Season Opener

In this neck of the woods, winter cannot leave soon enough. It has a habit in many years of throwing some kind of last gasp […]

Opel Kadett B

Although Adam Opel started by manufacturing sewing machines in the latter half of the 19th century, like many others the firm was dabbling in automobiles […]

Classic Winter Break

With the unrelenting miserable winter weather that has hit the northeast this year, it was looking like a decent day with decent roads was in […]

DKW 350

Dampf Kraff Wagen (DKW) has roots that go back to 1906 in Zschopau, Germany where its founder Jorgen Rassmussen had moved from his native Denmark. […]

Chasing The Deal

It was 4:23am and I was driving the pickup at a steady 79MPH as if that 1 MPH short of 80 would eliminate the possibility […]

Dragon Tales

There are places and things about which you have heard so much that you are certain to be disappointed if you ever encounter them. If […]

Flight Of The Adler

Adler (German for eagle) is yet another of the German marques that produced both Cars and Motorcycles with a proud history on both fronts. The […]

Moonbathing

It was January 1992, and I was driving my 1978 BMW 320i. The 320i was not a very good car (IMHO). It was the replacement […]

Happy 125th Benz

On January 29th, 1886 Karl Benz filed the patent for what is arguably the first automobile. It came to be referred to as the Motorwagen. […]

VW Notchback

In the late 1950s, Volkswagen thought that they needed another model to complement the wildly successful Beetle designed by Ferdinand Porsche, and to appeal to […]

Dakar 2011 Underway

If you inhabit the northern climes, then winter can mean vehicular hibernation if not serious reduction in activities. Fortunately, it is also the time when […]