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Some enthusiasts say they were born with gasoline in their veins. Chris Tonn, on the other hand, had rust flakes in his eyes nearly since birth. Living in salty Ohio and being hopelessly addicted to vintage British and Japanese steel will do that to you.

Chris Tonn is the editor-at-large for HotCars, focused on showing the reader exactly how to enjoy themselves behind the wheel. Here, you’ll find car reviews, fun car features, and important news from wherever the road takes him.

Chris is a husband and father, and enjoys musical theatre, digital photography, and the occasional hike. He has a passion for history, both automotive and otherwise, and spends many a weekend traipsing through a historic battlefield or museum.

That is, if he’s not underneath the hood of a car. He’s owned his 1991 Mazda Miata for two decades, and while it’s rusty (see above location) it’s been trusty. Other vehicles come and go, but the Miata will be with him forever.

Besides modern sports cars, he has a love for small British roadsters and every generation of the Datsun/Nissan Z. He was brought home from the hospital at three days old in his dad’s 1974 Datsun 260Z. He doesn’t know if dad had converted the Z away from the troublesome flat-top carbs yet. Other classics of interest include oddball French cars – or even Franco-Americans like the Kenosha-built Renault Alliance.

His work has appeared in Hagerty, SlashGear, Forbes, The Truth About Cars, Reader’s Digest, AutoGuide, Family Handyman, the Tedium newsletter, eBay Motors Blog, Hooniverse, US News & World Report, MotoIQ, ClassicCars.com, and Jalopnik.

He’s currently looking for the safety glasses he just set down somewhere.