A guide to the world of barn finds: how to discover hidden classics, evaluate condition and value,...
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.
Going fast on two wheels is a different flavor of terror than going fast in a car....
Picture the scene: a burgundy 1997 Ferrari 550 Maranello rolling back through the gates of Michael Jordan’s...
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The weekend of June 25–28, 2026 served up a little bit of everything in motorsport: a Mercedes...
A celebration of the greatest American engines ever built, from the small-block Chevy to the HEMI, and...
A forward look at the future of trucks, examining the powertrains, technology, and design shifts that will...
A rare one-owner 2006 Ford GT with just 435 miles is up for grabs in a sweepstakes...
Audi's secret 987-hp Nuvolari was built in 440 days, limited to 499 units at $686,613, and it's...
Collector Joe Macari drove his $3 million, 1,160-hp Aston Martin Valkyrie through London on an avocado run...
Shelby American has been fiddling with the Ford Raptor formula since 2013, and apparently the company decided...
A beginner-friendly guide to NASCAR, breaking down how races and the playoffs work, the cars and teams,...
A car sat untouched in an airport parking garage for six years, quietly piling up a parking...
Somewhere out there is an auto writer who has not yet published a teary-eyed tribute to Slate...
That’s the thread former vice-president for sport Robert Reid pulled at this week. Reid, who resigned last...
