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Buying any project car is a gamble. The reason we buy derelict or needy modes of transportation is the foolish belief that we can return a broken hulk to a functional object. When the first step is ...

If you follow this site, you won’t be surprised to learn that our staffers have their hands in many different automotive projects—some glamorous, some not, and certainly more than we have time to ...

The race started with a familiar routine: Earplugs before climbing into the car, helmet before belts, and gloves last. Right as I was reaching for the ignition a cheery face popped in front of me, ...

I’m sure there were a good number of friends and colleagues who thought I had really jumped off the deep end. I mean, I spent most of my life beating my chest about how V-8 power was superior and how ...

“The last properly built Mercedes-Benz, when engineers held sway over the accountants.” If you’ve ever drifted your eyes over the classifieds in search of 1980s and 1990s Mercedes metal, you’ll have ...

It’s tough to explain to a non-car person, but barn finds are exciting. Discovering them is thrilling, and valuing them is interesting. By “barn find” I mean the neglected, sometimes decrepit cars ...

I just read your article about someone wanting to disable their Start/stop function. I have a 2022 MB GLS 450 (with the M256-E30 DEH LA-R, in-line six engine) with the ISG (Integrated ...

The announcement that John Cena has signed on to be the star of the new Matchbox live-action movie raises a few questions. First—there’s going to be a Matchbox movie? And second—what will it be about, ...

Forgive the eye candy photo, but who’d want to click on a pic of a heater control valve? A few weeks ago, my wife and I drove up to Manchester, Vermont to see old friends. This is something of a ...

Here’s a rather inconvenient truth: Trucks like the Ram 1500 TRX and the Ford F-150 Raptor R can’t exist anymore in new product lineups. Blame whatever or whoever you want—these ludicrously fast, ...

I’m not saying this is the finest car I’ve ever driven—in my lengthy, lucky time doing this, I’ve managed to drive some pretty decent stuff—but if I was whipping up a top 10 of all time, this 2024 ...