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I’ve Discovered Some Questionable Bodywork From Prior Owners on My Opel GT Project
By Tony Markovich / Updated Jul 28, 2022
I Tested My Mods and Set a New Track Baseline in My BMW 128i
By Peter Nelson / Updated Jul 21, 2022
Can-Am’s Sport Roof Makes the Maverick X3 Max Livable
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Jul 20, 2022
I’m Turning My Can-Am Maverick X3 Max Into an Overlanding UTV
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Jul 18, 2022
How To Set Up A Modern VW GTI For The Track
By Chris Rosales / Updated Jul 18, 2022
This Cool JDM Bluetooth Transmitter Taught Me an Expensive Lesson
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Jul 14, 2022
My BMW 128i Really Woke Up With an Aftermarket Intake and Exhaust
By Peter Nelson / Updated Jul 13, 2022
I Upgraded My BMW 1 Series With an M Sport Seat From the U.K.
By Peter Nelson / Updated Jun 29, 2022
All the Parts That a BMW 330i ZHP Shares With a Normal E46 Sport Package
By Chris Rosales / Updated Jun 28, 2022
Want to Upgrade Your BMW E46 Without the Aftermarket? Try OEM Plus Mods
By Chris Rosales / Updated Jun 24, 2022
1969 Dodge Charger Project Update: Understanding That Better Is a Relative Term
By Hank O'Hop / Updated Jun 16, 2022
I Decorated My Car Battery as a Simple Cosmetic Mod
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Jun 13, 2022
Don’t Make My Mistakes Working On Your Brakes
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Jun 7, 2022
Not Even Raw Eggs Could Save My Suburu Brat, but Damn It, We Tried
By Lewin Day / Updated Jun 3, 2022
A Custom Alignment Gave My BMW 128i More Grip and Stability
By Peter Nelson / Updated Jun 1, 2022
Moving a $300 VW Cabrio 20 Miles Turned Into a Three-Hour Saga
By Peter Nelson / Updated May 30, 2022
I Broke My ‘No Nissans’ Rule and Bought a Beat 2011 Sentra
By Kevin Williams / Updated May 25, 2022
Swapping My BMW’s Serpentine Belt Turned Into a Whole Thing
By Peter Nelson / Updated May 19, 2022
Botched Aftermarket Wiring Is Making My Honda CR-Z Project a Nightmare
By Kevin Williams / Updated May 18, 2022
How I Saved $500 on a New Headliner by Doing Some Easy Work Myself
By Chris Rosales / Updated May 16, 2022
How I Swapped My E46 BMW’s Burned Xenon Headlights
By Chris Rosales / Updated May 12, 2022
BMW 128i Spring and Damper Upgrade: What I Learned and Recommend
By Peter Nelson / Updated May 10, 2022
My i-MiEV’s Public Charging Quirks Keep Almost Leaving Me Stranded
By Kevin Williams / Updated May 10, 2022
19 Vehicles Spanning 63 Years: Meet the Staff’s Project Cars
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated May 6, 2022
How I Used Coding To Defeat My VW GTI’s Stability Control Systems
By Chris Rosales / Updated May 6, 2022
My $3,500 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Proves 45 Miles of EV Range Might Be Enough
By Kevin Williams / Updated Apr 27, 2022
Resealing the Camshaft Girdle on My 2010 VW GTI Wasn’t That Scary
By Chris Rosales / Updated Apr 15, 2022
My Tuned Saturn Sky Is Simply More Fun Than My BMW E46 M3
By Peter Holderith / Updated Feb 8, 2022
I Sold My Unloved Project Miata in Under an Hour. I Couldn’t Be Happier
By Lewin Day / Updated Feb 4, 2022
My Saturn Sky Has the Same Interior as a U-Haul Van. What’s Your Parts Bin Experience?
