A Tale of Two Bullitts
Smokey and the Bandit made the second generation Trans-Am an icon of the '70s - but it was Steve McQueen's attempts at getting airborne in a big block Highland Green...
New Car Options That Aren’t – but Ought to Be!
It's a shame the government - rather than the market - is the driving force behind what's standard in new cars. Imagine, given the technology available, what options might be on...
What Happened to Pop-Ups?
Before there were pop-up ads, there were pop-up headlights. When they weren't on, you couldn't see them - because when they were off, they retracted or rolled over so that all...
Did you know the Japanese built a GTO?
It didn't have had three deuces and a four-speed - or a 389. Instead, it had state-of-art technology, including an available twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC V-6, viscous-coupled all-wheel-drive system, four-wheel-steering and...
Badge Funging
You used to be able to easily tell a Ford from a Chevy from a BMW from a Subaru. Now it's becoming hard to know whether what you're talking about has...
Stu Monster and the summer of ’86
It was the summer of 1986 - and muscle was cheap.
My friend since elementary school, Stuart - whom we all called Stu Monster in tribute to his exploits with beer...
Black Plastic
I hate plastic engine covers, which cover practically all new car engines. They serve the purpose of making all engines look the same. Of covering up what’s under there. Which serves...
Old School Fast
Fast is not just about the numbers. Does it feel fast to be traveling 500 miles per hour in an Airbus? It feels much faster in the open cockpit of a...
Sleeping Bag . . .
It may not be feasible, soon, to drive my old muscle car - the Great Pumpkin, also known as the Orange Barchetta - courtesy of the maniacs pushing the price of...
30 Years of Stagnation
I began test driving new cars some 30 years ago, so I have driven thousands of them over the years. Many of them are now antiques - which implies I'm becoming...