Dave squatted to look at the small pool of oil left by the old car he had just backed out of the garage. It was […]
Ten Dollar Disablers
How many items on your vintage car or bike cost less than $10, but could leave you stranded someplace? It turns out that there are […]
A Visit to the Penske Racing Museum
Roger Penske is a legendary name in racing in the US and around the world. He has enjoyed successes in sports cars, Can Am, IRL, […]
Hershey Pilgrimage 2010
Hershey Pa may be the epicenter of the US candy industry, and the home of all things chocolate, but it is also arguably at the […]
Back In A Minute…
The thing about being connected to a web of vintage car and bike guys is that on any given day you can get a call […]
The Return of RoadRacing
When I ascend to the throne of all things motorsport, roadracing will return in force. It is the beginnings and the roots of all racing, […]
Small is Big
The annual pilgrimage to either the Philadelphia or New York auto show is always revealing in one way or another. This year we had to […]
The $800 CV Boot
The project started innocently enough. One of the CV boots on the Porsche 911T was torn and had sent grease all over the heat exchanger […]
BMW 700, Heart of a Bike, Body of a Car
For a long time at the turn of the 20th century, Cars and carriages shared a great deal. Indeed, the first cars were truly horseless […]
Gear is Good
The point is, ladies and gentleman, that gear, for lack of a better word, is good. Gear is right, gear works. And gear, you mark […]
BMW 507 – The Halo and the Hail Mary
In the past 6 months I have been up close and personal with 3 different BMW 507s. One was in the Simeone Foundation Museum written […]
Motorsports Roundup Feb 2010
RTE SportAt this point, a couple of championship series are underway, and a big one about to begin. The WRC is underway, and Miko Hirvonen […]
The Theory of Oil Retention
Those of us that own vintage iron are very familiar with the challenge of keeping all of the oil in the compartments that it was […]
A Visit To The Petersen
The Petersen Museum in Los Angeles is a much-celebrated place. It claims to be at the epicenter of the US car culture due to its […]
A Spoke Too Soon
A Guest Post by Roy Chaleff I’ll never forget the expression on the face of the woman in the car in the adjacent lane of […]
Rallying The Cult Car
Back in the 60s and 70s, almost every performance sedan was turned into a rally car by someone. Many were just experiments to prove that […]
Rolex Reflections
What could be better than being at the heart of the action in the pit and garages of a prestigious motor racing event, and being […]
Motorsports PreSeason 2010
The new season is underway in F1, MotoGP, WRC, LeMans/Grand-Am/ALMS, WSBK, and elsewhere. Although only Grand-Am has had an actual race with the Rolex 24 […]
Gearhead Begets Gearhead
Some of us have fathers that were obviously car guys. They drove the coolest car in the neighborhood, and somehow managed to convince Mom that […]
Healing the Healey
A Guest Post by Roy Chaleff The Austin Healey 3000 is not a nimble car. With a big 3 liter straight six cast-iron engine, a […]