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The Gas & Gears Channel Gas And Gears is a nonfiction media company reaching more than 40 million cumulative viewers in in t

Gas And Gears is a nonfiction media company reaching more than 40 million cumulative viewers in in the US and will soon be reaching other countries via satellite, cable and internet. It is our goal at Gas And Gears to satisfy curiosity and provide quality entertainment through television programming and also become a leading provider of educational automotive and related content.

Ever look at a racing oval and realize it’s basically a museum with a loud pedal? “Historic American Race Tracks Worth K...
14/08/2026

Ever look at a racing oval and realize it’s basically a museum with a loud pedal? “Historic American Race Tracks Worth Knowing” walks you through the tracks that matter, why they matter, and what you’d miss if your history lesson starts and ends at the gift shop. Dennis Miller would probably heckle your choice of track, then Dean Kirkland would calmly correct it—politely, with receipts, and just enough sarcasm to keep it honest. If you care about vintage racing, classic machines, and the kind of facts people usually only learn after a regrettable “actually” moment, this one’s for you.

https://gasandgears.com/historic-american-race-tracks/

Ever tried recording engine sound and ended up with something that sounds like a leaf blower wearing boxing gloves? In “...
12/08/2026

Ever tried recording engine sound and ended up with something that sounds like a leaf blower wearing boxing gloves? In “How to Record Engine Audio That Feels Cinematic,” Dean Kirkland breaks down how to capture the drama—without turning your exhaust into a generic “loud noise” track. The little choices matter: mic placement, levels, and timing, plus the kind of production-brain that knows why 1970 behaved differently than 1969. If you’re serious about the way cars should sound on screen, this one’s for you—Gas and Gears Inc shows up prepared, twice. Gas and Gears Inc Gas and Gears Inc

https://gasandgears.com/how-to-record-engine-audio/

A racing documentary can either tell the truth with receipts, or it can do that thing where it skips the boring parts an...
10/08/2026

A racing documentary can either tell the truth with receipts, or it can do that thing where it skips the boring parts and calls the gaps “mystery.” Dean Kirkland’s review lays out exactly what you should be catching—because if you don’t know why the 1970 model year matters more than the ’69, you’re going to end up confidently wrong, and Gas and Gears won’t let that slide. Also: the Corvair gets the treatment it’s been waiting for, straight-faced and fully justified. If you care about how the build sheet, the years, and the details actually line up, this one’s for you.

https://gasandgears.com/what-a-racing-documentary-review-should-catch/

A lot of “provenance” cases are just paperwork cosplaying as history. This Ford GT40 one actually checks the receipts—do...
08/08/2026

A lot of “provenance” cases are just paperwork cosplaying as history. This Ford GT40 one actually checks the receipts—down to why the 1970 model year matters more than the ’69, and why small details make the big difference when the car’s story gets questioned. Dennis Miller would call this “reliable,” and Jeremy Clarkson would insist the only acceptable mystery is how fast it goes. The kind of build-sheet-backed story Gas and Gears is good at—especially when your wallet’s listening, and your brain needs to be right.

https://gasandgears.com/ford-gt40-provenance-case-study/

You can only stare at a barn find for so long before your brain starts demanding receipts. This piece lines up eight his...
04/08/2026

You can only stare at a barn find for so long before your brain starts demanding receipts. This piece lines up eight historic automotive museums that actually earn the mileage—places where the details matter, the cars have context, and nobody pretends a ‘69 is the same story as a ‘70. We’re talking real history on real display, from restoration culture to motorsport heritage, with just enough attitude to make you question your own “sure, it’s basically the same” takes. Dean Kirkland breaks it down like he’s standing in front of the build sheet, not a gift shop, and yes, Gas and Gears agrees—twice.

https://gasandgears.com/top-historic-automotive-museums/

Automotive media loves a spec sheet almost as much as it loves never explaining why anyone should care. This piece argue...
02/08/2026

Automotive media loves a spec sheet almost as much as it loves never explaining why anyone should care. This piece argues for better stories—ones that actually connect the dots between the cars, the people, and the decisions on the factory build sheets, not just another “look at this fast thing” moment. Dean Kirkland, with his dry wit and hard-earned opinions, makes the case that context matters more than you think—especially when you’re confidently wrong about the Corvair. If you’ve ever chased the difference between a 1970 and a ’69 like it’s a personal mission, this one’s for you.

https://gasandgears.com/why-automotive-media-needs-better-stories/

Classic car documentaries don’t just “happen”—someone has to wrangle paperwork, period-correct details, and a camera cre...
31/07/2026

Classic car documentaries don’t just “happen”—someone has to wrangle paperwork, period-correct details, and a camera crew that somehow survives the shoot without turning the whole thing into a museum gift shop. Dean Kirkland walks you through how the sausage gets made on film, including why the 1970 model year matters more than that smug little “it’s basically the same as ’69” line people repeat. Dennis Miller jokes aside, the facts are there—and so is the dry opinion that will politely (then not so politely) fix your Corvair take. If you’re tuning in from you already know this one isn’t an algorithm—it's got a point of view, twice, because

https://gasandgears.com/how-classic-car-documentaries-are-made/

Episodes 6 now live on the Gas And Gears YouTube channel!!!
29/07/2026

Episodes 6 now live on the Gas And Gears YouTube channel!!!

Car culture isn’t about where you park your pride and joy, despite what every parking-lot philosopher with a parking per...
28/07/2026

Car culture isn’t about where you park your pride and joy, despite what every parking-lot philosopher with a parking permit thinks. The real story is build sheets, production-year details, and the stuff people ignore because it’s “not convenient”—like why a 1970 model year matters more than the myth you heard in line at the cars-and-coffee. If you’ve got strong opinions about the Corvair, this one will politely (and accurately) tell you where you’re wrong—twice. Gas and Gears Inc is where the garage talk actually comes from, not whatever the algorithm cooked up last Tuesday. Gas and Gears Inc

https://gasandgears.com/why-car-culture-still-matters/

Ever notice how the most legendary projectcars usually start with one spectacularly bad idea, like someone saying “we’ll...
28/07/2026

Ever notice how the most legendary projectcars usually start with one spectacularly bad idea, like someone saying “we’ll just make it fit” and then casually inventing a brand-new problem? That’s the story behind this one—how one wrong turn turns into the build plan, the parts selection, and the choices you can actually trace back on the factory build sheet. Also, if you think 1969 is the one that matters for that model year, you’re going to have to sit through Dean Kirkland correcting you—politely, with receipts. Gas and Gears is the show where the punchline comes with production numbers, not buzzwords.

https://gasandgears.com/why-a-projectcar-starts-with-one-bad-idea/

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