The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is a remarkable place to test athletes and vehicles, in part because it is…
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Matt Brown is an automotive engineer, writer, and builder of unconventional things. Mostly vehicles.
In 1958, houses were smaller and cars were bigger, so much so that this Mercury Park Lane Phaeton Coupe had a footprint 10% as big as the average U.S. house at the time. Also, thanks to its 430 cubic inch v8, it could warm up the cabin, and everyone else for several feet in any direction.
There are some pretty great automotive designs from the past that have fallen out of use for one reason or another.…
The Beatles’ The Beatles. Metallica’s Metallica. Led Zeppelin’s Led Zeppelin. All great albums. All self-titled. It…
Removable roofs are a mixed bag. Sure, they’re great for when it’s warm and you want to cruise around in the sun,…
The International Space Station is the most expensive vehicle in existence, even more expensive than a Ferrari 250…
Chrysler, the automaker, sold its first minivan in 1984 as a Dodge Caravan. Chrysler, the brand, sold its first…
The Volkswagen ID R has set records at Pikes Peak, Goodwood, the Nurburgring, and Tianmen mountain, and the company…
I’ve never been a big fan of hybrid cars, even though I built one that one time. They’re supposed to be the best of…
I don’t pretend to know much about fashion, but it seems that most new things are just a rehashing of old things.…
Just after the 1973 oil crisis, and in the midst of the ‘73-’74 stock market crash, car buyers were looking for smaller, less expensive cars. Chrysler, however, targeted buyers who were shopping for a car the size of a small house, and who also wanted a couch. The rest of the decade was not good for the company.
Do you want a Formula 1 car to take to track days but don’t want to bring an entire team of mechanics with you? Well…
There used to be lots of options for people who wanted an SUV with a removable top. The Ford Bronco, International…
The electric SUV market is getting crowded with Volvo confirming a previously announced electric variant of the…
After the recent merger between FCA and PSA, it was announced that electrification would be a hallmark of Maserati…
A replica Ferrari 250 GT California used in the 80s film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” sold at auction last week for…
Imagine if half of the cars in traffic were gone. Imagine your glorious morning commute, zipping along at 70mph in…
Yesterday, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) announced recommended safety fixes for Tesla Autopilot. The recommendation…
Frisky Cars Limited made tiny cars for a tiny minute in the late 1950s. With plenty of room for two humans who like each other very much, the car would go 60 mph while getting 60 mpg. There are around 75 Frisky cars that survive today, but most are the later Frisky Family Three. The Sport and Coupe shown above were…
Harley-Davidson showed off a scooter prototype at CES last year, and we recently got to see more detailed pictures…