The need for speed!!! I've seen a lot of car vs. motorcycle videos over the years but this one really caught my eye. Entertaining yet stupid. Not because of a spectacular accident or anything like that, but because the people involved race like they're playing a harmless video game. The video comes from the interior... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: What five would you own?
Your chance to dream big I daydream a lot about "if money was no object" and I had a place to store them (like Jay Leno's Garage) what five cars would I own. Of course I'd want more but in this blog entry decided to stick with five. So here you go. 1970 AMX I... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: There’s an app for that
For those who like me love going to the app store and classic cars Let's face it, we're all car junkies! If we don't already have our classic car, our baby, we lust for it. Well.....there's always the promo models but they're not interactive. Relax followers, I found a couple of apps that might interest... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: A Ford that is out of this world
In the 60's the space race was hot Because of that the auto manufactures took cues from the space race whether it was in the design or the name. Ford is a good example, specifically their Galaxie. Yes the word is spelled Galaxy but maybe Ford didn't want to just rip off the word. The... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: A rare Vette
Looking for classic cars That's my modus operandi whenever I'm out on my bike. Heck I've even been known to see an oncoming classic car and turn around to catch up with it and see if I can talk with the owner. Well one day I saw this 50th Anniversary Corvette, did the turn around... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: An AMC family reunion
One big happy family of car guys No mater what car(s) you collect you probably belong to an owners group. It's a great place for the owners to get together and show off their pride and joy, swap stories, or maybe event parts. But unless your group is located near where your car was built,... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: Lambrecht Chevrolet auction
Some are calling it the field of dreams Hundreds of low mileage went on the auction block this past weekend in the historic Lambrecht Chevy Sale. Click here to see an update from AutoWeek.
The holy grail of Mustangs
A Mustang collector's dream While the Mustang was pretty much the king of the pony cars it was about to get some competition and in 1967, the Mustang saw its first major redesign. For the first time since its launch, the car faced some serious competition. This resulted in Ford evaluating the Mustang's strengths and... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: I drove Doc Hudson’s brother
You just never know when a classic car will show up I had an experience I still get giddy about. I was working on one of my radio controlled airplanes in the hanger when by wife and daughter started yelling for me, in a good way, to get up stars. I was so excited I... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: You find them when you least expect them
A car show at an air show So this past weekend, I was up with my buddies in Oconto, WI putting on an airshow with our radio controlled airplanes. Our gig was actually just part of a bigger event they held at their local airport. Well one of the other parts was a classic car... Continue Reading →