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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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Oddball Ford GT First Prototype For Sale: Big Money!

This is called Ford GT Confirmation Prototype 1, and is the first running and driving Ford GT. It carries serial number 4. With lots of unusual and oddball components and details, it is now for sale on BAT.
Petoi Robot Dog Bittle

Build Your Own Mini-Robot Dog Like Boston Dynamics

Bittle is a tiny robot along the lines of the Boston Dynamics robot dog but in a palm-size package. It’s not a toy, as it requires assembly and also code downloads. You download demo codes to bring it to life. Petoi organizes challenges for open source codes to make Bittle do a myriad of skills.  …
C8 Corvette coachbuilt project | Drive

What Not To Do With Your New C8 Corvette

The owner of this new C8 Corvette has decided that it needs to have the 1930s streamlined look because it is the right platform for it. We, respectfully, disagree.