Don’t mess with a person who owns a Jeep

We were pinned in by a jerk It happened one winter when we were in Downtown Milwaukee at an event. Parking is not easy there especially if you add in a recent snowfall. We were driving an '87 Jeep Wagoneer (XJ) that I had bought from my dad similar to this one. We snuggle into a... Continue Reading →

July 20, 2016 0

Could you please roll down your window?

When is the last time you heard that? If you're a boomer like me, you heard that around the time you were in high school, but hardly at all now because car/truck windows are powered. Well most of them anyway. One of my many gigs is doing the marketing for a local golf course The Preserve... Continue Reading →

June 13, 2016 0

That’s one step for a man…

...and a giant step in barn finds An out of this world barn find. It will need some fixing up but not too bad for a '66 model. Who makes this, Ford, Chevy, Chrysler, or AMC. How many were built? Does it need any kind of restoration? What's the estimated value? Is it numbers matching? Where was... Continue Reading →

April 14, 2016 0

The lost art of building

I love building stuff! By Paul Daniel You would not have to walk more than ten feet in our house to see examples of my work. I've been building plastic model car kits since I was a kid and it seems like only yesterday that my dad sent me a box of balsa which would become my first... Continue Reading →

April 11, 2016 0

A hidden auto museum gem

Almost like a big barn find It's winter as I write this blog post in Wisconsin. Gotta tell you that as I've gotten older I've grown more of a distaste of winter. It's cold and snowing which means all the collector cars are taking their long winter naps. Not one wanting to hibernate, I grabbed... Continue Reading →

January 28, 2016 0

1951 Studebaker Champion die-cast model review

Small bullet nose Studebaker Champion by BoS provides high value ... I’m an Indiana boy at heart and that means Studebaker has always been near the top of my favorite U.S. car makes list. The South Bend, Ind.-based company ceased production in 1967, but many of its cars were styling successes. Certainly in 1951 when... Continue Reading →

January 2, 2016 1

It’s alive!

A Frankenstein classic car Well maybe not a classic but for sure the guy who combined what I believe to be a '66 Valiant Barracuda, a '64 Dodge Dart, and the fins from maybe '61 Caddy (my best guess). It caught my eye one day when I was out for a ride on my Busa passing through... Continue Reading →

October 17, 2015 6

I’m sweating bullets….turn on the air

Drivers and passengers roasted for decades Now cars come with air conditioning where the temperature can set by the driver and the passenger and have a different temp. This image is from our 2008 Chrysler Pacifica where the driver and passenger can set the exact temp they want. It's old technology now because the new cars... Continue Reading →

September 6, 2015 0

Renault Dauphine

I have never been a fan of French engineering I have first-hand experience with my mother owning a Renault Alliance and then me owning an Encore. This was the big deal about the partnership with American Motors and Renault. The cars were a hit out of the gate with the Alliance named Motor Trend Car... Continue Reading →

June 12, 2015 2

Jeepster: A classic large or small

My favorite Jeep A big reason we collect cars is because there is an emotional attachment. Mine for AMC, and Jeeps, coming from my dad working at American Motors. AMC bought Jeep from Kaiser in 1970. My favorite Jeep is the Jeepster originally produced by Willys-Overland from '48-'50 and then '66-'73. A vehicle so popular... Continue Reading →