A rolling time capsule
Every classic car has a story and Gary Sipiorski of Green Bay is a great example. He is the owner of this 1950 Pontiac, Sky Blue over Cream with a Silver Streak 8 engine. 72 years old and all original. Click here to listen to the conversation I had with him at the Cars and Guitars Event sponsored by the Green Bay Auto Museum.
Check back next Friday for another one of my car spots and have a great weekend.
Green Bay car show packs in everything from Vettes to Rovers …
Summer is car show season and it’s a short season in Wisconsin, so buddy and videographer Paul Daniel and I hit the Cars & Guitars show in Green Bay recently.
The awesome Automobile Gallery on Crooks Street in downtown Green Bay sponsors and organizes the show, which is limited to 400 cars, many by invitation. But the show includes everything from current Dodge Challengers and Chevy Corvettes to snazzy 1950s lead sleds and everything in between.
Ferrari? Yes there was one! Ancient Land Rover? Yes again.
Plus many, many Mustangs, Firebirds, Camaros and Vettes of all ages and descriptions. Paul will be doing a video of one special car soon. But we wanted to post up some of the unique cars, truck and images from the show. So here goes!
Enjoy, and next year mark your calendar for the Saturday of Father’s Day weekend. And thanks to The Automobile Gallery’s PR guru, executive director, and walking car encyclopedia, Darrel Burnett for showing us around. … and the Guitars? Oh, that’s the super music the show puts on stage behind the museum and that can be heard all the way to the far end of the outdoor show area!
Note too that there are about 90 cars and trucks displayed regularly at the museum, some pretty incredible and special stuff too, including an early Electric back when gas, electric and steam were all being tried out for propulsion. The cars rotate through as some are owned by the museum and others on loan, permanent and otherwise.
So a great day outing and you could even stop and see a big football stadium when in the neighborhood, OR take the kids to Bay Beach.
Watch for some special Car Spots coming soon from Paul. Oh, and which car or truck that you see here would YOU like to own?
Came in 1987 while living in Green Bay. I always kept an eye out in the papers, this was before that interweb thing got big, looking for, well, I wasn’t sure. Then, bingo, a 1970 AMX was for sale in Milwaukee similar to the image of this model I built to remind myself about the experience. I had to have it. Never mind I hadn’t even seen it yet. They seller didn’t want too much for it, $2,500, which should have been a red flag, but I was laser focused. I needed fast cash since I didn’t have that much saved up and this was an impulse purchase so I went to my local bank Continue reading Holy crap, I think that car might have been mine!
If you’re 50-60 “ish”, you will get a great laugh at this blog entry. “I need to get to a phone.” or “Pull over, I need to get to a phone”, were phrases everybody used. Almost always said at least once on detective shows like ‘Starsky & Hutch’ (1976 Ford Gran Torino), ‘Kojak’ (1973 Buick Century Regal 455), and ‘Mannix’ (originally drove a custom Toronado convertible made by George Barris’ shop, then early 70’s Dart GTS, then a ‘Cuda). Had to toss the cars in. If you’re a millennial then this will be a history lesson before we became so connected. I told my 16-year-old daughter about what I was going to blog about and she was amazed. Continue reading Pull over, I need to get to a phone….
Outlander remains a middler in SUV market
Mitsubishi’s new Outlander is a handsome SUV, but remains a middler.
Its performance falls in the middle of the crowded small to mid-sized sport-utility market. Little stands out.
The tested “rally red” ute was the 3.0 GT S-AWC model, meaning it’s loaded with Mitsubishi’s more desirable V6 engine and all-wheel-drive. This model’s base price of $28,195 isn’t bad, but not the lowest cost on the market either.
Trust me, you’ll want the 3.0-liter V6 version because it generates a decent 224 horsepower. Although torque is a modest 215 so you’ll have to jam the accelerator to get it to jump up to passing speed or to hustle onto the freeway. The base model touts a mild 166-horse 2.4-liter I4, not a great choice to haul around a 183.3-inch long sport-ute that can weigh between 3,200 and the test unit’s 3,571 lbs.
While power is decent in the test ute, its forte is handling. Steering is relatively quick with very minor play in the wheel. Handling is good with only modest lean in high-speed turns. It’s a pleasant highway cruiser and easy to control.
Ride though is relatively firm, with the Outlander’s tail seeming to jump and bump readily over sharp road creases. While not uncomfortable, the jolts are more noticeable than in many utes of this stature. For instance the Nissan Rogue and Subaru Forester’s rides feel more compliant. Continue reading 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander 3.0 GT S-AWC
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