Humphrey Bwayo
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Humphrey’s first interaction with cars was with a BMW E36 M3 toy car he got for his 5th birthday. It was a short-lived love story after it crash-landed from the dining table as the young toddler enjoyed his favorite bowl of cereal.
He got his passion for cars from his Dad, who spent thousands of hours working on his old junky 1970 E20 Toyota Corolla a.k.a. “the old faithful.” Years later, he’d do the same with a series of lemons he’s owned throughout his adult life.
After Journalism School, he worked for a local News broadcaster but soon diverted into digital print. He’s had an extensive career writing and editing for websites like National Monitor, The Clever, Columbia Observer, Gadget Review, Hotcars, and TheDrive.
Now he’s found a home with what he believes is the best automotive team on the interwebs—autoevolution.com Today, he spends his time doing what he loves best: driving, talking, writing, and working on cars.
Bargain of the Century: Four Decades Ago, Someone Bought This 1953 Ford Popular for $16
27 Feb 2023, 14:32 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / A lot of things happened in 1953. The United States and Korea signed a ceasefire agreement ending the Korean War. Mount Everest was conquered for the first time, and Queen Elizabeth II was crowned the queen of England. In automotive history, Ford U...
VinFast Slash Lease Prices on the VF 8 Model as U.S. EV Price Competition Wars Intensifies
27 Feb 2023, 12:13 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / There's not much to smile about for electric car startups eyeing the United States EV market, especially if you are going against a crowded field of competitors. Worse, when industry leaders at the helm are offering huge bargains (Tesla Model ...
Survivor 1974 Ford MK III Cortina 2000E SVO Roars to Life After 24 Years in Confinement
20 Feb 2023, 09:57 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Sometimes, people keep things as a way of remembering people in their past. This can be confused with hoarding. But for those involved, these material possessions are like a time machine. Often taking them into the distant past, where they momentar...
Abandoned 1976 Ford F-100 Runs and Drives, Can Even Do Donuts
17 Feb 2023, 23:30 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / The 1976 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT might have come out more than four decades ago, but its handsome yet rugged looks still appeal to most classic car enthusiasts. Ford designed this vintage hauler to appeal aesthetically and thrive in the fields as a w...
Watch a 2023 McLaren Artura Hit the ¼ Mile, C8 Z06 Convertible Proves a Better Launcher
17 Feb 2023, 15:59 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Like most cars unveiled in the last three years, the McLaren Artura has been subject to delays – thanks to the industrywide semiconductor crisis. The British automaker was looking to make an impression in the industry with its first sixer-pow...
Recently Purchased 1996 Impala SS With 196 Miles Raises More Questions Than Answers
15 Feb 2023, 09:34 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / It goes without saying that the Japanese completely dominated the sports car scene in the 90s. Their iconic design and peppy contraptions derailed the global car enthusiast community for a sweet decade, but that doesn't mean U.S. manufacturers...
This LSX-Powered Chevy G10 Is a Groovy 1970s Party Van With an Attitude
15 Feb 2023, 08:23 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / The 1970s. A tumultuous period in American history. Those who went through it remember it as an era of liberation championed by civil rights, anti-war, and non-conformist movements. As you'd expect, it directly affected all spheres of Ame...
Rare 1983 BMW 628 CSi Coupe Won't Give Up After Years of Neglect, Roars to Life on Old Gas
13 Feb 2023, 14:53 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / If you are a classic car enthusiast, you understand the thrill behind discovering an early model vehicle hidden behind a barn or garage door untouched for decades. Apart from the fact that these cars could fetch a tidy sum on the classic car market...
Rare Mitsubishi Coupe Just Won't Give Up, Roars to Life for the First Time in 30 Years
7 Feb 2023, 11:20 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / I hate to admit this, but Mitsubishi’s performance division has been a snooze for a while now – since the 2008 financial crisis. Getting out of a financial pitfall is a tedious task. 15-years later, loyal Mitsubishi performance enthusia...
