The first installment of my new ongoing Car and Driver column on alternate versions of cars that could have changed the course of automotive history. This initial entry is on the 1985 Ford Taurus Hatchback.
Click on the thumbnail above (and then click again) to view a crappy scan, or just buy the magazine on the newsstand, you chintzy bitch.
A better-than-ever replacement for my long lost BMW 2002.
Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of SPICE GIRLS DRAG.
Tom Cotter has written a dozen books about cars he’s found in barns. To what does he attribute the longevity and durability of this series? “I think it’s an adult version of treasure hunting.
Yes, a $142 Million car.
“I got texts from my friends saying, ‘Oh my God,’ and ‘I’m so jealous,’ and ‘Are you selling your tickets?’” Ms. Mason said. “I was like, No. I’m graduating from college. I want my mother there.”
Getting to know J. Shia, and those in her orbit, made me wish I owned (and knew how to ride) a motorcycle, just so I could have an excuse to go to her shop and hang out.
Exploring the pioneers of automotive styling, in the Motor City, before Harley Earl.
Tesla made electric cars cool. But it messed up on a lot of other things.
I did with it what I typically do while visiting LA: drove it hard on some mountain and canyon twisties, ferried friends to dinners and museums and oyster bars, and basked in the refracted glow of compliments from valets and passersby whenever I stopped.