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
S1 Ep60: Hitler’s Racing Program
Just a year before WWII, a 28 year old German driver named Bernd Rosemeyer crashed while driving over 260 miles per hour on a public road, killing him instantly. Just a few years earlier, Rosemeyer ha...
28 Dec 202053min
S1 Ep59: The Greatest Race Ever Happened in 1905
Join Nolan, James and Joe as they explore one of the earliest and most dangerous races to ever exist - a race halfway across the globe, through countless countries and environments. From the muddy mou...
21 Dec 202051min
S1 Ep58: The Woman Who Led The Bloody Battle Against GM
Today on Past Gas, we tell the story of Genora Johnson, and a fearless group of women, who helped to organize workers and defeat one of the largest companies in the world-- General Motors. GM once rul...
14 Dec 202044min
S1 Ep57: This Guy Bought The Honda F1 Team For $1.46
In 2009, Ross Brawn bought the ENTIRE Honda F1 team for a SINGLE British pound. What came next was a season that went down as the most remarkable David and Goliath story in Formula One history. How di...
7 Dec 202050min
S1 Ep56: The World's Most Expensive Car Collection Is Rotting Away
Today on Past Gas-- the Sultan of Brunei, owner of the largest, most expensive car collection of all time. For decades, the Sultan had a shadowy but significant influence on the automotive industry, o...
30 Nov 202046min
