Seasons greetings from the Autofiends crew.

It’s no secret I don’t mind spending a little time behind a wrench. In fact, the majority of my fleet is made up of vehicles constructed, owned, driven and given up for dead long before I even took my first breath in this world. I won’t go into the mental disorders that move one to [...]

We usually try to keep away from automotive obituaries around here. There’s enough going on to bring you down without heaping news of some legend’s passing on top of it all, but letting this one wander by without taking note would be downright disrespectful. Ted Ornas passed away at the age of 91 this past [...]

If you’ve got the Scout bug in your genes like me, that headline immediately conjures up visions of a resurrected bruiser. Before you let dreams of toqueing your way through the woods in your brand new Scout III dominate the rest of your work day, hear the details. There’s a batch of rumors swirling around [...]

Fiends, it’s time once again for Domestic Bliss: that little slice of your week where we take time to reflect on all the American Auto Industry once was. American buyers weren’t always subject to the Neapolitan flavors we endure today. No, there used to be as many car companies across the land of the free [...]

Is a bunch of useless, incredibly overpriced crap. Seriously. I’ve been getting rusted car parts for Christmas since long before I could drive. The tradition started thanks the Mark III and usually continues in some form or fashion every year. When I was 15 it was a near-flawless windshield for the Lincoln. Last year it [...]