Car Spot: 2011 Camaro Indy Pace Car

Drive a piece of history It all began with the race in 1911 where a Stoddard-Dayton paced the cars at the Indy 500. Yup, I wouldn't have guessed that name either since it's one of the long-gone automotive names. It actually paced two more 500s, 1913 and 1914. Being out in front of the 33... Continue Reading →

February 7, 2025 0

2022 BMW 240i xDrive Performance

Entry-level sports coupe's performance a throwback ... If you wait long enough history often repeats itself, sometimes even for the better. Example: BMW’s new 2 Series sport coupe. In ancient times, when Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter were our presidents, BMW was famous for its 2002 sport sedans. Cute (but boxy) sedans that could rip... Continue Reading →

August 31, 2022 0

Die-cast: Replicarz 1972 Javelin Trans Am

AMC Javelin a winner in Donohue or Follmer trim ... Muscle car lovers appreciate the AMC Javelin because American Motors Corp. was much like The Little Engine That Could, and to beat all the Javelin was handsomely styled too. Once AMC decided to take it racing in the Trans Am series in 1970, the company... Continue Reading →

March 10, 2020 0

Zoomie Car of the Year Awards 1990-2014

25 Years of Zoomies Here are my Car of the Year Awards for the first 25 years of the Savage On Wheels column, as they appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. This year the Zoomies will appear only on this website. Watch for their posting .... very soon! Here are the past Zoomie winners: 2014:... Continue Reading →

March 7, 2015 0

Chasing Classic Cars: 1969 Camaro SS

Participant in the Woodward Dream Cruise I have to put this on my bucket list, going to the Woodward Dream Cruise held every year in August. Born in 1995, it's a celebration of Detroit's golden age and all things automotive. As many as 40,000 muscle cars, classics and customs line Woodward Avenue each August, with... Continue Reading →