Advertisements Borg-Warner Electric Overdrive What is overdrive? Simply stated, any overdrive transmission turns the driveshaft faster than the engine’s crankshaft when overdrive is engaged. To get underway, the crankshaft must turn faster than the driveshaft; the driveshaft is underdriven. This gives… Read More ›
Advertisements Manual transmissions are an icon of the automobile hobby. The ability to operate a car with three pedals sets an individual apart from the mass of drivers who just see cars as point-a-to-point-b transportation. “Driving a stick” lends a… Read More ›
Advertisements Trends are never static. That is a fact. A little over 10 years ago, Kanye West’s shutter shades were all the rage. Thankfully, the fad disappeared, as most fads do. In the automotive industry, a specific type of vehicle… Read More ›
Advertisements Part of the no car show side effect of the pandemic is that you are kind of forced into doing the stuff you have been putting off for years, last year and earlier this year it was interior trim,… Read More ›
Advertisements This is one of those things that nobody knew they needed to know – so I went ahead and did it. Today, we’ll find out how good (or bad) a performer a bone-stock Ford Flat Four really is. The… Read More ›
Advertisements Good discussion from the HAMB on the dangers of tightening the water neck on the Model A Ford without breaking it! I have seen and broken my share of water necks in the past and had resorted to gently… Read More ›
Advertisements Enjoying retirement at a lakeside “camp” nestled in the mountains of northern New England can’t possibly be any more idyllic, right? Imagine: Tranquil sunrises with a cup of coffee, hours of boating and fishing, long colorful sunsets while on… Read More ›
Advertisements The Ford Model A Museum at The Gilmore is where we spent a good portion of our trip. This is the world’s largest museum dedicated to the Ford Model A thanks to the Model A Ford Foundation. Inside you… Read More ›
Advertisements Understandably, it’s hard to put a price on this 1964 Chrysler Turbine for sale on Hemmings.com. Most of the remaining examples now reside in museums and Jay Leno’s not likely to let go of his anytime soon, so this one –… Read More ›
Advertisements More from Mr Shinn, this time it’s the installation of the Mitchell Overdrive How to install overdrive in a Ford Model A. Today, we are installing a Mitchell 26% overdrive in an early 1930 Model A Ford coupe. From… Read More ›
