It's Spring (nearly) in Wisconsin The snow melts, the birds start chirping, baseball begins, and classic cars come out of their long winter hibernation here in Wisconsin. Not that this third generation C3 Corvette would have to worry about rust but they don't handle well in snow. Patterned after the concept car, the Mako Shark,... Continue Reading →
2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Premium
Jet Gray Mustang Mach 1 ready to break the sound, er, speed barrier ... Speed hooked many of us on cars, that raw power to go faster than our brains can barely imagine, or cope with. It’s the reason for racing and racy cars, for high-horse engines, and it’s why NASCAR’s Darrell Waltrip says things... Continue Reading →
2020 Toyota GR Supra Premium
New Supra delivers: Oh What a Feeling ... Seems collectively we’ve forgotten that it’s fun to drive a car, a sports car in particular. Instead the driving nation thrives on the high-riding muscle of big pickups and SUVs that 25 years ago might have been considered farm implements, or candidates for a Monster Truck rally.... Continue Reading →
2020 Chicago Auto Show Highlights
Lots a new models revealed This year's Chicago Auto Show shapes up to be one of the best in a very long time. Mark and I traveled down to Chicago during media days and there was a lot of excitement. Other cool stuff How about this Ford GT that was manufactured out of liquid carbon... Continue Reading →
2020 Nissan Z370 50th Anniversary edition
Latest Z car a beauty, and a bargain … Sports cars used to be more plentiful, but as we Americans have become larger, so have our cars, crossovers and trucks. Rare is the sporty or sports car, and rarer yet, one we could afford. But in 1970 Nissan introduced its Datsun 240Z, a long-nosed low-slung... Continue Reading →
Lights at night
How good are you at car spotting? I grew up with a kid in my neighborhood who could tell you what kind of car had just driven by listening to the engine. Yup, he was good. I love doing this, especially when the new cars come out. But when I was driving during the evening... Continue Reading →
Wrangler/Corvette Mashup
He wanted to build what? The Jeep Wrangler and Chevy Corvette couldn't be farther apart in automotive categories yet Chris DeSpears from Milwaukee had the idea to bring them together in a really fun build. He picked up a 2003 Z06 C5 Vette a couple of years ago as a donor car that somebody had... Continue Reading →
Unicorn Promo Models
How a $2 investment generates a 2,000% return One of my favorite episodes of Fast N' Loud on Discovery channel is when Richard Rawlings and his friend Dennis Collins (who is also a big Jeep guy) go look at a Shelby Mustang they are looking to buy only to find more Mustangs, one of the... Continue Reading →
2018 Chicago Auto Show: New vehicles big and small
It's the largest show in North America Mark and I love this show and have been making the trip down south from Milwaukee for a long time. Besides seeing the latest from the auto manufacturers, we spend time catching up with our fellow reporters. And we got some exercise walking two miles in the one... Continue Reading →
Braking News: 2015 Corvette Z06 convertible
The New York Auto Show News What's better than the Corvette Z06 coupe? Answer: A Convertible. The New York Auto Show promises to be a busy one for reveals. It's not as simple as just wacking the top off. Loosing the roof structure means added support will be needed. Chevy found the solution. The coolest... Continue Reading →