Riding Old
Old bikes have style - and character. Any machine that's still operable after say 40 years will have become something special, a piece of...
Thinning The Herd
When you haven't got time anymore, it's time to let some of them go.
So - with lots of sadness - I recently sold one...
A Ride on the Old Zed
Here's a quick "from the saddle" viewpoint ride on my old Zed - a '76 Kawasaki Kz900 (subject of several articles, here, here and...
A Sabot in the Gears?
People sometimes accuse me of being a technophobe or even a Luddite because of my critiques of modern vehicles. But it's not fear of technology...
The Great Pumpkin
Today I took the Great Pumpkin out for a long-neglected drive.
My 1976 Trans-Am. Carousel Red (orange, really; same paint code used in 1969 on...
Making Your Car (and Bike) Ethanol-Safe
I wrote recently about the damage done to older (carburetor-fed) vehicles by the alcohol-dosed "gas" that's pretty much replaced the real deal.
See here.
Alcohol, in...
Bring Back T-Tops!
Some things - bell bottom corduroys, for instance - will never make a comeback. Well, hopefully. But I'd really like to see a new...
Roadrunner with Richmond 6 Speed Transmission
A good friend of my father's has a modified Roadrunner with a 440. For performance and improved gas mileage he has a Richmond six...
Muscle Cars Were Slow . . . Part II
I wrote a column a couple years ago (see here) that mentioned an unspeakable truth: Relative to now - classic muscle cars were slow. Back in...
Another One Bites The Dust
Some unhappy news came in the mail yesterday. A notice that my favorite car magazine - High Performance Pontiac - will be ceasing publication...