Gang, So sorry to have been such a sloth and not updated this page at my usual twice a week pace. But I’ve been eyeballs deep in finishing up a new book, in fact my second about Porsche. It’s called Porsche Special Editions, and will be out sometime in the second quarter of ’22. Above…
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Hi Gang. This at first may not seem to be much of an automotive issue, but if you read down a bit you’ll see there’s a very worthwhile car connection — not to mention that this charity and this event is spearheaded by a friend I’ve known and worked with in the autosphere for at…
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Nissan’s just now out with an all new Frontier, and for reals, it’s all new. Which is a good thing, as the most recent gen mid-sized pickup from Nissan has been around since the 2005 model year, just into George W. Bush’s second term as president. It served long and well, but was for sure…
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Bondo The Great, has left us. I’m saddened, but not entirely surprised, to learn that Bob Bondurant past away a few days ago, as he’d been on and off not so well the last few years. He was 85. Among America’s best world class road racers of his day, Bob did it all, if not…
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Harold LeMay’s Humble Beginnings We’re all familiar with the expression “One person’s trash is another one’s treasure.” In the case of the late Harold LeMay, along with his wife Nancy, the trash led to the treasure. Washingtonians Mr. and Mrs. LeMay made their considerable fortune in the commercial waste management business – trash trucks. As…
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Photos by me and courtesy Kirk Gerbracht; click any photo to see it full screen in high res Now in its third year, the Gathering at the Oaks car show is becoming a meaningful force in the Southern Oregon classic and collector car scene. It’s a very egalitarian event, offering something of motoring interest…
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Hyundai’s dynamic Sonata and corporate cousin KIA’s K5 (formerly Optima) continue to prove that the mid-sized sedan is still a viable product, and not likely to be summarily wiped off the face of dealer lots by SUVs anytime soon. The Sonata got a thorough redesign and content refresh just this year, and comes in a…
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After an unfortunate but expected 2020 cancellation, and at least one subsequent date revision, the annual Friends of Steve McQueen Car & Motorcycle Show is Happening. I can’t wait, and I hope you’ll be there too. It’s a great event, for a more than wonderful cause, at an historic location significant to Steve McQueen’s life…
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Gang, I apologize for being so not diligent in posting new things for you as of the last couple weeks. The reason is that I’ve been on the road, going places, doing things, and bringing home great stories and images for you. Cars, car shows, one of the world’s best transportation museums, wrecking yards, visiting…
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Forget everything you know, or think you know, and particularly everything you ridicule, about mid-sized passenger vans, or as they used to be called, Minivans. And let’s dispense with all the not very witty cuticisms that you’ve all said at one point or another: Soccermom-mobile, Rolling Baby Crib, or any other such crap. Modern passenger…
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