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Car Bibles Has Risen With Hot Takes, Cultural Commentary and Essential How-Tos

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A Safari Conversion Nearly Quadrupled This 2007 Porsche 911's Value

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Price Hike: The Chevrolet Corvette Will No Longer Be a Sub-$60K Mid-Engined Car

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GTO Engineering Project Moderna: This Quad-Cam V12 Classic Ferrari Tribute Is Ready for Production

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James Hetfield's Art Deco Hot Rod Rides the Lightning at the Petersen

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Setting the Record for Fastest Edible Car Was a Piece of Cake

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Ford Employee Sculpts Life-Size Bronco in Snow

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By Aaron Amick Oct 6, 2020

How Warships Hunt For Enemy Submarines From A Veteran Submariner Who Has Been Hunted Many Times

The cat and mouse game of anti-submarine warfare is very high-stakes. Heres's how modern navies go about it with their surface fleets.

By Aaron Amick Aug 12, 2020

How Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can't Even See

The ability to fight and win in the high-stakes game of undersea warfare is all about the art of listening. Here's how it's done.

By Aaron Amick Jul 15, 2020

Veteran Sailor On Why Navy Ships Can Be Most Vulnerable In Port And How To Change That

USS Bonhomme Richard's catastrophic fire should prompt big changes to in port practices. The Navy should start by looking at its nuclear vessels.

By Aaron Amick Jun 30, 2020

The Cultural Differences Between Serving On America’s Three Types Of Nuclear Submarines

A veteran submariner explains how the experience of serving aboard a U.S. Navy submarine varies greatly based on the sub’s mission set.

By Aaron Amick Jun 16, 2020

Nukes, Nubs And Coners: The Unique Social Hierarchy Aboard A Nuclear Submarine

Getting assigned to your first sub doesn't make you a submariner and once you become one you'll find yourself in a social structure unlike any other.

By Aaron Amick May 14, 2020

The Shadowy World Of Submarine And Ship-Launched Torpedo Countermeasures

Surviving below the waves relies primarily on stealth, but if detected, countermeasures may be your only shot of keeping out of a watery grave.

By Aaron Amick Apr 30, 2020

How The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy's Stealthiest Nuclear Submarine

The sub had a range of exotic improvements over previous designs that allowed it to stalk Soviet submarines like no other.

By Aaron Amick Apr 20, 2020

How Submarines Regularly 'Fight To The Death' Off The Bahamas

Just like how Navy planes have vast instrumented ranges for aerial wargames, submarines have one too, and it is arguably even more impressive.

By Aaron Amick Apr 14, 2020

Modern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The Movies

We break down how modern torpedo attacks really go down and the types of torpedoes that are used to sink ships and other submarines.