Alan Wing's fascination with WWII vehicles led him to do a frame-up restoration of this 1942 Army half-track, built with pieces from three different vehicles. The project took him nearly six years to ...

Half-tracked vehicles are no longer in use these days, but they were extensively used as military machines during World War II. Considered to be the precursor of modern off-road vehicles, the Citroën ...

Six decades ago, an enterprising mechanic turned a Volkswagen Microbus into a half-track. Known as the "Half-track Fox," the unique van just emerged from a full restoration to once again tackle ...

In the world of military vehicles, there are wheeled contraptions, like say most of the troop transports, and the ones that use tracks to move along, like say tanks. And then there’s the half-breed ...

The outbreak of World War II made it clear to the U.S. that mechanized warfare was here to stay. Though the U.S. was not yet at war in 1939, it had to assess its military needs in case it got involved ...

The half-track is a vehicle design that has gradually fallen out of favour in the decades since World War II. Combining the benefits of easy driving and handling of wheeled vehicles with the strong ...

The 2023 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is still young, but one of the early stars of the Florida classic car show far has been this fabulous '60s Volkswagen Type 2 Bus, which was converted into an ...

When you think of a half-track, your mind probably first conjures up images of quirky World War II armored fighting vehicles. They’re probably fun to hoon in their own right, assuming you’re not being ...

The year was 1962 and Kurt Ketzner, an ingenious Viennese Volkswagen mechanic, decided that there was no vehicle designed to suit his country’s particular, mountainous terrain. He endeavored, ...

Think "most off-road-capable VW Type 2" of all time and the T3 Syncro probably flashes to mind, perhaps a modern-day aftermarket creation like the Terracamper Terock. Ask VW, though, and it broadens ...

As electric skateboards kits and components become more commonly available, you really need to do something different to make your custom board stand out. [Emiel] [The Practical Engineer] has managed ...

It was always easier to build outward than upward during NASCAR’s expansion era. That is how the Cup Series schedule became populated with so many tracks over a mile in length, venues that did not ...