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America Has To Fix Traffic And Transportation If It Ever Wants People To Get Healthier

Our transportation infrastructure is designed to make us less healthy.

There's No Such Thing As A 1983 Chevy Corvette — Or Is There?

The National Corvette Museum has the only 1983 'Vette left in the world, and it only exists today due to a string of good luck and strange occurrences.

Where Did Dodge's Scat Pack Name Come From?

When it comes to names that capture the imagination, Chrysler is one of the best to ever do it, and Scat Pack is one of the brand's most famous monikers.

Those Unpaid Toll Texts You Keep Getting Are Just The Latest Scam

These scam texts have gotten so common that the FTC, FBI, state governments and even transportation departments have had to address them directly

Henry Ford Ate Weeds

Ford spent as little as possible on food, preferring to make his lunches from what he called "roadside greens"

Here's How A Sebring Win 50 Years Ago Set BMW And Bob Lutz Up For Success In America

Bob Lutz only spent three years at BMW, but he set the company on the path that would take it to where it is today

Automotive Folk Remedies: Does Cracking An Egg In Your Radiator Stop Leaks?

When the chips are down and you need to get a busted tractor back in action so you don't lose your crop, you get real good at thinking outside of the box

Here's Why LA Has Streets That Are Steep Enough To Launch Teslas Into The Air

It all goes back to the arrogance of the early American settlers who colonized the region

Everyone Who Claims Congestion Pricing Is Elitist Or Bad For The Working Poor Is Lying To You

If low-income workers could live without a car, that would put a whole lot of money back in their pockets, and that's exactly what congestion pricing does

No, John Wick's Mustang Wasn't A Real Boss 429—Here's What It Really Was

The Mustang used in "John Wick" was a Mach 1, despite it being called a Boss 429 in the film

How The Flathead Ford Became An Icon Of Hot Rod History

Ford's Flathead wasn't the first V8 or the most powerful, but it was simple, lightweight, reliable and cheap

Jeep's Killing The Wagoneer Sub-Brand. Here's What's Next

I Finally Looked Up Why Gas Pumps Sometimes Run Slow And It's Not What I Thought

Is It Worse For Your Car To Leave It Salty Or Wash It In Freezing Temperatures?

Slate Asks: 'Why Would An Automaker Manufacture A Car With So Much Engine Power That It Requires An Eight-Speed Transmission?'

The Shady Way Shops Beat America's 25-Year Car Import Rule

Let's Enter The World Of Lucite Soviet Shift Knobs

The Stars Of Gran Turismo's World Tournament See No Future In The Game (Update)

Honda Clocks Are Stuck 20 Years In The Past And There Isn't A Fix

Motorcycle Parts Seller BikeBandit Has Stolen $646,000 Of Customers' Money And Disappeared, Says Bankruptcy Trustee

How New York Became The Center Of The Fight Against Uber And The Gig Economy Lie

Lost Nissan Skylines, A $335,000 Lawsuit, An Empty Warehouse: Has A Well-Known JDM Importer Skipped Town?

Why People In This Michigan Suburb Say General Motors Polluted Their Water Supply

Baffled By Dieselgate, Emails Reveal Fiat Chrysler Struggled With Revamped Emissions Tests

The Would-Be Auto Worker Caught Up In A Detroit Prison Snitch Scandal

The EPA's 2016 Crackdown On Race Cars, Explained

It Takes 3,000 People To Make An Auto Show Happen