Thom Taylor is a celebrated automotive journalist. He was awarded the Top 100 Most Influential People in Hot Rodding from Hot Rod Magazine, and was inducted into the Grand National Roadster Show Hall of Fame and the National Rod and Custom Hall of Fame. He’s a member of SEMA and the NHRA.
Thom has authored a number of books, including Hot Rod & Custom Chronicle and several guides for drawing vehicles like a pro, which pull from his distinguished ventures as an automotive illustrator.
Thom joined the MotorBiscuit team in 2019, and focuses his coverage on new vehicle releases, design, and the latest features and tech in the industry. His tenure of 25 years writing about the industry gives him a unique context for the auto news he covers, whether it’s part of the Rusty Monday series or the latest news from Chevy. Thom has built two complete cars from the ground up and driven vintage roadsters at the Indy 500.
BMW really did make a pickup truck in the 1960s it called the Farmobil. With lots of BMW parts and a manual transmission from Porsche, it was a rugged agricultural truck we'll tell you all about.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to double down on his antisemitism, to the extent we are expecting to see thousands of Teslas being sold by shocked owners embarrassed to be driving them.
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Subaru has just released images and details of its almost all-new 2025 Forester SUV. We've got all of the info and images after its debut today at the L.A. Auto Show.
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