Love a sporty wagon, don't you? Cadillac used to build a fast one. Read on!
Car Spot: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon
Love a sporty wagon, don't you? Cadillac used to build a fast one. Read on!
Car Spot: 1969 Plymouth GTX
Plymouth's "Gentleman" muscle car With Plymouth's Road Runner commanding the largest market share of the lower-priced muscle cars, Plymouth's management decided that it was time to offer a "Gentleman" muscle car, that would provide an "exceptional blend of style and performance". Intr in 1967, the Plymouth GTX fulfilled that requirement. Although it shared its basic... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 1970 VW Kombi “Microbus”
Who doesn't love a VW Kombi and this one is special, a 23-window version that's up for auction. Check it out!
Car Spot: 1957 Ford Fairlane Two Face
Because just one wasn't enough The car steals the show wherever it goes. Everyone wants their picture with it. It gets even better, it drives! At one end you have headlights, the other end has headlights too but they are converted to function as taillights. If someone handed you the keys you wouldn't know which... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 2000 Jeep Cherokee
American Motors hit a home run ... While the passenger car side of AMC wasn't exactly putting the world on fire in the mid-eighties with its Renault Alliance/Encore and Eagles, the Jeep side was humming and the purchase of it in 1970 was paying off dividends. Its modernization of the full-size Jeep (SJ) Cherokee and... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 2024 Rolls Royce Spectre
The ultimate EV What does a half mil of luxury electric car look like? Consider the new 2024 Rolls Royce Spectre Mark and I drove at the MAMA Spring Rally at Road America recently. Wow, everything from giant suicide doors that close automatically (driver need only touch the brake pedal) to umbrellas embedded in the... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: INEOS Grenadier Trialmaster
A little bit of this and that gets you a capable SUV I love the off-roading portion of the Midwest Automotive Media Association's Spring Rally at Road America. This year besides the selection of Jeeps and Fords, was a newcomer, the INEOS Grenadier Trialmaster and no, I didn't spell that wrong. And yes, it looks... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 2004 Pontiac GTO
Pontiac's last shot at a muscle car It has to be the godfather of muscle cars. It kicked off an era in the 60's when all four automakers were puting gobs of horsepower in their cars. What began as an optional package on the Pontiac Tempest in 1963 grew into a full-blown muscle car in... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 1969 Ambassador Stetch Limo
It was a valiant effort but never took off I've seen lots of popular vehicles stretched into limos. Lots of Lincoln and Caddys, some Hummers, and Chrysler 300s. There's also been a Viper and Corvette stretch limo. But the one you will never find is a 69 American Motors Ambassador and the subject of this... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 96 VW Golf Harlequin
It was big in Europe. Over here not so much. The family was down in Peoria, IL getting our daughter settled into her new job in Operations at Peoria International. We were driving back from something when I saw this rare VW on I-74. Since I was driving, wifey and kid unit did all the... Continue Reading →
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