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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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Street takeovers

Street Takeovers Are Turning More Deadly

Street racing continues, but it has also morphed into street takeovers, where groups of cars gather at an intersection to drift and do donuts. It is being blamed for many deaths and accidents as we report.
Porsche art car

Porsche Will Now Make You a Fowl Version of Your 911

We're kidding about Porsche doing this to your car, but it did do it to one Porsche to commemorate an anniversary. We'll tell you why and also show you some more of artist Chris Labrooy's Porsche art.
A white 2021 Toyota GR Yaris shot from the front 3/4 on an open road

Parallel Universe: 3-Cylinder Toyota Yaris Dynos 472 HP

Toyota likes to get as much grunt from diminutive engines as it can. That goes for the tiny three-cylinder engine found in the GR Yaris, a model not sold in the US. Available here until last year, maybe it should have advertised the potential this pocket rocket has. An Australian tuner just got a whopping …
1978 Bronco

Mashup: Full-Size Bronco and Super Duty Make Awesome One-Off

Back in the 1970s, Ford made the Bronco from the full-size F-100. Of course, the new Bronco is based on the smaller Ranger platform. But if you yearn for those full-size Broncos check out this mashup of a 1978 Bronco crossed with current F-250 Super Duty pieces.  Would Ford do a full-size Bronco? Seeing how …
Chevrolet camaro

2023 Camaro Getting C8 Corvette LT2 V8

If the Camaro lasts until 2023, it could get the C8 Corvette's LT2 V8. Will it happen? We look at the options Chevy has should it decide to do this.
Apple car

Here’s the 2025 Apple Car: Do You Care?

These Vanarama images of the Apple car are speculation based on patent filings and more. If this is what the 2025 Apple car will look like, are you buzzed enough to buy one?
Dodge NASCAR

Is Dodge Going Back to NASCAR?

Rumors persist that Dodge is returning to NASCAR. When that might be nobody knows with the fast changes in the car industry and also with NASCAR
2023 Chevy Corvette Z06

2022 Corvette Production Ends May 6: What’s Chevy Doing?

Chevy is niggling around with stop/start production for the C8 Corvette. With production being so compromised you would think that it would extend out as it did for 2020 production. But just the opposite is happening. The production schedule has been shortened considerably. Now, 2022 C8 production will end on May 6.  What is Chevy …
Bronco Raptor

See It! 2023 Bronco Raptor Official Ford Photos

The 2023 Bronco Raptor will be unveiled next week in Los Angeles, but we have official Ford photos of what it will look like. Yes, it does have some mild camo wrap on it, but it doesn't hide the it.
Challenger Drag Pak

NHRA Will Add New Racing Class for 2022

The NHRA is returning the A/Factory Experimental class, or A/FX back using COPO Camaros, Challenger Drag Paks, and Cobra Jet Mustangs. With the modifications the NHRA is allowing, it could become a fun spectator class to help spice up NHRA's 2022 schedule.