Time-lapse

Rebuilding engines can be quite time-consuming, especially if you’re working on multiple projects in your shop like the guys at Thirlby Automotive, CSR Motorsports, and Traverse Body and Paint Center. Ultimately, their rebuild of an old Chrysler Hemi FirePower V8 took them about 10 months to complete, but it’s been digested down to just 5 minutes, courtesy of the folks at Hagerty, purveyors of insurance for classic and collectible cars.

To promote its all-new mid-size 2015 Colorado pickup truck, Chevrolet commissioned sculptors to replicate the vehicle using sand. All told, it took the team about five days and over 75,000 pounds of sand to create the beach bound pickup during the 2014 U.S.

We’ve seen numerous time-lapse clips of drivers making their way across America, but to be honest, most of the roads here are nothing like the ones you can find on the other side of the pond.

As more and more automakers move away from body-on-frame construction to unibody designs, there are still a handful of trucks and 4X4s that have stayed true to their roots. Beyond their ruggedness, another less obvious advantage is that the frame can actually be replaced on these vehicles.

Ok, you can’t get there that fast, except in a time-lapse video, which is exactly what we have here. Artist Maurizio Sera took a road trip from Hollywood, California to Washington, D.C. and snapped an image every two seconds for the duration of the drive.

We’ve never been to Moscow, but this awesome time-accelerated video sure makes it look like a great place to drive – especially at night. Pascal Viola shot this mesmerizing short film using only a Nokia C7 smartphone and Adobe Premiere Elements 10, proving that you don’t need a budget to create an awesome video – just vision and talent.