What’s The Best Manufacturer Car Color Ever Sold?
Back when the Ford Model T was still rolling off the assembly line, Henry Ford famously insisted on only painting them black. If you wanted a different color, you would …
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California Cities Are Attempting To Wrestle Back Control Of The Streets From Self-Driving Car Companies
Californians have had enough of self-driving cars running roughshod over two of their largest cities, and now their legislature is doing something about it. California Senate Bill 915 could allow …
Even The Geneva Auto Show Was Kind Of A Bummer
Last week the 2024 edition of the Geneva International Motor Show took place in the halls of Palexpo, like it has for a 120 year-plus history. Except this time the …
Henry Ford’s Great-Grandson Joined With UAW Royalty To Turn A Piece Of Auto History Into A Hare Krishna Center
In Detroit, it’s hard to escape the automotive industry, and that was even more true 50 years ago when the strangest team-up story happened in the Motor City. In 1975, …
The 2024 Honda Ridgeline Trailsport Can Go Up A Hill — Even In The Snow
A few weeks ago, I learned that most trucks get hopelessly stuck when they encounter snow, especially if they aren’t equipped with dedicated snow tires. As someone who has driven …
A $270-Billion Shipping Traffic Jam Threatens To Snarl Supply Chains Once Again
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, January 17, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
Henry Ford’s Most Famous Quote About Racing Is Flat-Out Wrong
“Auto racing began 5 minutes after the second car was built” is a sentence that most racing fans have heard at least once during their lives. It is usually evoked …
You Had To Square Dance In School Because Henry Ford Hated Jazz
I’m not sure if they torture kids like this still, but the worst four-week period of my 6th grade life was our unit on square dancing in gym class. And …
What’s Your Spookiest Car Story?
Photograph of the Kennedy limousine after assassination, Dallas. Dated 1963. Image: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group (Getty Images) We love the spooky, it’s definitely our favorite time of year around …
If You Don’t Want Your Pickup To Look Like Your Fridge, Tesla’s Color Wrap Option Might Be The Solution
Image: Tesla When the Cybertruck was first shown off 1421 days ago, the futuristic wedge was unlike anything else the automotive market had ever seen. To be fair, it still …