That four letter word that starts with an "S" came early. I can't even mention the word and I live in Wisconsin. How about those folks in Buffalo who have been buried with feet of snow? I drive a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited so this video caught my eye. South Bend, IN. always get lots of... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: Not your father’s Pacer
The Racer Pacer I had never heard of this before my dad gave me a book to read "The Cars of American Motors", by Marc Cranswick, McFarland Publishing. The "this" were not the Pacers that rolled off the assembly line in Kenosha, WI. I had one, just like this, a 1975 with a 258. My... Continue Reading →
Chasing Classic Cars: The Ultimate Garage
Jay Leno's Collection I love Jay Leno for a couple of reasons, he's funny, and a car guy. Huge car guy! Has almost 300 cars and motorcycles in his collection, and every car is liscensed and street-legal. What I wouldn't give for a tour. I asked to give away a tour as part of a... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Automodello 1966 Fitch Sprint
Automodello creates John Fitch's souped up Corvair John Fitch is NOT a household name. But he was an incredible person. Fitch not only was a leading American sports car racer in the 1950s, racing at LeMans six times and finishing third once, winning big name events such as the 12 Hours of Sebring and 1955 Mille Miglia... Continue Reading →
Braking News: Motor Trend magazine’s 2015 Car of the Year
Winner announced this morning on Fox According to Motor Trend this is the vehicle that best represents exceptional value, superiority in its class and most significant development on the 2015 new car scene. In all there were 42 contenders and as you can see from this image you might be scratching your head like me... Continue Reading →
On November 7th, 1965 he went 576 MPH
I can go faster Guys were essentially taking large jet engines and build a car around it to break speed records in the mid 60's. Art Arfons was one of the big names with his Green Monster which at one time was the world's fastest car. His competition came from Craig Breedlove. This was pretty... Continue Reading →
2015 Volkswagen Golf TSI S 4-Door
New VW Golf looks old, feels new There’s a saying about everything old being new again, and the reworked 2015 Volkswagen Golf is a sterling example. The Golf and Rabbit hatchbacks have been sold by VW since 1974, this latest iteration being the seventh generation. Toyota’s Corolla is one of the few competitors to be... Continue Reading →
Die-Cast: Automodello 1:43 1963 Studebaker Avanti
Automodello’s Avanti offers sharp detail in resin Eyeballed my first Studebaker Avanti at my first Indianapolis 500 in 1962. The car was just about to be produced and was the “ceremonial” pace car for that year’s race, won by Roger Ward. A Studebaker Lark convertible was the “official” pace car. This car looked futuristic, and... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart Jaguar XKR-S
Even in 1:18 scale Jaguar XKR-S is sleek, sexy When Ford first owned Jaguar, the storied maker of racy touring coupes and sedans, the British car maker was in a serious slump. Then along came Ian Callum and designs returned to near classic proportions, one being the sleek and sexy XKR-S coupe. By the way,... Continue Reading →
The need for speed
It's not just the auto manufactures Radio controlled guys are into it too. Already know that the radio controlled jets will do about 225. What do you think the fastest car is? 100? Not even close. After several attempts, remote-control car enthusiast Nic Case has finally built an electric-powered car that passed 200 mph, possibly... Continue Reading →