SPRING 2011:SURVIVAL ON THE MEAN STREETS FOR OLD SCHOOL CAR OWNERS
It has been a very long and unnecessary winter for car guys. The hibernation period for their rides has been longer than an episode...
APRIL 25, 2011: NORTH AMERICAN CARS-THE PUNCHLINE FOR EURO-CENTRIC AUTOMOTIVE JOURNALISTS
There are more than a few North American automotive journalists who like to use domestic car brands as speed bags.
One of the more...
APRIL 24, 2011: CAR GUY ADVICE-HOW TO GET AN OLD CAR...
Today we want to tackle an ugly subject: the battle between an old car and house renovations.
There is no middle ground on this...
APRIL 21, 2011: VINTAGE HOLIDAY TRAILERS-A WARM AND FUZZY PART OF...
Most of us from a long-in- the-tooth generation can readily recall a time when holiday trailers were hauled by cars.
It was easy to...
APRIL 19, 2011: HERBIE THE LOVE BUG GETS A HIPPER AND...
The Volkswagen Beetle has always been a big part of automotive folklore. They were slow and under-powered, but millions of customers loved them enough...
APRIL 18, 2011: HOW I MET A SITUATION COMEDY THAT I...
I never watch 'How I Met Your Mother'.
I just never got into the habit of a half hour donation of my time to...
APRIL 17, 2011: “HE’S GONNA LEAN ON MY CAR”…THE 2011 CAR...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...


























































