John Lloyd

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 to the spot where cars meet culture. One day that's breaking down why some celebrity just dropped a fortune on a hypercar; the next it's figuring out why a particular model is suddenly all over everyone's feed. He likes giving readers the context behind the headline, usually with a little attitude. The way John sees it, most people don't think of cars as just transportation. They're status symbols, money pits, lifelong obsessions, and occasionally pure chaos—and that's exactly the stuff worth writing about. You'll usually find him covering celebrity collections, viral car-culture moments, motorsports headlines, high-performance machines, and the trends moving the resale market.
Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen’s 1955 Thunderbird Wants You to Want It: Bids Hit $40,000 at Julien’s, Still $20,000 Shy of Estimate 1955 Ford Thunderbird owned by Rick Nielsen, lot 65 in the Julien's Auctions Rick Nielsen Collection sale

Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen’s 1955 Thunderbird Wants You to Want It: Bids Hit $40,000 at Julien’s, Still $20,000 Shy of Estimate

John Lloyd October 12, 2026 0
Julien's Auctions lists Rick Nielsen's 1955 Thunderbird, 1958 Ranchero and John Deere tractor for its Oct. 24...
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Matchbox Began in 1953 as a Toy Sized to Fit a Match Box, Now the Brand Is a John Cena Apple TV Movie Premiering October 9

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John Cena plays an undercover CIA agent named Sean in “Matchbox The Movie,” which Apple TV will...
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Christian Horner Called Ferrari ‘The Dream,’ Then Ferrari Convened a Briefing to Back Vasseur and Ralf Schumacher Called the Pitch Embarrassing Christian Horner smiling on stage at the F1 Live event in London in July 2017

Christian Horner Called Ferrari ‘The Dream,’ Then Ferrari Convened a Briefing to Back Vasseur and Ralf Schumacher Called the Pitch Embarrassing

John Lloyd October 1, 2026 0
Christian Horner called Ferrari the dream job. Ferrari backed Fred Vasseur within days, and Ralf Schumacher called...
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A 2,700-HP Corvette Boat Reportedly Outran the Coast Guard, but Federal Law Lets Officers Board Any Boat ‘At Any Time’ Without Suspicion Coast Guard boat crew from Station Fire Island escorting a recreational boat back to the pier near Fire Island, New York

A 2,700-HP Corvette Boat Reportedly Outran the Coast Guard, but Federal Law Lets Officers Board Any Boat ‘At Any Time’ Without Suspicion

John Lloyd September 30, 2026 0
A viral clip says a 2,700-hp ZR48 Corvette boat outran the Coast Guard. No case exists, but...
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Watch: Maryland Log Truck Driver Chokes on a Drink One Mile Into His Run Behind the Wheel of an 80,000-Pound Rig, Then Quits Driving A red semi-truck hauling a load of logs on a two-lane highway

Watch: Maryland Log Truck Driver Chokes on a Drink One Mile Into His Run Behind the Wheel of an 80,000-Pound Rig, Then Quits Driving

John Lloyd September 29, 2026 0
Dashcam video shows a Maryland log truck driver choking on a drink one mile into his run....
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Rival Crew Swung at NASCAR’s Corey Heim by Virginia’s Martinsville Hot Dog Stand, Then He Posted ‘At Least Make It Count Next Time’ NASCAR driver Corey Heim

Rival Crew Swung at NASCAR’s Corey Heim by Virginia’s Martinsville Hot Dog Stand, Then He Posted ‘At Least Make It Count Next Time’

John Lloyd September 28, 2026 0
After a cooldown-lap wreck with Treyten Lapcevich at Martinsville Speedway, men swung at Corey Heim by the...
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