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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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Orange Lamborghini huracan on a track
Trends

Would You Buy This 2015 Lambo Huracan With Almost 200,000 Hard Miles?

You can go to eBay right now and buy this 2015 Lambo Huracan at a pretty reasonable price. At least for a Huracan. That is until you see its mileage and know its background. So, would you buy this 2015 Lambo Huracan with almost 200,000 hard miles if you had an extra $130,000? That’s about …
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Woman walking by a big Nissan logo on the wall.
Trends

Nissan/Renault/Mitsubishi Alliance May Be Gone This Week

Things keep getting worse for the alliance of automakers Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi. Though never actually merged as a single company, the alliance started in 1999. It was meant to capitalize on economies of scale. When the alliance architect and head Carlos Ghosn was arrested in Japan in 2018 things went downhill quickly. Since then …
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Man using pressure washer to paint Lada blue in open parking lot
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Watch: Yes You Can Paint Your Car With A Pressure Washer

Back in the 1950s people would paint their cars with vacuum cleaners. Seriously! You would just hook up a hose to the “blow” end of the vacuum and a spray gun attachment to the other end. Predictably, they looked horrible most of the time though some were able to perfect the otherwise flawed approach. The …
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The Ford Mustang Mach-E shown at its debut event
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Mustang Pickups? Bronco Coupes? Ford Rumored To Want Them Separate Brands

The 2021 Bronco is still the most anticipated new vehicle right now. And we already know Ford has sold out the first year’s production of the Mustang Mach-E SUV. If you’re a smart marketing type at Ford what does all of this mean? Rumors persist that it means Ford will spin-off both Bronco and Mustang …
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Hertz Rental Counter
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Want The Cheapest Price For Used Cars? Check These Sites First

Hertz Rental Cars filed for bankruptcy Friday. What is the one asset it has that creditors want to see it sell? It’s a stretch but we think you’ll get it. Ready? It’s their fleet of rental cars. Creditors want Hertz to flip their cars and say bye-bye. And they’re not the only rental car company …
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2021 Chevy Groove front end in red
Crossovers

This Is The Chevy “Groove”: The US Won’t Be Getting It

Do you sometimes wonder how the car companies determine which vehicles go to which countries? We wonder why some that seem naturals for the US market don’t make it here. This is the Chevy Groove. It’s a compact crossover Chevy will be launching soon, but not in the US. It’s based on the Boajun 510 …
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A Tesla on fire in the middle of the street
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Warning!: Hand Sanitizers Could Explode In Hot Cars

A fire department is warning that because of hand sanitizer’s high alcohol content it could explode in a hot car. The Western Lakes Fire Department in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, posted a picture on its Facebook page of what can happen. It shows a smoking driver’s door panel that is melted in spots. Accompanying the image is …
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Hybrids & EVs

“Pandemic Special” Convertible Tesla Model 3: Perfect For Right Now

If you’re doing a lot of traveling with co-workers or friends in confined places you’re asking for contracting coronavirus. Six-foot distancing is a couple of ways to lessen the possibility. But you can’t get that far apart in a car. What should you do? If you’ve got a Tesla Model 3 you can swing over …
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Hybrids & EVs

AKO Leaning Electric Trike: Brilliance Or Boondoggle?

Riders say it’s “like a spaceship on wheels.” Five designers from Lithuania have designed this electric leaning trike. If you were in the market for some fun, cheap transportation but didn’t want a motorcycle, would you buy one? That’s what AKO, the startup ready to begin production of the leaning trike, wants to know. They …
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Hertz Rental Counter
Trends

Creditors To Hertz Rentals: Liquidate!

Wow, we didn’t see this coming. Hertz Global Holdings, the parent company to Hertz Rental Cars have been in discussions with creditors. No one is renting cars because few are traveling due to the pandemic. Over the last couple of months its stock has tanked. At $20.29 per share in February it has fallen to …
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A red GMC Acadia on display
Trucks & SUVs

Lawsuit: GMC Acadia Owners File Class Action Over Shift-To-Park Problems

For months different forums have discussed problems GMC Acadia owners have had when they shift the crossover into Park. Hundreds of comments laid the basis for this Class Action lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Brandy Smith who had problems getting her 2017 Acadia into Park almost immediately after she bought it. This …
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Trends

Freak Show Friday: Charger/Dakota Mashup Gone Really Bad

Car enthusiasts are always curious. What would a station wagon Mustang be like? How cool would a twin-engine 3-Series Beemer be? Wonder what combining a Dodge Dakota with a Charger front and rear end might look like? Yes, the mind wanders and wonders. It’s the next step that can be dangerous, though. Trying to execute …
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Only One Lincoln Car Left After July 2020

It is still a mind-bender among car enthusiasts how the European, Japanese, and South Koreans, can find a market for cars that the American manufacturers can’t? Yeah, we’re seeing the dominance of SUVs and trucks over cars. Everyone says those are the future. But so was the Toyota Prius when it came out 15 years …
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2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible
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There Will Be A 2020 Corvette C8 Convertible After All

The theory went that with 2020 Corvette production stopping and starting a number of times the convertible would have to wait until 2021. First with the UAW strike in September and then the complete shutdown of the automobile industry in March over COVID-19 fears the 2020 Corvette has had a rough time staying in production. …
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Trucks & SUVs

Jeep Brings Back “Jeepster”: What’s That?

The Jeepster name has not been used for decades but is set to make a return. The original Jeepster came out in 1948. It was a more car-like convertible to augment Jeep’s mostly rugged, off-road offerings. Now the name is being applied to a special-edition 2020 Renegade. Jeep’s Renegade has seen sales slide down from …
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Here’s The Full COVID-19 Screening Process At Fiat-Chrysler Plants

Auto production is slowly coming back but already there have been two Ford plant closures in three days because of positive tests for COVID-19. The Chicago plant was shut down twice but only briefly as two workers tested positive. Ford’s truck plant in Dearborn, Michigan, was shut down today when another worker tested positive. It is …
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New Ford F-150 models coming off of the assembly line
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Already Two Ford Plants Shut Down For Three COVID-19 Positive Cases

Auto and truck production only resumed after the coronavirus shutdowns this Monday. Already in two days not one but two Ford assembly plants in Chicago and Dearborn, Michigan, shut down when three employees tested positive for COVID-19. The Dearborn Truck Plant shut down entirely today and workers were sent home when an assembly worker tested …
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Hybrids & EVs

Don’t Buy Any VW Right Now: Software Problems Affecting Many Lines

Man, it seems VW can’t get its electronics act together. We have reported on the huge problems it is having with its first all-electric ID.3 sedans. Now comes word from German media that the new Golf Mk8 is having software problems. VW is continuing to produce the eighth-generation Golf sedan but is not delivering them …
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Trends

Sneak Peek: F1 Supplier Mulholland Reveals V8-Powered Supercar

If you could pick the wrong time to start a car company now would be about the worst time in automobile history. That isn’t stopping F1 supplier Mulholland Group from branching out into supercar production. And it’s doing it with a somewhat brutish-looking coupe it calls Legend 480. The first thing about this venture is …
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