Muddy fun for a Jeep geek Full disclosure: I've been a Jeep guy for a very long time having first driven the SJ Cherokee back in the late 70's. I was forwarded on and email from my blogging partner, Mark Savage, who received an invitation from the Jeep people but couldn't make it to an... Continue Reading →
Trans Am racing on a budget
I was into Trans Am racing almost from the start Being raised in a car family how couldn't I be? I wasn't there at the start on March 25, 1966 when the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) kicked it off at Sebring International Raceway but picked it up a couple of years later when... Continue Reading →
Car sounds: Music to my ears
A musical instrument now in your garage Chances are you, or somebody you know, growing up as a child had to take music lessons because mom and dad wanted you to. It could have been the violin, or piano, or french horn. I mention french horn because that is what our daughter Meg learned to... Continue Reading →
Unicorn Promo Models
How a $2 investment generates a 2,000% return One of my favorite episodes of Fast N' Loud on Discovery channel is when Richard Rawlings and his friend Dennis Collins (who is also a big Jeep guy) go look at a Shelby Mustang they are looking to buy only to find more Mustangs, one of the... Continue Reading →
2018 Chicago Auto Show: New vehicles big and small
It's the largest show in North America Mark and I love this show and have been making the trip down south from Milwaukee for a long time. Besides seeing the latest from the auto manufacturers, we spend time catching up with our fellow reporters. And we got some exercise walking two miles in the one... Continue Reading →
Amazon Prime: Paradise for car enthusiasts
A benefit I didn't even know about in the beginning Like the millions of other families all over the world we became Amazon Prime subscribers because of the special deals and many times free shipping. But it wasn't until my wife and I gave each other a brand new 65 inch smart TV for Christmas... Continue Reading →
Lego crash test
You can build anything from Legos I love building things with Lego's larger Technic line because it lets me feel like a real engineer. With this line I can build things that move, like cars. I'd run crash tests, view the results on the video, maybe move some blocks around and try it again. It... Continue Reading →
Holy crap, I think that car might have been mine!
My one shot at a collector car Came in 1987 while living in Green Bay. I always kept an eye out in the papers, this was before that interweb thing got big, looking for, well, I wasn't sure. Then, bingo, a 1970 AMX was for sale in Milwaukee similar to the image of this model... Continue Reading →
Jeepless for the 1st time in 30 years and the quest for 71 inches
Jeepless in Pewaukee For those of you who have not read my posts before, I love Jeeps! My love affair began in 1970 when American Motors purchased The Jeep Corporation from Kaiser Industries. My dad worked for AMC at the time at its National Parts Distribution Center in Milwaukee, WI. so now I would receive... Continue Reading →
World’s fastest ??????????
The need for speed Show of hands, who likes to go fast? Relax, nobody's going to tell. I'd be in the group and have had my 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa up to 130 mph. There was plenty left too because I'm told it will go 186. The Busa was the fastest production motorcycle at one time... Continue Reading →