Hooked on Sonics: Why Engines Sound How They Do (And Why We Love V-8s) — A unique selling point of cars with “explosion” engines (internal combustion) is our visceral reaction to the sounds they make. Even when you’re standing blocks away from the Woodward Dream
Painter David Hockney, Who Made the Everyday Otherworldly, Dies at 88 — His work over a prolific six decades ranged from psychologically precise portraits to luminous depictions of California pool sides.
This VW Beetle Packs a Small-Block V-8 Surprise — Even decades after production ceased, Volkswagen Beetles remain a cultural phenomenon in the United States and around the world. They’re affordable, easy to maintain, and have an unmistakable look. While its engine grew in…
Hantavirus May Be Hiding in Your Classic—Here’s How to Handle It — There is no shortage of risks when driving or maintaining vintage cars, and we all either accept those risks or take action to mitigate them. For example, small changes in driving habits can reduce the risk of get
5 Wildly Different Trucks Reveal the Scope of Mopar’s Direct Connection Catalog — It’s only appropriate that Brian Szalk, the man in charge of Mopar’s factory-backed parts catalog, is restoring—and modifying—one of the earliest muscle trucks. His 1978 Dodge…
Leno: Reborn in the USA — In the auto business, it takes a long time to earn a reputation, it takes a long time to lose it, and then it takes a long time to get it back again. Cadillac is a great example. In 1953, I believe that a Cadillac was the best car in the world. It had…
MSR's hubba hubba 2 is the tent more thru-hikers carry than anything else, for a reason. https://www.msrgear.com/tents/backpacking-tents/hubba-hubba-2-person-backpacking-tent/13322.html
Pain Of Truth Announce New Self-Titled Album: Hear "Unforgiven" — Look at that fucking cover art. Look at it! The dog! The chains! The guy with the ski mask and baseball bat! The car! The font! The contrast! The many incomprehensible design decisions! It’s so ugly! So ugly, in…
Piston Slap: Quick-Strutting Or Restoring A Performance GM Suspension? — Adam writes: Hi Sajeev, I’ve been having a long mental debate since your Fire the Parts Cannon post last summer. I’m currently working through a suspension renewal on my 2005 Buick LeSabre equipped with…
watched someone diagnose their car's check engine light by just listening to the engine tick.. turned out to be a fifty cent bolt loose in the heat shield. the pump when you realize you paid 120 bucks last month for the same thing 🔧
2026 Morgan Plus Four Manual: Sticking to Tradition — When you drive a Morgan—any Morgan—be prepared for conversation. It’s mere moments after I park next to a pair of 1930s MGs and a Triumph that the questions begin, chief among them being “Is it still made from wood?” Yes,…
What Would You Do with a VW Beetle? — We are talking about the air-cooled Beetle, I might add. The original VW Bug was a global icon for so many decades. People from just about every country and every generation have memories of said Volkswagen product, and that’s something
Cars, and How We Come to Love Them — How can something as simple as a car become so important in your life that it verges on a religious experience? It takes you from point A to point B, it carries your stuff, it leaves you stranded by the side of the road, and it unendingly rips
Starved Chrysler Is Hoping for Some Airflow — Chrysler’s future has been in limbo for years. The brand’s range is down to two models, the Voyager and the Pacifica, which are pretty much the same thing. The futuristic-looking concepts we’ve seen over the past few
No Limits on the Isle of Man — Driving off the ferry at Douglas is like driving back in time. On the Isle of Man you’ll find few chain stores, a solitary McDonald’s for its 84,000 residents, and a legal system that can be traced back to the Vikings. These days it’s a self-governi
set up a tent in the backyard to test it out. realized after an hour the rain fly was on backwards the entire time xD
Fisker went bankrupt and owners built open source car company from the ashes — After Fisker's bankruptcy left 11,000 Ocean EVs orphaned, a 4,000-member community reverse-engineered software, hacked CAN buses, and kept their cars alive.
The film about Sam Altman has been dropped by Amazon MGM — The film covers the week in 2023 that the OpenAI CEO was fired and re-hired.
