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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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Change 2021 Camaro “Wild Cherry” Soda Name To “Yoo Hoo”

Silly soda names are all the rage at GM. While it has chosen “Wild Cherry” as a new special edition package for the 2021 Camaro, we are disappointed. Don’t get us wrong, we like Wild Cherry soda. It’s just that it isn’t catchy enough. Wild Cherry. It sounds like a mid-1990s boy band. No one …
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World’s Longest Car “American Dream” Will Live Again!

Yes, it’s true, the one and only “World’s Longest Car” as defined by the Guinness Book Of World Records will live again. It had fallen into a horrible state of disrepair. Looking like it spent many years exposed to the elements it had turned into a rusted mess. How could this happen to such a …
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Defying State Tesla Resumes Production: CEO Musk Says “Arrest Me”

Another day, another Tesla drama. It was only yesterday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted he would move Tesla’s headquarters to either Texas or Nevada. This after Alameda County, where the Tesla factory is located, refused to allow Tesla to resume production after the lockdown in March over coronavirus fears. Today, defying the same Alameda …
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Report: Steering Wheel Falls Off Tesla Car While Driving

Don’t be alarmed. This Tesla owner was only reversing into his driveway when the steering wheel gently slipped off of the column. Just like it was supposed to do. Except it wasn’t supposed to. This was a brand-new Tesla Model 3 the owner had just taken delivery of. He had driven about 20 miles when …
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Hybrids & EVs

Tesla HQ Moving Immediately To Texas Or Nevada: Is Elon Musk Bluffing? UPDATE

UPDATE 1:45 PM May 11: Tesla has started building cars again against Alameda County orders. Already one worker has called into the local news affiliate to complain the company is not following health and safety guidelines for coronavirus. For everything going right these days with Tesla its CEO and founder Elon Musk seems to only …
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Trucks & SUVs

Get This Six-Wheel Ford Super Duty: Is It The Ultimate 6×6?

Everybody needs a six-wheeled pickup truck. It’s the ultimate work truck and the perfect reward for having been cooped up for two months self-quarantining. You did it, you’re not sick, you didn’t pass it on to grandma, so now it’s time to celebrate. This is the Colorss Motorsport Ford Super Duty 6×6. They’re built in …
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Trucks & SUVs

Mysterious Delay: Chevy/GMC Single-Cab Pickups Finally Available

When it comes to high-margin, high-volume products like Chevy’s pickups we wonder why it staggers the release of certain configurations? Especially as sedans continue to be axed it needs pickups and SUVs to make up for the gaps left by Malibus and Impalas. Chevy had pre-production single-cab pickups at the long-lead for the new pickups …
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Lawsuit: Jeep/Fiat Chrysler Models Experience Sudden Unexpected Engine Stalls

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Fiat Chrysler accusing it of continuing to sell vehicles it knows has defects. The lawsuit claims that various models of Jeep, Fiat, and Chrysler products experience high oil consumption. This causes them to dangerously shut down unexpectedly. Hundreds of consumers are part of the class-action. Low oil pressure …
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This 1965 Dodge Coronet Is Why “Funny Cars” Got The Derogatory Name

This 1965 Dodge Coronet is a recreation of the very beginnings of what became known as the Funny Car class in drag racing. Once racers like Jack Chrisman started putting blown or injected engines running nitromethane into modern cars starting in 1964 there wasn’t a class for them in NHRA competition. But they were instantly …
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Freak Show Friday Cadillac CTS
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Freak Show Friday: For The Love Of Cadillac

Welcome back to Freak Show Friday. This week we feature a superbly done monstrosity. What started as a Cadillac CTS ended up as a !CADILLAC! cts. The owner must know something about Cadillac that escapes up for he or she obviously loves the brand. Or maybe they just love the logo? Probably both since it’s …
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Hyundai Palisade towing a boat
Trucks & SUVs

Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy: Is This The Most Luxurious 2021 SUV?

Hyundai keeps branching out into higher territory with every new model. It just revealed what will be the 2021 Palisade with the luxurious Calligraphy and VIP trim packages. There are revised styling features like a new fascia and body cladding, but the story here is inside. Make no mistake; the Palisade Calligraphy is the most …
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Trucks & SUVs

Chevy-Powered Ford F-150 Raptor: Best Of Both Worlds

Some people feel the only way to modify a vehicle is with a Chevy engine. Even when it’s an F-150 Raptor. Granted, this isn’t your standard pre-runner even with Ford power. This is called a “Spitfire Luxury Pre-Runner” from Jimco Race Trucks. You’ve heard of Jimco; they build high-end race trucks for a host of …
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Chevy Admits 2020 Corvettes Secretly Produced During Shutdown

If you, like the rest of us, thought all auto manufacturing throughout the world had shut down because of the Coronavirus crisis, think again. Chevy had big profit plans from the new mid-engine Corvette. With the shutdown of the Bowling Green, Kentucky, factory those plans were dashed. But now Chevy admits that 2020 Corvette chassis …
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2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 and Suburban High Country
Trucks & SUVs

2021 Chevy Suburban Tahoe GMC Yukon Mileage Is Crap! Why?

Is this 1998 or 2020? After seeing the mileage figures that GM has finally revealed for its big SUVs we wonder if we’re in a time warp? These mileage figures in 2020 for 2021 models are crap. Honestly? Is this the best mileage GM can squeak out of its flagship SUVs? While GM was able …
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Christian Meunier, chairman of Nissan Canada, speaks about the 2018 Nissan Rogue
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Nissan Quits Europe To Focus On US, Japan, China

Back in December Nissan pulled its Infinity brand out of Europe. Now the European retrenchment is continuing as it quits Europe to focus on the US, Japan, and China markets. Called “operation performance plan” Nissan plans on reversing former CEO Carlos Ghosn’s expansion. The plan is due to be revealed at the end of May. …
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Watch: Suspension Bridge Sways Like Crazy-How Safe Is This?

Did you look at the videos? Is this normal? Would you drive across this bridge swaying like this? I didn’t think so. This is a suspension bridge in the Guangdong Province of Taiwan, called the Humen Bridge. Suspension bridges are supported by cables-just like the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. But we don’t ever …
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Will Canada Let Fiat Chrysler Build Its Most Popular Cars?

Fiat Chrysler wants to open up its assembly lines on May 18. But Jerry Dias, the head of Canada’s auto manufacturing union doesn’t want it to. Across the Detroit River, UAW President Rory Gamble is good with the idea. In fact, GM and Ford plants are also eyeing May 18 as the date to crank …
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Man sitting in a Tesla using the infotainment screen.
Hybrids & EVs

Fast And Loose With Customer’s Personal Info Tesla Gives Hackers A Gift

This should never have happened and Tesla knows it. Over the years Tesla has replaced infotainment systems in both Model S and Model X EVs for a variety of reasons. But now it seems that Tesla did not swipe personal information from the previous owners’ media control units before selling them. Four were recently sold …
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Hybrids & EVs

Is The “Luka” From Czech Republic Coming To The US?

This strange little beast of a car is manufactured in Stenovice in the Czech Republic. MW Motors is a relatively new company making EVs. Yes, this is an electric vehicle. While some companies are making EV conversions for older cars, MW tried to make a new car look old. We can’t say it works but …
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