Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

What might be the nicest 1987 Nissan Hardbody (D21) pickup truck left in the United States has just come up for sale on Bring a Trailer. With only 1,092 miles, it might be as close as you ever get to ...

The Nissan Hardbody had a brief 11-year run in the USA. Here's what you should know about it, and the damning crash tests in ...

You'll have to forgive yourself if you've never heard of the Nissan D21 truck. While this was the official name of one of Nissan's light trucks released in 1986, this vehicle was referred to as the ...

The Nissan Hardbody is one of the most iconic, legit mini trucks of the '80s and '90s. Everyone either had a Hardbody or knew somebody who had one—and has a story or two to share about that Hardbody.

Sadiq Samari is an automotive enthusiast and journalist from Ghana. His blood flows with gasoline like all gearheads. His love for automobiles started at a young age and was influenced greatly by the ...

Talk about burying the good stuff—we nearly skipped over a mid-Thursday email from Nissan waxing over the original Hardbody pickup truck, thinking it was just the usual stab at PR, with "remember that ...

The Ford F-150 Raptor is one of my favorite vehicles on sale. It's capable, cool, and fast. But it's also overkill, a massive truck complete with ample signs of fragile masculinity. Too big for many ...