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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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The 2021 Tesla Performance lineup, with a black Model S in front of a white Model Y in front of a white Model 3 in front of a black Model X
Trends

Tesla On the Verge Of A Fundamentally Radical Way To Build Cars

Tesla is building its new gigafactory in Berlin, and founder Elon Musk is there to do some promoting. He is also meeting with German principles connected with the venture. And as always, when he gives an interview he slips out vague announcements. Sometimes radical and sometimes not, you name it. From what he has said …
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Trucks & SUVs

The One Big Thing Jeep Grand Wagoneer Forgot

The one thing that Jeep forgot about the Grand Wagoneer is what made it grand. It’s also what makes it kitschy-chic today. We’re surprised we didn’t see it in the grand reveal. Maybe we’re being too hasty, or maybe it is slated for a couple of years down the road. You know, after the freshness …
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2005 Toyota Tacoma X-Runner
Trucks & SUVs

Toyota Tacoma X-Runner: Best High-Performance Cheap Truck

The Toyota Tacoma X-Runner has been gone for years. But when Toyota made it available it was a great high-performance pickup. Now, it’s still a great high=performance pickup but now you can add “cheap” to the equation. So what is the Tacoma X-Runner and how much are they? Toyota’s X-Runner was a high-performance pickup back …
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Trucks & SUVs

2023 Chevy Silverado ZR2 To Battle Ram TRX And Ford Raptor

Every enthusiast has been waiting for Chevy to get onto the Raptor bandwagon. Now the bell has been answered and it has revealed the 2023 Silverado ZR2. As Chevy has had success with the Colorado ZR2 it plans to apply that same recipe around its full-size Silverado. Though it may not be on the same …
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Last Ford Highway Patrol Crown Vic Gets Dumped

You’ve seen them in movies, on TV, and maybe even in your rear-view mirror. The last, ubiquitous Ford Crown Vic California Highway Patrol car just got dumped. Last night was its final prowl. It has been a staple of California freeways and highways for 34 years. Now the last Ford Police Interceptor has been retired. …
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Worst Car Wednesday: Chevy Citation-This Success Became A Mess

What started out as the American car revenge on Japanese economical, front-wheel-drive, four-cylinder sedans quickly turned into a mess. GM, Ford, and Chrysler had never attempted to do this type of car. A car with maximum space, small size, and a high degree of quality. We guess it could only do two as the quality …
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Trucks & SUVs

Tesla: “We Wish To Be The Leader In Apocalypse Technology”

You can always count on Tesla founder Elon Musk to be provocative. Recently he was interviewed and revealed some interesting background to the controversial Cybertruck and its origins. Like this ditty, “We wish to be the leader in apocalypse technology.” Say, what? There’s more. “I just wanted to make a futuristic battle tank, something that …
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Report: Minnesota Cops Can Seize, Sell, and Keep Money Even If You’re Innocent

In three years there have been hundreds-maybe thousands of cases where Minnesota judges have ordered law enforcement to return vehicles. Why? Because of how the civil forfeiture laws are written there. It is so out of whack that Minnesota cops can seize and sell your vehicle and keep the money. Even if you’re innocent. Here …
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A blue-with-white-stripes 2020 Shelby American Ford Mustang GT500 Special Edition on a racetrack
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Would You Pay $205,890 For This Mustang?

Car dealers are pretty much on their own when it comes to setting prices. The auto manufacturing overlords can suggest prices, but it is up to the dealers to actually set it. So it comes as no surprise that this Mustang Shelby GT 500 is priced above the MSRP. But $100,000 over that price? C’mon! …
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Secrets Of the US Presidential Limousine Revealed

If you’ve ever wondered about the US presidential limousine it is really hard finding info about it. What looks to be a modified Cadillac is anything but. The proportions are wildly off from any production Caddy, yet it looks like one from a distance. Once you see a president or Secret Service by it for …
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2019 Ram 1500 Classic Warlock Mojave Sand
Trucks & SUVs

Class Action Lawsuit: 2014-2019 Ram 1500 Defective EGR Fires

Usually, on these Class Action Lawsuits, the manufacturer has performed a recall for the problem. However, owners feel that the fix didn’t fix the issue. Such is partially the case here. On 2014-2019 Ram 1500 pickups an exhaust gas recirculation cooler can crack. This is probably from thermal fatigue. At the end of 2019, Fiat …
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Revealed: 2021 Nissan Titan Warrior Takes On Raptor and Ram TRX

Remember the Nissan Titan Warrior concept? If you don’t you are excused as it was from 2016. It debuted at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show and looked like a great truck that would pump some life into the Titan name. We waited and then forgot about it as just another Nissan good idea gone to …
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Trucks & SUVs

Rusty Monday: Trucks Rusted In Half

Trucks are modern mules. Some get worked until they die. Such is the fate of these Rusty Monday work trucks. These poor things got used and used up until they rusted so badly they broke in half. Literally. Only some serious rust could do this as truck frames are stout. But not stout enough to …
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Buying A Honda Accord Turned Into Massive Scam For One Woman

The eBay listing said, “2011 Honda Accord only $1,000.” That right there should have triggered all kinds of red lights and warning bells. But Latrice Goodwin thought she had found the car of her dreams at an unbelievable price. It was. Car buying doesn’t have to turn into a massive scam as it did for …
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Taco Bell Reimagines Drive-In and Carhop With New Concept Stores

In the age of COVID, many companies are trying to figure out how they’ll survive. Others, like Drive-In movie theaters, were almost dead before COVID sprang them back to life. In the case of fast food, either the Drive-Thru or eating under a tent are the only ways to make it today. And it doesn’t …
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Trucks & SUVs

GM Won’t Make 2020 Short Bed Regular Cabs So This Guy Made One

It’s one of the mysteries of the universe. GM makes almost everything it takes to add another 2020 Sierra and Silverado model to its lineup of pickups but won’t. It’s a variant of pickups that have been made for decades. We’re talking about the regular cab short bed pickup. Yeah, we know these won’t be …
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Sad: 2021 Chrysler 300 Will Slash Trims, Options, Appeal, As It Nears End

As the Chrysler 300 nears the end of its run after over 58 years (just kidding, but it’s a long run at over 15 years!) you knew this would happen. Fiat Chrysler has decided for 2021 to slash trims, options, and in turn its appeal as it nears that end. It’s a sad fate heightened …
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MotorBiscuit’s Freak Show Friday: Three Fin, Two-Seat, Cougar-Thing

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Whoever the builder was of this freak was proud enough to finish it off quite nicely. This is Freak Show royalty. It was once a late-1970s Mercury Cougar. The builder turned it into a Freak Show Friday three fin, two-seat, Cougar-thing freak.  Freak Show royalty? Why Freak …
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The Hyundai car logo on display during the AutoMobility LA event, at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show
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Lawsuit: Hyundai and Kia ABS Recalls For Fires Didn’t Fix Problem

A recall was enforced earlier this year over certain Hyundai and Kia models with an ABS module that would catch on fire. It was caused by water corroding the modules. There have been three recalls for this issue so far. The first was in 2016, then 2018, and the last one earlier in 2020 as …
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Report: Revealed All-New 2021 Mercedes S-Class Looks Just Like 2017 Continental

What in the world is Mercedes doing? This shot of an almost undisguised 2021 Mercedes S-Class required a double-take. That’s because it looks almost identical to the outgoing 2020 Lincoln Continental. Even the wheels are extremely similar. In this case, so is the color of our sample Conti but that is just by coincidence. Why …
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