I was talking cars with a friend who has recently moved from SoCal up to Oregon, and he shared with me some charming photos (dated 1943) of his father and uncle and their hot rodded Model A. My guy’s name is Larry Harlan, and if you look closely at a couple of the photos, you’ll…
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By the late 1990’s, Italy’s scrappy DeTomaso Modena car company (makers of the Vallelunga, Mangusta, Longchamp, Deauville, Guara and Pantera) was struggling to survive. Allessandro deTomaso was in poor health, the much-loved Pantera had run its production course, and the exotic mid-engined Guara was expensive to produce and not certified for sale in North…
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Car Culture evolves over time and with society… My thanks to Kirk Gerbracht for the idea and the pix. Stay healthy and well y’all, and hopefully someday we’ll all be back to fuzzy dice.
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You MUST double click this to see it large, then go slowly around with your eyes, and you’ll understand not how risky, but how truly dangerous (and stupid) this was. I wouldn’t use this rig to change a set of wiper blades, much less an engine and trans. We’ve all occasionally Rube Goldberg’d a few…
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At Least 101 ways to screw up a Perfectly good car… By Kirk Gerbracht, and me We understand and respect that everyone is entitled their taste, be that for architecture, wine, movies, music and of course cars. But some stuff is just so stupid it warrants a hard critical look. These are photos we’ve gathered…
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A lot has been said and written, and will continue to be, about Sir Stirling Moss who passed away April 12, 2020, at the age of 90, at his London home. His racing record generally speaks for itself: Sir Stirling Moss is one of the world’s most accomplished racing drivers. He raced successfully in Formula One…
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SHOW RESCHEDULED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC As some may know, we have been forced to reschedule the 2020 show due to COVID-19 NEW DATES: The car and motorcycle show will now be Sunday September 06 (and not Saturday) for 2020. The commemorative dinner will still be the night before on Saturday September 05, 2020. 2020 EARLY BIRD SAVINGS STILL IN…
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Dear Gang, I hope you are all sheltering in place and supporting social distancing and such — all the better time to read. Assuming the book publishing business and market returns to normal once the virus crises is over, I’ll have two new books out for your hopeful enjoyment. Right now the plan is for…
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Everyone has opinions about Toyota’s Prius Hybrid; some love them, some revile them as the killers of all automotive fun, or accuse their owners of being arrogant — which to me is all BS. I’ve owned one — a second gen 2005 model that we bought new — and it was a marvelous car, that…
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Most people know something about India; a deep long cultural history, for a time under British rule; the sacred cow, the Taj Mahal, exotic foods, faces and places. What you may not be familiar with is this amazing country’s century long motoring culture. From the earliest days of cars, often wealthy Indian Maharajas and…
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