The world of automotive engineering is filled with innovation and experimentation, leading to some rather unusual engine designs that made it to production, albeit briefly. These engines often broke ...

The 20th century was the age of the internal combustion engine. The fruits of industrial progress produced power plants tasked with everything from running generators to powering warplanes. The First ...

A collaboration between Meyers Manx and Bespoke Engineering Australia leads to the development of a groundbreaking radial engine kit for the legendary Meyers Manx beach buggy. COSTA MESA, ...

Bore and Stroke: 156 mm (6.2 in.) x 156 mm (6.2 in.) The BMW 801 was the first German high-performance, air-cooled radial engine of new design introduced after the start of World War II. Introduction ...

Tether cars are a whole hobby based on tying a string to a tiny motor vehicle, attaching that string to a pole, and letting the car rip around a circle track at extreme speeds. We’ve covered them in ...

In the 1940s and 50s, fire extinguishers were kept near radial aircraft engines during startup due to the risk of fire from oil pooling and over-priming. The large, wheeled extinguishers were ...

When learning about the design of a machine or mechanism, reading and watching videos is certainly effective, but it’s hard to beat hands-on experimentation. In the video after the break, [Brick ...