1970 Ford Cobra – Once Bitten
For those of us who weren’t of driving age during the heyday of factory muscle, the stories of those who were there, in the thick of things, seldom fail to entertain or enlighten.
For those of us who weren’t of driving age during the heyday of factory muscle, the stories of those who were there, in the thick of things, seldom fail to entertain or enlighten.
Years ago I wrote a coffeetable book about the most beautiful concept cars built by General Motors between 1933 and the 2000’s. It was available only in german language, but still can be found somewhere on the internet, like here: Read more
All brochure images are from the collection of Mark J. McCourt I was in high school when the brochure celebrating the 1991 Mercury Capri was released upon an unsuspecting public, and while my memory of that ancient epoch may be Read more
Never have I considered wintertime to be a good time for a drive-in movie. I mean, isn’t the point of a drive-in to have a theatrical experience in the out-of-doors, under the stars, when it’s nice and warm out? How Read more
Bentley’s Continental R grand touring coupe rolled out at the 1991 Geneva Motor Show heralding a new start for the legendary brand, which had for too long been relegated to selling rebadged Rolls-Royces. Like high-performance road-gobbling Bentleys of yore, the Read more
1899 Ohio Model A, “Old Number One.” Photo from B.R. Howard. Though it has rested in a glass case in Lehigh University’s engineering building for the last 85 years, Old Number One—the vehicle considered to be the very first Packard Read more
Building the 2015 Corvette Z06′s LT4 V-8. Photos courtesy GM Media. Corvette owners tend to be fanatical about their cars, and we mean that in the most positive way possible. In return, GM remains loyal to Corvette owners, offering Bowling Read more
All images courtesy of RM Auctions. For the upcoming Arizona auctions, we are going to play a different version of the either/or game, one that is perfectly safe for work. Your spouse needn’t worry about your musings and, well, the Read more
We build trucks for lots of reasons, not the least of which is a break from the workaday world. Ken McGonagill is a human resource and payroll management executive, now retired, but still active as a consultant.
The Chevy Volt offered GM a chance to show it was capable of quickly producing a car that was radically different than any car they’d made before. It wasn’t a hit. With low EV-only range and a high price, what Read more