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...
“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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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 —...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Premium EVs are here. And you’d have to look a long way to find a nicer one than this decidedly upmarket two-row Genesis. Unlike some EVs there are few choices in terms of motors, drive wheels, and extended range batteries: The EGV70 comes one way, and...
We’ve all done it. Eyeballed a car/truck/bike/boat/plane looking a bit down on its luck if not outright abandoned, that immediately sparked our restorational imaginational. If I got my hands on that thing, I’d make it bitchin. I guess it’s all an...
Hyundai has quickly become one of the industry’s most major forces in the development and production of EVs. Two of its slicker offerings are the Ioniq 6 sedan and the Ioniq 5 four-door hatch (or demi SUV). Both are based on much the same technical and...
Like Ford GTs? So do I – perhaps my Favorite Cars in the World, which is why I thought you might enjoy this news….MS “Museum Visitors to Experience Trio of Automotive Marvels Assembled for First Time” Ford Motor Company Media Archive, Petersen Automotive...
I love motorsports history, especially that of the Indy 500, Formula 1, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Click on any image to see it full size in high res Since the first Indianapolis 500, held in 1911, won by Ray Harroun in a Marmon, 73 people have died at The Speedway...
Since its introduction a couple years back, the compact 4-door only Ford Maverick pickup has been hot property. They’ve been tough to get and often sell for a premium over the window sticker MSRP. There were all sorts of supply chain issues for certain...
The late great Dean Moon was a character and three-quarters. Truly one of the early high priests of hot rodding, besides being a dragstrip and Bonneville racer, Moon was a sharp-eyed photographer, and major producer of hot rod and racing parts. His famous...
Clara and Henry Ford had but one child, he being Edsel Bryant Ford, born November 6, 1893 in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan. Ford the younger became a highly influential member of the Ford family dynasty, and also in...
I can’t tell you how many so-called experts proclaimed that as soon as pure EVs became more practical and prevalent in the marketplace, the conventional, non-plug-in regenerative hybrid (HEV) would be instantly...
Click on any image to see it full screen in hi res Detroit, Dearborn, Pontiac, Lansing, and Flynt are just some of Michigan’s many car company towns. In Dearborn — definitely Ford country —...
