1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Eight
There is light at the end of the tunnel - in fact, I can almost hear the spitting and popping of my soon-to-be operational S1's two-stroke engine. But first, a segue...
No More Compact Trucks… For US
Here's the first known victim of the latest CAFE (government fuel efficiency) increase to 35.5 MPG: The compact pick-up truck. And the American truck buyer.
Ok, that's two victims.
I've just discovered...
Girlie Cars of the Recent Past
There are manly cars and there are not-so-manly cars. And then there are cars that Liberace would have loved. Back in the '80s, such cars included the VW Rabbit cabriolet -...
Newtie and Mitt and the Obama Re-set
Let's hope Obama wins a second term.
Because otherwise, we'll have merely hit the "re-set" button again - and can expect a much worse situation - from the standpoint of liberty...
The Used Car Checklist
It's always a good idea to have a used car you're thinking about buying checked out by a mechanic before you buy it. But you don't have to be a mechanic...
2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV
It stands alone, unchallenged ... the master of all it surveys.
Not merely surviving but thriving. The Hummer came - and went. So also the Ford Excursion - a mere Ford, too...
Tyranny is Stupid, too
Among other things, tyranny is stupid.
The other day, a clearly dangerous Enemy of Freedom - a pregnant 17-year-old white American teenage girl named Vanessa Gibbs - was threatened with a...
Some Car Q &A
Lots of questions come up when the subject turns to cars. Here are a few that come up often - along with some answers that may help:
* Is it a...
The Wolf Pack
The other night I was watching a debate on TV about the federal budget debt. Each one of the panelists spoke in terms of "we." We need to do this or...
Cadillac Says Good-Bye to the V-8
Cadillac was built on big engines - from the V-16s of the art deco era to the big V-8s of the '50s, '60s and '70s. But within a year, for the...