear episode:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iou3yjUgs6s

EDIT:

The Dunsfold Battle Of Britain

The Dunsfold Battle Of Britain was an unconventional twin-car test in Series 18 of Top Gear. Unlike other tests, this one featured two recently-built aircraft-engined vehicles. Jeremy Clarkson began this test by reminiscing about the Top Gear test track's past as a fighter-plane base during...

topgear.fandom.com

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://youtu.be/5abQWJ7kOu0

 

[Richard N]

Honda Sued b/c Mice Find The Wires Tasty

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUtxsplLLFk

 

[Grey Havoc]

From happier times for Honda:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUH2PFUROYA

 

[Richard N]

Dashcam Catches Honda Dealer Tech Calling Customer an 'Asshole,' Delaying Car on Purpose

Dashcam Catches Honda Dealer Tech Calling Customer an 'Asshole,' Delaying Car on Purpose

Not exactly what Northside Honda in San Antonio, Texas wants to be famous for.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Graham1973]

Another case of dealing with the work of 'dodgy' repairers...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLvSUZi2qaM

 

[Graham1973]

Tackling the work of the 'Phantom Bodger'...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtVs091KRXw

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiS3C3Gbbro

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXPkpNAEpkQ

 

[Graham1973]

Trailer for a 1980s Australian car/action film featuring at least one 'Mad Max Alumnus' and two characters that look like they escaped from a 'Mad Max' film...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbwkcUp69A

 

[Graham1973]

All the best action bits from 'Midnite Spares', including the greatest last words ever...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNJ0oKk35vQ

 

[Graham1973]

A great car chase from an Italian movie, shame about how it finishes though...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgSwiVVkxlM

 

[Graham1973]

A trio of 'tributes' to the car chase from 'Bullitt'

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql_ZhhsO5IE

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEMm8opT7Ro

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtlUr3Oh3Uw

 

[Richard N]

TESLA AUTOPILOT VS IDIOTS IN CARS

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=815fsWXerIg

 

[Rhinocrates]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhhNtuYWZ44

They were planning an electric one, but ran into supplier problems. It may still happen with the next generation, which is currently testing.

 

[Richard N]

Million Dollar Speeding Ticket!!!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQmIj5F1McA

 

[Richard N]

The Car & Driver EV 1000: 11 EVs Face Off in a Long-Distance Race

The EV 1000: 11 EVs Face Off in a Long-Distance Race

A 1000-mile race reveals what it's like to drive an EV long distances in 2021.

www.caranddriver.com

View: https://youtu.be/k7lahYL9ySo