Warning, this isn't a censored video. Early race cars didn't have roll bars, safety fuel cells, or safety gear... guys raced, and sometimes died.

this video is a compilation of crashes, and unlike todays videos of incredibly designed race cars, the roadsters and early racecars in this video didn't have many features that could save the lives of the drivers. No padded dashes, no airbags, no steering wheels that will bend and are concave so you don't get the column through your sternum, no roll cages or tops of any kind to keep the driver in during rollovers, no seat belts, and nothing like a crumple zone.

I'm posting this video because it's just as important to show the deadly reality of the origins of racing as it is the glamour of the modern victories... you may comprehend present design better if you know the primitive designs of the past, and that guys died before changes were made to make racing safer. Earnhardt was the last driver to die in NASCAR. They made improvements in several ways so another driver will live through the circumstances that killed him.

Hoep you aren't bummed out about watching this video, but it's rare to see real racing video from before WW2

Killed Myself When I Was Young from http://ralfbecker.com/

fastest car, on ice... . Bentley - 205 mph

From http://ralfbecker.com/ which might sound familiar, Ralf is the man who makes ChromJuwelen.com

I read about this speed record just last week, but I can't recall where. Thinking a bit about it, doesn't it makes sense to go for speed records on frozen lakes? You won't have to worry about overheating, if you break anything, you don't have to get towed... just pushed, and there are a lot more frozen lakes than other land speed venues (the Australian dry lake Eyre and Gairdner, El Mirage, Bonneville, and Black Rock are the only areas I can think of that you have a long shut down area. The Maxton Mile, the New England Mile, and Ormond are limited if I recall correctly)

Just get it home... even when an axle breaks

a most unusual prototype rim and tire replacement made of springs

This reminded me of the next photo that I've never learned exactly what is was originally.. .but they look similar

the 1929 Argentinian hearse is on ebay, but beware, they mistreated it and the paint is now a complete wreck... nimrods

listed here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280638499954&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:MOTORS:1123

1929 Cadillac hearse; complete, with the original engine in good condition.

The car was warehoused six years ago. It was nice and it looked as the (outdoor) pictures . The paint suffered over the wooden work because it was subjected to years of direct sunlight inside the warehouse. The paint over the metal body is in excellent condition.

Thanks Randy for the lead!

For a variety or 1920's and 30's hearses with similar odd body work http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/01/funeral-cars-from-1930s-and-40s.html

Hitting the whoops with speed

The Sand Dam at Superstition mountain (a 2 wheel drive truck with extra suspension travel CAN make it all the way out there)

Good place for a US flag

When topping a steep dune, don't stop til you're over the top... or ya might have to get off and push

Even Porsche's are playing in the sand dunes, I didn't see this one til he was leaving

Geo Metro, 52 miles per gallon when it's not towing the toys out to the dunes

Fuel Magazine has just added an online Zine, it's awesome, here is a small sample (of 42 slides) to entice you

Gotta hand it to editor Luke Ray and his photography... awesome magazine with a superb layout
http://www.fuelzine.com/the-fuel-tank/beta-issue is the beta test and it's a flip style page turner like Flikr, you just look for the arrow on the right hand side in the middle of your screen

learned about it on http://lowtechblog.blogspot.com/