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OCTOBER 23, 2011: DETROIT STYLE FROM THE PAST-WHEN GOOD LOOKS CAN REALLY KILL

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  The bygone era of Detroit included many very stylish rides.   This fact is one of the big reasons that old iron has such incredible...
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MSCC TIME CAPSULE:A COSMICALLY FAR-OUT PSYCHO-DERMIC HIPPY MUFFLER AD FROM 1970

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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 25 YEAR OBSESSION

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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...
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OCTOBER 19, 2011: A POINT WHERE MATH NERDS AND CAR GUYS CAN FIND SOME...

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  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...
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OCTOBER 19, 2011: A CLASSIC ’57 CHEVY STARS IN A NOT-SO-CLASSIC SITUATION COMEDY

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  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 FAR TOO OFTEN

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  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 HEARTACHE-NOW WHAT’S THE...

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  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 RACE VINTAGE DETROIT...

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  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 BARN FIND…WHAT’S...

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    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...
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OCTOBER 7, 2011: BACK TO THE FUTURE–WE NEED TO PUT FINS BACK ON CARS

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  It would be fair to say that fins were born on the 1948 Cadillac and fizzled out in the 60s.   The high water mark...