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Tudor Serban

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Tudor has been connected to cars since he was 5, when he began working on them, and his first driving lesson left parallel tire marks on the street. In 1996, while still in Journalism school, he started to write about cars. One year later he discovered his true calling when he began writing for a small car-magazine, and since then most of his career has been car-related.

He has a passion for old cars and thinks that the real ones were made up until the year 2000. As a journalist he went to various events around the world, covering races, new-car launches, international testings, and interviewing CEOs from big car companies.

His passion for cars took him from the heights of Pikes Peaks to the Moroccan desert, from 2 mph off-road trials to the corkscrew of Laguna Seca. He still doesn't completely understand electric cars and considers them not to be the true future, but only a step toward the future. A future where, sadly, petrolheads like him will be outlaws.

He published thousands of articles in over 20 years and still enjoys it. He joined the autoevolution team in 2020 and he is tasked with digging up info about forgotten cars and stories about once famous vehicles.
Claiming a Car in Texas and Utah Is Difficult, Might Be Worth It
Claiming a Car in Texas and Utah Is Difficult, Might Be Worth It

19 Oct 2021, 12:55 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Both Texas and Utah allow the bonded-title procedures, but usually those who found vehicles on their properties are trying to avoid that step, so they'll have a clean title as soon as possible. Sometimes, finding a car hidden on a property ...

 
A Bonded Title Might Save an Abandoned Vehicle From the Crushers in SD and TN
A Bonded Title Might Save an Abandoned Vehicle From the Crushers in SD and TN

18 Oct 2021, 12:28 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / I see how piling rust buckets in a yard on the side of the highway might be an unpleasant view. Still, I can't understand why in some cases those who find them can't get a title and try giving these cars a new life, or sell them for resto...

 
You May Put a Lien on an Abandoned Car in Oregon and South Carolina, But Read This First
You May Put a Lien on an Abandoned Car in Oregon and South Carolina, But Read This First

16 Oct 2021, 23:36 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Most states allow landowners to claim the cars they found on their properties or even on public ones. But that might lead to suspicious activities, and that's why some states are stricter and others just cautious with the abandoned cars' ...

 
You Can Get an Abandoned Vehicle by Court Order in Pennsylvania, Not in Rhode Island
You Can Get an Abandoned Vehicle by Court Order in Pennsylvania, Not in Rhode Island

15 Oct 2021, 14:39 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / These states too are having trouble with the abandoned cars. While Pennsylvania is large enough to store them, Rhode Island has to be more careful, since it's the smallest U.S. state and forests cover almost 60 percent of its surface. Penns...

 
Ohio and Oklahoma Have Specific Ways to Title an Abandoned Car
Ohio and Oklahoma Have Specific Ways to Title an Abandoned Car

14 Oct 2021, 15:42 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Unfortunately, many of the cars that get abandoned these days are not worthy of the time spent in courts or trying to title them. But some, mostly the older ones, are worth it, since their prices might be going through the roof at some point. Wo...

 
This Is How North Carolina and North Dakota Help Their Citizens Claim Abandoned Cars
This Is How North Carolina and North Dakota Help Their Citizens Claim Abandoned Cars

13 Oct 2021, 11:43 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While in North Carolina you can't have a bonded title for an abandoned vehicle, in North Dakota, you really have to dig deep and find the former owner of a car, or be convinced there is no other title available, to get things going. Apart f...

 
You Can Easily Title an Abandoned Car in New Mexico, Much More Difficult in New York
You Can Easily Title an Abandoned Car in New Mexico, Much More Difficult in New York

12 Oct 2021, 12:30 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While some see an abandoned car as a pile of junk, others see the Holy Grail, and would give an arm and a leg for one. The difference is that the former group will call the cops to have the car removed, while the latter would go into the bureaucrac...

 
Former Baseball Glory Reggie Jackson Sold His Silver 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 RS
Former Baseball Glory Reggie Jackson Sold His Silver 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 RS

11 Oct 2021, 21:47 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / According to NADA's evaluation, a 1969 Camaro Z/28 should sell for around $97,000 if it's on high retail, but Reggie's car was not one of those garage queens trailered and pampered around. He's a car person, and car-guys are dri...

 
These Two States Were First for Something Big, and Both Let You Title Abandoned Cars
These Two States Were First for Something Big, and Both Let You Title Abandoned Cars

11 Oct 2021, 13:15 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While New Hampshire was the first to declare its independence from England, New Jersey was the first to sign the Bill of Rights. Thus, both states are strong in their freedom beliefs, and they have proof of that. In some states, it is normal to ...

