S1 Ep68: Land Rovers, Cigarettes, and Thicc Jungle- 20 Years of Camel Trophy
The world renowned Camel Trophy—one of the most brutal adventure driving events, and the ultimate proving grounds for Land Rover’s off-road capability. Crossing jungles and desert, from the Amazon to ...
22 Feb 202154min
S1 Ep67: That Time Ford Tried To Cover Up 271 Deaths (But Got Caught)
Ford and Firestone started as automotive BFFs. The relationship between the two companies-- as well as two wealthy families-- lasted over a century. But starting in the ’80s, a series of disastrous bu...
15 Feb 202144min
S1 Ep66: How Niki Lauda Emerged From The Flames An F1 Champion
If you’ve seen the movie Rush, you know the name Niki Lauda. The coldly competitive Austrian F1 driver was most known for his rivalry with British James Hunt, and his horrific crash at the Nurburgring...
8 Feb 20211h
S1 Ep65: How Lowriders Were A Protest Against White Supremacy
On January 1, 1959, the government of California tried to kill the lowrider movement. But their efforts backfired-- instead giving rise to a golden age of cars that bounced and tilted like magic. Lowr...
1 Feb 202150min
S1 Ep64: How Hot Wheels Forged Drag Racing’s Greatest Rivalry
Remember toy fads like pogs and silly bandz? The ’60s version was Snake and Mongoose, two real life drag racers who got immortalized in diecast form by Mattel. Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “The M...
25 Jan 20211h 11min
S1 Ep63: Bertha Benz: Was This The First Road Trip Ever?
Back in the 1870s, Bertha Benz was married to a penniless engineer named Karl Benz. What happened to Karl is now part of German automotive legend-- but Bertha had a crazy part to play in the Benz saga...
18 Jan 202153min
S1 Ep62: Colin McRae Pt.2: A Death That Shocked the World
Colin McRae’s motto was “if in doubt, flat out.” This week on Past Gas, we’ll talk about what came next for Colin McRae after winning the WRC, as he continued to race rally, helped launch the most pop...
11 Jan 202153min
S1 Ep61: Colin McRae Pt. 1: Rally's Reckless Messiah
Colin McRae’s motto was “if in doubt, flat out.” Today on Past Gas, we take a look at the Flying Scotsman and how he ruthlessly applied a “flat out” strategy to rally racing, transforming the sport an...
4 Jan 202147min
