The Wages of Sin . . .
A battleship in service is ready for service, usually. But a battleship on static display may not even float - on account of the unnoticed rust that ate through its sides...
What Happened to Pop-Ups?
Before there were pop-up ads, there were pop-up headlights. When they weren't on, you couldn't see them - because when they were off, they retracted or rolled over so that all...
What You Can’t Buy for $2,700 Anymore
I have a model of a '71 Dodge Demon 340 Wedge - which is all I can afford these day. A real '71 Demon 340 - today - costs more than...
Track Testing The 2000 Cobra R
(I did this write-up 10 years ago... feels like yesterday!)
The last time I got my hands on one of Ford Motor Co.'s competition-only Mustang Cobra R models was back in 1995....
Tempus Fugit
The other day, I found myself behind what - to me - is a relatively new and certainly modern Mustang GT from the mid-'90s wearing "antique" tags. Holy tempus fugit!
Was 1994...
Numbers vs. Names
New cars lack a certain something. But what is that something? What's changed that's made them less emotionally involving - and more appliance-like?
Herewith some thoughts along those lines:
* Liters vs. cubic inches...
Lawyer Problem
My first word was car and much of my spare money growing up went into my MR2 to make it look nicer and go faster. I was never much of a...
Muscle Cars: The Just For Men Hobby?
Perhaps you've noticed.
In the pages of muscle car enthusiast magazines and at car shows where muscle cars are the main attraction, the over-40 crowd is the largest demographic.
Twenty years ago, if...
The Off-Grid Car
The interest in tiny homes - and off-grid living - reflects a growing weariness with being carried along, unwillingly, by the rip-tide of "technology" as it makes life superficially easier but...
Parts Store Archeology
Once upon a time, oil came in cans.
They stacked nicely but made a mess when you tried to extract the oil, which you did by using a punch/funnel. In addition to...