I’m sure I missed this in print, but this guy made his own Ford GT40 (linked below). I think we’re going to see a lot of these projects in the future, both ICE and EV powered. What can I say? I’m an optimist!
Reads:
🔋 The BMW iX is good, people. It only looks terrible (but only from the outside). [Road Show]
🛠 A man in Joshua Tree CA built a Ford GT40 mostly at home. [Road & Track]
🌬 How Lotus might bring their lightweight expertise to an EV lineup (let’s hope). [Ars Technica]
🎼 The upcoming switch to hybrid 4 cylinder engines for AMG might not sound so bad after all. [CarBuzz]
🏷 Fascinating numbers behind the used car price and sales surge from Businessweek. Full article if you have Apple News or get the bullets via Instagram
⛰ The Rivian reviews are out and they’re almost all glowing… almost. Hannah Elliott had some issues with her test drive, but still sees some positives. [Bloomberg]
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🏁 EVO reviews the Lamborghini Huracan STO
👨👩👧👦 Is the STO too small for your insane family? Then the delightfully overkill Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm might be right for you
⌛️ Why the American car fleet is getting so old
Auction Finds of the Week:
So you want to drive around in a box off road. Are you bidding on this 1994 Suzuki Jimny or this 1985 Mercedes 300GD?
The best future classic Porsche you can buy, in my humble opinion, is a well-optioned Carrera T. Another classic Porsche move where a special edition didn’t sell well when they were new, allowing owners to.
1986 Land Rover Defender 110 — left-hand drive with an engine swap.
Finally, this beautiful 1956 Austin-Healey 100M BN2 Roadster. Wow.