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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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Rusty Monday: Old Desert Dogs

Many people when they think of rusty old cars think of those old desert dogs that you used to see traveling to Las Vegas or jumping dunes on your ATV. A lot of those old hulks have been dragged off to help clean up the desert environment. But, there still are those examples of bullet …
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Trucks & SUVs

Watch: Crazy Destruction From 3,000 HP Ram Explosion

The easiest way to blow up your 3,000 hp Ram diesel pickup is to wing it up on the dyno until it explodes. And make sure you’ve got an audience to help spread the account of this epic explosion. That’s what the Ram truck’s owner; Shawn Baca did. He calls this horsepower beast the “Master …
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Toyota CEO Toyoda: Tesla Isn’t A Real Car-Do You Agree?

Wow! Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda is throwing shade at Tesla. Other companies have had their own ways to debase Tesla but claiming that “Tesla isn’t a real car company” is a new one. Is this desperation or does Toyota know something nobody else knows? Is Tesla a real car? Do you agree? Mostly Japanese higher-ups …
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Wow Look! You Can Turn Your Ram Pickup Into This Lavish Party Sedan

Did you buy that Ram 1500 pickup but deep down you really wanted a Rolls-Royce-sort of lavish luxury party sedan? There must be a few of you out there? Otherwise, how do you explain the Aznom Palladium? Aznom has doubled down on this idea and is now offering what it calls its “hyper-limousine” to the …
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Major GM Recall: 200,000 Recalled For Potential Fires From Transmissions

General Motors cars and SUVs across all divisions are affected by this latest recall. It affects almost 200,000 vehicles. A fire can start from transmission fluid leaking onto an exhaust component. The leaks are caused by a stop-start component that was not properly bolted onto the transmission. Bolts can be either loose or not installed …
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SEMA Show 2020 Is Canceled: Toyota Shows Off SEMA Builds Anyway

Yes, the cancelation of the 2020 SEMA Show in Las Vegas was announced a while ago. So SEMA is trying to do the next best thing by having manufacturers like Toyota that normally unveil SEMA builds reveal them online. No, there isn’t the same sizzle as the hoopla and mumbo jumbo of the real thing. …
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Tesla Cybertruck Is Being Redesigned-Unveiling Next Month

According to a tweet from Tesla founder Elon Musk, the Cybertruck unveiled almost a year ago is being redesigned. To say it was a radical design is an understatement. Yet, for as strange and polarizing as it is Tesla has over 500,000 reservations for it. Musk says it will feature “small improvements” but what does …
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Yes, This Truck Is Made Of Ice And It Drives

If you never forget this pickup truck then it did its job. That’s because it was created to make a point, and for you to never forget it. Back in 2013, the brain trust at Canadian Tire decided it needed to press the point about its car batteries and their ability to withstand Canadian winters. …
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Rusty Monday: No Love For 1955-57 Chevys

The 1955-57 Chevys are some of the most popular, iconic cars ever made. And Chevy made gajillions of them. That’s why there are still so many littered across the country rusting away. But that doesn’t make these images of abandoned, rusty tri-five Chevy hulks any easier to look at. But hey, that’s what Rusty Monday …
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Flying Car Maker PAL-V One Step Closer To “Liberty” Production

Autogyro, gyrocopter, flying car-call it what you want but we need these and we need them now. Personal aviation should ultimately be our future mode of transportation. This is the PAL-V Liberty autogyro. The difference between an autogyro and a gyrocopter is that the rotors aren’t powered. The propeller in the rear pushes the craft …
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For Stripped-Down Style, You Need The Pandur Trike

If the Romanian designer of a car/bike trike with adaptable tires began manufacturing this one-man trike would you buy one? It looks like it would be a ton of fun. This is the Pandur and it was designed by Lucian Popescu of Timisoara, Romania. Because the Romanian terrain is mostly hills and mountains concept cars …
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New 2021 Ford EcoSport Active: You Weren’t Supposed To See These

The EcoSport is Ford’s answer to killing off the Fiesta sedan and hatchback. Though not actually meant for off-road excursions the 2021 EcoSport Active is a derivative meant to appeal to former Fiesta owners. The Active is front-wheel-drive so that is one of its limitations to exploring off-road. These are leaked EcoSport Active images and …
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2021 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Car Won’t Look Like A Smog Monster Anymore

The most revolutionary vehicle on the market today looks like a smog monster. When Toyota unveiled the hydrogen fuel cell Mirai in 2014 as a 2015 model it was a bold move. As water is hydrogen power’s only byproduct it is cleaner than electric cars. That’s because some electricity in the US is still generated …
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Halloween Car Horror: Wrecked Exotics

MotorBiscuit wants to celebrate Halloween 2020. And the most devilish way is to give you a Halloween Car Horror. What’s the most horrible sight to car enthusiasts? Why wrecked exotics, of course. So we’ve got a ton of them for you. These wrecked Ferraris, Lambos, and more will haunt you. The only thing good about …
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China Announces All Gas-Powered Vehicles Banned By 2035

Like falling dominos, the gas-powered car is being banned by a number of countries and states in the US. The latest to announce a ban is China. It will require all new cars to be “new energy vehicles” by 2035. The regulation will be overseen by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. However, there …
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Giant Packard Plant Automotive Landmark Will Be Torn Down

The massive Packard automobile plant in Detroit is known around the world as the king of ruin porn. It has been the victim of looters and scavengers since closing down in 1956. Scrap metal thieves have pulled down portions of buildings to steal the metal beams and reinforcement. The new owner in 2017 vowed to …
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Recall: Toyota Recalls 6 Million Vehicles For Fuel Pump Failures

Earlier this year Toyota announced a safety recall for almost 700,000 Lexus and Toyota cars. This was for fuel pump failures. Soon it had added over one million vehicles to the original recall. Now it is adding another 1.52 million Lexus and Toyota models from the US. This involves certain vehicles built between 2013, and …
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Ram 1500 Goes Up In Flames While Waiting For Recall Fix

Let’s just say this is not the way to conduct a recall. Fiat Chrysler issued a recall for the Ram 1500 over exhaust gas recirculation or EGR cooler cracking in diesel applications back in 2019. But the rub is that at the time it told Ram owners “the remedy for this condition is not currently …
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We Want A Toyota RAV4 More Than Ever After Seeing This Conversion

Mitsuoka is that Japanese company doing those crazy conversions of mostly Kei cars turning them into retro dreams. Since they were Japan-only vehicles we could only admire them from afar. But now it has turned its attention to the Toyota RAV4, a vehicle sold by the gajillions in the US. So now we want a …
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Kia Is Actually Going To Take On Hummer With A New Knarly SUV

Hmmm, that doesn’t look much like a Kia, does it? But Kia is actually going to take on the Hummer with this new gnarly SUV. This was created for the South Korean military. But we doubt Kia spent the development time and money to make these military SUVs strictly for the troops. Will it be …
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