OCTOBER 26, 2011: PACKARD-A PBS DOCUMENTARY SHEDS LIGHT ON A TWENTIETH...
PBS has always been a great source of information about history, science and current events.
Occasionally PBS will do a great rock and roll...
MSCC TIME CAPSULE-HOT ROD COMICS INSPIRED A WHOLE GENERATION OF CAR...
Hot rod comics were a fixture for kids back in the 1960s and 70s.They were a gateway to a world that we could only...
OCTOBER 23, 2011: DETROIT STYLE FROM THE PAST-WHEN GOOD LOOKS CAN...
The bygone era of Detroit included many very stylish rides.
This fact is one of the big reasons that old iron has such incredible...
MSCC TIME CAPSULE:A COSMICALLY FAR-OUT PSYCHO-DERMIC HIPPY MUFFLER AD FROM 1970
I read this muffler ad from a 1970 car magazine and almost needed a translator for the opening line- "If your bag is...
A HEALTHY ADDICTION: ONE MAN’S COLLECTION IS THE START OF A...
This addiction started out innocently. Terry McCrindle saw a 1/18 scale model Roadrunner 25 years ago at a local Dodge dealer and the hook...
OCTOBER 19, 2011: A POINT WHERE MATH NERDS AND CAR GUYS...
Pi is a number from the geometry world that has no final number in its sequence (3.14 etc...).
For some reason Pi has replaced...
OCTOBER 19, 2011: A CLASSIC ’57 CHEVY STARS IN A NOT-SO-CLASSIC...
I had never seen 'Mike and Molly' until it advertised an episode that featured a story line where Mike purchased a 1957 Chevy 2-door...
OCTOBER 17, 2011: DAN WHELDON 1978-2011 THE RISK FACTOR IS OVERLOOKED...
DAN WHELDON 1978-2011 THE RISK FACTOR IS OVERLOOKED FAR TOO OFTEN
The loss of any driver in the pursuit of a win is tragic and...
OCTOBER 15, 2011: YOU HAVE JUST BOUGHT FOUR WHEELS, RUST AND...
We are now in the autumn of well... autumn.
The leaves are definitely brown and the skies are a nice shade of gray, so...
OCTOBER 14, 2011: A NEW CYBER AGE — CAR GUYS CAN...
My earliest recollection of a simulated driving game was in the arcade area at the original Olympic Lanes bowling alley.
It was a primitive...
OCTOBER 11, 2011: 1970 CHARGER 500-A REAL LIFE VERSION OF A...
Most car guys have the same dream.
It's the one about opening an old barn door and finding a mint classic car under a...
OCTOBER 7, 2011: BACK TO THE FUTURE–WE NEED TO PUT FINS...
It would be fair to say that fins were born on the 1948 Cadillac and fizzled out in the 60s.
The high water mark...
TIME CAPSULE:A WILD IDEA FROM DETROIT’S PAST: THE FIFTH WHEEL THUNDERBIRD
A famous American automotive design firm named Marcks-Hazelquist-Powers was a significant player in the look of Detroit's finest from the past. They were creative...
OCTOBER 5, 2011: IS IT TIME TO INVEST IN A COLLECTOR...
The only consistent feature about the stock market is its inconsistency.
The confusing variables that influence the rise and fall of shares are more...
OCTOBER 3, 2011:1984 W-40 HURST OLDS-NOT EXACTLY GRANDMOTHER APPROVED
Darcy Snyder inherited a fair amount of money from his grandmother but he doubts very much that she would appreciate how he spent he...
OCTOBER 2, 2011 STAR TRUCKIN’: ’27 TT ANOTHER REASON WHY THE...
Terrence McBride is the proud owner of a 1927 Model TT truck, and guys like him are the reason that Henry Ford's best idea...
OCTOBER 2, 2011: 1960 CHRYSLER SARATOGA- A SWISS-FIN CAR LOVE AFFAIR...
Marty Rissi grew up across the pond in Switzerland but he acquired a huge fondness for the Virgil Exner late 50s early era fin...
OCTOBER 1, 2011 STAR TRUCKIN’:AN AMAZING 1956 CHEV 5700 RESTO-MOD THAT...
A stock 1956 Chevrolet 5700 3-ton truck will draw plenty of attention at a show, but this resto-mod 1-ton version is a people magnet....
OCTOBER 1, 2011:A SCARY-LOOKING OLD SCHOOL RAT ROD FITS RIGHT INTO...
A 1930 Chevy rat rod caught our attention and we felt that a Franken-Chevy belonged in our October slate of car stories.
It was...
OCTOBER 1, 2011: 1958 FORD FAIRLANE 500 SKYLINER RETRACTABLE HARDTOP-FORD’S BETTER...
The 1950s provided some of the most unique styling in automotive history.
Fins, chrome and big V-8s were the trademarks of the era and...