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Do You Really Need to Warm Up Your Car in the Morning?
The idea that you must warm up your car in the morning is an old-school belief rooted in carbureted engines, which dominated the automotive industry until...
The Ford Pinto: When Exploding Cars Were Just ‘Business’
The 1970s gave us disco, bell-bottoms, and one of the most infamous car scandals in history—the Ford Pinto. Designed as an affordable, compact car,...
The Day a Man Drove His Car Through a Dealership Window for a Refund
The Day a Man Drove His Car Through a Dealership Window for a Refund
Car dealerships deal with angry customers all the time, but few...
The Edsel: When Ford Spent Millions on a Car Nobody Wanted
The 1950s were a booming time for the American auto industry, with flashy designs and futuristic features defining the era. Ford, eager to capitalize...
The Day a Soviet Carmaker Forgot How to Make Cars
The 1990s were a wild time for the Russian auto industry, but nothing compares to the bizarre disaster that struck Lada, one of the...
The Time Ford Tried to Build a Car Out of Soybeans
In the 1940s, Henry Ford, always the visionary, believed the future of cars wasn’t just in steel and rubber—it was in soybeans. Yes, you...