[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Latex drips from trees in Brazil that have been tapped to supply natural rubber | Larry Edsall photos Any idea what the first commodity placed under direct U.S. government control might have been during World War II, and this occurred even before the attack at Pearl Harbor? Steel? Wrong. Aluminum? Wrong again. Petroleum?…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Sportscar Vintage Racing Association sets 17-event schedule for 2021 season | SVRA photos The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association has announced a 17-event SpeedTour schedule — the largest in the sanctioning body’s history — for 2021. Southlake, Texas-based SVRA said the 2021 calendar affirms the group’s “resilience in the face of the pandemic-produced global…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Cars.com photo by Mike Hanley Airbags are a crucial safety component of any vehicle, which makes any obstruction to an airbag a crucial safety flaw. Such is the case in some 3,100 model-year 2020 Toyota Highlanders and Highlander Hybrids: A recall issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] You don’t often see a 3,600-pound 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 participating in any kind of sanctioned race. Even rare is the sight of a Galaxie 500 destroying the competition in a sanctioned race at the 2020 Goodwood SpeedWeek. Driven by 2016 BTCC Championship runner-up Sam Tordoff, the mountain of a Ford tore through…