Reader Question: ’68 Cougar?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Kristy writes: I have a '68 Cougar that I bought in Tucson, AZ in 1995 when I was 19. It was my first...
GM’s Cobblepot: The 1971-1977 Chevy Vega
In the popular TV series, Gotham (it's a prequel to the Batman story) there's an episode called "Everyone Has His Cobblepot" - a reference to something embarrassing in one's past.
The Chevy...
Doomed: Pontiac G8 (2008-2009)
There are many examples of too little, too late in the automotive world. The 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 is perhaps the only example of more-than-enough . . . when it no-longer-mattered.
Pontiac was...
Things You Can’t Do in a New Car
New cars can do all kinds of things - even drive themselves. But there were all kinds of things you could do in the cars of the past that you can’t...
The Almost Muscle Car: Chevy Monza, 1975-1980
The '70s (and early '80s) were Weird Years for the car industry. The muscle car era of the '60s was fading fast, but the fumes still lingered… what would come next?...
Why You Can’t Afford to Not Buy a Classic Car!
If you like cars, you probably like classic cars. Like looking at them, at least.
But if you’re like most of us, you probably don’t own one - because you’ve probbaly never...
“Gas Hogs”?
It's taken as gospel that pre-modern cars, especially those made in America, and particularly those with big V8s, were "gas hogs."
But were they, really?
And are new cars as fuel-efficient as advertised?
The answer...
How Come No New Icons?
Car companies have been resurrecting iconic car names one after the other - the latest being Ford’s Bronco. Previous efforts include the Thunderbird reboot - and from General Motors, the GTO,...
The Uber Beetle
Most people who've heard about the Chevy Corvair (1960-1969) heard about it courtesy of Ralph Nader - the self-appointed "consumer advocate" who wrote the book, Unsafe at Any Speed. The book...
New Performance Shoes for Old Performance Cars?
If you own a classic muscle car made back in the '60s or '70s, you've probably become aware of an ironic problem: It is virtually impossible to find new performance tires...