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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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Ford F-150 Raptor climbing over rocks
Trucks & SUVs

2021 Ford F-150 Raptor SuperCab Discontinued

In a surprising move, Ford has decided that when the all-new F150 Raptor debuts it will only be available as a SuperCrew. The former SuperCab body has been discontinued. It’s surprising because Ford wants to fill out its pickup and SUV offerings to make up for discontinued sedans. Having both the SuperCab and SuperCrew bodies …
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Subaru Tech concept | Subaru-2
Hybrids & EVs

Subaru’s Wild Toyota Joint Venture “Evoltis” EV Coming in 2021

You knew, we knew, that Subaru was going to go after Tesla. Subaru said as much when it showed off the quirky concept with no name. Seriously. It revealed the crossover-looking SUV earlier this year. It wasn’t shown at an auto show but instead, at a technical meeting it held in Japan back in January. …
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Meek Mills 2018 Rolls Royce Phantom | All-In Challenge
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Buy These Celebrity Cars: Fight Hunger From COVID-19

The “All-In Challenge” lets you bid for personal prized possessions and once-in-a-lifetime experiences from celebrities, sports figures, sports teams, musicians, and entertainers. The online auctions raise money that will then go towards food for recently unemployed. Also elderly and vulnerable due to the coronavirus crisis will have food donated. All of the donated money from …
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Eurospares
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A Ferrari Or Lamborghini That Goes Here Never Leaves

You always knew there was a place like this but it’s still a sad sight when you see it. Stripped Ferrari bodies and pallets with Lamborghini V12s on racks. Ferrari transaxles looking like new and a red 458 roof on its side against a wall. This is Eurospares in Essex, UK. When Ferraris and Lamborghinis …
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2021 Fiat Strada pickup | FCA-
Trucks & SUVs

See What Could Be The New Ram Mini-Truck

We’ve got a lot more details about the Fiat Strada mini-truck about to debut in South America and Mexico. Why is this significant? Because Ram could rebadge the Strada as an entry-level Ram pickup for the US. In Mexico, this is called the Ram 700. It’s a unibody small pickup similar in size to 1970s …
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Freak Show Friday three-wheel Chevy Citation | Spaulding Motors-
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Freak Show Friday: The Inexplicable 3-Wheel Chevy Citation

Many of the Freak Show selections have a purpose or reason for the modifications and work involved in their construction. It may be to gain a pickup from a car or doing something with some of the wrecks that litter your lower 40. Maybe you’re looking to show off your building chops or otherwise restyling …
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Lexus LF-1 Limitless crossover concept | Lexus
Crossovers

Lexus Flagship 2022 LQ Will Benchmark The Crossover Segment

The Lexus LF-1 Limitless crossover concept that debuted at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show is being put into production. It will be the 2022 LQ. This will be the Lexus flagship-its ne-plus-ultra crossover. It will also benchmark the crossover segment. That is what Lexus does. Lexus leads segments in style, features, quality, and price. You …
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2021 Ford Bronco four-door model on display
Trucks & SUVs

2021 Bronco Comes With G.O.A.T. Modes-Say, What?

The 2021 Bronco has been so hyped we’ve stopped reporting on the minuscule bits of info popping up here and there. We’re waiting for the reveal whenever that might be (Maybe June??) Anyway when we saw this we thought it was worth the post. A recent patent filing notes “a complex mating of hardware and …
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Tucker Convertible | Accelerate Auto Group via eBay
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The One And Only Tucker Convertible Is For Sale-But Is It Real?

Most people believe what they hear or what they read unless they dig a little. Once you start digging many times you find the truth. Then you wonder why certain “facts” that are easy to disprove continue to be asserted by those with something to gain. Such is the case with the one and only …
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Motorbiscuit Cybertruck
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Will Tesla Offer Cybertruck Vinyl Wraps For Silver Haters?

