1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (771+ words) Thirty-five stories. Five days. No shortage of horsepower, controversy, wreckage, racing drama, or genuinely useful advice. This is your complete Backfire News weekly automotive news roundup for July 13–17, 2026. From a salvage-yard Corvette countdown and a looming diesel-rule rewrite to a…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (201+ words) Don’t let the shiny paint fool you. This numbers-matching-looking C3 carries a Rebuilt Salvage title out of North Carolina after taking hits to the front, rear, AND both sides in one collision, basically a four-corner sweep. It still starts, still drives,…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago  (290+ words) A pastel-hued little convertible with an outsized backstory is rolling across the auction stage this month, and its celebrity connection is the kind that turns heads at any car show. This 1958 Nash Metropolitan, finished in teal and white with a…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago  (1124+ words) Eve Nowell writes about cars for Backfire News, and she comes by it honestly—she grew up in a racing family, around engines and pit lanes before she was old enough to drive. That world isn't a beat she picked…...

9+ hour, 8+ min ago  (874+ words) Shawn Henry has spent years writing about cars, and it shows—not in a resume kind of way, but in how he talks about them. He's the type who'll notice the weird trim option nobody remembers and actually know why…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1129+ words) Shawn Henry has spent years writing about cars, and it shows—not in a resume kind of way, but in how he talks about them. He's the type who'll notice the weird trim option nobody remembers and actually know why…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (380+ words) A growing share of the collector world has fallen for a simple idea: classic looks with modern capability. The restomod blends vintage style with contemporary power, brakes, and comfort, and it is reshaping how enthusiasts think about old cars. Here…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (624+ words) John Lloyd is a staff writer at Backfire News, where he writes about the messier, more entertaining side of the car world—celebrity rides, motorsports drama, and whatever weird automotive thing happened to blow up online that week. He's drawn…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (880+ words) Shawn Henry has spent years writing about cars, and it shows—not in a resume kind of way, but in how he talks about them. He's the type who'll notice the weird trim option nobody remembers and actually know why…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1006+ words) Eve Nowell writes about cars for Backfire News, and she comes by it honestly—she grew up in a racing family, around engines and pit lanes before she was old enough to drive. That world isn't a beat she picked…...