One of the fastest SUVs on the planet OK, I'll admit, I'm partial to this week's car spot because I'm a Jeep guy and love going fast. A 6.4-liter V-8 pumps out 475 horsepower while a rowdy exhaust note tells you that it's an SRT. So what Jeep did was take a standard Grand Cherokee,... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 1970 Chevelle SS
Classic 70's muscle car Even though new EPA emissions rules were just around the corner, car companies still managed to make fun cars like this weeks car spot, a 1970 Chevelle SS. The name "chevelle" has been speculated as influenced by the gazelle and Chevrolet combined, as a smaller sedan to the Impala. Doing 0-60... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: MGB Roadster
Underrated and affordable ... When you think of the perfect summer car there are a lot of options but one thing for sure is that it has to be a convertible. This week's car spot, this powder blue MGB, is a perfect candidate. This little car is packed full of fun. Manufactured and marketed from... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 1973 Pontiac Catalina
A trunk big enough to sleep five ... Big cars were still in when the Pontiac Catalina left the showroom. It rode on a massage 123-inch wheelbase and had enough room inside to seat a large family. Spotted in the parking lot of the golf course I work at during the Summer. At around 38... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: A Chrysler with an Italian accent
This was Lido's idea Lee Iacocca did a lot of great things in his automtive career. He invented the Ford Mustang and the pony car market and the mini van while at Chrysler, again creating another market. In fact he is credited for saving Chrysler in the 80's but he had a few clunkers like... Continue Reading →
Car spot: Dodge Durango 5.9 R/T
The Durango Hellcat's dad Dodge has never been shy about jamming a big V8 into one of its cars and trucks. A great example is the Durango, I own a 2017, introduced to the public in 1998. Just two years later the 5.9 R/T arrived with 17-inch alloy wheels and a standard 5.9-liter V8. Other... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: The Chevy Vega
A car that rusted right off the assembly line It was a car that was doomed almost from the very beginning. Code named the XP-887, the Chevy Vega was meant to stop shoppers from buying the many cars being imported from Japan that got great gas mileage but when GM's corporate engineering staff finally delivered... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 1969 Firebird Convertible
A better buy than its Camaro cousin? So which is better, the Camaro or the Firebird? You'd get great arguments for both of them. The owner of this 1969 Firebird convertible would certainly argue for his ride. This one is cherry and I've seen it here before at the golf course that I work at... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: Back to the Future DeLorean
THE Iconic movie car Show of hands. How many of you have never seen one of any of the Back to the Future movies? OK, go watch one of the movies and then come back and read this post because you will know exactly what this week's car spot, a Back to the Future DeLorean... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: Early 60’s VW Beetle
A car that generates instant smiles When you think of all the cars ever made, there are just a handful that would be considered iconic. The Jeep CJ's, Corvettes, and the VW Beetle. Introduced as "The People's Car" in 1938, millions of Type 1 were produced all over the world. I'm not a Bug expert... Continue Reading →