Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1940 Boyle Special, Indy winner

Wilbur Shaw's 1940 Indy winning Maserati a beauty ...  If you are collecting all the Indy 500 winning cars then Replicarz has another beautiful model to park in your Victory Lane – the 1940 Boyle Special. This is the same car that Wilbur Shaw won the 1939 Memorial Day classic in, but wearing the No.... Continue Reading →

2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Limited

Hyundai's Ioniq takes hybrid competition up a notch ...  Hybrids are beginning to come in all shapes and sizes. Toyota’s Prius remains the dominant player, but like a college football player moving up to the NFL, the Prius’ will be facing stiffer competition. Now comes Hyundai to the hybrid big leagues with its Ioniq. It’s... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: CMC’s 1937-39 Talbot Lago Coupe T150C-SS

Gorgeous 'teardrop' Talbot Lago Coupe  a classic ...  About a year ago I was lucky enough to tour the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles and even luckier, they had an incredible display of streamlined and art deco era cars on display. Part of the display was the swoopy teardrop-shaped Talbot Lago T150C-SS coupe with... Continue Reading →

2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country T6 AWD

New Volvo V90 Cross Country a big, slick wagon ...  Give Volvo credit for creating a high-end wagon that looks like no other. The V90 Cross Country is big and features a swoopy profile that looks downright slick. The Cross Country part tells you the Volvo prefers to think of itself as a crossover, and... Continue Reading →

Holy crap, I think that car might have been mine!

My one shot at a collector car Came in 1987 while living in Green Bay. I always kept an eye out in the papers, this was before that interweb thing got big, looking for, well, I wasn't sure. Then, bingo, a 1970 AMX was for sale in Milwaukee similar to the image of this model... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Spark’s 1982 Ligier JS19, Monaco GP

Laffite's Ligier JS19 a blue flying wedge ...   In the early 1980s Formula 1 cars, like open-wheel racers at Indianapolis, were quickly progressing through a series of aerodynamic changes to give them more downforce for faster cornering speeds. The drivers sat nearer the car’s nose while the engine and tunnels and wings were alongside... Continue Reading →

Genesis G80 RWD 3.3T Sport

Genesis G80 Sport stirs comments, all good ...  I’m used to getting questions about the test cars I drive, but few get as many comments as the Genesis G80 3.3T Sport I just drove. Dressed in Caspian black, a deeply layered sparkling metallic black, the G80 oozes luxury and authority on the road. Old and... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Automodello’s 1965 Buick Riviera Gran Sport

Riviera was one of the few sleek Buicks, ever … I can still remember the first time I saw a Buick Riviera. As a kid, I was wowed. Its sleek lines, the headlights canted forward to make it look fast and sporty. There was just something about it that oozed elegance and class, and a... Continue Reading →

Jeepless for the 1st time in 30 years and the quest for 71 inches

Jeepless in Pewaukee For those of you who have not read my posts before, I love Jeeps! My love affair began in 1970 when American Motors purchased The Jeep Corporation from Kaiser Industries. My dad worked for AMC at the time at its National Parts Distribution Center in Milwaukee, WI. so now I would receive... Continue Reading →

2017 Lexus RX 450h

Lexus RX 450h perfect for a comfy, long haul ... Mostly my test drives are a couple hundred miles around Southeast Wisconsin over the course of a week, but this week was a rare exception when I drove the Lexus RX 450h to Omaha and back, more than 1,100 miles. As many a high-end suburban... Continue Reading →

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