The Forgotten Trans-Am …
I own a "forgotten year" second generation (1970-1981) Trans Am. A '76 TA, in Carousel Red with Honeycomb rims.
The early Second Gen cars -...
2011 Hyundai Sonata
When the 2011 Sonata appeared in my driveway, shiny black and handsome-looking - I initially thought it was the Genesis, Hyundai's top-of-the-line sedan.
It's that...
How to Bleed Brakes
“Bleeding” the brakes just means purging air from inside the lines, master cylinder and wheel cylinders. If the brake pedal feels spongy - especially...
Pros and Cons of Alternative Fuels
At the dawn of the automobile age, gasoline was the up and coming "alternative fuel" - vying with electric batteries and steam power. Gas...
Car Buying Tips You May Not Have Heard About
Search around the Net and you'll find page after page of car-buying tips; many are good - some you may already know. Here are...
2011 Lexus GX460
Why would anyone spend fifty grand on a 4WD luxury SUV?
It seems nutty to some of us. After all, you might scratch the paint...
Hitler’s Mercedes…
Here's a classic car with one not-so-careful former owner whose historical logbook is blacker than the tires.
In the days of the Third Reich, Adolf...
What’s Gonna Happen. . . ?
How do you think this - the current crisis - is going to play out?
Will the economy "recover" and everything go back to normal?
Will...
Classic Car “Accessories”
Last weekend I took my old Pontiac to a car show. It's a pretty reliable beast given it's pushing 40 years old. But it...
Maybe Those Old 85 MPH Speedos Made Sense….
What's the point of all these 160 mph speedometers?
Almost every new car I test drive (including four-cylinder economy cars) has a speedometer that reads...