The Americano Cubano
America may soon look a lot like Cuba - with lots of ancient cars on the road, kept on the road by determined owners who want nothing to do with the...
Neglected Maintenance 101: Brake Work
There is a reason why Jay Leno has a crew of guys to take care of his fleet of classic cars - and yeah, it's because he can afford to pay...
Once, We Were Interested
Why is interest in cars waning - among the young, especially? The ones who used to be the most interested in cars?
There are many reasons. I have one memory that may...
Cars You Used to See a Lot . . .
A very sound rule of thumb way to determine the goodness of a given make/model of car is to look around for them. If you see a lot of them around...
The Anti-Corona
It’s hard to sustain a state of panic, a sense of imminent doom, when the sun is shining, the breeze is warm - and you’re getting your classic car ready for...
The Fixable vs. The Tossable
Being able to fix rather than replace things is probably going to become of greater interest in the years - perhaps weeks - ahead.
One such fixable rather than tossable thing is...
Insurance That Isn’t An Offer You Should Refuse
There is a form of vehicle insurance that’s not a moral outrage - because you’re not forced to buy it.
Classic car insurance.
Ordinary car insurance (the kind you're forced to buy) is...
Missing the Cordoba
"I know my own needs," said Ricardo Montalban. "And what I need from an automobile, I find in this new Cordoba." He went on to explain the various virtues of this...
Leaving Well Enough Alone
I could improve the reliability, traction, handling and braking of my antique muscle car - update the thing - but that would miss the point. One could also replace a battleship’s...
The Forgotten Last Muscle Car
It’s a strange but true thing that one of the last real muscle cars was - here it comes - a Buick.
The 1973-1974 Century GS Stage 1 455.
You have probably never...