A variety of product peddlers and institutions have tried to tell you the best way to start your day. They range from coffee producers “The […]
Sweet Bitter
In the late 1960s, Erich Bitter of Schweim, Germany was doing very well making tuning kits, and auto accessories. He was and is a naturally […]
Genuflecting to Gurus
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I was but a young padawan vintage gearhead, and I went to a european car […]
Opel Manta A
In the late 1960s, General Motors was looking for a way to compete with the newly introduced German-based Ford Capri in Europe. The Capri was […]
Beginning With An Ending
The BMW 3200CS of the early 1960s was the last of the postwar BMW V8 cars. It was a successor to the very limited 503, […]
The Benz Binge
On a recent trip I was fortunate to be able to visit the Forney museum. It is a museum which celebrates transportation throughout the ages […]
Passing Schumacher and Rossi
Sebastian Loeb now officially has the greatest record in Motorsports. At the Rally GB in Wales, he won his eighth consecutive world rally championship !! […]
The First Un-Porsche
Despite the purity of the Porsche DNA, over time Porsche has entered into joint ventures with others to bring cars to market. The 914 comes […]
How to Catch a Mermaid
These things start out innocently. I heard about a car that was for sale. If you are a gearhead, this happens a lot. In my […]
2nd Non-Annual Rallye Report
It is often said that the best part of any vintage iron gathering are the personal interactions. It’s about the cars, but it’s really about […]
Executive Express
Among the German automakers, Mercedes has an interesting history of both performance and luxury. Because of it’s roots (see Happy 125th Benz), it has always […]
2nd Non-Annual Classic Velocity Rallye Oct 15th
Time flies and it has been a few years since the last Fall Rallye. There has been consistent nagging to do it again, so we […]
Motorsports Roundup September 2011
Motorsports posts have not made it into the blog much this year due to a lot of riding and driving. A good thing. However, that […]
Limerock 2011 The Race Cars
The Vintage Festival at Limerock is built around the competitive cars. It begins and ends with a celebration of the racecar, which is fitting because […]
Limerock 2011
Labor day is the symbolic end of summer, and is a great last long weekend to spend at the beach. However, if you do so, […]
Repeat Offenders
Many of us have them. They come, they go, they come again. Like a person with some kind of memory disorder, or some Ad for […]
Celebrity Trickledown
In case you have not heard, a 1970 Slate Gray Porsche 911S just sold for $1,375,000 at the RM auction in Monterey, CA. As the […]
Coveralls vs Shorts
We were on line at the hot dog truck in the vast parking lot of the Swap Meet slash car show, and the two guys […]
The Other Microcar
BMW was not the only German manufacturer with aircraft heritage to produce a Microcar. The Isetta is well known as the bubble car, but the […]
Factory Fresh
Porsche AG has just completed the restoration of a 1973 911T coupe in collaboration with Stuttgart based Porsche Classic Workshop and the Porsche Club of […]