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Henry McDonough’s LS2-Swapped Volvo 242 is Everything You Want in a Restomod
Henry McDonough’s LS2-Swapped Volvo 242 is Everything You Want in a Restomod

26 Aug 2023, 21:33 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This one-of-a-kind build comes to us courtesy of an 18-year-old McPherson College student and upcoming restomod influencer called Henry McDonough

 
This 1988 Nissan Pulsar Station Wagon Breaks the Quirky Meter, Might Be the Best One Left
This 1988 Nissan Pulsar Station Wagon Breaks the Quirky Meter, Might Be the Best One Left

23 Aug 2023, 18:13 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / For a certain generation of younger Americans, the only frame of reference they have for the Nissan Pulsar was the episode of MTV's Pimp My Ride.

 
A Brand New Grand Wagoneer Can't Beat This Cummins-Swapped 1986 SJ, Way Cheaper Too
A Brand New Grand Wagoneer Can't Beat This Cummins-Swapped 1986 SJ, Way Cheaper Too

22 Aug 2023, 22:40 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If there was any critique of the new Grand Wagoneer the lack of a diesel engine option would surely be one of them. Not so with this 1986 example.

 
Forget a New Bronco Raptor, We Want This Coyote-Swapped Gen-V Bronco
Forget a New Bronco Raptor, We Want This Coyote-Swapped Gen-V Bronco

21 Aug 2023, 02:58 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Every angle of this truck feels like a time warp back to when OJ Simpson was riding shotgun in one down the streets of Los Angeles on live TV.

 
Edsel History: How a Promising Brand Became Ford's Biggest Corporate Failure
Edsel History: How a Promising Brand Became Ford's Biggest Corporate Failure

24 Jul 2023, 14:11 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Though it was promising to deliver some of the most elegant and innovative cars of its era, Ford's Edsel brand was discontinued after only three model years

 
Grumman KurbWatt: The Long Forgotten Electric Mail Truck That Almost Changed Everything
Grumman KurbWatt: The Long Forgotten Electric Mail Truck That Almost Changed Everything

10 Jun 2023, 02:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In the end, only around 50 Grumman KurbWatts were ever manufactured, with 40 supplied to American post offices and a further ten to private energy companies

 
Forgotten '76 Chrysler Town & Country Gets First Wash After More Than Three Decades
Forgotten '76 Chrysler Town & Country Gets First Wash After More Than Three Decades

2 Jun 2023, 22:30 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / This is an abandoned 1976 Chrysler Town & Country that's been sitting since 1991 – that's a full-fledged 32-year-old adult

 
Auto Evolution: From Terrific to Trash and Back Again – The Dodge Challenger Story
Auto Evolution: From Terrific to Trash and Back Again – The Dodge Challenger Story

23 May 2023, 12:26 UTC · By: Kyle Encina / The Dodge Challenger's history is quite the bumpy rollercoaster ride. Before it rose to muscle car stardom, it first had to undergo some difficult times

 
YouTube Cancels Rendering Artist Channel While Letting Others Exploit His Work
YouTube Cancels Rendering Artist Channel While Letting Others Exploit His Work

20 May 2023, 14:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Du Oliveira tried to have an explanation from the video platform and has never heard back from it. Neither did I when I wanted to clarify everything

 
Why the Chevrolet Vega Became the Stuff of Nightmares
Why the Chevrolet Vega Became the Stuff of Nightmares

15 May 2023, 15:32 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / Chevrolet's Vega was meant to be the subcompact car of dreams, but rust, engine issues and disgruntled workers turned it into an expensive nightmare.

 
Duesenberg Model J - 1930s Car Icon Can Be Yours if You're As Rich as Its Original Owner
Duesenberg Model J - 1930s Car Icon Can Be Yours if You're As Rich as Its Original Owner

9 May 2023, 13:32 UTC · By: Kyle Encina / What 1930s car icon can keep up with modern vehicles or brag about being owned by corporate royalty? Well, this Duesenberg Model J can do both

 
Who Lived in a Pineapple Under the River? This Original Acura NSX – For 20 Years
Who Lived in a Pineapple Under the River? This Original Acura NSX – For 20 Years

1 May 2023, 10:13 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Having paid some $8,000 for it, its new owner wants to bring it back to life. Nonetheless, that may be impossible given the car's current state

 
Chevrolet Corvette C5 Gaps Jaguar XK8 in a Drag Race, but Both Cars Are Winners
Chevrolet Corvette C5 Gaps Jaguar XK8 in a Drag Race, but Both Cars Are Winners

29 Apr 2023, 14:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / There's something truly special about drag races and their shorts bursts of adrenaline, but seeing old cars race is just a bit more interesting

 
This 540HP All-Electric Ferrari Has Tesla Power, Testarossa Looks, and British Engineering
This 540HP All-Electric Ferrari Has Tesla Power, Testarossa Looks, and British Engineering

15 Apr 2023, 22:05 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A masterfully-executed electro-swap of a Ferrari Testarossa with a Tesla electric motor is the perfect alliance between classic class and modern muscle

 
1973 Chevy Suburban With a Dust-Caked Engine Bay Roars Again After 23 Years
1973 Chevy Suburban With a Dust-Caked Engine Bay Roars Again After 23 Years

29 Mar 2023, 15:15 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / GM began the production of the Suburban 89 years ago. It initially started as a station wagon , but as decades passed, it turned into a full-blown SUV

 
These Are the Coolest Cars You Can Find at the World's Largest Porsche Exhibition
These Are the Coolest Cars You Can Find at the World's Largest Porsche Exhibition

29 Mar 2023, 15:05 UTC · By: Kyle Encina / The Petersen Automotive Museum is showcasing the world's biggest collection of Porsches. Here are some of the coolest cars on display

 
We Need the Likes of Porsche and Nissan To Save Classic Cars
We Need the Likes of Porsche and Nissan To Save Classic Cars

25 Mar 2023, 08:27 UTC · By: Chase Bierenkoven / Without brands like Nissan and Porsche restoring cars and making parts, classic car ownership will be tough in an electric world.

 
Early 80s Corvettes Were Kind of Lame, This LT4-Swapped 1980 C3 Is the Opposite
Early 80s Corvettes Were Kind of Lame, This LT4-Swapped 1980 C3 Is the Opposite

17 Mar 2023, 18:59 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In truth, there are modern sports cars with similar power figures and selling at roughly the same price that don't have a quarter of the road presence this has.

 
Lamborghini P140: The Forgotten Common Ancestor of the Gallardo and Huracan
Lamborghini P140: The Forgotten Common Ancestor of the Gallardo and Huracan

23 Feb 2023, 21:26 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you thought the P140 looked like an artist's rendering of the Huracan or even the Gallardo if it were made in the 1980s, that's actually a good descriptor

 
Mitsubishi Sigma: A Forgotten JDM Luxury Sedan That Desperately Wished It Was German
Mitsubishi Sigma: A Forgotten JDM Luxury Sedan That Desperately Wished It Was German

17 Feb 2023, 00:57 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / On first impressions alone, the top-of-the-line variant of the USDM gen-V Mitsubishi Galant, the Sigma, is a remarkably striking vehicle