More like a closet find I love American Motors' products. Part of my sickness comes from my dad working for the company. Sure they had the clunkers but also had some cool cars. Dad brought home tons of stuff and now it's time to thin things out a bit. My collection includes full-line catalogues mostly... Continue Reading →
Cool Video: Walter Payton at Road America
Meeting Sweetness at Road Amerca As a sportscaster in Green Bay, WI during the 80's, I had the opportunity to meet some great great people. One of them was former Chicago Bear great Walter Payton. I met up with him at Road America where he had started his second career in racing. Click on the... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: Here come the British
It was the other British invasion The one that involved the British auto manufacturers finding a new customer base in the U.S. MG's were one of the first cars in the late 50's, Austin Healey's in the late 50's and then from Canley, Coventry, England there was Triumph Roadster. Legendary British sports cars. In this... Continue Reading →
Braking News: 2015 Corvette Z06 convertible
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 →