In the annals of automotive history there have been some Italian-American hybrids of eye watering beauty and astounding performance. In the 1950’s the likes of Frank Sinatra and Desi Arnaz could be seen motoring in Read more…
It’s time to introduce you to…The Animal. Part I: The Animal was a friend of mine through jr. high, high school and college. He received his nickname as he was predictable as hell – three Read more…
Summer of ’83. I was working as a greeter a the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan, getting paid to say hello and goodbye. I had a ’73 Nova SS hatch, same Read more…
Alas Dear Reader, I’m digressing ever so slightly from the malaise era owing to the inescapable fact that my 1971 MGB was built just prior to the dawn of the smogger. Now, some of Read more…
Automotive historians generally agree the depths of the Malaise Era were plumbed (probed) around 1979-1981. This was a time when the vaunted Trans Am was saddled with a 301 cubic inch pingmonster engine, and a Read more…
We live in the age of the search engine and free internet ads. Rejoice! Back in the day, waay back at the beginning of the Malaise era, shopping for a For Sale By Owner car Read more…
When you get right down to it, you’re looking for one type of car, and one type only: the Old Fart’s Car (OFC). These are the cars old folks buy a few Read more…
A little background on what may soon be the most coveted award in special interest motoring. The Golden Smog Pump. Imagine if you will, a small group of malaise motoring fanatics gathered in a California Read more…
Let’s face it. The only path to a car – any car – these days is to finance a new or gently used vehicle , or start a C.A.R.E fund (Cars Are Really Expensive). The Read more…