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A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital
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A Haunted Road Trip: Ghosts, Cocktails, and a Very Creepy Hospital
By Brandon Withrow
2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable 2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable
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2026 Ford Bronco Outer Banks is More Civilized, But No Less Capable

The Outer Banks brings commuting comfort to Ford’s off-road icon without sanding away its personality.

By Amos Kwon
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A Pilgrimage to Italy’s Iconic Superbikes and Supercars in Emilia-Romagna

The museums, factory tours, racetracks, restaurants, and hotels that turn Emilia-Romagna into heaven for anyone who grew up obsessed with fast machines.

By Brandon Withrow
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Our Favorite Finds From Bespoke Post’s Fourth of July Sale

Up to 50% off. These are the pieces we'd grab before they're gone.

By Cool Material
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Tesla-Powered Porsche 912

David Bernardo of Zelectric Motors and Michael Bream of EV West are just two guys who love vintage VWs and Porsches from the '50s and '60s. The two men started to build electric VW Beetles that interested them but not many else. And then Tesla took off, and the rest…

By Amos Kwon
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Velox Electric Off-Road Skateboards

Though we chalk up electric skateboards as another way to quickly and painfully kill ourselves, they certainly add another level of fun to outdoor trail sports. Velox makes two models that can take pretty much anything you throw at them thanks to heavy-duty and independently articulating shocks, all-terrain wheels, and…

By Amos Kwon
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Andy Warhol BMW M1 Art Car

There's no denying that BMW makes gorgeous machines in their own right. The BMW Art Car Project started in 1975 transformed them into rolling works of art when founder and French racecar driver Hervé Poulain tapped artists to create works right on the cars. Plenty of famous artists have worked…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Land Rover BackPacker

The future of land transportation is wide open. EVs, autonomous vehicles, remote-controlled vehicles, you name it. This unique travel-friendly four-wheeler is known as the Land Rover BackPacker, a concept created by German transportation designer Edwin Senger that "is inspired by the necessity of reduction in today's consumerist world." It's minimalist…

By Amos Kwon
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Lark Machine Co. Streamliner Electric Motorcycle

Looking less like a motorcycle and more like a homemade miniature locomotive, the Lark Streamliner was handbuilt for one purpose: to set the land speed record for an electric motorcycle. Built by former BMX champ Shea Nyquistare, the Streamliner uses the majority of its parts from salvaged or recycled vehicles…

By Amos Kwon
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