Benny Kirk
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Zombified 1923 Autocar Dump Truck for Sale, Ready to Star in George Romero Remake
30 Sep 2021, 05:10 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The way the internet is now, it’s pretty rare to find a vehicle that most people have no idea ever existed, let alone from a company they’ve never heard of. This 1923 Autocar Model 27H definitely fits into both categories. First thin...
401 V8 Swapped Jeep Grand Wagoneer Might Be Classier Than a New One
29 Sep 2021, 20:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Stellantis hopes the all-new Jeep Grand Wagoneer will prove the company can make a luxury SUV just as well as BMW or Land Rover. As an investment, though, it’s probably a very bad one. We can’t say the same about the 1980s vehicle that ...
New 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Is Here, Adds Plug-In Hybrid Option
29 Sep 2021, 15:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Not every SUV launch creates much of a buzz. But when the biggest name in American off-roaders unveils their latest flagship, we sit, we shut up, and we put respect on the name. The all-important second year of the new Grand Cherokee comes at a cri...
Energy Prices Skyrocketed This Month, Petroleum Could Be Next
29 Sep 2021, 12:02 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Experts are ready to hit the panic button as the global energy crisis appears ready to bear its wrath on petroleum prices. Worldwide economic instability combined with unforeseen natural disasters is putting a strain on the global energy system in ...
Biden Adds Car Safety Bill To $Trillion Infrastructure Plan, Congress Jousts Over Details
28 Sep 2021, 20:26 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Politics is not something we like to brush on if at all possible. But occasionally, the tribal warfare of American politics has profound effects that find their way into the automotive industry. The addition of a new vehicle safety provision to the...
Tesla Shanghai to Build 300 Cars in September, Elon Calls Chip Shortage Crisis Temporary
26 Sep 2021, 08:35 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you had any doubts that being one of the richest men in the world as well as achieving living meme status makes you immune to global resource shortages, maybe this next story will change your mind. Tesla Inc’s Shanghai mega factory recentl...
Vehicle Theft Skyrocketed in America in 2020, High-Tech Crime Rings Share The Blame
26 Sep 2021, 07:23 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / A short time ago, we showed you how the New York City Police Department busted a high-tech car theft ring that terrorized the Bronx for months. Unfortunately, a rise in car theft is not at all limited to the Big Apple. It’s a phenomenon skyro...
Low Mileage Limited Edition YJ Wrangler Is Too Precious to Take On the Trail
26 Sep 2021, 06:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Early 90s Chrysler products are never known for their reliability or their longevity. With that in mind, you’d probably understand why we’d drool over the prospect of a low-mileage Jeep Wrangler YJ that hasn’t been lifted four inc...
Mika Hakkinen's Championship Winning F1 Car Is for Sale
26 Sep 2021, 06:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Lots of petrolheads wish more than anything to be able to drive a Formula One car just as fast as our favorite childhood racing heroes. While none of us will ever have the same skill as an actual F1 driver, we can at the very least buy the cars the...
"Used" Ford GT Selling for Over a Million Dollars, Who's Ready to Break Out the Check Book
25 Sep 2021, 19:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When buying a car, you generally have two choices to pick from, new and used. But every once in a while, a certain car comes along that’s so special and so sought after that the owner dares not drive it even a very small distance. This 2019...
Classic JDM Spec AE86 Trueno for Sale, Ready for Initial D Cosplay
24 Sep 2021, 19:25 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Initial D anime was the way so many westerners were introduced to the JDM scene for the very first time. Of every JDM classic that made an appearance in the series, the Toyota AE86 Corolla Trueno has endured as the flagship vehicle of the show....
This Is the Cutest Little Firetruck Any of Us Have Ever Seen
24 Sep 2021, 14:55 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Americans tend to have a preconceived idea of what a firefighting truck looks like. They must be big, loud, and take up the majority of whatever roadway it drives along on its route to a fire. As we see here, though, the Japanese have a differe...
Slightly Rusty Ford Bronco II May Be the Cheapest Path to an Awesome 4x4 Project
23 Sep 2021, 05:16 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you follow what’s going on in the auto industry right now, we’re sure you’re despairing at the rising prices of used cars. Luckily for us off-roading fans, there are, in fact, still deals to be found to make your own off-roadin...
Toyota Inks Deal to Build Sustainable Wind Turbine Energy Plant in American City
23 Sep 2021, 05:10 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Prius and the Hydrogen-powered Mirai are far from the extent of Toyota’s contributions to renewable energy. They’ve just signed a deal with Clearway Energy Group of San Fransisco, California, to construct a 600-acre solar farm for t...
NYPD Bust High-Tech Car Theft Ring, Used Forged Electronic Keys
22 Sep 2021, 19:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / New York City is one of the most heavily policed areas anywhere in the world. But if you thought the days of the old-fashioned carjacking were over, think again. It turns out the car thieves just got a bit smarter. New York State General Let...
Meet Aura, the All-Electric British Sports Car of the Future
22 Sep 2021, 15:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / You’d be forgiven for thinking that the classic British sports car would be absolutely impossible to transfer into the all-electric revolution. Or that there’s no room in an environmentally stable society for a rickety old drop top tw...
This 1994 Toyota Soarer Sports a Twin Turbo 1JZ Engine, One of a Handful in the U.S.
22 Sep 2021, 14:02 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Toyota Soarer isn’t the first name that would come into your mind when you think of desirable imported JDM classics. Make no mistake though, what makes this particular 1994 Soarer unique is not what it sports outside, but rather under...
This Imported Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II is a Classic Americans Could Never Buy, Until Now
21 Sep 2021, 20:59 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Officially at least, American drivers weren’t introduced to the wonderful world of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution until the eighth generation hit the market in the early 2000s. Before then, only Asian and European countries had the privi...
Audi Unveils Prices for the New Q4 e-tron SUV, Puts Sights Squarely on Tesla Buyers
21 Sep 2021, 16:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Audi has just released the pricing for the company's new electric model. The Q4 e-tron comes as the new kid in town, in a segment already crowded: that of the zero-emission premium crossovers. A range of 241 miles sounds enticing, but Audi mus...
This NASA Astronaut is Ready to Smash the American Record for Time Spent in Space
20 Sep 2021, 20:33 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When NASA flight engineer Mark T. Vande Hei lifted off on a Russian-built Soyuz rocket for the Expedition 64/65 mission to the International Space Station in April 2021, he was just like any other astronaut. Undeniably in one of the most amazin...