Wow, this new Trax is a winner from looks to performance and comfort, plus the price is amazingly LOW.
2023 Ford F-150 Lightning (EV)
Lightning leads the way toward luxury electric pickups ... One of the biggest problems any manufacturer has when their product is No. 1 in the market is coasting, resting on their laurels. Some may say resting on their behinds! Ford could have done that anytime in the past 44 years with its F-150 pickup. It... Continue Reading →
2022 Jaguar F-Type P450 Convertible
Curvy F-Type's V8 growls, but for a price, eh guv ... I’m not here to tell you how to spend your hard-earned bonuses or stock options but if you yearn for power, prestige, and eye-popping styling the folks at Jaguar have a V8 powered suggestion. Its aging F-Type is a triple threat on the above... Continue Reading →
2023 Nissan Z Performance
Z (it's only Z now) nails modern, yet retro, looks and power ... Not many car lines go all the way to Z. But Nissan has been going all the way since 1969 when it launched the Datsun 240Z its long-hooded sports car for the rest of us. I thought of it as a mini-Corvette... Continue Reading →
2022 Cars & Guitars Show
Green Bay car show packs in everything from Vettes to Rovers ... This 1958 Chevy 310 Apache is as sharp, or sharper than the day it drove off the showroom floor. Summer is car show season and it’s a short season in Wisconsin, so buddy and videographer Paul Daniel and I hit the Cars &... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: Chevy SSR
A craft vehicle from Chevy that never took off In the early 2000's it seems that just about every manufacturer was into the retro movement. There was the Mini Cooper, new VW Bug, and PT Cruiser. One of Chevy's entry was the SSR which stood for Super Sport Roadster. Introduced in 2003 on New Year's... Continue Reading →
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
Auto World launches its first Barbie Bel Air in 1:18 scale ... Turquoise and pink certainly team up to shout 1950s car fashion, but in this case they also scream Barbie dream car. I’m no Barbie expert (no sisters), but I do know that the bosomy blonde doll has been partial to brightly colored cars... Continue Reading →
2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible
Lexus LC 500 drop-top redefines beauty ... It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it. – Voltaire Beauty, thy name is Lexus LC 500. OK, the name isn’t beautiful, but Toyota’s luxury brand understands beauty and sure as heck knows how... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz 1964 Cheetah
Silver Cheetah a muscular winner in 1/18 scale … Hard as it is to imagine, the funky Cheetah sports car has never been reproduced in 1/18 scale, at least not this stunning silver version that Replicarz has chosen to make as part of its Sports Car series. This sealed body cast-resin model highlights the... 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 →