“I grew up on a farm in South Central Pennsylvania,” he told us. “So, you could say I’ve been into off-road driving all my life.” For Joel, that meant driving tractors before automobiles, starting with the Ford 800 used for chugging around his family’s dairy farm. He looks back on memories of riding around the farm in his dad’s blue Dodge and also sliding behind the wheel of an old Ford F-250 when it was time to pick rocks from the fields. Family camping trips to the rivers and forests of the East inspired Joel’s thirst for outdoor exploration, and his upbringing all but guaranteed that 4x4s would become a part of that pursuit.
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OVERLAND ADVENTURE 2020: PART 2
Exploring the Gold King Mine and more of Arizona’s historic backcountry
FULLSIZE BRONCO SAS
I’ve been looking into solid axle swapping my fullsize ’92 Bronco for a while now. The TTB frontend is wearing out my tires in weird pattens and they aren’t lasting very long.
How do you trailside camp?
Fact: For most of us, camping and wheeling go together. It’s a safe bet that where there’s folks gathered to wheel for more than a day there’s probably camping involved.
THE 2020 ULTIMATE ADVENTURE LONG RANGE JEEP
Part 5: Fuel, exhaust, bumpstops, cooling, and more
Quadratec's YJ
Don’t let the square headlights fool you too much, this is a JL with some crafty throwbacks to the ’87-’95 Jeep Wrangler. It all started when Quadratec, a shining star in the Jeep aftermarket world, turned 30 years old.
If your garage could talk, what story could it tell?
I found a photo of my garage from several years ago and posted it on my @christianhazelofficial Instagram page with the question, “If your garage could talk, would it have much to say?” For gearheads, the garage is hands down the most important room in the house and the activity center for waking hours.
2020 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON ECODIESEL
First report: Diving right in with camping and crawling
DIESEL-POWERED ADVENTURE TRUCK
It’s more than a K20 with patina
2021 SUV OF THE YEAR
Enter the battleground
2020 Ford F-250 Super Duty Limited
Second Report: Into the dirt and towing trailers
Cat's MEOW
Herb Stuart’s EFI, dohc, 32-valve, road race Cougar is the cure for the common Mustang
FORD PARTNERS WITH U-M ON ROBOTICS RESEARCH, NEW BUILDING
Digit marches on two legs across the floor of the University of Michigan’s Ford Motor Co. Robotics Building, while Mini-Cheetah — staccato-like — does the same on four and the yellow-legged Cassie steps deliberately side-to-side.
WILL WORK FROM HOME OUTLAST VIRUS? FORD'S MOVE SUGGESTS YES
It’s a question occupying the minds of millions of employees who have worked from home the past year: Will they still be allowed to work remotely — at least some days — once the pandemic has faded?
TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
Solomonson Family Heirloom the FFG Way
DA SEIS-QUATRO
Grand Slam, Back to Back to Back to Back
WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT
INSTALLING STRICTLY DIESEL’S 6.7L FORD TRANSMISSION COOLER
HARD WORK PAYS OFF
A CUMMINSSWAPPED ’08 SUPER DUTY PACKING A 4R100 AND 700 HP
Abuse and Power
Andrew Cuomo’s governorship has been defined by cruel behavior that disguised chronic mismanagement. Why was that celebrated for so long?
FIRST GENERATION BRONCO VS. 2021 FORD BRONCO SPECS
A comparison of the data. The first-generation Ford Bronco, released in 1966 and after vs. the 2021 Ford Bronco.
FORD TO GO ALL ELECTRIC IN EUROPE BY 2030
Ford announced a major push into electric vehicles in Europe, vowing to convert its entire passenger car lineup on the continent to electrics by 2030.