It is rare that I am spending any significant time on a new car or motorcycle. Even more rare, if it is not German. However, […]
Gearhead Gifts
Over the years, I have gotten some great holiday gifts of the gearhead variety. A number of these were great because I got them for […]
Chasing Claude
250SL Engine BayMy friend Ron just bought a Mercedes 380SL, and it brought back memories of the SL that I had owned some years ago, […]
12 Days of Classicus
Regardless of whether you celebrate Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Christmas, or Festivus, tis the season of giving and receiving. If you like vintage iron, then you are […]
Horex Motorcycles
The latest in what seems like a never-ending line of old Marques brought back to life is Horex Motorcycles. The Rex Glassware company was located […]
Fragrance of Castrol
There is nothing like an event to get you motivated to sort out a few things. In this case, the Early 911 breakfast club was […]
Single Cab Sighting
Postwar Germany was not a particularly happy and vibrant place by all accounts. It is best shown in black and white with working class people […]
There’s A Tool For That
Working on machines over time inevitably leads to the acquisition of needed tools. At first, it is general tools that have a wide variety of […]
Auto Revolution 2.0
The turn of the century must indeed be a magical time. So many of the significant events in history seem to have taken place around […]
A Return to Bob’s
For me, there is nothing like being on the road at first light. Roads are deserted, the world is quiet, and the slowly emerging light […]
Tiers of Authenticity
How stock is stock ? The vintage crowd (and I include myself here) have an understandable fascination with authenticity. After all, we like old things […]
The DKW 1000
In the years following WWII, all German manufacturing was just trying to recover. Cars had to be practical and affordable because there were no customers […]
When Small Was Big
They say that everything is relative. That you can’t actually judge or compare anything without a reference point. For so many of us our first […]
Flying Through the Foliage
Fall is beautiful in the northeast. An explosion of colors is visible from majestic vistas across the region, and even from non-majestic vistas. The air […]
Motorsports Roundup Oct 2010
The masters are at work. Future legends are driving and riding right before our very eyes and we are witnessing greatness. Legend #1 is Valentino […]
People Power
At a recent gathering of vintage iron faithful at a British car event, I was a guest of a guest. The participant was Jeff, and […]
Vintage Proving Grounds
Automobile magazines and message boards are famous for spy shots of the latest models undergoing secret testing in the Arctic Circle, or in Death Valley […]
La Jolla Surprise
While out in San Diego on business, I was headed to a dinner one evening and almost locked up all four tires of the rental […]
On Resisting Restoration
The BMW R50 US“Wait till you see this thing, it is an absolutely fantastic buy. You are going to want it for yourself.” Winston (name […]
Four Cylinders, First
Just in case we think that horsepower wars and the quest for more power is a modern concept, let’s go back to the turn of […]