The New York Auto Show News What's better than the Corvette Z06 coupe? Answer: A Convertible. The New York Auto Show promises to be a busy one for reveals. It's not as simple as just wacking the top off. Loosing the roof structure means added support will be needed. Chevy found the solution. The coolest... Continue Reading →
Braking News: Dodge to reveal Charger and Challenger
Dodge's two muscle cars were long overdue for facelifts The question now is what that will look like. The 2015 Dodge Challenger and the 2015 Dodge Charger, both of which will be revealed Thursday, April 17 at the New York Auto Show, just ahead of the Dodge brand’s 100th anniversary this summer. Read more in... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: Two of a kind
Double Barn Find It's fine admit it! Every time you go for a ride or a drive in rural areas, you pay special attention to barns or other buildings out in the middle of no where looking for that rare car you've always been wanting. So what if you opened the door and found not... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: The Delorian
A car made famous by a movie I love scifi movies and can't seem to get enough of them which is why I'm writing this blog entry. One of my favorites is Back to the Future. The first film was the highest-grossing film of 1985 and became an international phenomenon, leading to the second and... Continue Reading →
Braking News: Ford recreates Mustang history
The 2015 Mustang is "Da Bomb" I think that saying must be about as old as the Ford Mustang. It turns out that 50 years ago when they introduced it to the public, looking for a publicity stunt Ford put a Mustang convertible on the observation deck of the Empire State Building, really! Now they... Continue Reading →
Braking News: Chrysler Reports Best Feb. Sales Since ’07
Chrysler seems to be on a roll Sometimes bad weather leads to good things like increased sales for Chrysler's Jeep and Dodge brands. Jeep brand sales, up 47 percent in February, are the brand’s best February sales ever and the largest percentage sales gain of any Chrysler Group brand for the month. The Compass, Patriot... Continue Reading →
Braking News: New cars revealed in Geneva
Nissan, Maserati, McLaren, Jaguar, Jeep unveil new vehicles Mark and I would have loved to have made the trip to Geneva. Plenty of announcements, like the 2016 Nissan Juke. Don't get all excited here because it still looks weird. Read more here. Maserati unveiled the Alfieri, a 2+2 concept car, a 100% functional prototype that... Continue Reading →
Braking News: Volvo Concept Estate
Volvo loves auto shows to reveal concepts After introducing their Concept Coupe at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, the Concept XC Coupe at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, Volvo will utilize the Geneva Auto Show next week to introduce their Volvo Concept Estate. Besides being cool looking, it is packed with technology. According to Thomas... Continue Reading →
Chicago Auto Show Leftovers
Like two kids in a candy store That's the best description of Mark and I at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show. We did lots of stories about the new cars and dream cars. When I was getting to reformat the SD card I found this one on exotics that Mark thought would look good in... Continue Reading →
Braking News: Greater Milwaukee Auto Show
Fun came in a different package at this auto show OK, I'll admit it, the Chicago Auto Show blew me away. Lots of cars and especially lots of cool cars, some that were just ideas. The Chicago Auto Show is in McCormick Place and has one million square feet so they can pack a lot... Continue Reading →