106: Lee Iacocca Was Detroit's Most Powerful Man
Today on Past Gas-- was Lee Iacocca Detroit’s Most Powerful Man? He led not one, but TWO of Motor City’s biggest companies. Without him, would we even have the Mustang? Or the Jeep? Or the… Chrysler M...
15 Marras 202145min
S1 Ep105: How Hot Wheels Torched Matchbox
There are many rivals in cars, but few are firier (and tinier) than the battle between Hot Wheels and Matchbox. At one point, the two companies were in all out war for the coveted toy car market. Who ...
8 Marras 202148min
S1 Ep104: How Detroit Muscle Flexed on the World
Today on Past Gas: Where did the idea of the muscle car come from, and what even is a muscle car? How did drivers go from tiny flathead V8s to fire snorting 454s in only a few short decades? And who h...
1 Marras 202151min
S1 Ep103: Bond’s Future is Uncertain, But His Past is Aston Martin
James Bond is an iconic character because of his charm, spy skills, style and… his cars. Bond has driven his share of Subarus and Toyotas. But the ultimate Bond car, the go-to for any British spy wort...
25 Loka 202155min
S1 Ep102: Dodge vs. Ford Was A Toxic Feud
Hamilton and Burr. Hatfield and McCoy. Biggie and Tupac. The Dodge Brothers and… Henry Ford? There are many great feuds that define American history, but few know about the legal battle between two au...
18 Loka 202139min
S1 Ep101: How These Electric Vehicles Sparked The Tesla
What kind of bonkers science took Electric Vehicles from quirky novelty to racetrack hero? How did the internal combustion motor not only kill the electric car, but also make it absolutely amazing? Wh...
11 Loka 202153min
S1 Ep100: NASCAR’s Eurotrip - ’Merica At Le Mans
Today on Past Gas,we got the story of some good ol’ American boys taking a wild 1970s Eurotrip. How did the 1970s Oil Embargo lead to a couple of Americans bringing big block muscle cars to Le Mans? H...
4 Loka 202142min
S1 Ep99: How Did A 9,000 Mile Road Trip Forge A Revolutionary?
You’ve probably been on a road trip that changed your life. But have you been on a road trip that changed the WORLD? How about 9,000 Miles on a Norton bike, through the treacherous terrain of South Am...
27 Syys 202146min
