THE HEAT OF THE MATTER: DRIVING OLD CARS DURING WINTER MONTHS
I live in a Western Canadian subarctic climate region that has a short summer season and a long winter season.
There is no earthly reason...
THIS WAS YOUR FATHER’S OLDSMOBILE…..WHY MESS WITH A GOOD THING?
Oldsmobile was a renowned “tweener” car in the GM lineup: an Olds was not quite a Cadillac-but it was more than a Chevy in...
NOVEMBER 2018: 1968 OLDS 442 CONVERTIBLE—HE BUILT THIS CLASSIC TO HIS OWN SPECS
Many muscle car restorations involve a painful attention to detail because the end result is supposed to be a car that is exactly like...
BUMPER CARS: UGLY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP
Within the basic rules of society lies a simple truth: more than one person involved in a decision-making process means the process will get...
NOVEMBER 2018: 1954 NASH METROPOLITAN—THIS MET PACKS A SURPRISE UNDER THE HOOD
The Nash Metropolitan appeared at a time when bigger and better became the rule on North American roads.
The V-8 engine grew under the hood...
NOVEMBER 2018: A TALENTED CAR GUY SAVES A BASKET CASE 1939 CHEVY BUSINESS COUPE
The sight of a rusted-out car that is already late for a date with a crusher is enough to make mere mortal car guys...
THE EPISODE WHERE KEITH PARTRIDGE TURNED OUT TO BE A CAR GUY
The ‘Partridge Family’ was a situation comedy that aired on TV from 1970 to 1974.
The show revolved around the misadventures of a family whose...
NOVEMBER 2018 MSCC ROAD WARRIORS—WHAT REALLY COOL TRANSPORTATION LOOKS LIKE
New cars don’t have the cool factor on the street no matter what Madison Avenue tells you in their ads.
They don’t have the cool...
NOVEMBER 2018: A YOUNG CAR GUY KEEPS A BIG PROMISE TO THE FIRST OWNER...
A 1976 Chevy Caprice four-door hardtop represents a large-and-in-charge automotive era for General Motors.
The styling change for the full-size Chevy was a year away,...
NOVEMBER 16 MSCC FEATURE FRIDAY: THE BALLAD OF THELMA PART THREE—TEST DRIVING THE 400...
After reinstalling the collector and the gas tank and connecting the pump to the gas tank, I was left with very little to finish...
