[All photos by the author, unless noted] (first posted 12/18/2022) By the end of World War II, Americans were desperate for new cars. Production of civilian cars ceased early in […]
[all photos by the author] The Prius had given me great service over the past 3 years. It was fun to play with all the whizbangery, and 50MPG is nice […]
(Ed. Note: Our man in the Las Vegas CC Field Office made his way into the SEMA show that started today and put together a massive photo display below for […]
In the parlance of rental-car companies, cars are classified using the alphabet, from least to most expensive. Therefore, the least expensive class of car you can reserve is the A […]
My COAL series ended a couple years ago. Since that point, I’ve bounced around a bit, and I thought it was a fine time to share where I’ve been and […]
1990 Integra – The Unintentional Acura 1984 Volvo 245 Diesel – The RWD Diesel Stick-Shift Brown Station Wagon Mythical Beast of the Internet 1973 Volvo 1800ES – A Brief Fling […]
[The good Dr. Rudolf Diesel himself.] In my “Cars of a Lifetime” article, The RWD Diesel Stick-Shift Brown Station Wagon Mythical Beast of the Internet, I touched briefly on the […]
[Mine was green] Car guy/gal or not, everyone remembers their first car. Mine had what may be the longest official name in the history of automobiles: Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic […]
[Not mine. This one was from the Lambrecht Auction.] I always wanted a truck like this. I think a lot of “car guys” idealize these trucks. Near as I could […]
[This is a ’78. At least it’s the right shade of poo brown] In the midst of Volvo mania, the (ex)wife changes her mind. Now she wants a Mercedes. Diesel. […]
Mine was dark blue, not teal Perhaps I fibbed a bit when I said that the 1989 Dodge Omni was the only brand-new car I ever bought. On a technicality, […]
[It looked just like this.] This week, another hand-me-down story. This one begins with the second fuel crisis of 1979. Mother was getting tired of her 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood and […]
[Not mine, but the correct and rare triple white] My Pop was born in 1925. That made him a member of the so-called “Greatest Generation”. Folks from that era loved, […]