Every time someone asks Tesla CEO Elon Musk about the Cybertruck something new comes out. Maybe Musk should just hold a free-for-all question and answer rally. One of the things people are curious about is what if you love the Cybertruck but hate the stainless steel look? On Twitter, he answered that question with, “You …
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Here We Go: New And Used Vehicle Prices Set To Implode

You knew it was only a matter of time. Now it looks like vehicle prices are set to implode due to the collapsing economy. The effects of the lockdown from the coronavirus crisis are going to be far-reaching. Vehicle prices are on the thinnest of ice. There is an ever-increasing pileup of used cars at …
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Who Knew Tesla Station Wagons Were A Thing!

Who knew that Tesla Model S station wagons were a thing? Who even knew there were Tesla wagons? When station wagons were popular back in the 1950s Cadillac never lowered itself to make any. That didn’t stop coachbuilders from converting a few a year. Today those rare Cadillacs are highly valued collector’s items. We have …
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VW Microbus
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For The 518th Time, There Is More VW ID Buzz News-Yawn!

Because of the problems developing with VW’s first EV called ID. 3 and nothing else much to tout the company is singing its joys yet again about the ID Buzz Microbus-styled EV. VW has been one lucky company with the ID Buzz as a fallback for diversion. Throughout “Dieselgate” and subsequent transgressions, it has been …
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Mazda Vision Coupe sedan concept | Mazda-
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2022 Mazda6 With A Toyota Straight-6/RWD Smokes Mercedes

The thing with Japanese auto companies is that they all own a little bit of each other. So while there is competition, there’s also sharing since one wouldn’t want to lose their investment in the other. To that end, Mazda has been quietly developing a straight-six SkyActiv engine for use in many future Toyota models. …
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Tacoma rescue Black Rock desert | Jeffery Hannah-
Trucks & SUVs

Going To This Lakebed? Bring A Raptor Not Tacoma

The Ford guys and gals are going to love this story. This Toyota Tacoma owner thought it would be a good idea to drive through Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. It’s where the Burning Man festival takes place. But not in March. That’s when the rains turn the dry, barren landscape into an otherworldly goo. You …
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Pal-V Liberty flying car aerocar | Pal-V-
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Flying Cars Are Real: Check Out The Crazy Pal-V Liberty AeroCar

And you thought that taxi-drones were a thing? Check out the Pal-V Liberty Aerocar flying car. Just imagining flying to your local airport, then continuing onto the runway and taking off is just too cool. But, it’s also real. While the few flying cars developed after WWII were neither good cars nor good planes this …
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New Nissan Z: “400Z” Twin-Turbo V6 And More!

We weren’t expecting Nissan’s all-new Z to be called 400Z but we’ll take it. Nissan’s Z-car has never disappointed, except when it hangs around too long. That’s the case now. As much as we loved the 370Z when we first saw it in 2008, that now seems like three decades ago. The 2009 Zs built …
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Classic Futures | Alejandro Burdisio-1
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McLaren’s Synthetic Fuel Vehicle: Could This Save Internal Combustion Engine?

Illustrations: Alejandro Burdisio We sometimes forget that there are lots of different fuels. Synthetic fuels have been around for years. Some are made from coal, corn, or natural gas. But there are more recent synthetic fuels that extract carbon dioxide from the air and electricity. The twofold advantage of this is that you’re not burning …
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Crossovers

Yeah! US Could Get Toyota’s Funky Boxy “TJ Cruiser” SUV

Toyota has been quietly gearing up to produce the TJ Cruiser concept that was first shown in 2017. Back then we thought that the concept looked very production-ready. You know, some concepts look more like they have been created from some type of tooling. Door jambs and panel joints look a little too production-y. Well, …
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Ford pickup trucks on the factory assembly line
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Looks Like Chevy Is Pushing Back All Of Its 2021 Launches to 2022

First, it was the refreshed 2021 Chevy Traverse being bumped up to 2022. Then we heard there probably won’t be any 2020 Chevy Corvette convertibles. The updates listed for the 2021 Silverado and Camaro have also been moved to 2022.  Now, it is the refreshed Chevy Equinox getting kicked down the road to 2022. The …
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