Jul 3, 2025
Hey Gang, It is once again my privilege to serve as Lead Emcee for Concorso Italiano, this year marking the event’s Anniversario Quaranta Anni (that’s 40th anniversary en Italiano). It’s difficult to create a new event for Monterey Car Week and fit...
Jun 20, 2025
By now you certainly know that “Ceramic” formulated paint protection and detail supplies are all the latest Hot Deal. And it seems ever car care products company is coming out with a raft of them. The idea behind most is that the molocules in the product...
May 28, 2025
Photo courtesy of Tim Scott This August, Concorso Italiano celebrates its 40th Anniversary, a time to reflect on the incredible community that has grown over four decades and to invite both returning and first-time participants to share in the experience. We...
May 20, 2025
Click on any photo or the window sticker to see them full screen in high resolution. We all remember the Toyota Land Cruiser, right? Well, yes, but which one? Over the decades there have been several generations and body configurations of this early SUV pioneer. ...
May 5, 2025
Click on any image to see it full screen The incomparable Steve McQueen, deeply honored by his grandchildren as they become 3rd gen to lead the family’s philanthropic support of the boys school that shaped him. Chase and Madison McQueen will oversee support of...
May 2, 2025
I was working at a major North American car magazine, as an editorial staff member when the first CX-5 was introduced a decade ago. I was impressed with the size, design, and general packaging, of this handsome,...
Apr 23, 2025
“Multi-Marque Event Offers Inclusive Platform for Automotive Enthusiasts” Click on any image to see it full screen in high-res Monterey, California (04/22/25) – The Paddock is set to make its inaugural appearance on Friday, August 15, 2025, at Bayonet...
Apr 19, 2025
I’ve come to know many automotive executives in my more than 30 years in Automotive Media; CEOs, Chairmen, Designers, Beancounters, dealers, car company founders and owners, plus others. Many impress, and some...
Apr 9, 2025
It was my privilege to have worked with hot rodder and aftermarket speed parts legend Ed “Isky” Iskenderian to create and publish his autobiography. This now 103-year-old is affectionately nicknamed The CamFather, as most of his business and success came...
Mar 26, 2025
Kinda looks like a don’t miss stop if you’re attending the LBGP — MS LONG BEACH, Calif. (Wednesday, March 26, 2025) — The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is celebrating “50 Years at Full Speed” as it roars into action on Sunday, April 13. This year,...
Mar 17, 2025
Click on any photo to see it full screen in high res. Some folks love the Cyber Truck’s reason for being; some like me, don’t understand it at all. Many think its edgy, macho, visionary, and otherwise fabulous, the rest of us think its...
Mar 6, 2025
“Automotive Collectors and Enthusiasts From Around the Globe to Reunite and Celebrate” Monterey, California (March 06, 2025) – Concorso Italiano has announced its 40th anniversary car event will take place Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Bayonet Black Horse, on...
Feb 24, 2025
JOIN THE CONCORSO ITALIANO 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION THIS AUGUST IN MONTEREY We are excited to invite you to the Concorso Italiano 40th Anniversary celebration, hosted by Bayonet Black Horse. Join us on the picturesque Monterey Peninsula in Seaside, California, on...
Jan 30, 2025
EVs as hyper performance cars. Yeah. Right. Well, disbelievers, you can zip it right now, because I can’t name or recall another new current street legal car legitimately available in America that offers this sort of performance for the money. Sure, there are...
Jan 5, 2025
Click on any photo to see it in full screen in high resolution Every New Years Day, Linda and I and some friends take a drive along Malibu’s famous, Pacific Coast Highway (1) to get out-and-around, give our cars some exercise, and go out lunch. ...
Dec 5, 2024
If you know anything about me at all, it’s that I’m damn proud to count the incomparable Mario Andretti as my racing hero, and more importantly, my friend. He was born February 28, 1940 in what was then Montona, Italy, now due to post WWII redistricting...
Nov 3, 2024
I was on staff at Motor Trend when Lexus brought out the first RX300 and we all knew that it would change the SUV landscape, by crystalizing the definition of what we came to call the luxury Crossover SUV. That first RX was smartly sized, had just enough...
Oct 25, 2024
I’m proud to say I’ve been involved with this show since its barest beginnings just five years ago, and a small yet mighty volunteer Committee continues to innovate and improve this highly worthwhile Automotive Experience, as they call it. Things that...
Sep 19, 2024
The magic release date was just 48 hours ago, my DeLorean The Rise, Fall, and Second Acts of The DeLorean Motor Company is now available in hardback. I’m very pleased and proud of it, and I believe and hope it’s a story you’ll enjoy —...
Sep 10, 2024
Click on any image to see full screen in high res Throughout the Prius’ years on the market, its seldom, or more likely, never won an award for its looks. Some were strange, a few simply ugly. Guess what; while you may or may not have been...
Jul 6, 2024
The Mk II was so unique and special that it spawned its own Continental Division of the Ford Motor Company Lincoln used to make great cars. Unfortunately, that statement is now longer completely nor technically true — because Ford’s Lincoln brand...
Jun 14, 2024
I’m excited to tell you about my next and newest project — the first new (in some years) and up to date book about the story you thought you knew. DeLorean, the man, the car, the company, the trial, the fall, the big movie, and today. There have...
May 6, 2024
Please click on any photo to see it full screen in high resolution The compact Hyundai Kona came to market as a 2018 model, in a variety of trim levels with a few powertrain choices. It practically defined the term “Cute-Ute.” And it was. Yet also a...
Mar 24, 2024
During one’s lifetime, we all own at least one vehicle with “personality.” Mine was a 1962 Ford Econoline van. It was the barest and most stripped version produced, with a 200 cubic-inch straight-six motor, 3-speed manual trans, two front seats, and the minimum...
