Born into a car family I don't have blood, pretty sure I have motor oil in my veins. It started before I was even born. My mom's dad sold Pontiacs and Hudsons while my other grandpa was a Chevy guy. My dad worked for AMC/Chrysler for 27 years and I've been told that I was... Continue Reading →
The Piper CUB of EAA’s Automotive Fleet
By Paul Daniel If you've ever attended EAA's AirVenture, your eyes probably spent more time on things in the air than on the ground. Well, you've missed the event's unsung hero, the vehicle that gets the safety crews and staff all over the grounds, their staff of VWs. Here's the story of the Piper Cub... Continue Reading →
A golf cart that thinks its a 747
Me in the cockpit of a Grumman Goose just before a flight In all the years I have been going to AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI, I have seen all kinds of planes and all kinds of vehicles. There was this boatmobile a couple of years ago. All kinds of fun stuff which is what makes... Continue Reading →
So that’s a Matador
AMC’s entry into the personal luxury market. American Motors almost always had to swing for the fence when it came to introducing new products because they didn’t have the big budgets to work with like GM, Ford, and Chrysler did. The same went for their marketing. Enter the second generation Matador in 1974 and with... Continue Reading →
Why most Motorcyclists are better drivers
Well most of them It's coming up on a year when I had my motorcycle accident where a moron in a car pulled out in front of me earning me a trip to the ER and my bike to the salvage yard. And yet, I'm still here to tell about it. My dream bike My... Continue Reading →
Two car guys reunite after 36 years.
And we didn't even know each other were car guys then Author (left), Darrel (right) on set doing a special on the Milwaukee Brewers just before the '82 World Series where they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals. It was a fun season! It's funny how life sometimes comes full circle and you are reunited... Continue Reading →
This hot wheels car is da bomb!
It was 1996 when we built the house we're in now and had one big decision. Go to New Orleans to watch the Packers beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl or use that money to put in a Jacuzzi®. Well since going to the game would have been cool, it would only... Continue Reading →
Super Bowl trivia: Who was the first MVP and what car did he win?
By Paul Daniel After the game this year between the Chiefs and Buccaneers, (go Chiefs) there will be an MVP named. Please not Tom Brady. In the past that player would have been awarded a new car or truck. But not this year since Hyundai has started sponsoring the game, they haven't given one out.... Continue Reading →
Back to a time when American motors built cars worldwide
The Concord with a side of rice and beans France, Germany, Iran, New Zealand, South Africa, and England all at one time manufactured Jeeps, Javelins, Americans, Hornets and more through partnerships put together by AMC's E-VP, International Operations Roy D. Chapin Jr. One of those unique partnerships was set up about 2,000 south of... Continue Reading →
2020 Mustang leaves Mopar guys snake bit
The Shelby guys have thought of everything with the racy 2020 Mustang GT 500 ... By Paul Daniel and Mark Savage PAUL: I sort of backed into loving Mopar stuff after Chrysler bought American Motors Corp. in the late 1980s. I've always been the kind of person who has a soft spot for the underdog.... Continue Reading →