Wrecked 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 Could Be the Most Complicated Project Car Build of the Year
3 Feb 2023, 13:37 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Sometimes, the best chance to own your dream car is not through your local dealer but through the salvage yard. It’s a dark lonely path filled with thousands of night hours locked in your garage, hundreds of thousands of dollars out of your s...
Honda and GM to Jointly Start Producing Next-Generation Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems
2 Feb 2023, 14:37 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / The world is slowly moving from fossil fuels to more reliable and sustainable energy sources. Tesla might have made the first move, but the race to reduce carbon emissions and improve mobility efficiency is currently an industry game – and Ja...
Rescued 1960s Dodge Coronet 500 With Jazzy Murals Will Live Its Next Life as an Art Piece
17 Jan 2023, 16:46 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / For car enthusiasts, nothing starts off a new year like adding a car or two to your collection (unless, of course, your 2023 resolution was to cut off on hoarding). Today's piece might be of interest if you are a Mopar lover and want to add a ...
World's Cheapest 2007 Infiniti QX56 SUV Costs $1,000, but Is It Hiding Something Sinister?
17 Jan 2023, 13:32 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Depending on the school of thought you subscribe to, when a deal is too good, the best line of action is to take cover. But, sometimes, letting a seemingly attractive offer slide can be viewed as looking at a glass half empty – not very optim...
This Midnight Purple, Daily Driven 2020 MKV Toyota Supra Has 800 HP+
13 Jan 2023, 16:50 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / In the last two decades, most automakers who ruled the 80s and 90s performance scene have been dropping their legends one by one to catch up with so-called ‘shifting market demands.’ Toyota, on the other hand, has been doing the opposit...
1-of-980 Super-Rare '88 Porsche 924S Special Edition Sitting for Years, Found and Rescued
12 Jan 2023, 15:34 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Once upon a time, the 924 was considered a poor man’s Porsche. As we all know – they don’t build them like that anymore. And if you are in the market for the ultra-rare 924S Special Edition, you’ll need anywhere between $10,...
Rusty and Rare '76 Chevy K10 Sport Truck Runs After Sitting in a Barn for 20+ Plus Years
9 Jan 2023, 15:46 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Nothing impresses a classic car collector more than getting an old rusty rotting automobile back on the road. It’s an excruciating journey that takes considerable time, replacement parts, and, depending on the condition of the car – a t...
Rare Retro Rally Opels and Vauxhalls on Display in Father-Son Private Car Collection
9 Jan 2023, 15:04 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Great things happen when two people join forces. For Adrian McGrillen and his dad, their bond goes further than bloodline. They both are passionate about 80s hot hatches and retro rally Opel and Vauxhalls. Adrian admits it's a disease he willi...
Japanese Pro Drifter Tamed the Hoonigan Burnyard With Her JDM S13 Nissan Silvia Coupe
25 Dec 2022, 23:30 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Drifting might be big in the west, but it was first initiated in Japan in the 1970s. There's something so satisfying about going through corners with that extra slide. And while the Bimmers reign in the drifting world in the West, the drift ca...
Big Wheel Chevy Caprice Donk Cars Invade the Hoonigan Burnyard
25 Dec 2022, 01:26 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Bouncing Chevy Impalas might seem slightly outdated in 2022, but that doesn’t mean they lost their flair. If anything, the song that put them on the global map as a favorite rap culture car of the 90s, Dr. Dre’s Still Dre, has racked up...
This No-Paint Bare Metal 1,000-HP 1967 Chevy C10 Is More Than Glitz and Glam, Insane Rips
25 Dec 2022, 00:30 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / When Chevy auto designers introduced the C/K line of trucks in 1960, all they had in mind was an automobile that would make the lives of the farmers of that era a little less difficult. Sixty years later, the C/K Chevy trucks no longer chase farm a...