APRIL 17, 2011: “HE’S GONNA LEAN ON MY CAR”…THE 2011 CAR...

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  The car guys love this time of year.   It's been a long winter of highly unnecessary cold and darkness for many of us sentenced...

APRIL 12, 2011; HOW TO SURVIVE A COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION WITHOUT...

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  One of the most famous sources for collector vehicles is the auction.   The Barrett Jackson franchise is an important component of Speed TV as...

APRIL 9, 2011: COASTERS CROSS CANADA TOUR 1954 MERCURY-HONEYMOON AND 40th...

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  The Coasters Cross Canada tour is one of the classiest road trips in the world.   It takes you back to a simpler era when...

APRIL 7, 2011: DEXTER VS. TIM THE TOOLMAN TAYLOR: WHO SELLS...

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  The celebrity spokesman has always been a big part of advertising-the bigger the celebrity- the bigger the fanfare for the product.   Lately, the advertising...

APRIL 7, 2011: TO CHOP…OR NOT TO CHOP-THAT IS THE CAR...

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  Chopping the roof line on a vehicle is a hot button issue.   Some car guys believe that practitioners should be horse-whipped, while others believe that...

APRIL 6, 2011: CAN A DIRTY HARRY 44 MAGNUM HANDGUN KILL...

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  A new program on Speed TV called 'Car Science' takes on a few scientific experiments that involve cars.   They are more entertainment than Nobel...

APRIL 5, 2011 STAR TRUCKIN’-1948 MERCURY M-135 1 ½ TON TRUCK

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  You rarely see 1948 1-½ ton trucks at most car shows-there are many reasons for that but one of the biggest is the fact...

APRIL 4, 2011: SHOULD A SOCCER MOM GO ROGUE AND...

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  The term "soccer mom" has some negative connotations for some female drivers.   They are not happy that a functional mode of transportation like a...

APRIL 3, 2011: 1968 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER-THE BEST 25TH ANNIVERSARY PRESENT...

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  The 1968 Road Runner set the bar for affordable 1960s muscle cars.   Before the 'runners hit the Plymouth showrooms a 19-year-old kid had...

APRIL 3, 2011: STAR TRUCKIN’: 1957 CHEVY-THE TRUCK CHOICE FOR TRI-FIVE...

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  GM tended to lead the styling pack in the mid-50s and nowhere was that more evident than the 1955 Chevrolet pickup. This truck pointed...

APRIL 3, 2011: 1963 ½ FORD GALAXIE 500 XL – 427...

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  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...

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  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...
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APRIL 2, 2011: A 1967 CAMARO FULFILLS A CHEVY DREAM FOR...

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  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

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  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

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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

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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

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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...

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  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...

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  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?

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  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...