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Thom Taylor

Thom Taylor is a celebrated automotive journalist. He was awarded the Top 100 Most Influential People in Hot Rodding from Hot Rod Magazine, and was inducted into the Grand National Roadster Show Hall of Fame and the National Rod and Custom Hall of Fame. He’s a member of SEMA and the NHRA.

Thom has authored a number of books, including Hot Rod & Custom Chronicle and several guides for drawing vehicles like a pro, which pull from his distinguished ventures as an automotive illustrator.

Thom joined the MotorBiscuit team in 2019, and focuses his coverage on new vehicle releases, design, and the latest features and tech in the industry. His tenure of 25 years writing about the industry gives him a unique context for the auto news he covers, whether it’s part of the Rusty Monday series or the latest news from Chevy. Thom has built two complete cars from the ground up and driven vintage roadsters at the Indy 500.

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Trends

Car Crash? Hospitals Now Immediately Seize Property To Guarantee Payment

Some hospitals in the US are completely bypassing patient insurance or Medicare when involved in a car crash. Instead, they go right for putting liens on patient’s homes or insurance settlement payments.  These are great ways for hospitals to make sure they get paid. And for usually more than insurance companies allow. But it completely …
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Trucks & SUVs

We’d Take This Modded Icon Toyota Land Cruiser Over A New One

While costing significantly more than a new Toyota Land Cruiser, this modded FJ44 makes for a better off-roader than any new Land Cruiser. A product of Icon 4×4, it follows the typical Icon path of flawless execution combined with updated technology making this an old FJ44 in name only. From the engine to suspension and …
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Ford Kills Mustang Bullitt and Shelby GT350

There is much to do about the transition from 2020 to 2021 Ford Mustang models. As we approach the end of the S550 Mustang, Ford has decided to whittle down the number of models. Unfortunately, the models it has chosen to kill are some of the most iconic in the Mustang’s history. Ford has decided …
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Trucks & SUVs

We Like The 2022 Nissan Frontier-But It’s 17 Years Old Underneath

We like what we see with the new 2022 Nissan Frontier. But “new” is subjective. Underneath that new look, it’s 17 years old underneath. And we’re not just talking about the chassis. The entire platform is a vintage 2004 Frontier. Here is what we mean. First, the 2022 Frontier frame is the same First, the …
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Hybrids & EVs

Reimagined $2 Million Split-Window Corvette Coming From Ava HyperClassic

If you can point to only one production Corvette that garners the most attention and highest prices, it would be the 1963 split-window. We’re not talking about Grand Sports or other limited production unicorns. Now, what if a reimagined split-window Corvette was created in series production as an electric car? Ava HyperClassic in Ireland is …
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Crossovers

Could This Be The Car That Saves Chrysler?

There’s a lot of speculation as to what will happen to the Chrysler brand now that the Stellantis merger is complete. The brand is down to almost no models which, you know, doesn’t keep you in business for very long. But there is a wave of new models chugging out from the French side of …
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Trucks & SUVs

You’ll Gag Seeing Crappy Jeep Wrangler 392 Rubicon Mileage

We expected much better than this. Fifty years ago these miles-per-gallon numbers would have been typical. But it’s 2021, not 1971. The new Jeep Wrangler 392 Rubicon edition gets a very crappy 13 MPG City, and 17 MPG Highway, for a grand total of 14 MPG combined. For a Jeep? Anybody buying a Wrangler Rubicon 392 …
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Hybrids & EVs

Apple Invests $3 Billion In Kia To Build Apple Car EV: Is This Good Or Bad?

The Apple Car was a non-starter until recently. Initially considered a front runner in the autonomous electrification of the automobile it has quietly evaporated. Rumors and leaks suggest it is back on the table after a lapse in development. The latest news that Apple has invested over $3 billion in Kia to kick start production …
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Watch: The Longest LA Police Chase Ever At 6 Hours!

