(first posted 8/5/2011) Once upon a time, there were few more desirable things on earth than a big, expensive, luxurious convertible. From the 1920s through the jet age, the luxury […]
The year was 2011. I was in the thrall of my new avocation, which was that thing called (then, as now) Curbside Classic. It seemed that every day I stopped […]
(first posted 7/7/2017) My daughter is working out of town this summer and only gets home every couple of weeks. When her car needed some service work […]
(first posted 7/7/2017) The cars from early in our lifetimes can be hugely influential things. The cars we learn to love at a tender age can chart our […]
The early 1990’s was a big decade at Jeep, in all kinds of ways – including making changes. After almost thirty years of continuous production, the Jeep Grand Wagoneer was […]
Some cars are immortalized in music. The cool cars, mostly. From the rockabilly classic Hot Rod Lincoln to the Beach Boys’ T-Bird (that was so Fun Fun Fun) to Prince […]
(first posted 8/17/2011) There have been very, very few vehicles produced in post WWII America that can be accurately described as unique. Not “sort of” unique, but unique in the […]
I am a contrarian. This is, of course, well known hereabouts. Many things that are popular bore me. I, instead, seek out things that are unusual. When I was in […]
(first posted 6/5/2017) Some cars just have a way of making a connection with a guy. There are cars that have become iconic in film. There are cars […]
Sui Generis is an old Latin legal term that means one-of-a-kind, or that there is nothing else like it. In other words, something that is unique. It is the term […]
(Originally published May 24, 2013) As we accelerate into “Turn One” of Race Weekend, we continue our look back at previous Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. We have reached a point […]
(Originally published May 17, 2013) We Midwestern CC contributors are still recovering from our Iowa confab, but are back nonetheless, with the latest installment of our Indianapolis 500 Pace Car […]
(Originally published May 10, 2013) The 1970s marked a beginning of a change in Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. As the ’70s unfolded, the undertaking of supplying a Pace Car, along […]
(Originally published May 3, 2013) It is May in Indianapolis (again). Last year, we featured a retrospective look at some of the Official Pace Cars used at the annual Indianapolis […]