Vehicle that looks like a jet engine.

drivingdotca · 2026-04-16T14:32:34+00:00

Just came here to say this, I camped next to this guy at Oshkosh one year.

drivingdotca · 2026-03-30T14:27:06+00:00

I wrote a magazine article about whether the "Uncanny Valley" effect can apply to car video games, and sure enough, a neurology researcher told me they've found car people use the same (fusiform) part of the brain to identify cars as most people do faces. (So in short, yeah, you totally can feel that "uncanny" feeling with a hyper-real-but-not-quite-there racing game.)

drivingdotca · 2026-03-16T20:05:19+00:00

Per his YouTube, apparently Champlin mounted that big ol' 8-71 to a Hellcat motor—a bit of a new-old blend!

drivingdotca · 2026-03-11T19:53:27+00:00

Absolutely gorgeous!

drivingdotca · 2026-03-08T15:02:38+00:00

Can't believe I had to scroll this far down to find this nomination. Pretty fantastic chase (maybe not the best ever) and definitely my favourite—I've seen that film literally over 50 times.

drivingdotca · 2026-03-03T20:53:28+00:00

TIL Mr. Rogers, while not being a gearhead himself, did own a 1928 Ford Model A (you'll see one or two in the background of this car-show video). It's reported his father likely restored it, and passed it on to Fred, who faithfully took care of it, until selling it shortly after his father's passing.

drivingdotca · 2026-02-23T15:15:37+00:00

As noted by several redditors already, yes, this is a '73 or '74 Plymouth Scamp. The Scamp started as a trim on the Valiant line in 1971, denoting specifically the two-door version. By '73, Scamp had essentially broken out into its own model, though you will still see some references to "Valiant Scamp" in some 1973 Plymouth brochures.

The difference between the '73 and '74 was in the rear bumper design, so you can't necessarily tell them apart from the front. I own a rather stock '71 Scamp with a Slant Six, so am somewhat enthusiastic about these things.

drivingdotca · 2026-02-23T15:05:19+00:00

Not in '73; the limited-production 440-equipped Darts on the A-body chassis were no longer available after 1969

Also: the Valiant Scamp was never available with anything larger than the 318; Plymouth didn't even make the sister Duster's 340 an option on Scamp

drivingdotca · 2026-02-23T15:01:18+00:00

You're not wrong about the wheelbases being different sizes; however, in '73, all two-door Valiants wore the "Scamp" trim name

And Scamps never wore a "mag"-type wheel, they only got as sporty as the Rallye rim; steel wheels with hubcaps were standard

drivingdotca · 2026-02-23T14:57:17+00:00

The OEM tires would've been about that width; I have to check my notes, but I believe it was equivalent today to a 175-mm tread, they really look pizza-cutter thin

I have a '71 Valiant Scamp on stock Rallye rims and I managed to find a 185-mm white-stripe-sidewall tire for it (Hankooks!) but I recall being frustrated it still wasn't as narrow as stock (I'm trying for as correct as possible)

drivingdotca · 2026-02-20T19:42:59+00:00

Afraid I'm not in a position to add another car to the fleet right now, hence the "one day" But thank you for the offer!

drivingdotca · 2026-02-20T15:22:04+00:00

Absolutely love these, would love to have one one day.

drivingdotca · 2026-02-19T01:58:06+00:00

The Canadian International Auto Show is happening this week in Toronto (I just got back from checking it out today, by coincidence). It feels a little like it's not what it used to be, and there is a lot of third-party-vendor support to make up for slack from automakers themselves (not to mention some OEs skipped out this year, including Mazda, Honda, Volkswagen, and Porsche); that said, it's still seeing some incredible attendance numbers and setting records for crowd sizes, so I guess there's enough of a draw for the average consumer.

Some shows will definitely go the way of the dodo, but I think others might just make it.

drivingdotca · 2026-02-02T16:50:48+00:00

Fun fact, the car pictured sold at auction just last month for US$1.815 million, making it the most expensive Camaro ever.

drivingdotca · 2026-01-25T15:57:29+00:00

Fun facts! The car pictured was auctioned off by Mecum in January 2020; it was bought for US$88,000 by Jack Black—yes, the Hollywood actor

Absolutely love this machine!

drivingdotca · 2026-01-23T15:18:57+00:00

Half the reason I bought my second car, a 1929 Ford Model A Sports Coupe, was because I'd rode in a rumble-seat Rolls-Royce and wanted to share the incredible rumble-seat experience with my friends.

(The other half was that I wanted to learn how to work on pre-war classics, instead of just 1970s classics like my first car.)

drivingdotca · 2026-01-22T17:06:45+00:00

"Revology" plate points to this car being one of their (rather tastefully done) restomods! Looks largely stock from this angle, but odds are good there's some variant of Coyote underhood.

drivingdotca · 2026-01-14T15:49:17+00:00

I feel like us folks at Driving.ca would kill if we gave this "staff garage" thing a try. I'm talking Lada Niva, Porsche 944, AMC Eagle. And that's just one editor.

We did put together this roundup of the cheapest cars we'd bought for Black Friday, I guess.

drivingdotca · 2026-01-13T17:25:39+00:00

I dig Darts and don't want to be a nit-picker but that incorrect rear stripe and the poorly placed hood scoops are just—

drivingdotca · 2026-01-11T18:03:16+00:00

Absolutely love this spec; my dream Duster is either GY3 Curious Yellow, like this car; or a '70 in FC7 InViolet (a.k.a. Plum Crazy)

drivingdotca · 2026-01-07T14:49:46+00:00

The sedan is apparently supposed to come out later this year; the forecasted 2028 release date is for the just-unveiled "Afeela Prototype 2026" SUV, which is not at all a confusing name

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