
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

What The Hell Is Going On With The Biggest Tesla Fan Planning To Drive At A Kid With A Tesla?
If you’ve been on Twitter the past few days, you may have noticed a peculiar thread being referenced and getting some attention. It’s notable because

Help Out The Autopian By Completing This Short Survey!
*UPDATE: WE GOT A TON OF RESPONSES, THANK YOU, THE SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED!” Hello, fellow Autopians. Part of my role here is to find

The Thoroughbred Stallion Is A 1,736-Pound Trike Hiding A Ford Ranger Under Its Body
Sixteen years ago, a little company operating out of Texas made news with a distinctive vehicle. The Thoroughbred Stallion promised comfort, style, and good fuel

Chevrolet 3100 Panel Truck, Hudson Wasp, Harley-Davidson Topper: Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness
Welcome back to Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness! As you all know, I have an affliction that involves drooling over and buying too many vehicles of all kinds.

Rough Markets In Europe Could Make Your Next Order Of Car Parts More Expensive
Inflation and a European energy crisis could make car parts more expensive, the EU isn’t happy about the Senate’s EV credit proposal, Mercedes-Benz reportedly kills

The Trucks We Never Want To Need: 1999 GMC K3500 vs Ford F-550
Happy Friday! As you are no doubt aware, today writers for the Autopian (including myself) are traveling to sunny Los Angeles, California, for tomorrow’s big

Cold Start: Nothing About This Feels Right
Maybe it’s the slightly out-of-register printing going on here, but there’s a very unsettling quality about this Škoda Octavia beach scene here. Maybe it’s how

Ford Ups The Retro With New Bronco Heritage Models
The Ford Bronco’s old-school design has been a smash hit and now Ford is going all-in on retro appeal. New Heritage Edition models add ‘60s-inspired

How The World’s Quirkiest Car Museum Is Solving The Mystery Of This Strange Tiny Car
In the course of researching the history on the cars in Lane Motor Museum’s collection, things can get messy fast. Much of the information on

Help Me Figure Out What Car My Double Bass-Playing Friend Should Buy
There’s a lot of things I don’t currently have at this very moment: a reliably-running car, hair in a small yarmulke-sized patch on the crown

The New 2023 GMC Canyon Looks Like A Menacing Off-Road Beast
The new GMC Canyon, the fancier version of the Chevrolet Colorado mid-size truck, just showed its face for the first time, and wow: it’s weird.

Honda And Toyota Both Expect To Deliver More Cars To Customers As Production Struggles Ease: Reports
Honda predicts a production increase, Porsche sets a new Nürburgring record, Fisker seems to be doing alright. All this and more in today’s issue of

Italian-American Droptops: 1992 Cadillac Allanté vs 1989 Chrysler TC by Maserati
Welcome to another exciting episode of Shitbox Showdown! Today’s contestants both attempted to combine Italian style with good ol’ American know-how to create luxury convertibles.

Cold Start: Meet David’s Dream Girl
See the lovely lady in that picture up there? The one leaning on the car designed by heirs to a bobby pin fortune, the Gaylord

The Adorable ‘Combo Cruiser’ Is A Camper That’s Also A Boat And Built Entirely By Women
As you all have probably learned by now, I love discovering what historic, weird, wild, or wacky RVs are out there in the world. Recently,

Jeep’s New ‘High Performance’ Wiper Blades Aren’t A Gimmick, But They Aren’t New Technology Either. Here’s How They Work
Wiper blades are one area of maintenance where you often really get what you pay for, and a new premium option just opened up for

Here’s A Look At The American Roller Coasters You Could Drive Your Own Car On In The 1920s
Today, when we think of taking a car to the track, that usually means one of two things: a quick run down a dragstrip or

What It Was Like Flying In A 94-Year-Old Ford ‘Tri-Motor’ Airplane At The Humongous Oshkosh Air Show
A couple of weekends ago, I got to take a short flight aboard not just an old plane, but a piece of history. At the

GM Gives Buick, GMC, and Cadillac Escalade Customers No Choice To Opt Out Of $1,500 OnStar Subscription
GM hides a price hike within OnStar, Ford raises F-150 Lightning prices, Kia Optimas recalled for bonking occupants. All this and more in today’s issue

Lost Causes: 1976 Bradley GT vs 1975 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega
In previous Shitbox Showdowns, we’ve featured some pretty rough cars. I’ve shown you plenty of things that need full restoration, many that didn’t run, but








