Car Spot: Aston Martin V12 Vanquish

A James Bond car I'm always on the lookout for my next good spot but the other day, out for a ride on my bike, I spot "The Spot" this Aston Martin Vanquish Boy did I make a quick U-turn after seeing it drive by. I was lucky that traffic was light on Easter Sunday,... Continue Reading →

April 14, 2023 2

Die-cast: Ixo’s 1958, 1960 Ferrari 250, Le Mans winners

Racy Ferrari 250s, when Ferrari was dominant ... Part of the fun of any die-cast or model car collection is in comparing the differences of similar cars made a couple years apart. So when American-Excellence sent us the Le Mans-winning Ferraris from 1958 and 1960, both made by Ixo, the fun began. These are from... Continue Reading →

January 17, 2018 0

Die-cast: Autoart’s Lotus Exige S

Lotus Exige S exudes sportiness even in 1/18 scale British sports cars used to rule the world’s road courses with the likes of Jaguar, Aston Martin, Austin Healey, Triumph, and Lotus slicing through corners to give their drivers a thrill. Speed wasn’t always so essential, but handling was key. Lotus always has prided itself in... Continue Reading →

September 27, 2016 0

Chasing Classic Cars: Two of a kind

Double Barn Find It's fine admit it! Every time you go for a ride or a drive in rural areas, you pay special attention to barns or other buildings out in the middle of no where looking for that rare car you've always been wanting. So what if you opened the door and found not... Continue Reading →

April 4, 2014 0

Chasing Classic Bond Cars

How can a car guy not like James Bond movies? The cars in the movies could almost be listed as co-stars with all the gadgets and those chase scenes. But it didn't start that way. James Bond's first car was the modest '62 Sunbeam Alpine Series II, in lake blue appearing in Dr. No (1962).... Continue Reading →

November 29, 2013 0

2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid SE

Hybrid is good on gas mileage and easy on the eyes Ford’s new Fusion might do well to co-opt the old Miller Lite motto and tweak it a bit - Looks Great, Less Filling! That seems apt for Fusion’s hybrid model, which was my first full drive of the swoopy new Fusion with its fastback... Continue Reading →

May 17, 2013 0

Slot cars: Scalextric Aston DBR9

Aston DBR9 packs power, nice detail Long-time exotic sports car maker Aston Martin returned to racing in 2005 with its sleek DBR9 racer modeled after its DB9 street car. The intent was to challenge the likes of Audi and Porsche on the road courses of Europe and the United States. The car, racing in the... Continue Reading →