Long before they became six-figure collectibles, Toyota FJ40 Land Cruisers earned a reputation for being hardy, go-almost-anywhere off-roaders. Popular mods back in the day included lift kits, reinforced bumpers with mounted winches, and engine swaps, the most common being the Read more
Black-and-white photographs courtesy of Rolls-Royce; color photographs by Dave LaChance. In 1965, tradition was on the run. Bob Dylan plugged in his guitar at the Newport Folk Festival, electrifying half of his audience, and electrocuting the other half, as music Read more
Racing at Irwindale Speedway in 2010. Photo by Revolution Racing. On Wednesday, March 25, the Irwindale, California, city council unanimously approved a development project that will see the 16-year-old Irwindale Speedway plowed under for an outlet mall. The property’s owner, Read more
We found the 1980 Chevrolet C10 shortbed for under $4,000, and, as these things go, we already had the build half built in our heads before we even found it. Stay tuned for the build!
All photos by the author. (Editor’s Note: Don Antilla has been sending us some excellent photos for our carspotting series, but he also wrote up his experiences taking in the American Car Show in Helsinki, Finland, that the Finnish Hot Read more
Filed under: Government/Legal, Car Buying, Car Dealers, United States The Federal Trade Commission is wrapping up its so-called Operation Ruse Control, which went after car dealers for deceptive advertising and other types of fraud. It resulted in 252 enforcement actions Read more
Filed under: Ownership, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Auctions, Used Car Buying, Automotive History, United States, Sedan, Classics, Luxury, Performance We’ve decided to throw our collective brainpower at what may be the single most difficult question currently confounding the best minds our planet Read more
Lockheed has a new modular sensor system for combat aircraft dubbed the "Legion Pod" that aims at plugging a major hole in US air warfare capability. It provides a bolt-on Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system for optically hunting down Read more
All brochure images are from the collection of Mark J. McCourt Dodge had a nice range of performance-oriented, sports-themed cars in its lineup in the early 1990s. There were some 1980s hold-outs like the still attractive, turbocharged-within-an-inch-of-its-life Daytona (dating back Read more
I knew it. GM’s been sitting on hovercar technology for years, and they’re just about to release it. How do I know? Because some IT person got sloppy and pushed the HoverTrax images to Chevy’s website before the announcement at Read more