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A Marine Bought This BMW R60 in 1960. His Stuntman Son Still Rides It.
Petrolicious profiled Tom McComas and the 1960 BMW R60 his father bought new the week he left the Marine Corps — a bike that stayed in the family through a stolen-and-recovered teenage joyride, a 2,300-mile father-son trip, and a nut-and-bolt restoration.
The Dodge Demon That Drove Him Home From the Hospital Never Left the Family
Stuart Lutz has owned his parents' 1971 Dodge Demon since he was 17, but his connection to the car goes back to his infancy — and 55 years later, it's still parked in his driveway in Orange, New Jersey.
After Thieves Took His First Supra, He Spent Five Years Building the Second One Right
Taj Turner's MkIV Toyota Supra project began with a stolen car and an insurance check — and turned into a five-year build that still stops strangers in the redwoods.
A 2026 Engineering Grad Just Spent Five Days Learning to Shape Aluminum by Hand From One of the Last People Who Still Builds Cars That Way
The Piston Foundation and Minnesota coachbuilder Runge Cars ran their first mentorship workshop this month, pairing Piston Scholar Vincent Ramirez with self-taught metalsmith Chris Runge to hand-form bodywork the way it was done before CNC machines existed — documented by Petrolicious as the pilot for what both organizations hope becomes a recurring program.
His Supra Got Stolen. So He Bought Another One and Built It Exactly Right.
Taj Turner's first MkIV Toyota Supra was stolen mid-build. Five years, a Stuhagen hybrid twin-turbo setup, and a full interior rebuild later, strangers still stop him at gas stations in the middle of nowhere to ask about it.
He Fixes Multi-Million-Dollar Ferraris for a Living. The Car He Actually Drives Is a $10,000 BMW He Found Parked on a Street.
Ethan Moore talked his way into a job at a Bay Area classic-restoration shop at 16 by naming cars off the lot. His own daily driver is a track-built 1995 E36 M3 he bought because of its color.
Jay Leno Owns 340 Vehicles. Almost All of Them Run.
Before the Tonight Show, Jay Leno was a working mechanic in Massachusetts. Decades and roughly $100 million in cars and motorcycles later, that's still how he treats his own collection.
One Man, One Volvo, 3.25 Million Miles
Irv Gordon bought a Volvo P1800S in 1966 and simply never stopped driving it — through three million miles, three Guinness certifications, and a Volvo factory relationship that lasted until he died.
He Sold His BMW 2002 to a Friend. Twenty-Six Years Later, He Bought It Back.
Rob Siegel has owned roughly 70 BMWs and written about cars for 35 years, but the one he calls "Bertha" — bought back in what he describes as a whisky-soaked moment of weakness — is the one with the story that actually needed a book.
Saga the 240: Why an Instagram Wagon Build Is Still the Best Argument for Old Volvos
@sagabrick daily-drives a 1989 Volvo 240 Estate and posts the unglamorous parts — rain-soaked commutes, tire dressing, trim restoration. It's a good excuse to explain why the 240 earned its indestructible reputation in the first place.
The Long Road Home: A Teenager's Gas-Station Sighting Became a Decades-Long Shelby GT350 Restoration
Dave first saw the 1967 Shelby GT350 roll past as a kid, driven by the Vietnam veteran who'd bought it new. He tore the car apart in 1976. It took thirty more years to put it back together.