I Flew My Friend From Australia To LA To Help Me Finish My Impossible eBay Jeep Project
I’m in a race against time. In early April, I have to drive a World War II Jeep from LA to Moab, Utah. The only
I Have Fallen Down The Rabbit Hole Of A Nonsensical Activity Called ‘Hobbycrossing’ And I’m Going to Drag You Down With Me
One of the many reasons I love the internet is its ability to teach me about stuff I’ve never heard of before. Without fail, if
The EPA’s Move To Dismantle America’s Plan For Electric School Buses Could Give Another Fuel Source A Chance To Shine
Back in 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and with it, granted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $5 billion over the course
There’s A New Car Guessing Game On The Internet And It’s Going To Piss You Off
One of my favorite morning rituals is a shot at Cardle. Wordle? No, Cardle. Cup of coffee in one hand and my phone in the
Why Ford Killed The Cobra Jet Torino Just When They Finally Got It Right
What can you say about a car unknowningly introduced literally months before the world it was designed for came crashing down? You have to feel
Federal Lawmakers Want To Close The Loophole That Says The Polaris Slingshot Is A Motorcycle
What is a motorcycle? If you’re most people, a motorcycle has two or three wheels, a saddle that has you sitting astride the vehicle, and
The Supreme Court’s Move To Strike Down Tariffs Probably Isn’t A Magic Wand For Carmakers Or Car Buyers
One of the two major cornerstones of President Trump’s economic agenda just got struck down by a Supreme Court that didn’t seem to buy any
I Flew My Friend From Australia To LA To Help Me Finish My Impossible eBay Jeep Project
I’m in a race against time. In early April, I have to drive a World War II Jeep from LA to Moab, Utah. The only
The Plan To Save Ram Is Exactly As Simple As It Sounds
I have a hard time writing Stellantis in a headline, mostly because I don’t think the average person knows what a Stellantis is. If you
Here’s Another Great Almost-Microbus: The Goliath Express
Have you heard of the concept of carcinization? It’s a type of convergent evolution where animals keep evolving into crabs. Or at least very crab-like
International Harvester Once Built A Wild Turbine-Powered Tractor That Looked Like A Car And Burned Almost Any Fuel
There was once a time when the gas turbine engine was seen as the future. Turbines had proven themselves in aviation, and it wasn’t long
Audi’s New Car Philosophy Seems To Be To Complicate, And Then Add Heaviness: COTD
Cars come with the baggage of having stereotypes. American cars are built like crap, Italian cars break down, Japanese cars run forever, and Chinese cars
Which Old Ford Looks Like More Fun? 1951 Ford Custom vs 1995 Ford Escort
We’re wrapping up our week of single-make Showdowns with a pair of Fords. They’re about as different as you can get, and there’s 44 years
For Whom The Chicken Screams: Only Fanbelts
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JC Whitney Used To Sell Knockoff Hubcaps With Weird Bootleg Brand Names On Them Like ‘Food’
One of the most common “tells” of images created with artificial intelligence (AI) is that things like logos or written text are often strange, corrupted
The Hummer H3 Was The Right SUV At Precisely The Wrong Time
Why doesn’t GM have a Ford Bronco competitor? You’d think that one of America’s major truck and SUV manufacturers would jump at the chance to
What’s The Weirdest Thing You’ve Found In Your Engine Bay?
When cracking open the hood of an old car for the first time, you’re bound to find some surprises. Rusty bolts, mangled wiring connections, cracking
This Mazda Miata Driving Simulator Was Reborn As Namco’s Legendary Ridge Racer Arcade Game
One of my lasting childhood memories is the Saab 900 based driving simulator at the Saab dealer in the next town. It was an OG
Here’s My Simple Solution For How BMW Can Keep The Manual Alive For Years To Come
For a few years now, BMW has been warning the public that its manual transmission offerings will soon disappear. It feels like that, lately, whenever
Volkswagen Has Brought Back Its Iconic 641 HP W12-Powered Golf GTI To Remind Us How Delightfully Insane It Used To Be
It’s no secret that the Volkswagen of today is not the company it used to be. Today’s Volkswagen sells sensible crossovers with either a sensible
If Only Pontiac’s Sunbird Formula V8 Ran Like The Mini Trans Am It Appeared To Be
We give Malaise Era General Motors a lot of flak, but virtually nobody here at The Autopian denies the General at its junkiest still made