Rockin' Huayra Roadster is packed with detail ... Think of an Italian supercar and likely you’ll conjure up images of a Ferrari or Lamborghini in all its red or yellow sleekness that translates into sexy, exotic, and fast. But now there’s Pagani, another Italian make out of Modena (Ferrari’s birthplace), and its sleek mistresses of... Continue Reading →
2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe
Chevy's mid-engine Vette thumbs its nose at the Supercars ... Chevy’s new Corvette is kryptonite to the ever-growing bevy of Supercars. For more than 65 years Chevrolet’s everyman’s dream car has put its throbbing V8 power in front of the driver, but with the eighth generation that all changes. Supercars beware! Now the Vette’s 6.2-liter... Continue Reading →
2020 BMW M8 Competition Convertible
M8 drop-top an elegant refined rocket, near supercar ... Two questions: How much did you pay for your house? How much would you pay for a supercar, or near supercar? The first may vary wildly depending on how long ago you bought your home, but if you’re thinking Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, or McLaren for the... Continue Reading →
2020 Lincoln Aviator Reserve AWD
Aviator puts Lincoln solidly back in the game ... Lincoln has been struggling for years like a one-armed barista fresh out of java. It’s no secret Lincoln has been looking for a new identity, a new look and hoping to regain its footing in the luxury car market. Finally, it seems to have arrived, but... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: DNA’s Audi R8 LMX
New firm's Audi R8 a blue beauty … First, a welcome to DNA Collectibles, a Swiss company, new to the 1/18-scale die-cast car market. If its beautiful sample of the Audi R8 LMX is indicative of its quality, the market has another fine competitor. While this gorgeous medium metallic blue R8 is the star here,... Continue Reading →
So long newspaper life, but wait, there’s more!
The times, and location of car columns, is a changin' …. There comes a time to say goodbye to parts of our lives. Since 1984 my byline has appeared in the Milwaukee Sentinel, and later the Journal Sentinel, first on feature stories, then business stories and since at least 1989 on a car review column,... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Automodello’s 1937 Delage D8-120 S
1937 Delage a near perfect one-off ... Today, rich folks will plunk out a half a million bucks for a new Ferrari or Lamborghini and think they have something special, unique. Yet hundreds are made of such models. Consider the rich folks of the 1930s who selected a fine chassis and drivetrain from a high-end... Continue Reading →
Automodello’s 2011-2016 Noble M600
Noble M600 supercar looks good in 1/43 scale The Noble M600 may be the fastest car you’ve never heard of, and no wonder in the U.S. market because it’s not readily available here. Nope, Noble is a British supercar made outside Leiscester, England, where it sells for 200,000 pounds. How much that translates into U.S.... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart’s Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4
Lamborghini Huracan a 1/18-scale hottie Ferraris are fine, but Lamborghinis have been pressing the styling envelope more during the past 20 years or so. The new Huracan, Spanish for hurricane, continues the Italian car maker’s design dominance. Long, low and sleek with little slits of headlights and taillights and an engine just behind the supercar’s... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart’s Bugatti EB110 GT
Autoart recreates Bugatti’s first modern supercar, the EB110 GT Bugatti’s existence is best characterized by a rollercoaster. Its ups have been spectacular, and its downs, well, also were outs. But in September of 1991 its new owner introduced the new mid-engine EB110 GT, the 110 signifying the 110th anniversary of company founder Ettore Bugatti’s birth. The... Continue Reading →