Hitler’s Mercedes…
Here's a classic car with one not-so-careful former owner whose historical logbook is blacker than the tires.
In the days of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler preened and waved at the faithful...
What’s Gonna Happen. . . ?
How do you think this - the current crisis - is going to play out?
Will the economy "recover" and everything go back to normal?
Will the economy continue to deteriorate, even collapse...
Classic Car “Accessories”
Last weekend I took my old Pontiac to a car show. It's a pretty reliable beast given it's pushing 40 years old. But it is pushing 40 years old and stuff...
Maybe Those Old 85 MPH Speedos Made Sense….
What's the point of all these 160 mph speedometers?
Almost every new car I test drive (including four-cylinder economy cars) has a speedometer that reads to at least 120 mph.
140 is common;...
Crappy TV & Movie Cars…
Steve McQueen's Highland Green "Bullitt" Mustang is a pop culture icon. But how about the automotive Omarossas? Which movie and TV cars were the worst ever?
Here's a list of possible nominees:
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GM To Sell Stock Again – Should We Be Cheering?
Someone help explain this to me...
GM has paid back not quite $7 billion of the $50 billion tab it sandbagged taxpayers with last year - and we're supposed to cheer the...
Why Satellite Radio Sucks….
Satellite radio - Sirius and XM - was supposed to be a breath of fresh air. Freedom! No FCC censorship; wide-open programming.
Well, sort of.
There's no censorship - but lots of commercials....
2011 Ford Fiesta
Since at least the late 1970s, most people came to accept that if you wanted a really good small car, you had to shop for a Japanese small car. The stuff...
DMV “points” for non-moving violations?
Many drivers are unaware that state DMVs now assign "points" for more than just moving violations.
In Virginia and Maryland, for example one can get points - as well as a beefy...
2011 New Car Preview
2011's shaping up to be a pretty good year for cars, even if the economy's still got a hangover. Here's a look at what's on deck.
And here's to hoping we can...