Benjamin Preston is an automotive journalist who holds the dubious distinction of having worked both as a writer and editor for the New York Times Automobiles section and as a mechanic at the Pep Boys in Fredericksburg, Va. As a journalist, his work has taken him to a few war zones, including Baghdad, Iraq, and the Detroit auto show.
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The Millennium Falcon Is Dead
By Benjamin Preston / Published Jan 4, 2016
In Defense of the Toyota Camry
By Benjamin Preston / Published Dec 16, 2015
The Fiat Panda Is Everything Right About Italian Cars
By Benjamin Preston / Published Dec 9, 2015
I Almost Died Trying to Race a Beater Oldsmobile Across America
By Benjamin Preston / Published Dec 8, 2015
Supercar Headaches
By Benjamin Preston / Published Nov 30, 2015
The Best Damn Wave in New York City
By Benjamin Preston / Published Oct 26, 2015
How a 3D Smartphone Scanner Could Help Greasemonkeys of the Future
By Benjamin Preston / Published Oct 23, 2015
Our Gearhead Takes Down “The Walking Dead”
By Benjamin Preston / Published Oct 16, 2015
This Is Matt Damon’s Dakar Rally-Inspired Martian Rover
By Benjamin Preston / Published Oct 2, 2015
Is Now a Good Time to Buy a VW TDI?
By Benjamin Preston / Published Sep 25, 2015
Smoky Burnouts: The Blazing Geniuses Who Build Burning Man’s Mutant Vehicles
By Benjamin Preston / Published Sep 10, 2015