Dust, dirt, and dreadfully long days can’t keep Kathy and me away from the Rebelle Rally. That’s why Kathy and I both drove it as competitors, as well as covered the event as media. These words actually accelerate our excitement about the event. Why wouldn’t you want to take your Toyota and dash over hard-packed…
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Something occurred to me today as I was watching one of those old MotorWeek videos; this one was about the 1990 Mitsubishi Galant GSX. I realized today’s cars are faster than ever before, and we’re living in a modern muscle car era. A time where even a ho-hum car offers impressive performance compared to cars…
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When someone thinks of “out west,” they typically think of massive mountains, tall trees, grand valleys, and staggering scenery. They think of the wild, wild west. Gone are miles and miles of plains or crops as far as the eye can see. Cows and corn, soybeans and sows aren’t thought of, either. Next to the…
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I’m in the process of rebuilding the front end on the Terra Tractor, our 1991 Mitsubishi Pajero. OK, that’s actually not 100% true. I’m technically in the process of writing a ranty blog post about the front end rebuild from hell while drinking a whiskey cocktail. Anyway …
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After months of hard work, long hours, and dedication, we’ve decided to step things up. We’re running the Alcan 5000.
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Right now both of our Mitsubishi Pajeros are out of commission. I know it’ll only be temporary, but we will definitely have some interesting times coming up here shortly. Let me elaborate.
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Like much of the rest of the world, we’re totally mad about the new Suzuki Jimny. As evidenced in post with the Jimny in Iceland, it’s a fantastic platform that’s truly as good as the automotive press says it is. Now, put your tinfoil hats on as I explore an admittedly far-fetched idea. Suzuki withdrew…
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As of 2020, Toyota’s decided to give the Corolla some hybrid love.
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I was in the Phoenix area last April so I could meet up with a couple friends and drive with them to Radwood Vegas. We had a day to kill and we heard about a unique junk yard with a bunch of pre 1980s American Iron. This was our type of sight seeing. A petrified…
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I’ve long wanted to build some sort of super sleeper. You take one car that is not anywhere near a high-performance vehicle from the factory, add in some sort of higher-horsepower engine/drivetrain/suspension, and surprise a bunch of people. Here are three of my dream projects on our sister site, Subcompact Culture. Read more …
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