This week we launched a new section of this site for practical car advice, product buying guides, and of course, project cars. It’s called The Garage, and congratulations, you’re reading it right now! Since you’re here, we thought you might like to see what's actually in our garages.

Don’t worry — the list of cars, bikes, and Klein's crazy buggy below are not the only vehicles we’ll be writing about. Our knowledge is deeper, and we’re fully capable of researching machines we’re not immediately familiar with. But we’re all pretty proud of our own hardware, and I think this list will give you some good insight into the personalities of the people you'll be reading in this column of The Drive.

I’m going to put everybody's vehicles in order of model year, from oldest to youngest, because this group of machines is so eclectic I can’t really think of any other way to sort it. Here's what the staff’s currently working on and driving.

Owner: Andrew P. Collins Mission: Country road cruiser, ice cream getter, dog hauler, drive-in movie attender Mods: Big ol' bird painted on the hood (by the one and only Jules Muck), some Rancho shocks; sketchily attached Warn winch, dumb heavy wheels, tires that are way too big, custom seat covers (by the one and only me) Broken: It pretty much works as designed — but it's about as refined as Fred Flintstone's pedal car so it feels broken if you're jumping into it from something modern

Owner: Andrew P. Collins Mission: Time machine (I like to drive around pretending it's the '80s) Mods: Chrome exhaust tips, BFG radials Broken: Really just needs to be painted — invested a lot of time and money to bring this car's shine back

Owner: Andrew P. Collins Mission: Museum piece Mods: Yoshimura exhaust, gold fairing bolts Broken: Technically everything — this bike is permanently off the road and on display in my grandparents' garage next to my opa's model ship collection. I had my fun restoring it around 2010 and riding it for years afterward, now I enjoy it as a statue

Owner: Andrew P. Collins Mission: I set this up to combine my two favorite vehicle genres: Overlanders and tuner cars. The idea is to have a long-range travel rig that's lean and lightweight with a 1990s period-correct JDM look. Mods: Konig Countersteer Type-X wheels with Cooper Discoverer AT3 tires, Bilstein shocks with OME rear springs, majorly customized interior for sleeping, custom graphics, lots of small-but-sweet decorative upgrades Broken: It just started making some new creaky noises, and I'm pretty sure there are some fried bushings in the steering system somewhere

Owner: Andrew P. Collins('s wife) Mission: Backroad galloper, daily driver Mods: Just a set of Michelin Pilot Sport tires (the less intense all-season variant), in the ZSP Sport Package stagger Broken: Got a little bend in a rear control arm and I think the transmission mounts are a little tired

It's a mighty fine list of machines if I do say so myself — and we didn't even get into the news team's cars (Kyle's K5 Blazer, Caleb's dump truck, Kristen's AMG, and the rest). They'll get their chance, but now it's yours: Tell us about what you're working on in the comments! And if you're so inclined, or if you're currently between projects, tell us which machines you'd like to learn more about from The Garage's stable.

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