Shinzo Abe’s Hearse Is A Reminder That Toyota Can Make An Impressive Last Ride
As you've likely heard, former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was assassinated a few days ago, and his funeral was yesterday. Of course we understand t...
I Asked Our Daydreaming Designer To Imagine What Would Happen If Sony And A Lawnmower Engine Company Made Hybrid Cars In The 1980s
By now I think most regular Autopian readers are fans of who we've been calling The Bishop, our Daydreaming Designer, a man who went to auto design school ...
Rivian Reportedly Considers Letting Go Of Hundreds Of Workers
Rivian considers some cuts, Honda has a new CR-V, Lordstown Motors sees an executive shake-up. All this and more in today's issue of The Morning Dump. W...
The New Ford Heritage Vault Is An Incredible Resource For Old Photos And Brochures
When Ford announced it was no longer issuing brochures for new cars, I felt sad. Sure, there’s a strong argument that brochures are expensive and outmoded,...
A Pair of Pale Blue Plymouths: 1963 Valiant vs 1984 Turismo Duster
Good morning! It's time once again to look at some crappy old cars. On our second day of dead nameplates, it's Mopar or no car as we look at a couple of Pl...
Cold Start: Soft Serve
Do you know the artist Claes Oldenburg? He's one of my favorite 20th-century artists because he was ambitious and playful and understood that a good part o...
This Vintage Aftermarket Bosch VW Accessories Catalog Features A Radio That Makes Your Car Slower And Fantastic Turn Signals And Taillights
I have a few larger-scale stories percolating at the moment, but I can't just sit here and pretend I'm not incredibly distracted by hyper-important documen...
The 75 MPG Geo Metro Experimental Aero Car Is What You Get When An Engineer Wants To Send A Message
Currently gracing the pages of Facebook is a little car with a fun story to tell. The 1989 Geo Metro Experimental Aero Car is the brainchild of an inventor...
Smart Once Attempted To Boost Sales In America By Trying To Rebadge Nissan Micras
Americans have been living without the Smart brand as a choice in the marketplace for over three sad years. There are dozens of us [Editor's Note: Number s...
This Amazing Morris Minor Variant Was Immune To Fender Benders
Sometimes I'll learn an automotive fact I wasn't aware of before and realize that if I don't tell someone about it, I might explode, messily and causing a ...