Nov 25, 2015
I’ve liked the Nissan Altima ever since, in 2002, Nissan threw away the old Stanza based Altima, and restyled and really grew the car up to the segment. In 2002 came new styling, new underpinnings, finally a V-6 engine option, all in a segment appropriate size...
Nov 19, 2015
Lamborghini is working hard to become a real grown up car company. That doesn’t mean that it’ll begin producing little econobox cars by the tens of thousands, and I don’t expect the company will lose its sense of humor, whimsy, or slightly...
Nov 16, 2015
Let me clue you in to the coolest little hot rod collection / museum that you’ve probably never heard of, and I’ll bet you’ve never seen. It’s called Nostalgia Street Rods. It’s all been assembled by The Goldstrom family, husband Art,...
Nov 9, 2015
I’m sorry to be bombing you with so much news about upcoming book signing events, but when we release a new title, that’s what happens. So please come out, say hello, get your book and get it autographed and personalized if you wish. I’ll be at...
Nov 5, 2015
Hope I’ll see you in Danville on Saturday morning. Even if you have no interest in my or any books, I promise you’ll love this museum. Details just...
Oct 30, 2015
Just a quick reminder that if you live or are going to be near the San Francisco Bay area next weekend, I’d love to meet you at the justifiably famous Black Collection museum in Danville. I’ll be giving a brief talk and slide show entitled Legends,...
Oct 25, 2015
Commentary and photos by Kirk Gerbracht Ultimately, it’s great cars that make a great car show. But sometimes the venue can add a little something extra to create the perfect event. Such was the case with Serpents in the Garden. A little more than a year after the...
Oct 19, 2015
As you know, a much revised Camaro is on its way for 2016; the car moves from its previous Australian Holden based chassis architecture to another global GM platform which will make it easier to produce and offer more flexibility in terms of options and technology,...
Oct 12, 2015
Every year, my local area merchant’s village in Montrose, California puts on a summer car show. Montrose is often referred to as “Mayberry RFD” due to its clean, homespun personna. The village has become a kind of trendy happening place as of late,...
Oct 5, 2015
As an automotive writer, road tester, and studier of the business, I’ve always found cost effective, economical transportation as important a subject as all the fast and dangerous stuff. As much as I love Porsches, Ferraris, AMG Mercedes, and all that fast and...
Sep 30, 2015
As I’ve mentioned to you several times, my new Exotic Barn Finds book has just been published, so I pay a lot of attention to these stories and books in this category. When Tom Cotter and I visited a few months back at the Amelia Island Concours, we...
Sep 23, 2015
Thank you for continuing to visit my site. I hope you’ve noticed that we’ve freshened things up here a bit lately. The site functions much as it did before, but has been mildly redesigned in order to be more attractive, a little easier to use, and...
Sep 14, 2015
If you plan on being in Northern California on Saturday, November 7, 2015, please come visit me at my book signing at the world class Blackhawk Automotive Museum and Collection. I’ll be signing four books that day, McQueen’s Machines, Winning: The...
Sep 11, 2015
Continuing news from my friends at Shelby American…. New Ford Mustang EcoBoost version of the Shelby GT model available 335HP, sharper handling, robust brakes and Shelby styling to set the car apart The package is available for both automatic and manual...
Sep 8, 2015
England’s EVO magazine is in my opinion, one of the world’s best enthusiast car magazines. The writing is generally good, the stories well conceived, they dig up good news and dirt, and the photography and graphics are compelling. Every so often,...
Sep 4, 2015
I’m honored to tell you that my latest book, James Garner’s Motoring Life, has earned an International Automotive Media Award silver medal, meaning it placed second in its category. Certainly this honors me personally and professionally, but more...
Aug 28, 2015
Everyone has their favorite and special car detailing hints and tricks, plus their preferred brand of products. I certainly don’t know it all, but have been shining up cars for more than 40 years, so I can only share what I’ve learned, and others can...
Aug 25, 2015
In 2014 the Automobile Driving Museum (ADM) hosted their first ever “Tribute to Gassers” event. With much success and popular demand, the museum is proud to bring back “Tribute to Gassers II – LEGENDS” exhibit and show on Saturday, August 29, 2015. The ADM will be...
Aug 19, 2015
The big show goes big, and is a wrap for another year As I played with the calendar functions on my phone, then ran the sums, it struck me as amazing that this was my 34th Monterey car Week, and the little service lapel pin they presented me at the judge’s meeting...
Aug 11, 2015
If you’ve never been to the Lion Air Museum in Santa Ana, California (abutting John Wayne Orange County Airport) you simply must put it on your Bucket and To Do Lists. It’s an otherworldly collection of WWII era aircraft, cars, motorcycles, and...
Aug 7, 2015
A few entries back, I previewed Auctions America’s upcoming California classic car, motorcycle, and automobila sale, moving to a new location from Burbank to Santa Monica, focussing on less cars and higher quality more engaging offerings than its larger past...
Aug 3, 2015
Cool Shelby news from my friends at Gooding & Company Jay Leno to present the Ford Shelby GT350 as it crosses the block on Saturday, August 15 SANTA MONICA, Calif. (August 3, 2015) – Gooding & Company, the official auction house of The Pebble Beach Concours...
Jul 30, 2015
My friends Evan and Tom put on one of the greatest, most fun, easy to access, lowest impact car shows you’ve never heard of. It appears well on its way to becoming an Annual Thing, taking place each summer at the Franklin Canyon Park in the Hollywood Hills. Its...
Jul 24, 2015
As you know, it isn’t my usual policy to post or reprint press releases (unless its something very newsy) in this space. However, for the news on this fabulous Ferrari show, it’s my guess that what you really want are the results and a bunch of great...
