Benny Kirk
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This Classic Mercedes-Benz 190SL Has More Class Than Any Modern Merc
7 Sep 2021, 18:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / They say there aren’t many machines in the history of the world that were built at the extreme level of quality as vIntage Mercedes-Benz cars, but the 1963 190SL sure makes the list. So when one U.S spec model was uncovered and put up for...
Honda's New TrailSport Package Is Ready to Make Them a Legit 4x4 Contender
7 Sep 2021, 14:36 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Honda light trucks consistently rank among the highest customer satisfaction numbers across the board. One place however that they may have been behind the ball somewhat is in their off-roading capability. In this category, brands like Land Rove...
This Bonkers XP-82 Twin Mustang Is The Only Airworthy Example, And It's For Sale
6 Sep 2021, 19:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Most people with more money than they know what to do with generally spend their cash on a pre-set list of things—expensive cars, houses, lavish vacations, etc. But it takes a person cut from a very particular cloth to consider spending their...
This 1974 Alfa-Romeo Montreal Is One Of A Handful In The US
6 Sep 2021, 19:15 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / U.S Emissions restrictions can be a real devil if you’re trying to get a European supercar ready to hit the streets of America. The Bertone-designed Alfa-Romeo Montreal was one of those examples that could never quite make the cut when it cam...
Expensive NYC Bridge Tolls Every Smart Gearhead Must Avoid (And Ways To Get Around Them)
6 Sep 2021, 15:58 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / New York City has a vast and vibrant car culture, but E-ZPass tolls are one thing every gearhead from Long Island to New Jersey will start to panic sweat when they hear them mentioned. There are endless articles online with horror stories of peo...
This Replica Shelby Daytona Coupe Is Faithful to the Original (Except Where It Isn't)
6 Sep 2021, 15:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The original mid-1960s Shelby Daytona Coupe was a race car designed to turn heads and shock its competition when it rolled out onto the track. The Shelby Daytona for sale at Hillbank Motor of Irvine, California, definitely still does that, but this...
The 2022 Sea-Doo Switch Is a New Breed Of Luxury Water Transportation
5 Sep 2021, 18:40 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Sea-Doo is one of the longest operating and most well-known names in American-made jet-skis and watercraft. It makes perfect sense that such a company would be the one to bring about an entirely new way of cruising your favorite rivers and lakes. ...
Lamborghini Flaunts Retro-Styled Countach LPI 800-4 At Milan Design Week
5 Sep 2021, 16:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Some sentimental people say that supercars are not constructed like normal cars are, but rather crafted by skilled artisans in the same way an artist or a painter would make their creations. If this is the message Lamborghini wants to send about it...
This 2018 Silverado Modded to Look Like a Classic C10 Destroys the Cool Meter
5 Sep 2021, 06:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / There’s an abundance of American truck fanatics that’d pay their way out of house and home to get their hands on the perfect combination of the best traits between modern pickup trucks and classic retro styling. And some of those fans ...
This Lexus RC F Fuji Speedway Edition Is Here To Take Jaguar's Lunch Money
3 Sep 2021, 19:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The mid-2000s were simpler times, weren’t they? Especially when it came to preferences in performance sports coupes. In those days, of course, there was the BMW M3 (either the E46 or the E90), the Audi S4, and not much else save the occasiona...
Rising F-Series Truck Sales Help Ford Power Through Chip Shortage
3 Sep 2021, 15:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The global microchip shortage of the late 2010s and early 2020s is a phenomenon that’s impacted every facet of the manufacturing sector. Perhaps the industry most notably crippled by this years-long shortage of microprocessors is the auto...
Nissan Teams up With Japanese University to Recycle EV's Cleaner Than Ever
3 Sep 2021, 13:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / On the morning of September 3rd, Nissan Motor Company announced the beginning of a new test program with assistance from Waseda University - a research effort that may have a significant impact on the industry. This partnership&r...
Mopar Junkies Go All In at the 20th Anniversary of Dodge HEMI Challenge
3 Sep 2021, 13:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It’s perfectly natural for any red-blooded American, man or woman, to be fascinated with the raw power and the elegant simplicity of an old-fashioned Mopar HEMI engine. For those that go beyond just average fans and build these high-performan...
New 2022 4Runner TRD Sport Is Ready to Give the Bronco a Run for Its Money
2 Sep 2021, 19:23 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / So, do you think now is the perfect time to get your hands on an all-new 4x4 off-roader? There’s certainly more choice in this category; it’s almost too much information for one person to take in. Sadly for you, your seemingly endless l...
One-of-Three Honda Repsol CBR1000RRs With Zero Miles Can Be Yours
2 Sep 2021, 19:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you think motorcycles and the people that make and ride them can only bring chaos and disorder wherever they go, consider yourself thoroughly incorrect - as the motorbike giants at Honda made a philanthropic donation to a worthy charity that&r...
This Custom Studebaker Truck Took Blood, Sweat and Tears to Build
2 Sep 2021, 15:09 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Studebaker is the kind of classic American car name that’s largely faded from modern lexicons after fifty years since its last model rolled off the factory floor. Even so, a small, dedicated group of DIY guys across America are hard at w...
Here's How This 3,000 Mile Road Changed the Way Americans Travel
2 Sep 2021, 13:45 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / America is a massive country, the fourth largest in the world by landmass, in fact. In a nation so vast and so spread apart, one would be forgiven for thinking it would be impossible to drive across it. Thanks to Interstate 80, or I-80 for short...