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The Inventor And First Man To Die On A Motorcycle Is An American Hero

Cars

4 months ago

The Inventor And First Man To Die On A Motorcycle Is An American Hero

Jason Torchinsky

America Had A Miata Before The Miata Was A Miata

Cars

4 months ago

America Had A Miata Before The Miata Was A Miata

Jason Torchinsky

The Antarctic Snow Cruiser Was A Building-Sized Car Doomed For Failure

Online

4 months ago

The Antarctic Snow Cruiser Was A Building-Sized Car Doomed For Failure

Erin Marquis

Everything about the name “Antarctic Snow Cruiser” fires up my imagination. This long-forgotten behemoth was so ahead of its time and so doomed for failure that I was surprised to find that, somehow, Gizmodo’s never really delved deep into this fascinating vehicle.

A Car You Forgot And Will Probably Forget Shortly After Reading This: The Pontiac Astre

Cars

5 months ago

A Car You Forgot And Will Probably Forget Shortly After Reading This: The Pontiac Astre

David Tracy

An Ancestor Of All Internal-Combustion Vehicles Was A Moss-Powered Jet Ski Built By The Inventor Of Photography

Cars

6 months ago

An Ancestor Of All Internal-Combustion Vehicles Was A Moss-Powered Jet Ski Built By The Inventor Of Photography

Jason Torchinsky

I have to admit, while I know that’s a fairly cumbersome headline, I really like just how much is packed in there, and, even better, it’s all true. The very first internal combustion to actually power a vehicle was, at least in part, fuelled with a type of moss, and…

I’m Not Certain Why I’m So Into These Artist’s Renderings Of 1970 Car Front Ends But I Am

Cars

6 months ago

I’m Not Certain Why I’m So Into These Artist’s Renderings Of 1970 Car Front Ends But I Am

Jason Torchinsky

Cars

6 months ago

The Top 10 Cars Made Before The 20th Century

Jason Torchinsky

Cars

8 months ago

Watch GM Sell Its Soul Right Before Your Eyes

Raphael Orlove

If you ask a casual car nerd when was the real golden age of GM, you’d probably get pointed to the late 1960s or early ‘70s. That’s when we got the Camaro, the big block muscle cars, the ultra-crisp Cadillac Eldorado. But if you looked closer, you could see that…

This Funny-Looking Old Car Is A Tragically Under-Appreciated Automotive Landmark

Online

8 months ago

This Funny-Looking Old Car Is A Tragically Under-Appreciated Automotive Landmark

Jason Torchinsky

When Turn Signals Switched From White To Amber ‘Unexpected Turmoil’ Gripped The Nation

Cars

9 months ago

When Turn Signals Switched From White To Amber ‘Unexpected Turmoil’ Gripped The Nation

Jason Torchinsky

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