It didn’t take long for the Dirty Dart to weasel its way into my heart; after all, who can resist a beat-up underdog of a car that probably gets more […]
I have a bit of a morbid streak. At art museums, I will often stare into the eyes of the subjects of portraiture, and bother myself with their “quintessence of […]
Survivor vehicles are always fun in their honesty, and this Champ is no exception. Part Lark, part Dodge truck (the bed in this case), the Champ never truly had a […]
Last September, this Monterey caught my shutter in the salvage yard because it’s almost certainly the first one I’d seen in the flesh. This is unsurprising, since I was born […]
Car number nine on my “Great 28” list was built by a company without any salient historic aim or goals; however, it was a “renaissance car” on its own terms. […]
Michigan’s Historical Museum, although it hasn’t been updated in about 25 years, has a cool “1957 Detroit Auto Show” section, where this ’57 Fury is perched high overhead at a […]
As I write this, my school has called the second “cold day” in a week, with wind chills dipping down into the 30 below region. Sure, you can argue that […]
Since I’ve been visiting the annual auto show in Detroit since 1988, I feel inclined to offer my opinions of some of the highlights, but please allow me to qualify […]
Bill Mitchell’s specter hangs like a well-tailored vapor over my Great 28; after all, his guidance and leadership inspired two of the first four cars on the list. Of course, […]
Is there a more American image than the one above, a late-model Mustang stopped at a traffic light on Woodward Avenue, one of the storied thoroughfares in automotive history? Upon […]
Car number two on my “Great 28” lags infinitesimally behind my favored Continental, and in some ways outpaces it, largely because of its relative attainability. Alas, my window of opportunity […]
About a year ago, I, in a cold medication-induced stupor, suffered from a bout of insomnia. Therefore, in the wee small hours of an ice-cold morning, I explored the internet in […]
The second-generation Camaro and the Fox-body Mustang have one fundamental similarity–their unlikely longevity. Both cars trembled under the long ax of their respective corporations at some point during their tenures, […]
Almost 10 years ago, I began collecting antique bicycles. It made no sense that I rode around on a modern Huffy when most of my cars were built during the […]
This picture graced my family Christmas Card this year, the fourth in a series of at least five. Next year, the Dirty Dart’s scheduled to be up, but for now, […]