
A Daydreaming Designer Imagines The Corvair Surviving Into Days Of Disco
Like a river that don’t know where it’s flowing I took a wrong turn and I just kept going The above lyrics to Springsteen’s Hungry

Never Leave A Trail Worse Than You Find It, Or Else You May Lose It

I Drove A VinFast VF8 And It Wasn’t As Bad As I Expected

The Hero Of The LA Auto Show Was This Dirt-Cheap Kia Rio
In a moment of bravery, Kia brought an example of what might be the rarest type of car to the Los Angeles Auto Show –

Does A Daydreaming Designer’s Semi Sleeper Concept from 1990 Make Sense?
We’re rearranging our office at home, trying to make it less like a nineties attorney’s lair and more of place where black turtleneck-clad chin scratchers

It’s Time To Stop Sharing That Meme With All The White SUVs Because It’s Wrong And Stupid
I bet you’ve seen a particular image floating around the internet, and, as someone who more than likely has more than a passing interest in

This Mercedes-Benz Bus-Turned Motorhome Is One Of The Coolest RV Conversions You’ll Ever See
Every time that I think I’ve seen the best, most gorgeous bus-to-RV conversion, another comes around and blows my mind all over again. Gracing the

What It’s Like Unboxing A 1-of-1 ‘Beauberry’ Ford GT
The internet is full of these ASMR unboxing videos where millions of people watch someone unwrap a new iPad. I love the sounds — the

The Legendary 4×4 ‘Scout’ Brand Could Be Back As A Volkswagen Built By iPhone-Maker Foxconn
Foxconn could be a Scout builder, Nissan and Renault are trying again, Hyundai has a battery partner, and a bunch of sedans are dead. Welcome

Let’s Do Another Odd Couple: 1984 Ford LTD Wagon vs 1990 Daihatsu Charade
Good morning! Today we have another pair of cars with nothing in common. (I mean, not nothing; they both have four wheels, and run on gasoline,

Penny Racer, Not A Pen Eraser: Cold Start
This little plastic, highly stylized and caricatured Baja Bug toy sits on my desk, and it’s something I’ve had since I was a kid. It’s

This Was The Best-Looking Car At The LA Auto Show Made By An Energy Infrastructure Company
The LA Auto Show may have been a bit thin when it came to concept cars from traditional, mainstream manufacturers, (though there certainly were some

I Bought This Stately BMW E39 5 Series From Our Secret Designer For $1500 And It’s A Heck Of A Deal
On Thanksgiving, while most of you were probably getting into a food coma with your family, my wife and I were out buying another car.

Seven Car-Related Toys That Are Perfect Gifts For Kids Or For You To Take When The Kids Aren’t Not Looking
It’s Cyber Monday! If you told me that Cyber Monday would be A Thing one day way back in, say, 1989 or so, I’d have

Michigan Man Scores Incredible Junkyard Haul, Saves Thousands On Rare Porsche Parts
This past weekend was the legendary “60 for 60” event held at a junkyard north of Detroit. The event allows people to buy for $60

The BMW 3.0 CSL Is A Slightly More Powerful M4 That Maybe Costs $750,000
The BMW M brand means a certain thing to some people. Or it means a something to certain people. BMW assumes that, for its 50th anniversary,

This Company Wants To Sell You A Million-Dollar Luxury Mobile-Command-Center RV
While David Tracy and I toured the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show, we witnessed something a bit unexpected. Parked among the food trucks outside and

Chevy’s Answer To The Tesla Model 3 Looks Damn Good
On today’s Morning Dump we’ve got Chevy’s first EV sedan concept, news that GM is servicing Teslas, a bad Ford recall, and an update on

Let’s Do Old Trucks Again: 1979 Ford F100 vs 1982 Chevy C10
Good morning, and happy Monday to you all! I think today, it’s time to look at some more old pickup trucks. Normally we’d have some

Enjoy This Graphic Design Masterpiece From A French Truck Maker: Cold Start
Are you familiar with the French truck maker Berliet? Sure you are, you probably have plans to buy one for your grandparent or children for

Sunday Open Thread: What’s The Most Amazing Car You Only Saw Once, By Chance?
We’re going to try something new here; on Sundays, instead of taking your computer or phone out to a field or lake and letting it

A Man Spent Decades Becoming A World Expert On Nash Metropolitans. Then He Put All His Parts Inside His Car And Gave It To Me. Here’s A Look Inside
I just took ownership of a free Nash Metropolitan filled with decades worth of parts and memorabilia amassed by one of the world’s foremost Nash Metropolitan experts,

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