I’ve been driving east and west on California’s Highway 46 for years and years, and was getting really tired of driving by the sign that said “Airplane and car Museum” with an arrow pointing North at Airport Road. So last week I was buzzing by there and decided it was finally time to buzz through…
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Los Angeles’ reborn, remodeled, and reimagined Petersen Automotive Museum celebrates Enzo Ferrari’s birthday with rooftop all-Ferrari cruise in. Enzo’s 118th This event was now several months ago, but I thought you still might enjoy these great Kirk Gerbracht photos – MS Were he alive today, Enzo Ferrari would have celebrated his 118th birthday on February…
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Like Miatas? Then you’ll be happy about the launch of an excellent new magazine about the world’s now best selling sports car. I’m pleased to be Total MX-5‘s North American Editorial Correspondent, and this new mag is published by CHP Limited, a damn fine specialty magazine publishing house located near London. They also produce 911…
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As you may or may not know, my rather fabulous daughter Mo has spent the last year living and working in Turkey, and has recently left that country to do a bit of travelling around Russia in search of my maternal grandfather’s ancestral home in what is now the Ukraine. Sharing my penchant for strange…
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I’ve never been particularly crazy about the 350/370Z. It’s not that they don’t perform well, because they do, but these cars to me lack the style, charm, and lithe fleetness of the original 240Z. It may not be fair to compare a modern day car, with all of its weight-adding safety and technology gear,…
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One of the great morning cruise-ins near me takes place in Woodland Hills, California, at the parking lot of a regional shopping mall. It’s called Supercar Sunday, and is open to any kind of cars or bikes, although once a month, it’s sort of dedicated to a particular marque. As me, and my two best…
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If you know anything at all about me, or have visited this blog site more than a time or two, you know that the legendary Mario Andretti is both my hero and friend. Mr. Versatile, as he’s often been dubbed, is the very definition of “Been There, Won That” as he’s raced all manner of…
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I’m pleased to advise you that I’ll have three new books out early next year. The first is the next step in my ongoing Steve McQueen as Hollywood Car Guy series, this time about Steve as cyclist. Its called McQueen’s Motorcycles, all about Steve’s success as a motorcycle racer, and also about the hundreds of…
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Some news from my friends at Shelby American I thought you might enjoy. I’ve long felt that the current range of (mostly supercharged) Shelby American-built Shelby Mustangs (not including the Ford factory GT350, a much different animal, confusing as that may sound) are fabulous, but too expensive, and that Shelby American needed to get back…
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When I booked a new SL450 Roadster with Mercedes-Benz for my trip to Monterey and Pebble Beach this year, I got a little nostalgic over the name of this new model. You will recall that prior to putting the platform class (S, SL, C, G, whatever) prior to the number it was the other way…
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