Doomed: 1989 Ford Fiesta Shogun
You have probably heard about the Ford Taurus SHO - which was a Taurus equipped with a Yamaha-built 3 liter DOHC V6 engine that went a lot faster than a Taurus...
Reminiscing . . .
You don't see a lot of things in new cars that were once common to almost all cars. It can be fun to remember - and if you don't, to hear...
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...
The Old Car Experience
If you’ve never driven an old car - as opposed to a used car - you have probably never experienced certain things that were once part of the experience of driving...
Barchetta Musings
Imagine if you had to use a scan tool to figure out why your toilet won't stop running. You don't have to do that, of course, because it's a purely mechanical...
Old School Fahrvergnugen!
Well, the '72 Beetle is almost road-ready.
The mechanicals mostly are.
The Yeti-abused intake manifold has been repaired; new, non-leaking boots - the correct Solex carburetor installed and adjusted. Some shady electrical connections remedied....
The Road Warrior Didn’t Have OnStar
It is probably a very good idea to learn how to adjust - and rebuild - a carburetor. To set point gap, even. Neither of which is a bad thing -...
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...
The Powerful Pleasure: 1979-2002 Celica Supra
Nissan's Z-car may have been the first Japanese sports car to make a real splash in the United States back in 1969 - but crosstown rival Toyota wasn't going to sit...
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,...