“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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THE DOMINO EFFECT
Budget fixes for some GM IFS woes
ULTIMATE ADVENTURE
PART 2: WILDLIFE, NATIONAL TREASURES, AND EXTREME WHEELING
THE 2020 ULTIMATE ADVENTURE: LONG RANGE JEEP
Part 2: Steering, control arms, and mounting the drivetrain
Long-lost Scout photos
During some overdue office rearranging, I recently unearthed a long-lost photo album that I had forgotten about.
Transcontinental
A Cummins-powered Jeep that spent two years in the African bush, and beyond
TRAVEL TOY
Snow, sand, and mud—Joel Lawrence’s 4Runner does it all with an M101 trailer in tow
OVERSEAS DANA 44 FOR A YJ
OVERSEAS DANA 44 FOR A YJ
Precursor to luxury: Looking back to the Kaiser Jeep Super Wagoneer
As we put hands to keyboard on this issue of Four Wheeler, Jeep has only begun to tease us with its latest entry in the premium luxury SUV field: the Grand Wagoneer concept.
CORROSION EXPLOSION
What we found on our 15-year-old truck when it came time to replace the brakes and exhaust
2020 Ford F-250 Super Duty Limited
First Report: 1,050 lb-ft of pulling power and a $90,000 price tag
The station
A venue with a vintage vibe
PROJECT OBSESSED
COOL DOWN AND STOP IT
HORSEPOWER WARS
FORD UNDERRATING THEIR 2020 SUPER DUTY?
KEEP ON TRUCKING
NOT EVEN A PANDEMIC CAN STOP AMERICA'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE PICKUP TRUCK
Solid & Striped
The Lokar/Street Rodder ’34 Ford 3-Window Coupe 25th in a Long Line of Road Tour Hot Rods
COYOTE COUPE
This 1967 Mustang Is the Perfect Blueprint for an Engine Swap
Is It All About Money?
Big shareholders are pushing companies to think about society and the environment. But there’s a new legal backlash
ENTERTAINMENT
Movies
8 POINT GREAT
Jeep XJ, YJ, or TJ/LJ model is a Ford 8.8.
STEALTH DRIVER
'56 FORD CROWN VICTORIA