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.
Since China copied the Hummer military vehicle we have been waiting for it to do a civilian version-also like Hummer's H1. Now it has debuted the Dongfeng Warrior M50 civilian model.
Ford Bronco customers waiting for their new SUV over a year are getting restless and frustrated as no build date is forthcoming. Some are even cancelling and buying Wranglers instead.
The chorus of disgruntled NASCAR teams and drivers over the progress related to the next-gen Cup cars is starting to overflow. NASCAR is having a PR problem but also a transparency one as well.
With the Jeep Wrangler having its best quarter sales ever in Q2 2021, it looks like all of the hype surrounding the Ford Bronco must have helped Wrangler sales.
General Motors has just issued a recall for 2015 GMC Canyon and Chevy Colorado vehicles due to unexpected loss of power steering. This only happens in 2015 pickup trucks.
Vanderhall has been making three-wheel creations for years. Now it has the first shots and video of its "Brawley" all-electric off-road SUV set to be released in 2022.
In the US there are over twice as many reservations for the electric i4 four door coupe as there are for the iX EV SUV. Could some of the reason be that the iX is so hard to look at?
Dodge is taking heat for its eMuscle future products reveal during today's Stellantis EV Days 2021. But what the critics forget is what happened after Dodge Trucks was taken from it and what it has done since.
The big Stellantis electrification awakening took place today with a news dump of EV info for just about every brand under its corporate tent. A lot of it was predictable because the folks in Auburn Hills are a bit late to the game. But that’s OK. Still, Stellantis had to throw some red meat into …
Engine fires from burning engine block heater cords has resulted in a recall of over 330,000 2500 and 3500 Silverado and Sierra pickups from 2017 to 2019.
Increasing performance is what the aftermarket has been built around. It started with Henry Ford’s Model T. But really got teeth on Ed Cole’s Chevy small block V8 in the 1950s. But today, GM won’t let anyone touch the engine in a C8 Corvette. And that’s what infuriates the aftermarket. GM fears massive mayhem giving …