Oct 11, 2012
With Carroll Shelby’s recent passing, plus this year being the 50th anniversary of the birth of the Shelby Cobra, I thought you might enjoy this: It was built by Shelby and a memorable gang of SoCal hot rodders in Dean Moon’s shop in early 1962, as a new...
Oct 8, 2012
My friend and neighbor Leslie just bought a used but recent model Ford van, which reminded me of this story from my checkered automotive past… During one’s lifetime, we all own at least one vehicle with “personality.” The sort of heap that, if you were playing...
Oct 1, 2012
If you’ve always bought Chevys because you’ve always bought Chevys, I suspect you’ll like what the Bowtie brand is serving up new or substantially remodeled for next year. And if you’ve always avoided them because you’ve always avoided...
Sep 15, 2012
Do you remember the old notion of ‘”Show and Tell” from Grammar School – especially in September, having to get up and tell the class “what I did on my Summer Vacation?” I certainly do. Even now, as a supposed adult, one of my...
Sep 7, 2012
I believe the KIA Optima and its corporate cousin, Hyundai’s current Sonata, to be among the most attractive currently available mid-sized sedans. They are handsomely designed, smartly sized, well built, nicely equipped, fine driving cars that offer good value....
Sep 4, 2012
photo by me I was recently invited to photograph a most fabulous trio of cars; I thought you might be interested in the photo and the story behind it. Acting icon and Hollywood macho guy and sex symbol Clark Cable needs little introduction here or anywhere else...
Aug 28, 2012
photography by me If you are thinking about a compact/midsized crossover, lemmee tell you about a dandy one. I recently spent a week with, and put over 1000 miles on, Mazda’s new CX-5. It’s about the size of an X3, but costs a lot less. What an ideal rig;...
Aug 21, 2012
From our friends at Hagerty collector car insurance More than 90 oddball and lesser celebrated cars tour 17 Mile Drive during famed Monterey Classic Car week photos by Matt Stone and courtesy Hagerty MONTEREY, Calif., (August 18, 2012) – In contrast to the traditional...
Aug 14, 2012
Shelby American · Shelby will show the new 2013 GT350 and new 750 HP 2013 GT500 for the first time to the public at Laguna Seca raceway The Carroll Shelby Foundation · Possibly the most valuable American car in the world, the first Cobra (CSX2000), will be displayed...
Aug 7, 2012
Special Advertising Feature The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles needed to know, and Covercraft and Kimberly-Clark had the answers By Matt Stone Photography by Evan Klein Petersen Automotive Museum Collection Manager Tom Kenney has an enviable job. He spends...
Jul 29, 2012
Growing up, I lived in what is now referred to as the Inland Empire area of Southern California, about an hour east of downtown Los Angeles. It was a great place to be a car guy; I was surrounded by legedary racetracks. Ontario Motor Speedway, Irwindale (the original,...
Jul 18, 2012
Truth or Myth? A rare 1925 Bugatti was tethered to chains and sunk into Italy’s Lake Maggiore as penalty for the non-payment of duty taxes. It was rescued from the bottom of the lake in 2009, to be sold for charity, and now sits unrestored in a museum in Southern...
Jul 13, 2012
Model: KatieJo. Photos with model by Mel Stone; non-model photos by Kirk Gerbracht The BMWs I first grew to love were cars like the 3.0CS, and numerous 5 Series machines (especially the second series first gen M5) were powered by great, smooth and lusty sounding...
Jul 5, 2012
The LA area finally has a great concours it can call its own. photography by Tall Jeff and courtesy San Marino Motor Classic Southern California is one of the epicenters of classic car culture in America, yet has been casting about for a top notch concours for some...
Jun 29, 2012
I seldom post press releases just as they come, but this time, the info’s all there, and I thought you might enjoy reading it just from the horse’s mouth: SHELBY AMERICAN OFFERS NEW 2013 SHELBY GT350 IN ALL FACTORY COLORS • Shelby American facelifts its...
Jun 25, 2012
Every car guy needs a little place to call home, right? photo by Kiwi You no doubt have spent some time dreaming of the size, look, layout, and location of your Ultimate Garage. I know I have; two semi-distinct ideas have formed in my pea brain. One property already...
Jun 18, 2012
A fabulous, money-raising car show dedicated to the great McQueen and the movie Bullitt Photography by me, and Kirk Gerbracht In the eyes of many film fans (and countless Steve McQueen and Ford Mustang fanatics), the chase scene from the 1968 movie “Bullitt”...
Jun 11, 2012
Porsche’s seminal 911 is a car that has been in development, and in a state of constant evolution, since first introduced to the world in the early 1960s. Perhaps its most sweeping evolutional (revolutional?) change was when it was completely redesigned and sprouted...
Jun 4, 2012
I’ve been watching the progress, and sometimes the lack of same, as a group of dedicated, diehard enthusiasts and business folk in the Tacoma area have worked tirelessly to transform the late Harold Le May’s massive car collection into an attractive, manageable...
May 20, 2012
May 18, Chino Hills, CA – In June, approximately 250,000 fans will converge on the Circuit de la Sarthe for the 80th Grand Prix of Endurance, des 24 Heures du Mans 2012, but on June 2, 2012 at Boy’s Republic, 1907 Boys Republic Drive in Chino Hills,...
May 11, 2012
Wow. The guy that was too tough, too lucky, and too stuborn to die, finally has. It pains me to know that never again will my cellphone ring, with that unmistakable gravelly Texas-laced voice on the other side, which always said “Matt Stone, this is Carroll...
May 7, 2012
Greetings readers, I recently attended a couple great Porsche events, the first on the day that we learned that Ferdinand Alexander “Butzi” Porsche passed away, he who designed the Porsche 911/912 then went on to launch Porsche Design. These two...
May 3, 2012
To Benefit The Boys Republic of Chino Hills, CA Attend just to spectate, and the organizers are still looking for great cars for the show. So register and bring your car. Most...
Apr 23, 2012
I totally understand the appeal of finding a great car languishing in a barn. You look at the poor dusty beast through somewhat rose colored glasses, imagining what it could be if given your tender loving care. I know, I’ve done it. But...