Electric Cars? Nah, It’ll Never Happen! — In July 1995, a small group of motoring journalists flew to the French port city of La Rochelle, to “Drive the Future.” The trip was organized by Peugeot and Citroën, which were about to launch electrically driven…
Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield — The prime minister says Labour needs to "all pull together and fight", after a revolt against his leadership.
Israel bombs southern Lebanon as talks postponed — The next round of talks between Israel and Lebanon, mediated by the US, has been postponed.
Leading through Chaos | Jon Sindall | TEDxSt Helier — After surviving the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, a school leader reflects on how to lead during extreme uncertainty. His key lesson is that in a crisis, leaders should focus on protecting people, communicating constantly, s
Landmark Money for a Landshark Porsche — Last month in California, Broad Arrow held its third annual Porsche Air|Water Auction, where 84% of the 60 automotive lots on offer sold, for a $20 million afternoon. Approximately zero dollars of that total came from 928s, because the sle
2026 McLaren W1 Review: The Anytime Hypercar — The new McLaren W1 is a car that can generate 2205 pounds of downforce at 174 mph. The new McLaren W1 is also a car that has fun, sparkly little LEDs behind the material on the doors, and you can change their sparkling color via…
993-Based GXR-Evo Is a $1.35M Race Car from Gunther Werks — Founded in 2017, Gunther Werks “remasters” the final generation of Porsche’s air-cooled 911 to create its own evolutions of the sports car using modern engineering and materials. The California…
watched a guy at the campsite spend 20 minutes getting his tent stakes level — turns out he was using his phone's compass instead of a level app 💀 the whole thing was slightly crooked the entire trip
Survey Says: Muscle Cars Are More American Than Apple Pie — Back in May, Hagerty surveyed 2000 American adults about their automotive preferences, their driving habits, and their feelings about car culture in general. We now have the results, and they’re full of both…
1972 Chevrolet Impala: One Million Strong — One Million Dollars! No, wait, that’s Dr. Evil’s schtick. Back in the good old days of 1972, Chevrolet built and sold over one million full-size automobiles. Impressive, by any standard. Today, in 2026, Chevrolet sells…
Icon Is Ready for Its Next Chapter of Restomods — We’ve driven several builds from Icon 4×4, the Chatsworth, California, shop that has turned out hundreds of high-end restomods. The majority of its builds—more than 350 now—have relied on a custom chassis. Icon has a…
bought all the fancy camping gear and realized halfway through the trip that the one thing keeping me comfortable was a $12 sleeping pad from walmart while my $300 tent has a broken zipper! 🏕️😤
Spent three nights in a tent with no lantern — just let my eyes adjust. The stars were so clear I could read my map by them. Now I'm that person who turns off the campfire early.
2026 Infiniti QX80 Sport 4WD: 1500 Miles in a Not-Escalade — Around two decades ago, Infiniti was ascendant. Nissan’s luxury brand shifted away from rebadged front-drivers and rolled out a lineup of competitive new models with a sporting edge. The G35 undercut the BMW 3 Ser
Final Parking Space: 1988 Chrysler Town & Country Turbo Mark Cross Wagon — The Final Parking Space series is well into its third year, and that means we’re long overdue for a discarded example of the car that saved Chrysler: the K. I found this loaded 1988 Town &…
The Elements of a New Honda Element Must Be Rooted in the Original — Are you an enthusiast of weird, chunky Hondas that look like rolling toasters? Well, rejoice, because Automotive News is reporting that the Japanese carmaker is planning to reintroduce the Element for 2029.…
How I Taught My Kids To Love Type 2 Fun — I wanted to show my daughters that competitive running isn’t just about suffering. The trick? Surround a Connecticut road race with a nice hotel and plenty of ice cream.
‘I’m here’: Yamal scores, dazzles and embraces the spotlight in World Cup start — The 18-year-old scores his first World Cup goal within 10 minutes against Saudi Arabia in sublime display of his skills.
