Horsepower Heritage

How a world war, a pair of visionary brothers, and a legion of adventurers made the Land Rover a timeless icon.

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Music Credits:

"Man's Best Friend" by Founder
Apple/iMovie Soundtracks
(Royalty Free)

Newsreel: "The War Ends In Europe" (Public Domain)
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38936, LI 208-UN-29A - Series: Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels, compiled 1942 - 1945.

"King Cotton", John Philip Sousa (Public Domain)
Creative Commons 

"God Save the Queen" (Public Domain)
United States Navy Band
Creative Commons 

Suite No. 1 in E Flt, I. Chaconne (Public Domain)
United States Marine Corps Band
Creative Commons 

"Malagueña", from Suite Andalucía (Public Domain)
Claudia Schmit
Creative Commons 

"The Planets,Op 32" (Public Domain)
Gustav Holst 
Creative Commons 

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Kevin and John discuss their collaboration on several Porsche projects; John explains how a fire devastated his shop but the Porsche community rose to the occasion; Kevin tells us about his efforts to pass the torch with a venture called "Wolfpack 901". 


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Misc. Music Credits:
"Man's Best Friend" by Founder
Apple/iMovie Soundtracks
(Royalty Free)

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John Benton is the owner of Benton Performance, a premier builder of vintage Porsches. Kevin Lynch is a Porsche collector and enthusiast.

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The story of a man who may have invented the first real car, and the people who tried to destroy it.


The Marcus Car
https://www.technischesmuseum.at/object/marcus-wagen-1888-1889

https://www.asme.org/about-asme/engineering-history/landmarks/203-siegfried-marcus-car

Music Credits:

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3, Op 37, 1st Mvt.
Davis High School Symphony Orchestra
2008 Wennberg Music Festival  (Creative Commons License)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

Johann Strauss II, Viennese Blood, Op 354
Unknown Performance
(Public Domain)

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 21, Op 53 in C
Major Waldstein I- Allegro Con Brio
Paul Pitman
(Public Domain)

Excerpt from Adolf Hitler's Speech at NSDAP Rally, July 1932
(National Archives)

Horst Wessel March
(Public Domain)

Henry Eccles, Violin Sonata in G minor
(Creative Commons License)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Automotive journalist and producer Basem Wasef talks the Tesla Cybertruck, the new Land Rover Defender, the Porsche Taycan, the legacy of Stirling Moss and much more.


Instagram: @basemwasef

Books by Basem Wasef:
Legendary Racecars
https://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Race-Cars-Basem-Wasef/dp/0760335486


Legendary Motorcycles
https://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Motorcycles-Stories-Roberts-Motorcycling/dp/0760330700

Speed Read- Supercar
https://www.amazon.com/Speed-Read-Supercar-Technology-Exciting/dp/0760362912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3S3S5EZ3PQPB&dchild=1&keywords=speed+read+supercar&qid=1596961853&s=books&sprefix=speed+read+sup%2Cstripbooks%2C202&sr=1-1

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Automotive journalist and producer Basem Wasef talks about a life spent driving great cars, breaking into the motoring press, the importance of racing, and why carmakers need to build strong character into their products.


Instagram: @basemwasef

Books by Basem Wasef:
Legendary Racecars
https://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Race-Cars-Basem-Wasef/dp/0760335486


Legendary Motorcycles
https://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Motorcycles-Stories-Roberts-Motorcycling/dp/0760330700

Speed Read- Supercar
https://www.amazon.com/Speed-Read-Supercar-Technology-Exciting/dp/0760362912/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3S3S5EZ3PQPB&dchild=1&keywords=speed+read+supercar&qid=1596961853&s=books&sprefix=speed+read+sup%2Cstripbooks%2C202&sr=1-1

Check out Basem on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGir7oWMuZPl19Er3VCcmFw

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A king's carriage, an emporer's toy, a soldier's contraption. Steam and oil and sweat and toil. Learn about the long road we travelled to make the automobile a reality.







YouTube Links

Phillip II's Royal Coach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V07t3DtPskM
Cugnot's Steam Tractor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3p55J-VA5k
James Watt's Steam Engine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_SZtGJJ7Yo&t=66s
Otto Engine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09cqOUHbmBI
Benz Patent Motorwagen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL_mJeb6O04&t=106s



Music Credits

Dionisio Aguado y Garcia, Glissando in E Minor, Jurgen Knuth
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode
"All the Tea In China" by Shane Ivers
https://www.silvermansound.com
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Overture, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Jean-Baptiste Lully
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Haydn Symphony No.104 in D major, 'London' Hob.I:104
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
An der schönen blauen Donau, Johann Strauß Jr.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
Etude Op. 10 no. 6, Fredric Chopin
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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