Cadillac Coupe deVille, 1949-1984
"As I was motorvatin' over the hill, I saw Maybelline in a Coupe de Ville; Cadillac rollin' on an open road... nothing outrun my V-8 Ford."
- Chuck Berry, "Maybelline"
Well, maybe so.
But...
When to Say When?
How many vehicles is too many vehicles?
I've got a working answer, based on experience: When you start having trouble keeping up with them.
The other day I was out in the shed...
Your Bike… and Winter
Machinery that doesn't get used for a long time often doesn't work when you need to use it. Motorcycles fall into this category. Unless you're one of the lucky ones who...
It’s Alive… For The Moment!
Cue Borat voice... great success! The '80 Hardley appears to be functional. Possibly, ridable. Probably for not very long.
But, still.
I gimped the electrics to a state of "well, it works" ......
FrankenHarley
For about a month now, I have been trying - like Dr. Frankenstein - to breath life into something inert: The cobbled-together corpse of what was - once - a 1980 Harley Davidson...
Good Car Names Gone Bad
Here are ten good car names gone bad - ruined forever, through no fault of their own:
* Chevy Cavalier -
This name summons images of gallant horsemen protecting their monarch - though...
Into The Woods
I probably ought not to mention this openly, but what the hell.
Some time ago, I was out riding with friends. I was riding one of my friend's ZX14. This is a...
Reader Question: Air-Cooled Bikes in the South?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Bill asks: I hope you'll take a moment to answer this question for me. For many years I've been riding a liquid cooled...
The … Thing!
The Bible says the poor are blessed in spirit - but they sure get short-changed when it comes to transportation. The Jeep-like VW Type 181 “Thing" - sold here for only...
Ethanol Assault
Remember those '80s-era PSAs that warned, "this is your brain on drugs" - cue video of an egg frying in a pan? Well, here's your old car's engine on ethanol.
I...