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America’s Most Iconic Farm Tractors Have Weird Angled Front Wheels For A Practical Reason www.theautopian.com/americas-mos...
America's Most Iconic Farm Tractors Have Weird Angled Front Wheels And For A Practical Reason - The Autopian
Have you ever looked at a tractor and wondered why its front wheels are narrow and angled? Tractor wheels are a genius solution to a problem
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January 3, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Ford (Not That Ford) Is Trying To Put Passenger Jet-Style HUDs In Cars www.theautopian.com/ford-not-tha...
Ford (Not That Ford) Is Trying To Put Passenger Jet-Style HUDs In Cars - The Autopian
This head-up display patent from a person named Rinard Ford looks like it was lifted straight from the commercial jet industry.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Includes insane video 😳 Alleged Drunk Driver Ejected From Car, Lands In Swimming Pool, Has Hell Of A Story To Tell At AA www.theautopian.com/alleged-drun...
Alleged Drunk Driver Ejected From Car, Lands In Swimming Pool, Has Hell Of A Story To Tell At AA - The Autopian
A person suspected of drunk driving crashed into the backyard of a home and was ejected into the swimming pool, which feels extremely lucky.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Here Are The Best (And Weirdest) Things The Autopian Staff Drove In 2025 www.theautopian.com/here-are-the...
Here Are The Best (And Weirdest) Things The Autopian Staff Drove In 2025 - The Autopian
We here at The Autopian drive some of the coolest cars in the world. But even we have favorites. Here's our list for 2025.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Four Decades Ago, A Hang Glider Pilot Tried To Turn Pickup Trucks Into Family Cars Using Giant Hammocks www.theautopian.com/four-decades...
Four Decades Ago, A Hang Glider Pilot Tried To Turn Old Pickup Trucks Into Family Cars Using Giant Hammocks - The Autopian
Riding in the bed of a pickup truck is dangerous and sometimes illegal. One man tried to solve that by putting huge hammocks in truck beds
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January 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
SHOWDOWN! Get ready to repair it once more, Tony 🚗 Which Wedge Would You Drive? 1981 Fiat X1/9 vs 1985 Nissan Pulsar www.theautopian.com/which-wedge-...
Which Wedge Would You Drive? 1981 Fiat X1/9 vs 1985 Nissan Pulsar - The Autopian
Happy New Year, Autopians! 2025 was a rough road, but it’s in our rearview mirror now. Let’s greet the new year with a couple of cool old wedge-shaped sporty cars with pop-up headlights. Our final Sho...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Ram Is Bringing Back America’s Craziest Pickup Truck, And It’s Going To Have 777 Horsepower
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Ram Is Bringing Back America's Craziest Pickup Truck, And It's Going To Have 777 Horsepower - The Autopian
The supercharged Hellcat V8-powered Ram 1500 TRX is back, and it has even more power than before. Oh, and it has a slightly sillier name.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The Ram Power Wagon Finally Gets The Cummins Turbodiesel It Always Deserved, But There Are Compromises
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The Ram Power Wagon Finally Gets The Cummins Turbodiesel It Always Deserved, But There Are Compromises - The Autopian
Since 2005, the Power Wagon has existed as an extreme off-road version of the heavy duty Ram 2500. With locking differentials, skid plates, disconnecting sway bars, all-terrain tires, softer springs a...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The Ram Power Wagon Finally Gets The Cummins Turbodiesel It Always Deserved, But There Are Compromises
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The Ram Power Wagon Finally Gets The Cummins Turbodiesel It Always Deserved, But There Are Compromises - The Autopian
Since 2005, the Power Wagon has existed as an extreme off-road version of the heavy duty Ram 2500. With locking differentials, skid plates, disconnecting sway bars, all-terrain tires, softer springs a...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Happy New Year!

... and that's all the work I'm doing today.
January 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Tomorrow Is 2026, Guess What Car With A Person’s Name And Was The Start Of A Famous Carmaker Will Turn 100 www.theautopian.com/tomorrow-is-...
Tomorrow Is 2026: Guess What Car With A Person's Name And Was The Start Of A Famous Carmaker Will Turn 100 - The Autopian
Holy crap, they actually did it: they let 2025 expire. Someone didn’t pay the year bill, and now they’re cutting off all of our 2025. Great. But don’t panic! It looks like someone got a free trial of ...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
SHOWDOWN! I shall have the Mini, always wanted one 🚗 How Would You Spend $9,500? 1950 Studebaker Champion vs 1991 Mini Mayfair www.theautopian.com/how-would-yo...
How Would You Spend $9,500? 1950 Studebaker Champion vs 1991 Mini Mayfair - The Autopian
Well, kids, we’ve reached the end of another one. Tomorrow the world’s odometer rolls over to the next digit. 2025 has been – let’s call it an “eventful” year and leave it at that. To finish it off on...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
California Just Made Booster Seats Mandatory For Children Under 16, But Only If They’re Small www.theautopian.com/california-j...
California Just Made Booster Seats Mandatory For Children Under 16, But Only If They're Small - The Autopian
Aside from New Hampshire, every State in the union (and Washington D.C.) has a seat belt law for front-seat occupants. But the laws for rear-seat occupants vary wildly between States. In Iowa, for exa...
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December 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I Just Realized This 26-Year Old ‘Simpsons’ Episode Featured A Very Unusual Limousine Choice www.theautopian.com/i-just-reali...
I Just Realized This 26-Year Old 'Simpsons' Episode Featured A Very Unusual Limousine Choice - The Autopian
In order to make sure that my child does not lack in his appreciation of the finer things that our culture has to offer, sometimes I’ll sit with him and make sure he takes in some of the important fou...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I Unironically Bought A One-Owner Manual Chrysler PT Cruiser During The Pandemic And It Was Awesome www.theautopian.com/i-unironical...
I Unironically Bought A One-Owner Manual Chrysler PT Cruiser During The Pandemic And It Was Awesome - The Autopian
I don’t remember exactly where I read it, but the line that best summarized the collective fun poking towards the PT Cruiser went something like this: “We must all remember the PT Cruiser. So it can n...
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December 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
SHOWDOWN! It's the Maxima for me. 🚗 Which Slowpoke Wagon Is More Your Speed? 1982 Datsun Maxima vs 1986 Chevy Celebrity www.theautopian.com/which-slowpo...
Which Slowpoke Wagon Is More Your Speed? 1982 Datsun Maxima vs 1986 Chevy Celebrity - The Autopian
This week between Christmas and New Year’s is always a weird one. Nobody quite knows what to do with themselves, and time ceases to have any meaning. Which is good for today’s choices, because if you’...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Here’s Why Your Car Might Pelt You With Little Bits Of Foam
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Here's Why Your Car Might Pelt You With Little Bits Of Foam - The Autopian
It's not fun when your car throws little bits of foam at you, because this small annoyance can result in a big repair bill.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM