By the late 1960s Detroit designers had a winning formula to lure customers who craved outright in-line street-melting acceleration for the fewest possible dollars not prestige-model options, fluff, and trim. Chrysler, which had already capitalized on performance-crazy buyers with the Plymouth Road Runner, followed with the midsize Dodge Coronet Super Bee performance brute: a bare-bones, […]
Hollywood’s Most Iconic Cars Have Disappeared From the Spotlight
As audiences reflect back on some of their favorite films and TV programs, the automobiles used in those productions have managed to overshadow the actors who performed in them. With fast chases and futuristic traveling through time, these well-known Hollywood props have been very influential in the evolution of cinema as we know it today. […]
GM Doubles Down on V8 Power as Massive Investment Reshapes Its Next-Generation Engines
Despite the ever-growing focus on the electrified automotive future, the gasoline enthusiasts among us have some good news. General Motors is sticking by its dedication to good ol’ V-8 engines. As car companies flock to build EVs and commit to electrification in the future, GM is sinking millions of dollars into refining its ever-successful small-block […]
California Senate Passes Leno Law to Provide Smog Exemptions for Classic Cars
California car culture just scored a huge win in Sacramento, passing the “Leno’s Law” bill by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 49-4 through the California Senate in favor of Senate Bill 1392. This historic law, known affectionately as “Leno’s Law” due to its namesake, Jay Leno, is intended to provide an exemption from smog testing […]
Land Rover Revives the Defender Wolf Series II as Britain Turns Back to a Rugged Military 4×4
The esteemed military heritage of the British Armed Forces is bracing itself for an epic overhaul with Land Rover’s all-new Defender Wolf Series II. Specially designed to contest the UK Ministry of Defence’s new Light Mobility Vehicle contract, this latest generation off-roader will be looking to succeed an illustrious family of military Land Rovers which […]
Ford’s Galaxie 500 7-Litre: The Executive’s Hot Rod
American vintage vehicles are the subject of endless discussion and few subjects will be debated more by car enthusiasts than whether the full-size Galaxie models of Ford are worthy of any label as to being a muscle car. There is a tendency of people to make comparisons with the Chevrolet Impala Super Sport, and the […]
8 Reasons the 90s Ford OBS Truck Is a Collector Favorite
Among pickup trucks, there is no more passion within the community than there is with the Ford F-Series of the early to middle-1990s. These trucks represent an obvious shift in the long history of the iconic line of the Blue Oval. The redesign of 1997 introduced sweeping curves and a more aerodynamic appearance which propelled […]
What Does Your Car Color Really Say About You? The Answer May Surprise You
Selecting the color of a car involves far more than choosing something appealing in the showroom. The color of a vehicle becomes part of a person’s style, allowing them to communicate certain messages and reflect certain characteristics and traits of their personality. Red, black, blue, yellow or orange all these shades can say something different […]
Toyota’s New Compact Truck Is Coming For The Ford Maverick
Pickup trucks are undergoing an interesting revolution in the world. Over decades, the philosophy of trucks was that the larger the engine, the larger the frame, the larger it is. However, nowadays the market is divided in an exciting paradox. On the one hand, high-performance super-trucks are stretched to the farthest physical boundaries, launching quicker […]
From Carriages to Off-Roaders: A History of the Popemobile
The Popemobile is certainly the most characteristic style of modern head-of-state transport, yet the method by which a pope travels serves as a symbol and may reveal how a given holder of the office perceives of its needs or his own philosophy, and can even serve a more basic purpose of allowing pontiffs to travel […]