By Peter Holderith / Updated Dec 22, 2021
1990 BMW 850i: Meet The Drive’s Project RADwood
By Mike Spinelli / Updated Oct 21, 2021
I Bought a 1965 IH Travelall Sight Unseen for $1,500. It Has a Zombie Mural on the Back
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Aug 26, 2021
Here’s What It Really Cost to Get Car Bibles’ Cheap Fiat Abarth Driving Nicely
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Jul 21, 2021
Even With Only 100 HP, the Mazda2 Evil Track Was One of Mazda’s Coolest Concepts Ever
By Peter Nelson / Updated May 6, 2021
I’ve Hauled 1,000,000 Pounds of Rock in My 1966 Ford Dump Truck This Year Alone
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Apr 23, 2021
How I Scored a Fiat 500 Abarth for About the Price of a Stimulus Check
By Kevin Williams / Updated Apr 8, 2021
I Actually Did Make Money on That Wretched $600 Hyundai Tiburon I Flipped
By Kevin Williams / Updated Apr 1, 2021
Trading My Lovely Lexus LS400 for a Garbage Miata Was a Hard Lesson in Car Buying
By Chris Rosales / Updated Mar 24, 2021
I Got My Daily Driver Under 2,100 Pounds but It Cost a Lot of Comfort
By Peter Nelson / Updated Mar 23, 2021
The Ford Fiesta ST Gave Me Some of My Favorite Driving Memories and I Didn’t Even Own One
By Kevin Williams / Updated Mar 22, 2021
Here’s How I Made Some Cash Flipping a $650 Barn Find Toyota Echo
By Kevin Williams / Updated Mar 12, 2021
A Mildly Modified Hatchback Is All You Need to Try Time Attack Racing at Gridlife
By Peter Nelson / Updated Feb 28, 2021
Prepping My Car for Sale Went So Wrong That I Ended up Keeping the Thing
By Peter Nelson / Updated Feb 28, 2021
You’re All Paying Way Too Much for BMW ZHPs
By Chris Rosales / Updated Feb 28, 2021
How I Traded a Terrible Honda Civic for an Excellent Lexus LS400
By Chris Rosales / Updated Feb 28, 2021
Why I Bought a $600 Hyundai Tiburon That Somebody Ditched in a Parking Lot
By Kevin Williams / Updated Feb 28, 2021
Buying a California-Spec VW Jetta in Ohio Was a Huge Mistake
By Kevin Williams / Updated Feb 28, 2021
How I Cut My GTI’s Weight Where It Matters Most: Unsprung and Rotational Mass
By Chris Rosales / Updated Feb 11, 2021
The 4WD International Harvester ‘Trucktor’ Is Real, And Yes, You Can Buy It
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Dec 8, 2020
I Played Real-Life SnowRunner With My 1966 Ford Dump Truck and ’63 International Loadstar
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Nov 19, 2020
Here’s How Much I’ve Spent to Keep My 1966 Ford Dump Truck on the Road for Six Months
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Oct 29, 2020
I’m Turning My 1963 International Loadstar Into the Most Versatile Work Truck Possible
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Oct 15, 2020
How My 1966 Ford Dump Truck Hauls 11,000 Pounds With Just 150 HP
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Sep 17, 2020
I Break My ’66 Ford Dump Truck and My ’63 International Every Time I Drive Them
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Sep 10, 2020
I Took My Modified Chevy Cobalt SS on Its First Road Trip. My Pride Is Still Intact
By Peter Holderith / Updated Aug 25, 2020
You Too Can Live the Big Rig Life With This Four-Door 1978 International Truck
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Aug 6, 2020
I Decoded the History Behind My 1963 International Loadstar Work Truck
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Aug 3, 2020
How I Fixed My 1966 Ford Dump Truck’s Busted-Up Bed Frame
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Jul 24, 2020
I Drove 500 Miles to Buy This 1963 International Work Truck
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Jul 16, 2020
All the Problems I’ve Faced Daily Driving My 1966 Ford Dump Truck So Far
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Jul 2, 2020
Professional Dump Trucking in a 55-Year-Old Ford F600 Is Full of Challenges
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Jun 4, 2020
I Decoded the History Behind My 1966 Ford F600 Dump Truck
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated May 7, 2020