Why Manuals Matter
The manual transmission has become something of a rarity, even in vehicles that used to commonly come standard - play on words intended - with them, such as economy cars, sports...
The TRX vs. The TA
The '21 Ram TRX I am test-driving this week has more than three times as much horsepower (702) as the 455 V8 in my '76 Trans-Am made when it was new...
Today vs. Yesterday . . .
Here's some nostalgia - and comparisons of today vs. yesterday!
A Lift That Works
If you like to work on cars you probably hate crawling around underneath one, trying to get at things you can't easily reach - or even see. This gets old after...
Latent vs. Present Horsepower
We will one day look back fondly on the days just before Corona Fever hit as a golden era of vehicle design.
Or at least, a golden age of horsepower.
New cars come...
The Wages of Sin . . .
A battleship in service is ready for service, usually. But a battleship on static display may not even float - on account of the unnoticed rust that ate through its sides...
Precious Metal Investing
Lots of people buy precious metals - gold and silver - to retain the value their paper dollars would otherwise be losing by not spending them. The latter being what's called...
Buying Orphaned Cars
McDonald’s isn’t successful because of its food. It is successful because of the availability of its food. Whether in LA or NYC, McDonald’s is right around the corner - and so...
The TA Corona’d!
I took the Great Pumpkin out the other day, to try and pump some much needed carbon dioxide into the very cold air. Some greenhouse gasses are badly needed - to...
Lawyer Problem
My first word was car and much of my spare money growing up went into my MR2 to make it look nicer and go faster. I was never much of a...