The past few weeks have been good ones around here if you like German cars. And I do. The car show season is packed into […]
More Power Scotty
There is something about classic vehicles that for many is a strange contradiction. On the one hand, a 40 or 50 or 60 year old […]
Air-Cooled Cool
One of my earliest and most formative automotive memories, is standing on the seatbacks of my uncle’s early 60s ragtop Beetle with my torso sticking […]
Pancakes for Porsches
For some strange reasons, the crowd that is into older Porsches are always willing to get up early for a chance to drive their cars […]
NYAS 2011
The New York Auto Show is more often than not an annual trip into Manhattan to spend time in the non-vintage world. 2011 was not […]
Hounds of the Basketweave
The largest Porsche swap meet in the country takes place each April in Hershey, Pennsylvania. April is a fickle month in this area, and I […]
Birth of the Bavarian Sports Sedan
Depending on who you believe, the BMW 1500 was simultaneously the father of the performance sedan, the father of the New Classe cars, the father […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Theory of Eminent Domain
Even though it was completely covered by a silver tarp, I could see that it was a Porsche. The unmistakable shape of the 911 cannot […]
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. […]
Motorsports Roundup Jan 2011
The Dakar. Well another Dakar is over and it was eventful as usual. On two wheels, Marc Coma scored another victory, beating Cyril Despres by […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]