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autoevolution's Celebration Month 22

One December a couple of years ago, at a time when the coronavirus pandemic was just beginning, we kicked off something called Celebration Month. It was our way of trying to get people’s minds off the nasty things happening by bringing forth great creations from the fields of land, sea, air and space vehicles.

2020 went away, the pandemic kind of burned itself out, and here we are now, in December 2022, once again trying to get our minds off another bad thing taking place in the world: the war in Ukraine. Even if only two nations are directly involved in the conflict, its repercussions spilled over and are affecting pretty much all of us, no matter where we are, and pretty much all industries out there, no matter what they are.

It’s unclear how much longer all of this will last, or how its effects will amplify. But just like back in 2020, this year will have its Christmas too, then 2023 will come, as usual, filled with hope and expectations of a better outcome.

With that in mind, this December we’re running a Celebration Month feature as well. As usual, we asked each of our editors to select a favorite topic and focus on that for the next four weeks. You can find the full list of who’s brewing what below.

We thank each and every one of you for being with us this year, and here's to a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Alexandru Boghiu - Ferrari
Ancuta Iosub – Strange Car Design
Angela Balaciu – Tiny Homes
Aurel Niculescu - Christmas Renderings
Benny Kirk – Air and Space
Bogdan Bebeselea - Yachts
Bogdan Popa – Software
Calin Iosif - Porsche
Ciprian Florea - 1960s Cars
Cristi Agatie - Tesla
Cristi Gnaticov - Ford Mustang
Cristian Curmei – Travel Trailers
Codrin Spiridon - Mopar
Daniel Patrascu – Harley-Davidson
Dragos Chitulescu – Hot Wheels
Elena Gorgan - Luxury Transportation
Florin Amariei - Toyota
Florina Spanu – RVs
Gustavo Ruffo - Automotive Technology
Humphrey Bwayo – JDM
Mircea Mazuru - eBikes
Mircea Panait - Classic Cars
Monica Coman - Expensive Celebrity Toys
Razvan Calin – Battleships
Sebastian Toma – Motorsport
Silvian Irimia - Formula 1
Silvian Secara – Japanese Motorcycles
Tim McKenzie - Sailing
Tudor Serban – Vintage Aircraft
Vlad Radu - Gifts for gearheads

Editor's note: This special feature by autoevolution was not sponsored or supported by a third-party.
Tesla's Giga Berlin Investigated Over Alleged Unauthorized Handling of Toxic Materials
Tesla's Giga Berlin Investigated Over Alleged Unauthorized Handling of Toxic Materials

20 Dec 2022, 16:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla gigafactory in Gruenheide is under investigation over unauthorized handling of toxic materials, failing to secure the required permit

 
This 1980 BMW M1 Has the Perfect Spec and Only 24k Miles
This 1980 BMW M1 Has the Perfect Spec and Only 24k Miles

20 Dec 2022, 14:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Only 399 road-going cars were produced, and chassis number WBS59910004301227 certainly is one of the best-looking examples of the bunch

 
How Google Maps Could Upgrade One of the Best Waze Features
How Google Maps Could Upgrade One of the Best Waze Features

20 Dec 2022, 14:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Waze can automatically remember where you park the car and then even provide a walking ETA to the location; the app, however, lacks walking directions

 
1961 Chevrolet Parkwood Gets First Wash in Decades, Shows Big Surprise Under the Hood
1961 Chevrolet Parkwood Gets First Wash in Decades, Shows Big Surprise Under the Hood

20 Dec 2022, 13:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built from 1959 to 1961 only, the Parkwood is one of the rarest Chevrolet station wagons ever made. It was replaced by the Bel Air Wagon.

 
New Hot Wheels Holidays Set of Five Tiny Cars Looks Like Every Kid's Christmas Dream
New Hot Wheels Holidays Set of Five Tiny Cars Looks Like Every Kid's Christmas Dream

20 Dec 2022, 12:36 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / This may or may not be the last Hot Wheels set to be revealed by Mattel in 2022, and it's meant to celebrate the winter holidays!

