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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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Is It Illegal To Mount Your Phone On Windshield?

From help with traffic to keeping in touch or weather updates, we all habitually use our phones in the car. For such an integral part of driving today, there isn’t one place you can out your phone to view it. On your lap? Ah, no. On the center console? Sure, but then you have to …
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MotorBiscuit’s Freak Show Friday: When In Doubt Stretch It Out

For this Freak Show Friday we present 10 very special stretch jobs. These are not limousines so much as they’re hideous mistakes. In very few cases will there be any good or logical reason why the builder did what he or she did. And don’t forget; these stretches entail more than just lengthening a body. …
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Trucks & SUVs

Ram Debuts 2021 Limited Edition 1500 Honoring US Military

To honor those serving in the US military again this year Ram will make a 2021 limited-production “Built to Serve Edition” pickup. The theme this year will be aeronautical. To that end, both Anvil and Billet Silver paint choices will be available. For the interior black is used throughout with Diesel Gray stitching and Black …
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Ford: Electric F150 Ownership Costs Half That Of Gas Pickup

There is a lot of electric Ford F150 news to pass along but we’ll get to the lead first. Ford says that electric F150 ownership will cost half of what owning a gas F150 pickup will cost. If the specs of the F150 EV for payload, towing, and performance, are similar to the gas version …
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Volkswagen Group Selling Bugatti: Are Lamborghini And Bentley Next?

A German magazine is reporting that the Volkswagen Group is selling Bugatti to Rimac. It plans to finalize the sale by the end of this year. If it goes through, and by all appearances it will, Rimac will turn Bugatti into an all-electric brand. Are Lamborghini and Bentley the next to be offloaded by the …
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Report: Is GM Getting Its Electric Act Together?

A lot of what we hear out of GM lately is electric car-related. But when you look at the lineup of vehicles from GM there are few EVs. It has seemed like a bit of a puzzle. But now it looks like the EV picture for GM is becoming clearer. Its Ultium Drive system shows …
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Watch: 2022 Nissan Proto Z Could Have Been Exciting Instead Of Derivative

Some are loving the 2022 Nissan Proto Z revealed yesterday. Others? Not so much. It’s a fine-looking car but not that kick in the head that the Z has stood for all of these decades. Each new generation was a leap from the previous. Each new model was exciting instead of derivative. Except for 2022. …
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Report: GM Is Jumping Into Flying Taxi Development

One of the big problems with the 2024 Olympics being in Los Angeles is traffic. Congestion continues to increase even with freeway widening efforts across the Los Angeles basin. The word is that several companies are developing flying taxis to literally hop over the congestion. These would have the look of large drones and seat …
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Worst Car Wednesday: AMC Alliance-Best To Worst In 12 Months

The 1983 AMC Alliance was so bad Motor Trend gave it the “Car of the Year” award. Then, Car and Driver gave it their “Best Top 10 Cars” award. Confused? Read on. When you talk to former AMC Alliance owners they’ll tell you about them being fun to drive, and how well they handled. Plus, …
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We’ve Waited Over 10 Years: Now We Get A Warmed Over 2022 Nissan Proto Z?

We’ve seen the fanboy renderings. We’ve absorbed the official Nissan sneak peeks for the new 2022 400Z. Today it was revealed in an official Nissan extravaganza online. Meh. We’ve looked at the current 370Z, and what debuted today with the Proto Z looks like it shares too much to call the new 400Z new. It …
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2022 Hyundai Tucson Gives Us Preview Of Much Anticipated Santa Cruz

Hyundai has been hitting on all cylinders lately, especially when it comes to design both for the interior and outside, too. The 2022 Tucson revealed yesterday looks great and should be a hit for Hyundai. But, did you know that it also gives us a preview of the much anticipated Santa Cruz El Camino-like pickup? …
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This Fake Ferrari Looks Exactly Like the 2020 Corvette-What?

Admit it. If you’ve seen the new 2020 Corvette in the wild and you only got a glance you might mistake it for a 488 or Tributo Ferrari. Factor in painted red and with those yellow prancing horse Ferrari logos and it is unmistakenly a Ferrari. Except when it isn’t. Yes, this Ferrari looks like …
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Hybrids & EVs

Revealed: This Is the VMW Navarro-No, Not BMW

Vanderhall Motor Works or VMW is planning on breaking out of the three-wheel autocycle production it is known for and is engineering the EV SUV segment. This is the VMW Navarro-no, not BMW and no, not Nissan Navara. Yes, it could have picked a less confusing company and product name but then it wouldn’t be …
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Subaru Forester, Legacy, Outback Class Action Lawsuit: Unintended Acceleration

A class-action lawsuit was filed last week in California alleging unintended acceleration issues with Subaru Forester, Legacy, and Outback models. Numerous plaintiffs give accounts of what happened in their Subaru which are all similar incidents.  The unintended acceleration problems involve the 2015-2019 Subaru Legacy, 2012-2018 Subaru Forester, and 2015-2019 Subaru Outback. It is being attributed …
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Trucks & SUVs

Report: Kia Gunning For Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs Again

It looks like Kia is gunning for Toyota Land Cruiser territory. Not satisfied with the Telluride as its top SUV it is setting its sights on something bigger. Kia has a good rep for building great SUVs, from the Sorento and Sportage to the class-leading Telluride. What Kia thinks it is lacking is a body-on-frame …
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16-Foot Pickup Beds Are The Next Big Thing

So maybe we’re kidding just a bit. Nobody needs a Ram 4500 with a 16-foot pickup bed. Yet, here it is. We don’t know what the size of the drywall is that the owner needs this for but we’re guessing it is for a castle. Actually, the owner is a Sheikh. Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan …
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Rusty Monday: 1953 Olds Fiesta Holy Grail Of Rust

Some Rusty Mondays are meant to make you cringe. If you’re into rare post-war American cars you know what this is. If you’re not read on. This find we’re calling the Holy Grail of rust. It is a 1953 Olds Fiesta convertible. In 1953 GM produced four very special limited-edition models each for Chevy, Oldsmobile, …
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Your Car Reeks Of Pot? Expect Lower Sale Price

You know that marijuana use is on the rise. Partly it is due to it being legalized in many states or at least decriminalized. The other reason is the train wreck that is 2020. The point is that along with increased use comes increased use in cars. You’re not supposed to but you’re not supposed …
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Nissan Screws Its Dealers By Bringing Back Incentives Again

What is going on with Nissan? In the depths of a reorganization to save themselves from bankruptcy, it is back to doing one of the main things it got in this mess from. That is dealer incentives. It vowed not to go back to retail incentives and dealer bonus programs but guess what? Nissan is …
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Seller Cuts Up Rare Camaro In Spite Because Of Lowballers

Anger issues aside, this mad seller live-streamed cutting up his Camaro in spite because he got sick of all of the calls and lowballers. And as you will see it was a lot harder to Sawzall the thing apart. He could have left his 1970 Camaro alone and taken what he could get. We can’t …
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