Restorations take a lot of time and cash ... By Paul Daniel .. I'm short of both right now. Getting a forgotten car back on the road is one thing but getting it back on the track it another. Watch this video where the iconic 1966 Le Mans-winning P/1046 GT40 shared by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon... Continue Reading →
I’m a gear head and propeller head
The biggest roar of engines you will ever hear! And one of the few places you will hear them is where I was this week, AirVenture 2016 in Oshkosh, WI. I'm sure I'm not alone where I say that I get excited hearing a car like a new Corvette jump on the throttle as it comes... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