Living in SoCal your pals at MotorBiscuit relax after a long day of cranking out posts to catch up on the latest LA car chase. They’re almost a nightly occurrence, and so one tends to blur into the next. But not last night. We were witness to a whopping six hours-long police chase through the …
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Lost Corvette From Animal House Movie Found-Is Up For Sale

That frat comedy romp National Lampoon’s Animal House movie is almost 45 years old. In that time it has maintained its irreverence and comedic edge. Cars were a big part of the movie-especially the Deathmobile Lincoln Continental that ravages the town at the end. But also shining was Blutto’s red 1959 Corvette. After its movie …
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Report: Porsche Can’t Sell Many Models Due To Excessive Emissions

We don’t know what it is about German automakers that they can’t get their emissions under control but in the shadow of Volkswagen’s Dieselgate comes the latest. This time it is Porsche. It seems that Porsche has made errors in its emissions testing of certain years of 911. Because of this Porsche can’t sell certain …
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A Rapid Blue 2020 Chevy Corvette travels on a paved surface with an arid landscape, mountains, and a blue sky with wispy clouds in the background
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C8 Corvette Surprise: After 500 Miles Torque And Power Radically Increase

New C8 Corvette owners are discovering an exhilarating surprise once they hit 500 miles. Like magic engine torque goes up by a third, the Corvette can hit higher speeds, and engine revs increase, too. All of this is thanks to its improved electronics.  Corvette engineers electronically keep drivers within the 500 miles break-in bounds With …
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Employees work at the Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 20, 2020. U.S. electric car company Tesla
Hybrids & EVs

Tesla Loses Money On Every Single Car: Here’s Where The Profit Hides

Tesla making a profit for the entire 2020 year made headlines. Really, it’s the first all-new car manufacturer to survive since before WWII. And it establishes that Tesla is a real, honest-to-goodness established automaker. But Tesla loses money on every single car it has ever made. So the question is how could it have made …
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Electric Racing Sedan Runs At Daytona-Is NASCAR Going Electric?

Leading into the 24-hour race at Daytona International Speedway last weekend was an electric race sedan that did exhibition runs around the 3.5-mile road course. This was the first time an EV has ever touched the Daytona track. The question is obvious; will NASCAR be going electric sometime soon? ETCR is a new category of …
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Sedans

Debut Today: New 2022 Cadillac CT4-V and CT5-V Blackwing

Later today Cadillac will debut its refreshed 2022 CT4-V and CT5-V Blackwing sedans. While they look somewhat like their Cadillac sedan siblings they incorporate some unique differences outside and inside. The first thing you notice is the aggressive front end with the zoomy air intakes.  Both Blackwings receive aggressive fascias and aero body kits The …
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Coupes

Camaro Lawsuit Alleges Chevy Knew About This But Sold Them Anyway

A class-action lawsuit has been filed that claims front passenger airbags deactivate and don’t detect people in those seats. It alleges that GM knew this was happening back in 2009, involving the Passenger Presence Sensor (PPS) pads. Allegedly, GM chose to ignore the problem which included Camaros built as 2010 and 2011 models, but not …
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Trucks & SUVs

Country Music Truck Songs: How Many Are There-Which Pickup Has The Most?

They say all country music has lyrics with trains, momma, God, and broken hearts in them somewhere. But you can also add pickup trucks and truck driving, too. Oh, and drinking. Can’t forget drinking. But believe it or not a financial services website in the UK just did an analysis of country songs to see …
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Trucks & SUVs

You Can Still Buy These 2019 Chevy Silverado Trucks Brand New

There are over 4,000 2019 and 2020 brand new Chevy Silverado trucks languishing at dealerships. The catch is that they are Medium Duty trucks. Of these, around 1,000 are 2019 MD models and the rest are from 2020. And the 2019 MD Silverado trucks were all-new so these aren’t earlier-gen trucks. The 2019 Silverado MDs …
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