For the Rekord

Spellcheck went crazy with this Lots of red lines below my copy when I wrote this blog entry about the Open Rekord. It kept wanting to change it to "Record". You know me and odd ball cars. I was actually running through eBay looking at promo models when I came across a Record, oops, Rekord. More... Continue Reading →

February 1, 2017 2

A home any car guy would love to own

It will take some deep, deep pockets This 38,000-square-foot mansion is located in Bel Air, California. It has 12 bedrooms, 21 bathrooms, three kitchens, six bars, a massage room, a fitness center, two wine and champagne cellars, and a 40-person home theater. One of my favorites is the 85-foot infinity pool complete with its own 20-foot TV... Continue Reading →

January 24, 2017 0

Almost $1M for an AMC

I'm a pretty happy AMC fan this morning! That's because last night at the Gooding & Company auction in Scottsdale, AZ this AMX 3 sold for $891,000 setting a new world record price for an American Motors creation. More than other cars in the auction like a 1935 Auburn 851 SC Boattail Speedster which sold for $693,000 but... Continue Reading →

January 22, 2017 0

The sick minds of some car builders

Don't read this on an empty stomach! Or if you just happen to have an unused airline puke bag, have it handy. What? One of the other things I collect is airline memorabilia, like these seats from a KLM DC-9, which included three. Yup, I'm slowly collecting parts and should have a full airliner in about.....long... Continue Reading →

February 5, 2016 0

A hidden auto museum gem

Almost like a big barn find It's winter as I write this blog post in Wisconsin. Gotta tell you that as I've gotten older I've grown more of a distaste of winter. It's cold and snowing which means all the collector cars are taking their long winter naps. Not one wanting to hibernate, I grabbed... Continue Reading →

January 28, 2016 0

Pontiac GTO sweet sounds

Songs about the GTO I love cars! I love music about cars too which might be the reason I like the Pontiac GTO so much. Overall there are over 15 songs about this car mostly in 1964, the first year the GTO was built. Songs range from Little GTO by Ronny and the Daytonas, to... Continue Reading →

February 24, 2014 0

Chasing Classic Cars: What five would you own?

Your chance to dream big I daydream a lot about "if money was no object" and I had a place to store them (like Jay Leno's Garage) what five cars would I own. Of course I'd want more but in this blog entry decided to stick with five. So here you go. 1970 AMX I... Continue Reading →