NASCAR Track Abandoned In 1968 Still Home To Incredible Vintage Racecars NASCAR has been racing across America since the 1940s and has hosted events in states from Oregon to Alabama. If you want to visit one of those tracks to soak up some of the NASCAR atmosphere, you’d normally have to fork out hundreds of dollars for a race day ticket, but you can actually explore a historic NASCAR … Read more…

Russia Suspected Of Putting Incendiary Bombs On Planes Headed To The U.S. Western intelligence officials are accusing Russia of orchestrating a covert operation to ignite incendiary devices on cargo and passenger planes headed for the United States. The scheme first came to light in July after small explosions happened at DHL logistics hubs in Leipzig, Germany and Birmingham, England. At… Read more…

V16 Engine Made Of Chainsaw Motors Is A Perfectly Reasonable Way To Power Your Car Remember when the madlads at Garage 54 duct taped three engines together to make a 12-cylinder that powered a GAZ? Well, they’ve outdone themselves again, this time by strapping together 16 single-cylinder chainsaw engines to make a single V16. Read more…

The news from Springfield, Ohio, we all need to remember on Election Day (RNS) — What mattered to my grandfather was that he was exercising his civic duty and sacred right to vote, casting a ballot he knew counted. The post The news from Springfield, Ohio, we all need to remember on Election Day appeared first on RNS.

Rudy Giuliani Is Hiding Lauren Bacall’s Mercedes Somewhere In Florida For someone the press once called “America’s Mayor,” Rudy Giuliani sure has had a fall from grace. He’s been disbarred, sued and is now a national laughingstock. He also happens to owe a shit-ton of money to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, two election workers he defamed following the 2020 presidential election that… Read more…

Wooden Satellite Launched Into Space As Testbed For Timber-Built Mars Missions With space debris becoming an increasingly common threat in orbit, a change in aerospace design could be necessary. A wooden satellite designed by Japanese researchers was launched into orbit on Tuesday by SpaceX. The unique device will shape the future of satellites and how space agencies tackle human habitation on… Read more…

Rutledge Wood Turned An Old School Toyota Pickup Into A Drift Car With Lowrider Vibes A slammed, sparkly pink Japanese pickup truck from the 1990s is the last thing I’d ever thought I’d see from Rutledge Wood. Yet that’s exactly what the former “Top Gear” host brought to Toyota’s SEMA booth. Read more…

Bertone To Revive 1969 Runabout Concept As A Limited Production Car In 2025 Italian design house Bertone is playing all the hits right now, looking back on its history of impressive and polarizing design to come up with inspiration for its future products. The company announced this week that it would be building a modern-yet-faithful interpretation of its 1969 Runabout concept for a limited… Read more…

Faith leaders offer prayer, contemplation, even comfort food as Election Day arrives (RNS) — ‘I think it is important to use all of our resources,’ said canon theologian Kelly Brown Douglas. ‘And one of the resources of the church is prayer.’ The post Faith leaders offer prayer, contemplation, even comfort food as Election Day arrives appeared first on RNS.

What Happens To Tesla If Trump Loses? Odds are, Ford CEO Jim Farley and General Motors CEO Mary Barra have either already voted in the election or will on Tuesday. Thankfully, though, we have absolutely no idea who which candidate they actually support. Your guess is about as good as mine. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on the other hand, has made it abundantly… Read more…

Royal Enfield’s New Flying Flea Electric Line Is A WWII Throwback That Looks Cool As Hell Remember when Harley-Davidson spun up an electric sub-brand, only for everyone to realize slapping a new label on a bike didn’t change the fact that it cost way too much? Ever wonder what it would be like if a company known for inexpensive bikes that punch well above their weight pulled the same trick? Well wonder no… Read more…

Here’s Everything Toyota Brought To SEMA 2024 Toyota was on one for this year’s SEMA show. Nearly everything shown received positive response from the automotive press, now the famously cautious company just needs to actually take some design cues from these bold builds and bring them to the masses. Read more…

Trump Closes Campaign Promising Mexico Tariff That Would Implode The U.S. Car Market And Send Inflation Sky High In the wee hours of Tuesday morning at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Donald J. Trump trotted out a promise we’ve discussed many times: His promise to inflict a vindictive tariff on all automobiles imported from Mexico. Trump has waffled a bit on this promise, going from 100 percent to 200 percent, at one time… Read more…

At $8,000, Would You Hop On This 1976 VW Rabbit Diesel? If your classic car buying demands include crisp Giugiaro styling and unmatched efficiency, then today’s Nice Price or No Dice VW Rabbit may be your cup of clatter. Let’s see if this now classic commuter car has a price that might stir up some demand. Read more…

Traffic Jams: Carter Vail – ‘Harder To Kill’ Traffic Jams might be easy to kill, but they can be resurrected as well. Welcome back to a new, same old Jalopnik. Read more…

Buying Used Is Now The ‘New Normal’ As New Car Prices Rise 21 Percent In Five Years Good morning! It’s Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more…

What’s The Most Presidential Vehicle Of All Time? Welp, here we are again. Every four years the anxiety, horror and glory of our electoral system plays out, and every year I think the same thing: I wonder what kind of car the new (or old) president will use? There are so many different vehicles that have transported the Commander-In-Chief around this great nation of… Read more…

Fuel Doors Should Always Be On The Passenger Side, Do Not Fight Me On This I’ve yet to find a hill I wouldn’t be willing to die on to defend my stance, and the same holds true for this gorgeous and clear-cut hill. There is only one right answer for which side of the vehicle your fuel filler door should be, and it’s quite obviously the passenger side. I mean, the right answer is the middle of… Read more…

Immigration is many voters’ top issue, but these swing-state churches say it’s not politics MADISON, Wis. (RNS) — Some Republicans criticize liberal strongholds such as Dane County for offering sanctuaries to immigrants, but some faith leaders in the area, which includes the state capital, embrace that narrative. The post Immigration is many voters’ top issue, but these swing-state churches say it’s not politics appeared first on RNS.

Why are some Christians opting for the American Solidarity Party? (RNS) — The American Solidarity Party, a party in the tradition of Christian Democracy, is gaining traction with a subset of highly engaged Christian voters who see their pro-life commitments as more expansive than just opposing abortion. The post Why are some Christians opting for the American Solidarity Party? appeared first on RNS.