Cold Start: Ad Copywriters Pick Some Weird Shit To Talk About Sometimes
So, look at this page from a 1950s Sunbeam-Talbot brochure. It's lovely, right? Look how shiny that sleek car is, it looks like it's been coated in Astrogl...
Here’s How To Make The Trailer Taillight Dreams Of A Probably Dead Guy Come True With Modern Tech
Remember last week when I was going nuts about some drawing of an almost-Ford Maverick I saw in a 1968 issue of Popular Science? Of course you do, it was p...
My ‘Jeep Cherokee From Hell’ Drove To Chicago Flawlessly And Reminded Me That Love Is All About Timing
As I cruised up Lake Shore Drive through Chicago's prettiest neighborhoods on a perfect 75 degree sunny day, I realized that the Jeep I had just sold was p...
The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV Draws A Piano Black Arrow From Its Quiver And Aims It Directly At The Heart Of The Ford Mustang Mach-E
After months without pictures, we now finally know what the Chevrolet Blazer SS will actually look like thanks to a Twitter post from General Motors CEO Ma...
Take A Look At The Rarely-Seen Automotive Library At The Quirkiest Car Museum In America
We get asked often: “What’s the most important tool at a car museum?” Most folks would guess an impact wrench, a two-post lift, or a multimeter. How about ...
The Lockheed L-1011 Was An Incredibly Advanced Aircraft That Ended Up A Total Failure
Just over 50 years ago, a widebody trijet aircraft took to the skies with the promise of being the most advanced airliner on earth. The Lockheed L-1011 Tri...
Porsche Unleashes An Assault On Good Taste With The 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet America Edition
Porsche releases an America-themed 911 GTS, Lada sends safety standards back to the ‘90s, Ford issues a strange Mustang recall. All this and more on today’...
The Folly Of Youth: Slip-Slidin’ Corvette or Greasy-Kid’s-Stuff 300ZX?
Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a good weekend. Time for more cheap-car foolishness, but this week we're going to make a little change: instead of ...
Cold Start: The Marshal Gets A Prize
This past Saturday was the Carolina Rad meetup at the fantastic NC Museum of Transportation, a 117-year old locomotive depot now filled with old cars and a...
The Fascinating And Tragic Story Of General Motors’ Short-lived ‘Jinbei-GM’ Joint Venture In China
Once upon a time, in a faraway city in cold northern China, existed an unknown and unloved joint venture named Jinbei-GM — one that brought the Chevrolet S...