Lafayette owner’s 1969 Datsun restored to flawlessness
Most car people know that Nissan is the owner of the Datsun, brand but what came first? The beginning of Datsun goes back to 1911, when Kwaishinsha Motor Car Works …
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Tow Company Hits Driver With $10,000 Bill After Minor Crash
We have another reminder of just how slimy some towing companies can be. A woman in Chicago is accusing a local towing company of wanting $10,000 before she can get …
1931 Ford Model A in Dublin a masterpiece hot rod
The world of hot rods dates back to the 1920s and ’30s, when young guys would soup up Model A and Model T Fords in their garages. Each year, Ford …
‘Wreck Chasers’ Are Charging Crash Victims Thousands For A Tow
The Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority is warning drivers in Pittsburgh to be careful when ceding their car to tow truck drivers after a crash. The city has been dealing …
Truck Driver Spends 33 Hours In Rig To Avoid Tow Ransom
For the past few months, truckers have been beset by a scourge: Predatory towing companies that boot and tow big rigs at truck stops, then charge thousands of dollars for …
Tall trucks, SUVs are 45% deadlier to US pedestrians, study shows
Trucks and sport utility vehicles with hood heights greater than 40 inches are about 45% more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian crashes than shorter vehicles with sloped hoods, according …
Piedmont owner’s ’63 Volvo has been with him through thick and thin
In researching the Volvo company’s history, I learned that it has had many partners, joint ventures and owners over the years (I counted 15) but that there never was a …
Nikola EV Truck Recall Costs $61.8 Million To Fix Batteries
Image: Nikola Poor ol’ Nikola can’t catch a break; earlier this year, it had to issue a recall for every single electric truck that it has built because it identified …
TN State Highway Patrol Investigates Company Towing Truckers
A Tennessee towing company that had been illegally towing big rigs from the lot of a truck stop after the owner hired them has been on a rampage. The company …
Oakland man’s ’92 Allanté one of Cadillac’s unique models
Did you ever have a friend tell you that they just bought a major appliance, maybe a new refrigerator, and they say “It’s the Cadillac of refrigerators?” To that friend, …