Car Guy Tom™ (Tom Appel)

Spotted! The legendary Mazda Tribute! #Mazda #Legendary #MazdaTribute #CarSpotter

Yes, a thing I completely forgot.

No, they were classic RWD. Raised floor, perhaps?

Who remembers the short-lived Volvo S40? #Volvo #Unicorn #CarSpotter

2025 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Intensa in Verde Fangio. #CarPics #CarPix #Stelvio #Alfa

Model-Year Madness! 10 Classic Ads From 1960 One might have assumed that, back some six decades, the realism of television might have served to protect the more fantastic qualities of print advertising. Especially automotive print ads, where daz...

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If you had to pick one...? #Sixties #Advertising

Crickets.

2014 Nissan NV200 Taxi: Review, Prices, and Specs 2014 Nissan EV200 Taxi Specs Class: Minivan  Miles Driven: 342 Fuel Used: 15.1 Real-world fuel economy: 22.6 mpg Driving mix: 70% city, 30% highway EPA-estimated fuel economy: 23/26/24 (city, highway,...

blog.consumerguide.com/test-drive-2... Ever ride in one? #Nissan #Taxi #NV200

They were great to drive.

Separated at birth? #AliceCooper #lindabelcher

Headlamp Hat Dance: 6 Years of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo For a couple of decades now, car designs have morphed at a fairly even and modest pace. Most vehicles now go five to six years between major updates, receiving only minor “midcycle” styling revisions ...

blog.consumerguide.com/headlamp-hat... Round? Square? Quad? You pick: #Design #Chevy

Pretty much until widespread adoption of fuel injection.

This week's donuts. #Donuts #carStuffPodcast

That Show Hasn’t Been Funny In Years is a deep dive into the history, characters, and cultural impact of Saturday Night Live. Hosted by Nick Digilio, it’s smart, funny, and packed with behind-the-scenes stories.

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Lovely.

Strange times.

I will always think of the Mustang II as the best of the worst.

The Most-Expensive American Midsize Sedans of 1983 Just as consumers are now beginning to grapple with the notion of owning an electric vehicle, car buyers once debated whether or not go with front-wheel drive. Really. Front-drive cars were still a fa...

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If you had to pick one…? #Sedans #Eighties

Confession #1: While I have driven Isuzus, I never got behind the wheel of a Vehicross.
#Confession #Isuzu #Vehicross

Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast Episode 312: Tesla Kills Models, Mitsubishi Outlander Review, Best Cars of 2026 The hosts welcome Brian Moody of Kelley Blue Book to the show. Brian shares his take on the new-car market in 2026, as well as KBB’s Best Buy picks.

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New episode is live now! #CarStuffPodcast @jillciminillo.bsky.social #Tesla #BestBuys

Photo Feature: 1959 Chevrolet 3100 Apache 4×4 Note: The following story was excerpted from the June 2018 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine American servicemen learned the value of four-wheel drive with “jeeps” during World War II. In the p...

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With very cool after-market 4WD. #Pickuptrucks #Chevy #Apache #Pictures

Possibly?

Nasalism.

Something like this:

Rolling Meadows, IL.

U.S.-market examples are built in South Korea.

No.

Girls can be car guys.

Approx. 536

Have not.