In the previous post I talked about stumbling across a #BarnFind #craigslist ad that simply stated "1973 Volkswagen." I shot off an email and got a text response from the owner's daughter, Hannah. Hannah was very nice and we talked a good deal about her father's collection and what he had acquired over the past 27 … Continue reading The Phantom Menace Redux
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The Phantom Menace
If you are like me and love cars, which if you are on this page you probably are, then you spend a fair amount of the day looking at craigslist for that rare gem that everyone else misses. Honestly it is an addiction. Today I came across an add titled "Warehouse full of #barncars." Yeah, … Continue reading The Phantom Menace
That time I drove through Berlin
This is the one. This is the one I’ve been planning to write for a long, long time. Almost a rental car round up but so much more. Once, not so long ago, I drove a vehicle I had hoped to drive since the moment I learned of its existence. When I was a boy … Continue reading That time I drove through Berlin
Hoon, Kill, Collect for 12 June 17
I typically try and knock out a theme for these... but tonight I don't have much. I had some chicken with BBQ sauce for dinner... nothing there. I'm drinking water... nothing there. I'm going to go after something near and dear to my heart: Volkswagen do Brasil! Translated that just mean Volkswagen of Brasil... but … Continue reading Hoon, Kill, Collect for 12 June 17
Do cars have spiritual successors?
Are cars alive? Do they have spiritually successors? When I was growing up I made a habit of gravitating toward the obscure. Well, more like I would gravitate toward things that my Dad and one brother didn’t like. It worked so well I ended up with a lifelong love of all things oddity, a concussion, … Continue reading Do cars have spiritual successors?
When Automotive Obscurity Goes Mainstream
I spent the better part of high school, college and my initial years in the military regarded as a nerd. And that's just fine... it's who I am. Honestly my love of cars was probably the only thing that kept me one foot out of full-fledged nerdom. My vast collection of old game systems, knowledge … Continue reading When Automotive Obscurity Goes Mainstream
The Perfect Formula… and its Failure
When does the perfect formula fail to perform? In automotive history, I’d reckon its happened more than once. One of my favorite cars, all time, that isn’t a Volkswagen just so happens to be one of these. An almost near perfect fusion of American muscle and European style, a fuel-efficient engine with enough power for … Continue reading The Perfect Formula… and its Failure
What is the most 90’s car?
I may date myself a little here but I’ve been thinking about the 1990s. A decade that brought us pizza everything and Crystal Pepsi. Clearly the winner of all decades… ever. But what car best represents the 1990s? That got me thinking about every decade since the invention of the automated horseless carriage mobile. … Continue reading What is the most 90’s car?
Timeless Design: Early Front Engine/Rear Drive Porsches
There are only a select few time tested, descriptive phrases that swirl around the auto industry. None of those are as hard to achieve as “Timeless Design.” A design so elegant and beautiful it stands for all time. But what constitutes a timeless design? Does it merely have to be eye candy, or is it … Continue reading Timeless Design: Early Front Engine/Rear Drive Porsches
The Cheap Jeep. My Deepest, Darkest (Automotive) Secret.
Why I love the Jeep Patriot and why they shouldn't stop making it. I love the Jeep Patriot. That's right the Jeep Patriot. I am well aware it is universally panned as a poorly built, poorly equipped cheap feeling Little Tykes knock off and I LOVE IT. My feelings are less than equal for its … Continue reading The Cheap Jeep. My Deepest, Darkest (Automotive) Secret.