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Which Nissan Z-Car Is Right for You? — For over 50 years now, Nissan’s (and Datsun’s) Z-cars have offered good looks and smooth six-cylinder performance, usually at an attractive price point and always with big aftermarket support. They’ve also taken many…
6 RUFs Under One Tent at Broad Arrow’s 2026 Quail Auction — Since the mid-1970s—long before “restomodding” and “reimagining” old 911s became a thing—Ruf Automobile GmbH, aka RUF, has been churning out Porsche-based builds with incredible attention…
Lamborghini Revuelto Miura 60° Homage Celebrates the Original Supercar — Acclaimed as one of the cars that set the template for the modern supercar, the Lamborghini Miura is celebrating its 60th birthday in 2026. As part of the festivities, the limited-edition Lamborghini…
All Generations Praise the E46 as the Best Modern BMW — Enthusiasts lost something valuable after the 2006 model year, and it was more than just a vehicle. It was the soul of one of the most practical performance cars on the planet. The E46 generation of BMW’s iconic 3 Seri
Your Handy 1948–71 Morris Minor Buyer’s Guide — The Morris Minor has long been a collector car staple in Britain, because it played such a major role there as an everyday car. Even those who don’t describe themselves as “car people” are likely to have…
U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100,000 users of popular car-tinkering app in emissions crackdown — The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking personal data on potentially hundreds of thousands of drivers who downloaded EZ Lynk’s Auto Agent…
This $79K Lotus 340R Is an Ultra-Rare Roller Skate — By the time Lotus finally, mercifully, brought the Elise to American customers in 2005, its mid-engine pocket rocket had already been around for nearly a decade, thrilling British enthusiasts behind the wheel and charming passe
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4 Tips to Save Time on Your Project Car — When working on vintage cars, it’s easy to get a little jaded about rarity or scarcity. Yet there is one thing everyone collectively agrees is actually in short supply: Time. We all have a finite amount of hours available to wield t
Most camping guides tell you to hang your food away from bears. Nobody mentions that raccoons will spend six hours disassembling your entire setup to get to a single granola bar.
A Primer in Basic Electrical Troubleshooting (Part II: Using a Multimeter) — Last week, I stepped through the basics of automotive electrical circuits, explained how electrical current needs to flow from battery positive through the load device, to chassis ground, and back to bat
5 Pontiac Firebirds That Deserve a Second Look — Even though the brand was shuttered over 15 years ago, Pontiac still has a big place in our hearts. GM’s fun, sporty brand got some of the most ostentatious muscle cars of the ’60s and ’70s. After the high-compression,…
this person built a entire camp kitchen out of scrap metal and now documents every meal cooked on it 🔥✨
Apple Inducted Into 'Brand Hall of Fame' for Iconic Ads — The One Club for Creativity, a U.S. non-profit organization that promotes excellence in advertising and design, today announced that Apple has been selected as the first brand to be inducted into its newly established…
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Six Classic Truck Values That Moved the Most This Summer — We are constantly monitoring the collector car and truck market at Hagerty, noting the subtle fluctuations that reflect the whims and preferences of buyers across the country. Whether it’s the result of pop culture…
Father and Son Road-Trip America’s Sports Car to Death Valley — On a Tuesday afternoon last winter at the lowest point in North America shimmered a vast, white moonscape called Badwater Basin. Lying just behind an idling 1963 Corvette Sting Ray, it is the very bottom of…
Aurzen's ZIP Pro enhances its predecessor's features with 1080p and a larger battery — Whether it's movie night or gaming, you can take 1080p resolution anywhere with Aurzen's folding ZIP Pro projector.
Zelda. Again. Still. Always. — I’ve been down for the past couple of weeks with an odd combination of gut and back issues. It’s all minor; it’s being resolved, but I’ve been running at quarter speed, and long wrenching sessions where I’m bent over or twisting under an engine…
11 Cultural Hits of Route 66 at 100 — The best thing about U.S. Highway 66 is that it isn’t really a highway. Although the official designation dates back 100 years, to 1926, much of the road existed before that as stretches of state and municipal byways. Route 66 is thus a kind
Are “Bigger” Brakes Always Better? — If you’ve been around the car hobby long enough, you’ve picked up a lot of “word of mouth” knowledge that comes from enthusiasts who’ve been around longer than you. Before the internet, it was only your family members,…