Hyundai TIGER X-1 UMV Is the Ultimate Walking, Wheeled Delivery Drone Hyundai made waves in 2019 with its CES showing of the Elevate concept—an “Ultimate Mobility Vehicle” that featured motorized wheels attached to five-jointed “legs” that enabled it to walk and climb, as well as drive. The best-known walking vehicles in our collective consciousness are those […]
Oil-Burning, Not-Diesel Toyota Hilux
This Toyota has a Chevy small-block that gets 9 miles to the quart. The diesel-powered Toyota Hilux is one of the most indestructible vehicles on the planet. This 1974 Hilux that David Newbern is loaning to Mike Finnegan and David Freiburger is not. But the Roadkill crew was invited to participate in Cleetus McFarland’s 2.4 Hours of […]
8 Things You Didn’t Know About “The Dukes of Hazzard”
The Greatest Generation marks time by V-J and V-E Day. Baby Boomers by the first time they saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. For Gen X’ers, it’s the first time they heard the opening chords of Waylon Jennings’ guitar on the first episode of The Dukes of Hazzard, which first aired on CBS 40 years […]
VIDEO: That Time Somebody Stole the Trans Am Pace Car at the Winston 500
There have been two pace car incidents at major races that have special places in the annals of ignominy. The first a lot of people remember: Car dealer Eldon Palmer crashed a Dodge Challenger into the press box at the Indy 500 in 1971, with astronaut John Glenn in the back seat. The second? Not […]
Business in the Front, Party in the Back: Your Guide to the Australian Ute
Here in the US, we have a love/hate relationship with car/truck hybrids. We’ve produced two — the Chevrolet El Camino (and its twin, the GMC Sprint) and the Ford Ranchero — and they have both rabid fans. In Australia, though, car/truck hybrids know as “utes” are popular alternatives to the compact pickups from Toyota, Nissan, […]
Do You Tip Your Mechanic at the Holidays?
It’s that time of year when everybody is feeling generous, and people like your mailman are leaving holiday cards in your mailbox to remind you that they’d really appreciate a few bucks for the service they’ve provided over the course of a year. The people you often don’t think about, though, are the people who […]
Car Toys You Wanted (and Didn’t Want) From the Wish Book in the ’70s
Back before Nintendo Switch, Frozen 2 merch and the Consumer Protection Agency, the toys we got under the tree had the real risk of injury and/or house fire. Some were good, some not so good. We’ve cataloged some of the biggest winners and losers from the Sears Wish Book, circa 1977.
A Visual Guide to Surviving The First Major Winter Event of the Year
Well, it’s been a long time since it last snowed in the northeast and if any of the crazy maneuvers we’ve witnessed in the last day are an indication, you’ve forgotten how to drive in it. NEVER FEAR, dear Reader, we have prepared a visual guide to surviving the first major snowstorm of 2019:
Winter Was A Breeze With These Classic Snow-Fighters
It’s been snowing pretty much non-stop for the last two days and we’ve witnessed people in technologically advanced SUVs with all-wheel drive almost send their rigs out into the woods, regardless. In the old days, battling winter required specialized heavy equipment that looked like it came off the set of The Road Warrior. Let’s take […]