APRIL 3, 2011: 1963 ½ FORD GALAXIE 500 XL – 427...
The 1963 NASCAR stock car was much closer to the actual showroom car than the 21st century version of the "stock car".
That's why...
APRIL 3, 2011-A 1957 LINCOLN RESTO-MOD WITH AN UNUSUAL GENERAL MOTORS...
General Motors and Ford have never been close.
The rivals have competed for generations and their feud makes the Hatfield-McCoy dust up look like...
APRIL 2, 2011: A 1967 CAMARO FULFILLS A CHEVY DREAM FOR...
Jim Heinzlmeir had a Bowtie connection with his good friend Kelly Anderson.
They both loved the first generation Camaros from the General.
They loved...
APRIL 1, 2011:1953 CHEVROLET CONVERTIBLE-A LESS WELL KNOWN BOWTIE
Barry Haner is a member of a giant, unofficial car club-the classic Chevrolet car club.
Like many Chevy aficionados, he's a huge fan of...
APRIL 2011 STARS IN TRAFFIC: GOODBYE WINTER-IT’S ABOUT TIME
We talk to hundreds of car guys every month and one thing was very clear... That was a brutally long winter. It was the...
APRIL 2011 STARS OF THE SHOW-SPRING FINALLY ARRIVES
Typically April is a month for dusting off your classic iron-unless you live in an area where winter is a concept and not a...
APRIL 2011 FALLEN STARS-FOUR WHEELED WORKS OF ART
Lately,old cars have been treated like toxic waste. In a headlong rush to be the most politically correct, far too many great project cars...
MARCH 29, 2011: WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE WORLD’S BEST CAR...
One type of vehicle that always draws attention at car shows is an un-restored original vehicle.
A car or truck that has a Popeye-like...
MARCH 28, 2011: HERE’S A CAR GUY NEWSFLASH: REAL MEN CAN...
One of the casualties of our modern world is manliness.
These days guys have fallen victim to things like facials, skin softeners and a...
MARCH 27, 2011: THE 5-6-7 CHEVIES…WHICH YEAR WINS THIS BEAUTY CONTEST?
Sure beauty is only skin deep, but what car guy doesn't get his head turned by a pretty set of wheels?
Perhaps the most...
MARCH 25, 2011: WHEN AM RADIO WAS THE KING OF THE...
AM radio used to rule the world. Sure it took a licking when a young punk named TV came to town, but radios were...
MARCH 23, 2011: P.J O’ROURKE IS A GOD TO ME…TURNS OUT...
One of my personal writer heroes is the legendary P.J. O'Rourke.
He has written for many publications from Rolling Stone to Esquire.
He has...
MARCH 21, 2011: A SPRING WEEKEND CAR SHOW IN A FROZEN...
This was the first weekend of spring for many parts of the world.
Our part of the world was not on the list.
Winter...
HIDDEN TREASURE-A GREAT CLASSIC CAR MUSEUM…BUT THE LOCATION IS CLASSIFIED
Some of the greatest car collections are not public friendly for a very simple reason-you can't trust the public.
That's why some guys keep...
MARCH 17, 2011: THE 1953 CORVETTE–A POST-WAR CAR MADE FOR SELFISH...
The 1953 Corvette was alone on its own island.
Here was a two-seater North American convertible that had no practical use for most post-war...
MARCH 17, 2011: WHY THE MODEL T WAS A MUCH BIGGER...
Facebook is an amazing social force.
But the Model T was a bigger force when Hank Ford designed an affordable set of wheels in...
THE CARS AND TRUCKS OF ST. PADDY’S DAY- 17 OF THE...
The country of Ireland bestowed a great gift on the world when it began the St. Patrick's Day tradition...a.k.a. the world's best party....
MARCH 15, 2011: WHAT CAN A CAR GUY DO WHEN HIS...
The idea of a tattoo is entirely a matter of choice.
But what do you do when Junior comes home and declares his love...
MARCH 14, 2011-A 1955 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK MAKES A DREAM COME...
The old car and truck hobby is typically the stuff of dreams for car guys.
We all have our dream rides, but real life...
MARCH 13, 2011: CARS OF THE PAST – A GOLDEN TIME...
Car guys of a certain age remember their pre-adolescent era before they discovered their older brother's 'Playboy' stash between his mattress and box spring.
...