John Coyle is a longtime auto journalist and editor who contributes to Corvette Forum, Ford Truck Enthusiasts and LS1Tech, among other auto sites.

Black Fridays: Battle of the Dodge Turbo Diesels

Black Fridays: Battle of the Dodge Turbo Diesels

What’s better than a ferocious diesel truck ripping down a dragstrip? Two ferocious diesel trucks ripping down a dragstrip! I’m based in California, and if either one of these bad-ass oil-burners found their way into Los Angeles, they’d probably be impounded on sight. But everything is bigger in the Great State of Texas, and that […] More »

By: | February 15, 2013


Truckin’ Fast Wednesdays: 1963 Dodge Sweptline Drag Truck

Truckin’ Fast Wednesdays: 1963 Dodge Sweptline Drag Truck

Dick Boynden’s’63 Dodge D-100 is front heavy with an automatic transmission. This working vehicle smokes its Chevy competitor. Have a video you think would work for Trucking Fast Wednesdays? Post it in the comments, and we’ll give you a shout-out if we feature it!  

By: | February 13, 2013


Black Fridays: Chris Perales’ Murdered Out Cummins

Black Fridays: Chris Perales’ Murdered Out Cummins

The murdered out look can be polarizing, but when it works? It really works. Chris Perales has gone pitch black with his Cummins, and I think the results speak for themselves. Given how the truck seems to suck up light like a balck hole, it might have been cool to get some shots of his […] More »

By: | February 8, 2013



Nine Cars Which Made the 2012 L.A. Auto Show Awesome

This was my fourth time attending the L.A. Auto Show, and while I didn’t get as much free food or booze as I did last year, car-wise, it was my favorite. As I pointed out in my earlier post, FIAT had a fantastic press conference to show off the 500 Abarth convertible and its green little cousin […] More »

By: | December 3, 2012


FIAT at the 2012 L.A. Show: Ma Mopar’s Sexy Italian Cousin Stuns

Leave it to the Italians. Given that Fiat was releasing a cloth-roof version of it’s pocket rocket Abarth, I was pretty certain Sergio and company would run with the whole topless analogy, and I wasn’t dissapointed. The press conference featured a pair of new commercials, one for the Abarth and one for the all electric […] More »

By: | December 3, 2012



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