 
Mustang Gets a 2,000-Horsepower Big Block V8, Becomes Burnout Machine
Mustang Gets a 2,000-Horsepower Big Block V8, Becomes Burnout Machine

20 Dec 2022, 12:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / What do you do when your 1,500-horsepower engine blows up while doing burnouts? One option is to get a bigger unit and this is how it can be done

 
‘The Residence’ Ultra-Luxe Flying Apartment Returns to the Skies With the Airbus A380
‘The Residence’ Ultra-Luxe Flying Apartment Returns to the Skies With the Airbus A380

20 Dec 2022, 11:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Four of the 10 A380s operated by Etihad Airway, grounded by the international health crisis, are being restored and put back in the sky

 
The Chill Out Island Watercraft Is Your Very Own Luxurious Private Island (For Two)
The Chill Out Island Watercraft Is Your Very Own Luxurious Private Island (For Two)

20 Dec 2022, 10:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When a yacht is too big and a boat not relaxing enough, you can always drift away lazily on an electric watercraft designed to provide absolute relaxation

 
Waze Teases Highly Anticipated Update for Android Auto Users
Waze Teases Highly Anticipated Update for Android Auto Users

20 Dec 2022, 05:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google-owned company is working on adding support for Coolwalk, the big Android Auto UI redesign that is currently in the beta phase

 
3K-Mile 1975 Honda CB750 Four Could Turn Your Wildest UJM Fantasies Into Reality
3K-Mile 1975 Honda CB750 Four Could Turn Your Wildest UJM Fantasies Into Reality

19 Dec 2022, 23:59 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / We’re not sure whether this first-gen CB750 has ever been restored, but it most certainly is one of the cleanest exemplars we’ve seen as of late

 
Modern Buggy RV Hits an Off-Road Home Run With Their "Little Buggy" Teardrop Camper
Modern Buggy RV Hits an Off-Road Home Run With Their "Little Buggy" Teardrop Camper

19 Dec 2022, 22:50 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This teardrop camper is priced with an MSRP of $29,000 and is designed to excel on off-road excursions. Includes a solid off-grid electrical system as standard

 
It's High Time Elon Musk Sets Up a Poll About Him Stepping Down As Tesla CEO
It's High Time Elon Musk Sets Up a Poll About Him Stepping Down As Tesla CEO

19 Dec 2022, 22:06 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk defected from Tesla and went berserk, micromanaging Twitter from poll to poll while saving the world took the back burner

 
Hot Wheels RLC Exclusive '21 Ford Bronco Wildtrak Is Coming Up, Will You Get One?
Hot Wheels RLC Exclusive '21 Ford Bronco Wildtrak Is Coming Up, Will You Get One?

19 Dec 2022, 21:34 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Another Red Line Club-exclusive Hot Wheels item is going up on Mattel Creations, and it might be the last one for the 2022 series.

 
79k-Mile 2000 Acura Integra Type R Offered at No Reserve, Needs Only a Little TLC
79k-Mile 2000 Acura Integra Type R Offered at No Reserve, Needs Only a Little TLC

19 Dec 2022, 19:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Approximately 220 units of the CDM-spec DC2 ITR were produced for the 2000 model year, and this yellow-painted fellow is one of them

 
The Waze Feature Most People Don’t Even Know Exists
The Waze Feature Most People Don’t Even Know Exists

19 Dec 2022, 19:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google-owned navigation app comes with support for navigation in license plate restricted zones; here’s everything about this feature

 
1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 Has Rally History Written on It, Is for Sale at Auction
1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 Has Rally History Written on It, Is for Sale at Auction

19 Dec 2022, 17:26 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / While the auction does not yet mention the details of this particular vehicle, it may be the title-deciding car of '79, and it is for sale. This is its story

 
Rick Ross' Latest Extravagance: Turning an Airplane Engine Into a Luxury Brunch Table
Rick Ross' Latest Extravagance: Turning an Airplane Engine Into a Luxury Brunch Table

19 Dec 2022, 16:08 UTC · By: Monica Coman / Rick Ross wants to turn every single mundane thing into something extravagant and he did so with a simple brunch table with a 757 engine

 
1966 Plymouth Belvedere Is the Perfect Sleeper, Hides HEMI V8 Under the Hood
1966 Plymouth Belvedere Is the Perfect Sleeper, Hides HEMI V8 Under the Hood

19 Dec 2022, 14:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Not exactly popular in 1966, the HEMI Belvedere is now a desirable classic. And this example is one of only a few survivors that are still around

 
This 1984 Porsche 944 Is Clean as a Whistle, But It Does Need a New Timing Belt
This 1984 Porsche 944 Is Clean as a Whistle, But It Does Need a New Timing Belt

19 Dec 2022, 14:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although clean, there are some cracks on the dash, a little wear on the gear stick, and the timing belt was last replaced in August 2014

 
Tesla Semi Trucks Operated by PepsiCo Will Only Drive 100-Mile Trips When Hauling Soda
Tesla Semi Trucks Operated by PepsiCo Will Only Drive 100-Mile Trips When Hauling Soda

19 Dec 2022, 13:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / PepsiCo Vice President Mike O’Connell revealed that Tesla Semi in his company’s fleet would drive shorter trips when hauling soda as opposed to chips