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Cars on Autopilot: Self-Driving or Drive Yourself?

Posted on May 27, 2021 in Safety | Comments Off on Cars on Autopilot: Self-Driving or Drive Yourself?

The first autopilot system in an airplane was developed in 1912, just as car technology was in its infancy. In the 102 years since, airplane technology has evolved so aircraft can virtually fly from point A to point B by themselves. The human pilots are there to monitor progress, handle takeoffs and landings, and be prepared for emergencies. We all accept the...

The Fragile Second Act Of The Prius C

Posted on May 18, 2021 in Editorials | 1 comment

There must be something about being the world’s most powerful automaker that makes you just, you know, wanna spread some branding around like your showroom is a big slice of bread and your best-loved nameplates are just sweet, sweet chrome jelly. How else can you explain Toyota’s attempt to expand the “Prius” into a three-car lineup, in the same way that...

Cars Found on eBay

Posted on May 16, 2021 in Antique | Comments Off on Cars Found on eBay

eBay and Craigslist are the best places to look at cars you have no intention of buying. This is a good thing, because many of the cars are hiding more problems than you could ever afford to fix, and some even have stolen VIN tags. Occasionally, there are some interesting finds, and today we are focusing on four cars representing the life of the de Tomaso...

Detroit didn’t kill the Tucker 48

Posted on May 11, 2021 in Featured | 2 comments

Earliest proposal by ex-GM designer George Lawson was called the Tin Goose, had pivoting, skirted front fenders. Tin Goose sketches appeared in early ads (below), but later ads showed Alex Tremulis’s updated Tucker drawing. Forget the movie. Forget the legend. Detroit did not put Preston Tucker out of business. What killed Tucker in 1948 was a simple lack of...

Polaroid PD-G55H Dash Camera Review

Posted on May 10, 2021 in Technology | 1 comment

Polaroid PD-G55H Over the past few weeks, I have been driving around my town with a dash camera and I have to admit, it takes some time getting used to. Depending on where you live, driving can either be the best or the worst time of your daily routine. As an automotive journalist, my job is to judge how fun and functional a particular vehicle is and report it....

Cooler Driving Tips From Ford

Posted on Apr 19, 2021 in Technology | 1 comment

Hot town, summer in the city, back of my neck getting dirty and gritty,” The Lovin’ Spoonful so famously sang. And if you have a car with black, leather interior, you well know that blazing heat feel the moment you sit down. Just the other day, I went to the grocery store. I can be a bit chatty in public. I also never go to the grocery store with a list – I...

Can New Technology End Distracted and Drowsy Driving?

Posted on Apr 18, 2021 in Safety | Comments Off on Can New Technology End Distracted and Drowsy Driving?

How far should an automaker go to make sure the drivers of its cars stay safe by limiting the amount of distractions behind the wheel? The latest news on battling distracted driving falls under the category of either creepy or cool, depending on your take on in-car technology. After my experience this weekend, though, I wouldn’t just call it cool, I’d call it...

Where the muscle car meets the American West: a road-trip story

Posted on Apr 11, 2021 in Featured | 2 comments

It could be argued that the muscle car era drew much of its inspiration and style from the American West. Try this on for size: The cowboy hat exudes the same freedom and power and, well, American-ness that a “Z/28” badge on a Camaro does. Feel that? And to take that theory a step further, think of some of the classic names exclusive to the Muscle Car Era:...

NASCAR: Why?

Posted on Apr 5, 2021 in Racing | 3 comments

I know, it brings in a lot of money even though attendance keeps dropping. It’s a spectacle, yes, though so was throwing Christians to the lions. It takes some skill to drive 200 mph in a pack. Skill does not equate to sport. The recent series of fiascos at the Daytona 500 just confirms what we all know from watching South Park’s 2010 send-up of NASCAR (wherein...

Where wood meets magnificence: Chrysler’s Town and Country nameplate turns 75

Posted on Mar 17, 2021 in Featured | 2 comments

1947 Chrysler Town and Country. Appropriately, and unlike pretty much every other car, one of the most celebrated nameplates in Chrysler’s history, the Town and Country, originated not with a sketch or a design brief, but with a name that eventually became a car. That nameplate has also proved one of Chrysler’s most versatile and longest lasting, with its 75th...

An Unexpected Japanese Classic: The Honda Mobilio

Posted on Mar 16, 2021 in Editorials | 1 comment

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. The Town & Country I worked so hard to import into Japan was supposed to be my wife’s. I had planned to buy whatever I wanted and, although I hadn’t quite decided on what that was going to be, classic Japanese iron was on my mind. The second-generation Toyota Soarer and the ’90s-era Toyota Celica GT-Four were leading...

Audi S4 Goes for Joy Ride: Would It Bother You?

Posted on Mar 15, 2021 in Safety | Comments Off on Audi S4 Goes for Joy Ride: Would It Bother You?

Remember the joyride scene in the 1963 Ferrari California Spyder from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”? In the movie, a valet takes the classic Ferrari for an afternoon spin but has the car back in the garage before anyone notices it’s gone. The scene was a lesson in how to properly take a car that isn’t yours for the ride of your life. Doing so in real life is...

A Time of Death and Heroes

Posted on Mar 11, 2021 in Antique | Comments Off on A Time of Death and Heroes

Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win. – Enzo Ferrari It was Henry Ford who said that “Auto Racing began 5 minutes after the second car was built,” and since the very late 1800’s we have been in awe of the brave and somewhat crazy men who risk their lives for competition. Motorsport of today is a multi-national, big money...