Cars and Comrades Brandon, Bryant, Conner, and Zach

All about the second-shittiest cars each of us has owned. Send in your own shitbox stories and we'll read them on a future episode.

Main topic at 101:45

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You've probably heard of the Wankel rotary engine found in the Mazda RX-7, but it was also tested in all kinds of experimental vehicles, including torpedoes, Soviet cop cars, helicopters, and diesel tanks. But first: our project car updates, and some history about the inventor Felix Wankel.

Main topic at 28:08

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Links/Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Wankel //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine //

How Rotary Engines Work https://youtu.be/sd6pJtR4PaY //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_Diesel_engine //

Rolls Royce Made A Diesel Rotary Engine With Four Rotors! https://youtu.be/1pDjwaqU0dU //

https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/man-builds-3000hp-34-7l-2100cu-turbocharged-big-block-rotary-engine-its-insane //

https://tractorzoom.com/equipment/tractors/john-deere/the-angry-dorito-john-deere-rotary-power //

https://driventowrite.com/2022/09/06/join-the-wankel-party-lada/ //

https://jalopnik.com/the-soviets-made-fast-ish-rotary-powered-ladas-for-the-1850125728 //

How USSR Stole Wankel For KGB https://youtu.be/Bo8oalHcW3g //

https://www.thedrive.com/news/soviet-five-pointed-rotary-is-the-final-boss-of-wankel-engines //

27th Episode! Ty & Kenan welcome special guest Brandon from Cars and Comrades Podcast to hang out during our Friday night Live Stream.
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Rollout of the new Tesla Cybertruck has been less than smooth, and it turns out that their stainless steel body panels aren’t very resistant to stains or corrosion. Meanwhile, the UAW is fighting to unionize auto plants in the South, Chinese companies are getting ready to sell electric cars in North America, and beloved gas station Kum & Go considers a name change for some reason.

Main topic at 53:23

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Links/Sources:

https://www.theautopian.com/tesla-cybertruck-wheel-covers-are-chewing-up-tires/ //

https://www.wired.com/story/this-is-why-teslas-stainless-steel-cybertrucks-may-be-rusting/ //

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spacex-illegally-fired-workers-critical-192839382.html //

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/29/uaw-launches-union-campaigns-at-tesla-12-others.html //

https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/4454085-uaw-says-majority-of-workers-at-tennessee-vw-plant-signed-union-cards/ //

https://www.thedrive.com/news/chinese-carmakers-want-factories-in-mexico-that-can-mean-only-one-thing //

https://www.thedrive.com/news/ford-kills-self-parallel-parking-feature-to-save-a-few-bucks //

https://www.thedrive.com/news/kum-go-will-change-names //

https://www.theautopian.com/full-size-suvs-are-twice-as-likely-to-kill-pedestrians-as-cars-study/ //

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/manufacturer-deliberately-bricked-trains-repaired-by-competitors-hackers-find/ //

We'll have a full-length news episode coming out later today, but in the time since we've recorded that episode, a very important story has come up that we wanted to cover.

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Links/Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboencabulator //

Chrysler Turbo Encabulator https://youtu.be/MXW0bx_Ooq4 //

Rockwell Retro Encabulator https://youtu.be/RXJKdh1KZ0w //

Designed in the 1930s, Offenhauser racing engines dominated at Indianapolis until the 1970s, winning 27 times. We chart its evolution from a 2.5L boat engine to a 1,000 horsepower turbocharged screamer.

Main topic at 45:55

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Links/Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Miller_(auto_racing) //

https://silodrome.com/miller-91-race-car/ //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offenhauser //

https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/assembling-270ci-offenhauser-indycar-engine-step/ //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offenhauser_Sales_Corporation //

https://www.museumofamericanspeed.org/drakev8.html //