 
Reggie Jackson Sells a First-Year Camaro Z28 That Has a Surprising Record in Its Past
Reggie Jackson Sells a First-Year Camaro Z28 That Has a Surprising Record in Its Past

11 Oct 2021, 09:26 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / It looks like Reggie Jackson is making some room in his garage and all we hope is that he will get himself a new set of wheels (or two) with at least the same heritage value as the two Camaros that he's selling. There are no doubts regardin...

 
Stiffer or More Relaxed, Rules in Nebraska and Nevada Allow You to Title Abandoned Cars
Stiffer or More Relaxed, Rules in Nebraska and Nevada Allow You to Title Abandoned Cars

10 Oct 2021, 07:33 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / The Brits have the Stonehenge, but as a true modern replica of that stays the Carhenge from Nebraska, a state where only law enforcement can title an abandoned vehicle. Over in Nevada, things are a little bit more relaxed, but only when it comes to...

 
Missouri and Montana Give Abandoned Vehicles to Landowners or Towing Companies
Missouri and Montana Give Abandoned Vehicles to Landowners or Towing Companies

9 Oct 2021, 10:22 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / With the U.S. industry producing so many cars over the last century, and many others coming from abroad, it obvious that not all of them have been recycled or dismantled. As a result, some are still on the roads, others litter the scenery, and few ...

 
Gopher State Grabs Any Vehicles It Can, The Magnolia State Gives Them Away
Gopher State Grabs Any Vehicles It Can, The Magnolia State Gives Them Away

8 Oct 2021, 13:06 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While Minnesota is not the kind of state where someone can hope to get their abandoned vehicle back in a couple of days, if it broke down on the road, in Mississippi people have up to five days to recover it. Sometimes in the middle of a road tr...

 
Reggie Jackson, the Hall of Fame Baseball Player, Sells His Beloved Z/28 RS Camaro
Reggie Jackson, the Hall of Fame Baseball Player, Sells His Beloved Z/28 RS Camaro

7 Oct 2021, 22:22 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / The legendary baseball player Reginald “Reggie” Jackson sells his beloved 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, and the car is drop-dead gorgeous. Reggie Jackson played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball for several teams across the nation. He hel...

 
From Massachusetts to Michigan, Here Are Some Ways to Title a Car
From Massachusetts to Michigan, Here Are Some Ways to Title a Car

7 Oct 2021, 12:53 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Just because someone abandoned a vehicle on your property and you find it after you purchased the land doesn't mean that it will be automatically yours, at least not in Massachusetts and Michigan. Sometimes it is hard to understand why an a...

 
This Is Why You Should Start a Car Towing Company or a Garage in Maine or Maryland
This Is Why You Should Start a Car Towing Company or a Garage in Maine or Maryland

6 Oct 2021, 12:58 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / It doesn't matter why you pulled over on a public road in Maine or Maryland, or why you left your car to rot in a garage - police might take it for good. It is very understandable why local governments want to get rid of the junks left to r...

 
The American Sports Car that Never Gave Up and Never Surrendered
The American Sports Car that Never Gave Up and Never Surrendered

6 Oct 2021, 07:48 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Even though it is not considered a muscle car, the Corvette was often pitted against them and, in stock vs. stock configuration, it could easily outpace most of the opponents, since it was lighter and more powerful. By the mid-60’s, GM...

 
History of the Chevrolet Corvette, the Greatest American Sports Car of All Time
History of the Chevrolet Corvette, the Greatest American Sports Car of All Time

5 Oct 2021, 13:57 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / What makes a good sports car a great sports car? It has to have heritage, continuity, performance, or styling? Well, the answer is all of the above. But if you add some more, you get more. And this is how the Corvette became the greatest American s...

 
Time to Title Has a Different Meaning in Corvette State Than in the Parishes of Louisiana
Time to Title Has a Different Meaning in Corvette State Than in the Parishes of Louisiana

4 Oct 2021, 21:30 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / There are twelve states where you can't get a bonded title, and Kentucky is one of them, but the things may go way more south in Louisiana, in more ways than one. Sometimes you have to take a look at that old car abandoned on the side of th...

 
Titling an Abandoned Car in Iowa and Kansas Might Be an Easy Breeze If You Know How
Titling an Abandoned Car in Iowa and Kansas Might Be an Easy Breeze If You Know How

3 Oct 2021, 23:01 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Barn finds are some people's dreams, but claiming them in some states is just impossible - not in Iowa or Kansas, where you can get one in a few months. These two states are known for two famous characters: Captain James T. Kirk from Star T...

 

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