Shawn Henry

Shawn Henry is the guy who remembers the weird trim option nobody ordered and can tell you why it mattered. At Backfire News he covers off-road trucks and trail builds, performance cars, racing and the collector market, plus the new tech headed for your driveway. He'll get into the technical weeds, but he figures people read about cars because cars are fun, not because they want a spec sheet. His best stories are about people: the builds they pour money into, the road trips, the communities that form around one shared obsession.
A North Manchester, Indiana, Council Critic’s Plate Got 63 Flock Searches. The Town Just Killed Its 3-Camera Contract A Flock Safety license plate reader camera mounted on a pole outside a retail store

A North Manchester, Indiana, Council Critic’s Plate Got 63 Flock Searches. The Town Just Killed Its 3-Camera Contract

Shawn Henry November 13, 2026 0
A North Manchester, Indiana, resident who speaks at town council meetings and records police traffic stops had...
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A D.C. Man Allegedly Reprogrammed Fobs on Maryland Dealer Corvettes and Drove Off Without Paying. Feds Added a Gun Count Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray

A D.C. Man Allegedly Reprogrammed Fobs on Maryland Dealer Corvettes and Drove Off Without Paying. Feds Added a Gun Count

Shawn Henry November 13, 2026 0
Federal prosecutors say a D.C. man reprogrammed key fobs on Maryland dealership Corvettes. A Nov. 9 information...
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Police Say Rex Ryan’s Pickup Ran Over Two Pedestrians’ Feet on Nashville’s Broadway, Then Drove Off. He Now Has 6 Charges Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, with neon signs and the AT&T Building in the background

Police Say Rex Ryan’s Pickup Ran Over Two Pedestrians’ Feet on Nashville’s Broadway, Then Drove Off. He Now Has 6 Charges

Shawn Henry November 13, 2026 0
Metro Nashville police arrested former NFL coach Rex Ryan on warrants for leaving the scene after two...
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A Wisconsin Deputy Added 17 Seconds to an I-39 Stop for a Drug Dog. A Federal Judge Called It Unconstitutional Green Marathon County, Wisconsin, boundary sign on Interstate 39

A Wisconsin Deputy Added 17 Seconds to an I-39 Stop for a Drug Dog. A Federal Judge Called It Unconstitutional

Shawn Henry November 12, 2026 0
A federal judge in Milwaukee ruled that a Marquette County deputy’s 17-second extension of an I-39 stop...
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A Kentucky Dealership Kept a Dodge Viper on a 30-Foot Pole for Almost 28 Years, Then Restored It and Put It Back Up viper-1-1-1

A Kentucky Dealership Kept a Dodge Viper on a 30-Foot Pole for Almost 28 Years, Then Restored It and Put It Back Up

Shawn Henry November 12, 2026 0
In May 1996, Audubon Chrysler in Henderson, Kentucky, lifted a brand-new Dodge Viper RT/10 onto a pole...
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Oklahoma Sheriff Got a Judge to Title a Stolen ATV to His Office the Same Day, Then Cited Repair Costs for Keeping It Grady County Courthouse in Chickasha, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Sheriff Got a Judge to Title a Stolen ATV to His Office the Same Day, Then Cited Repair Costs for Keeping It

Shawn Henry November 9, 2026 0
Stacey McCurry of Stillwater, Oklahoma, is suing the Grady County Sheriff’s Office for an ATV that was...
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GTA 6 Pre-Loads Tomorrow: A Florida Police Chase Means a Felony, a 1-to-5-Year License Revocation and a Car the State Can Forfeit Florida Highway Patrol Dodge Charger with emergency lights on behind a stopped SUV on a Florida highway shoulder

GTA 6 Pre-Loads Tomorrow: A Florida Police Chase Means a Felony, a 1-to-5-Year License Revocation and a Car the State Can Forfeit

Shawn Henry November 9, 2026 0
GTA VI pre-loads Nov. 10, and Florida’s fleeing statute and federal pursuit data show how chases are...
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An Albuquerque Mom Who Hit a Truck With a Bat Is Still Jailed. The 68-Year-Old Police Say Rammed Her Car Is Free Pending Trial Albuquerque Police Department traffic unit vehicle parked on San Felipe Street NW in Old Town

An Albuquerque Mom Who Hit a Truck With a Bat Is Still Jailed. The 68-Year-Old Police Say Rammed Her Car Is Free Pending Trial

Shawn Henry November 8, 2026 0
A judge refused to detain Robert Hagen, 68, while Jenipher Lewis stays jailed until trial. Here is...
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A Myrtle Beach Chase Hit 3 Cars Across 2 Towns and Ended in a Pond. The Suspect Faces 15-Plus Charges, Police Say A police light bar flashing red and blue against a dark night background

A Myrtle Beach Chase Hit 3 Cars Across 2 Towns and Ended in a Pond. The Suspect Faces 15-Plus Charges, Police Say

Shawn Henry November 8, 2026 0
Myrtle Beach police say a man with active North Carolina warrants hit three cars near South Kings...
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A 1964 Lusso From Samsung’s Late Chairman Sold in London for £1,028,750, and Its White Interior Is Only “Thought” Factory 1964 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso on display at the London Concours 2024

A 1964 Lusso From Samsung’s Late Chairman Sold in London for £1,028,750, and Its White Interior Is Only “Thought” Factory

Shawn Henry November 7, 2026 0
A 1964 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso that once sat in the collection of Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee...
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Arrest Report: Tennessee Driver Kept Following a Man Home After 911 Advised Him to Stop, Then a Bullet Went Through a Living Room Two-lane highway at dusk with a car's lights in the distance

Arrest Report: Tennessee Driver Kept Following a Man Home After 911 Advised Him to Stop, Then a Bullet Went Through a Living Room

Shawn Henry November 6, 2026 0
Luke Roberts, 21, was still on the phone with a Hamilton County 911 dispatcher on Halloween when,...
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A Detroit Jury Ordered Broadcaster Kevin Adell to Pay $62.2 Million, Then He Filed for Bankruptcy — Now His ‘Rain Man’ Buick Is in Doubt Theodore Levin United States Courthouse in Detroit, where a federal jury returned the verdict against Kevin Adell

A Detroit Jury Ordered Broadcaster Kevin Adell to Pay $62.2 Million, Then He Filed for Bankruptcy — Now His ‘Rain Man’ Buick Is in Doubt

Shawn Henry November 6, 2026 0
A federal jury ordered Detroit broadcaster Kevin Adell to pay $62.2 million. Days later he filed Chapter...
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A West Virginia Strawberry Farmer Died After a 120-MPH Chase, and Her Family’s Suit Says Spike Strips Went Across Live I-64 Traffic Interstate 64 in West Virginia

A West Virginia Strawberry Farmer Died After a 120-MPH Chase, and Her Family’s Suit Says Spike Strips Went Across Live I-64 Traffic

Shawn Henry November 5, 2026 0
Angela Born, 52, ran a strawberry farm in Clendenin. On March 5 she was driving eastbound on...
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Harry Potter’s Flying Anglia Made 41 HP, Is Either a 1962 or a 1966, and the Production Had 16 of Them Light-blue Ford Anglia 105E Deluxe displayed at Harry Potter: The Exhibition in Singapore

Harry Potter’s Flying Anglia Made 41 HP, Is Either a 1962 or a 1966, and the Production Had 16 of Them

Shawn Henry November 5, 2026 0
The National Motor Museum and the Harry Potter website give different model years for the flying Ford...
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