S1 Ep215: Santa's Coal Bag: We Did All Your Crummy Ideas, Vol 2
It’s finally that time of year that James, Nolan, and Joe are winding down at the podcast studio, getting ready for a loooooong winter’s nap. So today on Past Gas, they’re gonna learn a little bit abo...
25 Joulu 20231h 3min
S1 Ep214: Pablo Escobar Was a Racing Champion?!
During the 80s and early 90s, Pablo Escobar was the richest, most ruthless cocaine trafficker in the world. But before his life was monopolized by drugs, money, and gang wars, Pablo was a man with a s...
18 Joulu 202349min
S1 Ep213: Mint 400: The Chaotic Race Across the Las Vegas Desert
“In some circles, the Mint 400 is a far, far better thing than the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby and the Lower Oakland Roller Derby Finals all rolled into one. This race attracts a special breed,” wr...
11 Joulu 202351min
S1 Ep212: Mercedes Pt IV: AMG, the Present, and the Future
In its first two decades, AMG had brought racing and performance prestige to Mercedes. But in 1999, co-founder Hans-Werner Aufrecht was ready to sell a majority stake of AMG to Mercedes, effectively h...
4 Joulu 202358min
S1 Ep211: Mercedes Pt III: WWII and the Dawn of the Gullwing
It’s 1952 and the world is still recovering from the brutality of WWII, including Mercedes. So how did Mercedes return to prominence just a decade after the war? How did Rudolph Uhlenahut create the w...
27 Marras 202343min
S1 Ep210: Mercedes Pt II: How Mercedes Became Mercedes
June 1926. An era of progress, rapid automotive adoption, and record-breaking feats spurred on by the rivalry between Benz and DMG had given way to a crisis. So how did a conniving aristocrat convince...
20 Marras 202345min
S1 Ep209: Mercedes Pt I: The Gritty Beginnings of Daimler, Maybach, and Benz
New Years’ Eve, 1879. 35 year old Karl Benz and his wife Bertha are huddled around a small block of iron. Karl no doubt thinks about the decade’s worth of work and near-financial ruin contained in its...
13 Marras 202344min
S1 Ep208: John Britten & the V1000: The Motorcycle That Inspired An Industry
New Zealand is known for having a small population. Many leave to find opportunity elsewhere, while others build a life in the place they were born. These people can become a big fish in a small pond ...
6 Marras 20231h 2min
