Build of the Week

• Fixing Everything Wrong With A Supercar From Temu

Jackson from Captain Crankshaft rescued an abandoned Aston Martin V8 Vantage. From a disaster in a New York under a tarp to getting it judged at a carshow. Would you take on this build?

Article of the Week

• Chevy C8 Corvette vs. Ford Mustang Dark Horse: American Supercar Showdown

The C8 corvette has been tearing up the streets since it came out in 2019 and even started winning races in 2023 in the World Endurance Championship. In 2024, Ford responded with a track focused car of its own with the Dark Horse. Hopefully you don’t get the Dark Horse confused with the new GTD that Ford is coming out with. Motor Trend pinned the two against each other in this article.

Fun Fact of the Week

One of the first songs to mention cars was made back in 1899 in the song “Love in an Automobile” by Alfred Dixon. Since then, cars have played a prominent role in music. Here is a list of 10 Cars That Inspired Great Songs.

Races

Additional News Articles

• MIG Welders: A Labor Day Weekend Special for Hobbyists

• Nifty 1,913-Piece Lego Lunar Rover Set Is Here, Folds Up Like the Real Thing

• Thieves Steal Racing Team’s Big Rig Holding $1.5 Million in Porsche Race Cars

• Toyota Hilux Champ Transformed Into Mobile Hotel With Fridge, TV, And Even Hot Shower

• VW Warns Of Possible Plant Closures In Germany

• Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in 2024

• Volkswagen aims to use leather alternative made from industrial hemp in car interiors from 2028

• The Joy of a 600+hp Daily Driver

• Driven: Thornley Kelham's Porsche 911 European RS Is a Welcome Restomod Change

• Car-Toons: Animated Auto Ads through the Years

• 9 Cars We Irrationally Love

New Car Reviews

• 2025 Mini Cooper S

• 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish

• Lucid Air Sapphire

• 2025 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

• 2025 Audi Q5

• 2026 Nissan Navara

• Ariel E-Nomad

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