Nov 21, 2016
You may love the Unser family, or you may not. No matter, any true racing fan will respect their considerable accomplishments. Nearly two handfuls of Indy 500 wins, several championships in a variety of series, Pikes Peak, Formula 5000, IROC. The Unsers have been...
Nov 16, 2016
I apologize for being such as sloth at maintaining the site over the last week or so, but I’ve just been really busy, and spent the last two days at PECLA, which is the newly minted and most amazing Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles; I drove the training...
Nov 10, 2016
After all the diesel emissions cheating fiasco noise, finally some positive things to say about Volkswagen. I like VW products, and I generally have great respect for the engineering and carmaking prowess of the company. Yes the emissions testing debacle was a major...
Nov 7, 2016
This amazing show has grown beyond the scope of a “regional concours” and continues to gain in quality and scope of a much more national or international level. It is my honor to serve as a judge for this event, but I would attend every year I could no...
Nov 1, 2016
If you love all kinds of (sometimes) crazy and (often) wonderful French cars, and/or Ferraris, Maseratis, Lancias, Alfas, Fiats and all that other kind of Italian tin, then you must be at the San Fernando Valley, California’s Woodley Park this Sunday, November...
Oct 27, 2016
Cars are art to me, and I suspect to most of you, if you are visiting this page. And fine art covering cars is also a passion of mine. Fortunately, there is a large community of varied artists (painters, illustrators, sculpturists, photographers and more) that focus...
Oct 12, 2016
If you’ve been on this blog for any length of time, you’ll know that Motor4Toys is among my very favorite morning cruise in car shows. And not only is it a fabulous display of a couple thousand run-what-you-brungs, it’s also all for charity for kids....
Oct 6, 2016
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...
Oct 3, 2016
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...
Sep 29, 2016
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,...
Sep 27, 2016
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...
Sep 20, 2016
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...
Sep 14, 2016
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...
Sep 8, 2016
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...
Sep 6, 2016
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...
Sep 2, 2016
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...
Aug 31, 2016
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...
Aug 25, 2016
Everyone enjoys the Monterey car week (or some would say its now car Month) a bid differently. Here are some of my personal highlights, which I hope you also enjoy. It dawns on me that, somewhat like the “swallows returning to Capistrano” every year,...
Aug 23, 2016
The Really Big Show for this year is now consigned to history. This was about my 35th or so Pebble Beach, and 21st as a judge. So here’s Pebble Beach’s official press announcement with a complete list of all the class and special award winners.–MS...
Aug 19, 2016
Initially, this will sound like a plug for a friend’s business, which it sort of kind of is, but I promise you there’s a free and easy payoff for you next time you’re in SoCal. Besides being a terribly high quality guy, Corky Coker is a consumate...
Aug 15, 2016
I love to detail my own cars. It’s a way of really connecting with them, touching nearly every square inch of them with my own hand, great exercise, and you get a beautiful shiny car when you’re done. What’s much better? Here’s an update on...
Aug 11, 2016
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a bit of a phenom, maybe a little bit of an American Range Rover. The GC was a runaway sales success from its first day, and Jeep (and its various owners) have aimed to continuously improve it. I have long felt this vehicle would be ideally...
Aug 5, 2016
Richard Peieruska is a friend, a formally trained automotive designer, and one of the world’s great automotive artists, particular in the forms of sculpture. He’s a complete enthusiast, a classy guy and a nice man. Plus he owns a DeTomaso Mangusta, IMHO...
Jul 30, 2016
I’ve never owned or built a classic hot rod. But I sure want to. You may dig this scene or not, but as an LA native car guy, I suspect there’s a taste of it in my DNA somewhere. Personally I like traditionally styled and powered hot rods, not the...
